David Helwig's, Haunted by lives unlived, utilizies many of the strategies used in assignment writing. Helwig mainly concentrates on anecdotes and how they relate to audience appeal, but he still includes the other strategies for assignment writing. Anecdote's are frequently being used in Helwig's essay. Primarly, he explains his teaching career and his presentation of Robert Frost's poem, The Road Not Taken: "I sometimes presented this poem to students", (Helwig 55). Secondly, he explains his first …showed first 75 words of 636 total…

…showed last 75 words of 636 total…first few steps on the one..." (56). Another allusion that is refered to in Helwig's essay is Edith Piaf, who was a famous singer in the 1940's. In retrospect, Helwig's essay is an execellent example of a piece of work, which applies many of the strategies used in essay writing. His thesis is clearly stated, his points are emphasized with anecdotes, and a clear understanding of his views is reached by the end of the essay.