Tuesday, March 20, 2007

Lifes a bitch, and then you have to write a term paper

i dont know what the purpose of term papers are, but they suck. Mainly speaking, i hate citations, and how you cant get away with saying at least two words without writing who made you think of it. anyway for the past couple weeks i had to write a term paper for one of my classes. Heres what writing the paper felt like in a four minute summary:



...While i liked what the paper was about, it felt like what i wrote was full of fact more than opinion, all because i had to back up all of my statements with a lot of facts, otherwise, a) i wouldnt meet the paper limits and B)There would be no point in writing something that the grader already knows and understands. on the other hand, i can understand that writing about certian facts allows other readers to get a general view of what the writer is talking about. In turn, the facts allow the reader to give their own opinion. so while it may the facts may not be necessary for the professor, who possibly knows what the writer is talking about, another reader may need to use it for their own respecitve purposes. but is there any way to make writing a paper easier?

The good news is I had nothing to worry about, i passed! the only thing that i have to work on for next time is my paraphrasing. At least the worst possible thing didnt happen, which is work on the paper till the last minute, otherwise it could have been as bad as the last 2 minutes of this clip (and if it takes a while to load, play it when you get some free time. Because, Come on... Its from the Fresh Prince Of Bel Air, and Who wouldnt want to watch that?)


See You Later.

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