<p>Hi.</p><br/><div class='thu nf'><a class='_ac _lb' lightbox='https://uat-englishforward-forums-backend.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/2374673.0_rch4twnmnkxr.jpg '><img class='_ac _di img-fluid' style='width:1000px; height:inherit; background: inherit;' data-delaysrc='https://uat-englishforward-forums-backend.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/2374673.0_rch4twnmnkxr.jpg' src='https://uat-englishforward-forums-backend.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/2374673.0_rch4twnmnkxr.jpg' /></a><div class='tcap'><br><p></div></div><p>Is 'beacon' a good word to be used in an academic essay?</p>