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post #16 of 21
9/20/09 at 9:22pm
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Originally Posted by rach2jlc View Post
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p.s. Cunny has been to Princeton like I've got a dozen Mollusks in my bed.

I been to Princeton. Played golf there a couple of times and walked around the campus until they escorted me away.
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post #17 of 21
9/20/09 at 9:25pm
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It's hard to write when you have to be conscious of your errors and faults. The writing no longer seems natural.
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post #18 of 21
9/20/09 at 9:26pm
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Originally Posted by Modern Gatsby View Post
It's hard to write when you have to be conscious of your errors and faults. The writing no longer seems natural.

Just like the golf swing, there is nothing natural about writing.
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post #19 of 21
9/20/09 at 9:29pm
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Just like the golf swing, there is nothing natural about writing.

So I just write in a way that will satisfy the guidelines?
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post #20 of 21
9/20/09 at 9:34pm
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So I just write in a way that will satisfy the guidelines?

Yes.

Undergrads are dum. Need to be told what to say and how to say it for a reason. If you deviate from that, 98 times out of 100 you will write a paper worthy of an F.

Now that I say that, it all makes sense.
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post #21 of 21
9/20/09 at 9:35pm
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Originally Posted by Modern Gatsby View Post
So I just write in a way that will satisfy the guidelines?

No, you realize that writing is a slow process of 5% talent and 95% hard work, where you have often to suppress your creative "flourishes" in order to understand the overall structures, patterns, and genres. There is a reason why very few 18-19 year olds write staggeringly wonderful, mature pieces of literature. You need time to match your experience with your self-styled technical virtuosity.

It's just that schools now teach high school kids that every dripping from their pen is pure gold. Basically, forget EVERYTHING you learned in high school and start from scratch. You might think your college writing teacher is just trying to hurt your feelings, but he/she probably knows his/her stuff. Give it a chance and learn from his/her experience.
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