Writing a term paper, research paper or essay for a college class is a kind of academic writing.

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I was writing an essay because we also have to take Humanities classes, not just technical classes.

我在写一篇论文，因为我们也要上人文课程，不光是技术课程。

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You said that you were writing an essay for the humanities.

你刚刚说你在写人文学科的论文。

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