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Dec. 14th, 2004 10:45 amOkay, one paper is out of the way. It was decidedly terrible. I'm going to get a B, because it will still be better than most of the rest of the class' essays, but no way do I deserve an A. That one took me two hours. I cited five sources, used only two quotes (rah...that's a good thing...it means I'm getting better at analyzing), and wrote six pages. For two hours, that's not too shabby. I have four hours before I have to go to work. I am going to allow myself the possibility not to finish by 3, because the agreement was Tuesday, not a particular time on Tuesday...but I want to be done by then because then I'll be DONE. The only problem is I don't have any real primary sources. I wasn't able to spend (read: did not make time) any time in the library and I don't have time to do it now, so my sources will include the two primary sources I used in my presentation and the rest will be internet sources. Steve really likes the internet and doesn't mind if all your sources are of the e-variety, but as a sophisticated scholar, I still feel kind of weird about it. I just hope I can find some primary sources on there. I hate using secondary texts! Yay for being a history major. I so wish that I could just write it like I was answering a test question - no citations, no sources, just my own thoughts and insight. I'm better at that.
The Abshire exam was much harder than I expected, but I was able to find two questions (he gives us about eleventy jillion to choose from and we have to answer two) that I was confident in. I wussed out and answered the question about relics, which was my presentation topic, and also answered the question, "When did the Reformation end? Give a specific date and cite your reasoning." I went all abstract and said it's still not over and it will go on forever. I wrote a really good essay but I used more common knowledge than stuff from the reading and class, so I hope Abshire can still see the academic value of it. I made it all the way through that class, getting A's all the while, without buying or reading a single damn one of the textbooks. Saved myself $200, I did. It's not a good habit, mind you, and I'm hardly proud...just saying:)
I should get back to writing but I'm not quite ready yet. I'm afraid that if I let myself do something else, though, I'll completely blow it off and I can't do that, either. Dammit. This sucks. But it won't suck for too much longer and then I'll be DONE. Done done done done DONE! Done DONE! Ok.
Peace.
The Abshire exam was much harder than I expected, but I was able to find two questions (he gives us about eleventy jillion to choose from and we have to answer two) that I was confident in. I wussed out and answered the question about relics, which was my presentation topic, and also answered the question, "When did the Reformation end? Give a specific date and cite your reasoning." I went all abstract and said it's still not over and it will go on forever. I wrote a really good essay but I used more common knowledge than stuff from the reading and class, so I hope Abshire can still see the academic value of it. I made it all the way through that class, getting A's all the while, without buying or reading a single damn one of the textbooks. Saved myself $200, I did. It's not a good habit, mind you, and I'm hardly proud...just saying:)
I should get back to writing but I'm not quite ready yet. I'm afraid that if I let myself do something else, though, I'll completely blow it off and I can't do that, either. Dammit. This sucks. But it won't suck for too much longer and then I'll be DONE. Done done done done DONE! Done DONE! Ok.
Peace.
