The phrase "compelling essay" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to describe a persuasive or powerful essay. For example, "Her instructor was so impressed with her compelling essay that she received an A+."
A very perceptive and compelling essay.
Her findings are presented in a compelling essay in the show's catalog.
I worked to craft a compelling essay that both told my unique story and reinforced my "personal brand".
That said, here are seven suggestions to help you write a compelling essay: What do prospective applicants make of Mr. Allen's suggestions here?
Adam Gopnik's compelling essay on the U.S. prison system reveals disturbing truths about mass incarceration in the United States (A Critic at Large, January 30th).
Hamza Walker, the director of education at the Renaissance Society, in Chicago, contributes a compelling essay to the catalogue, entitled "Renigged," which explores the vicissitudes of African-Americans in their quest for individuality.
The more compelling essays in "Double Bind" address this head on.
Butz spent the next few weeks seeking out students who he thought would write compelling essays.
Even the more compelling essays in this volume — like so much of his fiction — could have done with a little judicious pruning.
These compelling essays in high-energy eclecticism have become Jefferson Friedman's signature works, thanks largely to the Chiara String Quartet's passionate advocacy.
Through compelling essays by international and interdisciplinary experts and detailed discussions of more than 200 works of art, this beautiful, authoritative volume breaks new ground in exploring the relationship between the historical and the archetypal city of Jerusalem, uncovering the ways in which the aesthetic achievements it inspired enhanced and enlivened the medieval world.
