Figuring out the best of all possible structures for your argument is among the most difficult challenges a student writing in the humanities will face. Considering Structure and Organization for more information. Every reader, no matter what his profession or academic discipline, prefers prose that is clear, concise, and coherent. For advice on how to write better sentences, see our section on Attending to Style. Understand, however, that writing for a particular discipline means more than simply writing good sentences.
Every discipline has a preferred writing style.
In the sciences, for example, sentences and paragraphs are usually short. The passive voice is regularly employed. First-person pronouns are suspect. What works in the sciences, however, generally doesn't work in the humanities. Paragraphs are longer in the humanities paper.