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Firebird67dude 10-04-2007 10:39 AM

I hate writing papers...
 
I hate it!!! I need to write a paper comparing E. Poe's Purloined Letter to a movie called Double Indemnity. I've been working on this paper for a total of 9 hours so far and have only writen 2 pages. I can't see any comparison between the two. In class I made one comparison and the professor said I was wrong. I hate her. I also need 4 to five referances, yea ok, good luck trying to find one. I also need a thesis.

I guess its a good thing that I'm just going to be learning how to kill people.

Anti_Rice_Guy 10-04-2007 10:59 AM

lol. Join the club about hating writing papers.

bandit88 10-04-2007 11:02 AM

Writing papers FTL ... but i'm not likeing my statistics and probabilty homework either :(

Firebird67dude 10-04-2007 11:05 AM

Well when I finaly found something to compare and said it in class and I am told that I am wrong by the prof. I got pissed. Plus this fat *** that sits infront of my called me an idiot so I called him words that I can't post. Then I was like whats the point.

Anti_Rice_Guy 10-04-2007 11:09 AM

Sounds pretty in depth by the way. I would help but I've never heard of either of them. What class is this for?

bandit88 10-04-2007 11:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Firebird67dude (Post 384817)
Well when I finaly found something to compare and said it in class and I am told that I am wrong by the prof. I got pissed. Plus this fat *** that sits infront of my called me an idiot so I called him words that I can't post. Then I was like whats the point.

that sucks

Firebird67dude 10-04-2007 11:22 AM

Its a Social Aspects in Lit. class. ITs a mystery novel class. The prof. is actually a nice lady but I just can't do this paper.

I failed this class once already, so if i fail it again I have to take the class at another school.

Knipps 10-04-2007 12:06 PM

i should be doing my organic chem lab write-up
but i'm not.

Savage_Messiah 10-04-2007 12:16 PM

I write the paper, you put my car together???????

Tsar 10-04-2007 12:17 PM

writing papers is a breeze... i average out about 1 per week, no biggie.

bandit88 10-04-2007 12:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Tsar (Post 384845)
writing papers is a breeze... i average out about 1 per week, no biggie.

see i'm on the other spectrum it takes me forever to write a paper...... but labs..... i have no problem:rofl:

Tsar 10-04-2007 12:29 PM

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Originally Posted by bandit88 (Post 384846)
see i'm on the other spectrum it takes me forever to write a paper...... but labs..... i have no problem:rofl:

isee, well right now im reviewing journal articles, 20 pages each, and i need 5 of them. Then i gotta write about the suckers. See just simply BSing a paper is SOOOO much easier. :lol:

bandit88 10-04-2007 12:32 PM

:rofl:
i have a hard time bsing everything...... maybe that's why i don't like papers

Tsar 10-04-2007 12:35 PM

no worries college will teach you how to BS pretty well, if not by the end of the first year then definately by the time you are a junior or a senior. I mean how do you expect people to write a 15 page RESEARCH paper the day before? pure (90%+) BS! :lol:

at least those were my experiences

BonzoHansen 10-04-2007 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Tsar (Post 384850)
no worries college will teach you how to BS pretty well, if not by the end of the first year then definately by the time you are a junior or a senior. I mean how do you expect people to write a 15 page RESEARCH paper the day before? pure (90%+) BS! :lol:

at least those were my experiences

Right! But it isn't ‘BS skills’, it's 'communication skills’. The art of the spin. :lol:

They key to anything you write for someone else is knowing your audience and tailoring your work to their whims, insane or not. If your boss/prof likes insanely verbose answers, then write, write, write. If they like 1 page summaries, learn to be concise & use bullet points. And always make sure you answer the question actually being asked.

I just finished a 20+ page 'paper' today in work. LOL. It never ends...

Tsar 10-04-2007 01:06 PM

ohh i agree, its always about what teacher likes. That's why the first paper during the semester is the hardest for me. It helps if they provide an example but otherwise i just put in 75 effort and see where it comes out to be. Some require more some require less. This current project requires a lot :lol:

what did you edit in my post?

bandit88 10-04-2007 01:09 PM

yeah but i find that the same way with quizzes to
you have to test the waters with the first assignment due.... that's usually my worst grade!

BonzoHansen 10-04-2007 01:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Tsar (Post 384859)
ohh i agree, its always about what teacher likes. That's why the first paper during the semester is the hardest for me. It helps if they provide an example but otherwise i just put in 75 effort and see where it comes out to be. Some require more some require less. This current project requires a lot :lol:

what did you edit in my post?

Just "BS".

1st would be most difficult, no doubt. I can totally understand your method of operation there, especially if the grade weight isn't too heavy. The only way to maybe mitigate that is lots of questions up front to get an idea of what they want/expect. Some will lay it out for you better then others. Some couldn't articulate their thoughts if their life depended on it. Bosses or profs.

Firebird67dude 10-04-2007 02:04 PM

My one friend had her last semester and said that she is willing to work with people. So I will give that a shot and see if she can give me a week extention even tho it was due last Thurs.

See the main problem is I wasn't planing on going to school this semester. I WAS supposed to leave Aug. 27th. I honestly say that I have lost my drive for school. I want to leave for training. I can see the benefits of that more than school. Plus once I'm dont with BT, they will pay for scholl rather than myself paying for it.

Savage_Messiah 10-04-2007 02:32 PM

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Originally Posted by BonzoHansen (Post 384875)
Just "BS".

Since you edited it out... what's that stand for??


:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

bobb1589 10-04-2007 06:27 PM

yeah... im surprised i havent had that many papers to write so far... and i usually just procrastinate alot until i realize i really have to do it :P

12secondv6 10-04-2007 06:31 PM

Kids...... back in my day...... it was more difficult....it took forever to use the hammer and write on slate..... you kids have it easy!

Teds89IROC 10-04-2007 08:33 PM

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Originally Posted by 12secondv6 (Post 384955)
Kids...... back in my day...... it was more difficult....it took forever to use the hammer and write on slate..... you kids have it easy!

I knew that was coming :lol: I don't mind papers too much; I'm taking a western civilization course online as well as an islam history course online (my non-western requirement) I write 3 mini papers a week in addition to the work for my other 4 regular classes. and it definitely got easier knowing what the professors want. Another point on BS, one of my classes is a politics class and I notice those who dont voice their opinions (only opposing views to the professor's) seem more liked by the professor. It sucks it has to be that way but thats the game lol

Savage_Messiah 10-05-2007 02:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Teds89IROC (Post 385003)
politics class

I did that, what prof?

BonzoHansen 10-05-2007 08:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 12secondv6 (Post 384955)
Kids...... back in my day...... it was more difficult....it took forever to use the hammer and write on slate..... you kids have it easy!

At least you might have had some internet to teach you how to carve the stones.


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