In the world of Bill Gates, there is no place for Shakespeare anymore.

That was the topic I chose to write a 1000 word essay on, in an "essay writing competition" in school. I wouldn't have participated myself, but someone recommended my name, and the teacher in charge specially asked me to do so, and so I agreed.

Since childhood I have heard that the "technique" behind writing a good essay is to first list your ideas and then structure them according a format, and then reproduce that on paper. Bullshit, I used to think. Never did I do so either. Essays meant nothing to me, and I just wrote them when forced to, like in an exam, or an assignment in class. 

To be continued ...