Teachers like to write comments about "voice" on students’ writing. “Voice” in writing is very tricky. It is very difficult to define, let alone teach. Because the concept of voice is so slippery, I like to approach it with a more accessible concept called tone. A writer’s tone shows his attitude toward the subject. Academic writing shouldn’t be void of emotion or “just the facts ma’am.” Academic essay writing is editorial by nature; it is analytical which means it is the personal ideas of the writer. Therefore, voice, or tone, is appropriate and wanted.