So for my "writing about literature" class today, we had a peer workshop for our 'interpretive analysis' rough drafts and it seems that I write backwards, in a sense. A guy in my group told me that it's like I wrote it in reverse...essentially, my last paragraph should be my first. How weird is that? It's a pretty good revelation though. I used to do the same thing in my statistics class. I'd do the problem and then I'd write the hypotheses.
...something random...I think 'the girls' have gotten bigger...or maybe just...perkier. It's strange. Very, very strange. I'm too old for a growth spurt. I'm not pregnant or anything. ??? I'm sure you wanted to know about that. I'm not upset by it (as many female bodied androgynes might be)...I'm more bewildered.
you think backwards? you have magical inflating breasts?
your special :D
I think sideways.
Quote from: Jaimey on February 02, 2009, 07:23:56 PM
So for my "writing about literature" class today, we had a peer workshop for our 'interpretive analysis' rough drafts and it seems that I write backwards, in a sense. A guy in my group told me that it's like I wrote it in reverse...essentially, my last paragraph should be my first. How weird is that? It's a pretty good revelation though. I used to do the same thing in my statistics class. I'd do the problem and then I'd write the hypotheses.
...something random...I think 'the girls' have gotten bigger...or maybe just...perkier. It's strange. Very, very strange. I'm too old for a growth spurt. I'm not pregnant or anything. ??? I'm sure you wanted to know about that. I'm not upset by it (as many female bodied androgynes might be)...I'm more bewildered.
tits definitely have their perks. ;)
and peaks.
Generally when I'm trying to explain something, I give a very detailed explanation, and finish with a few simple sentences, like if I wanted to make sure-sure that they understand well what I meant to say, but I don't remember having people notice it as "backwars".
So I think I do that too.
Also, maybe you had a change in your diet?
Or perhaps could it be that an alien race which hatches from female's breasts have choosen you as their nest.
Or not...
Backwards, eh?
I think upside down.
But when you think backwards, do you hear subliminal messages ??? :D
Paul is dead...Paul is dead...Rebis is the Walrus....
As long as the writing is understandable and interesting, it shouldn't be a problem.
Look at how I structured that sentence above. Instead of writing it as It shouldn't be a problem as long as the writing is understandable and interesting, I tossed the It shouldn't be a problem at the end
I do that a lot and, because i do it a lot, I don't know if I have a defect or not. Am I wrong?
I figured I'd ask you because you has schoolin'
Quote from: Rebis on February 03, 2009, 11:32:04 AM
As long as the writing is understandable and interesting, it shouldn't be a problem.
Look at how I structured that sentence above. Instead of writing it as It shouldn't be a problem as long as the writing is understandable and interesting, I tossed the It shouldn't be a problem at the end
I do that a lot and, because i do it a lot, I don't know if I have a defect or not. Am I wrong?
I figured I'd ask you because you has schoolin'
When I have to write something, I write exactly the same way.
It actually does seem to be a problem...but only in the sense that I would get better grades if I wrote my ideas in the correct order. It was a three page paper and my thesis statement was on the last page, according to my group. And my teacher returned another paper saying not to introduce terms in the last paragraph. Weird.
The boob thing...I don't know. I've lost about 8 lbs, so they shouldn't be growing...rather, they tend to shrink when female bodied people lose weight. ??? It's rather amusing.
My theories are that because you have lost weight there is less 'sag' so they kind of perk up a bit, or maybe your chest muscles have tightened up or maybe you are just getting older and your body is growing into it's womanlyness or perhaps it is just part of your menstruation cycle and hormonal changes are making a difference that you have not noticed before.
imagine that - a menstruation bicycle ...is it made of sponge ???
Quote from: Nicky on February 03, 2009, 01:24:37 PMimagine that - a menstruation bicycle ...is it made of sponge ???
Wow. There are no other words than 'wow'. :D
I thought about regular old body changes...but I don't know. I did change vitamins, but they are just general...they're not for women or anything. Weird.
*sigh* I have to go back to school now...bleah. I wish I could drop one of my classes, but then I'd be part time...*sigh*
As for the writing, I would call it an intuitive way of doing it. I know that when I ponder a question, the answer just comes to me--then I need to go back and explain why that is the answer. When I studied computer programming, we were supposed to start with a flow chart (and professionally, we were supposed to write a chart as documentation). I'd have parts of the program come to me, and I'd have to start there, setting down each part as it came to me. As the last step, I could chart the program, and sometimes in doing that see ways to optimize it.
And I write and think so slowly, that, for essay questions, I cannot just start writing but have to think it through, condense it, and set it down in as few words as I can. If you are writing on a computer, you could write as you think and, re-arrange as a last step.
The other half of your posting just leaves me dysphoric.
Smirking,
S
I think too inefficiently to think quickly...but it does mean that when i answer the question i can not only answer it, but a whole bunch of (vaguely) related questions at the same time.
I seem to process things at a slow rate too. For example when I do multiplication I have to do a manual calculation in my head before I get the answer e.g. 8*4 is I could go 8 and 8 is 16, 16+16 is twenty + 2 6's ...32! Yet I got easy A's in university level maths.
I have to say I do that process extremly quick though. Maybe not a slow thinker, I just like to process things a certain way. I like to work out the answer in my head rather than fire off wrote answers without thinking about it.
I had a conference with my prof (we all did, it wasn't just me :D) and I basically have to rewrite the whole thing. :'( I used too much outside research. I have to tie my paper to the story itself...so...
The story is "The Gospel According To Mark" by Jorge Luis Borges and my thesis is that the story is political rather than religious. But I can only use info from the story. Any ideas? ;D
I was genuinely more confused after the conference than before...she isn't someone who communicates well...
I thought the gospel according to Mark was actually by some homosexual guy called Mark? :eusa_think:
Why don't they call it the Gospel According to Jorge Luis Borges ???
Quote from: Nicky on February 04, 2009, 06:50:34 PM
I thought the gospel according to Mark was actually by some homosexual guy called Mark? :eusa_think:
Why don't they call it the Gospel According to Jorge Luis Borges ???
:P Well, it's actually a short story about this guy in Argentina who gets crucified (literally) after reading the gospel to this peasant family that lives/works on the farm he's staying at.
Actually, my teacher told me to read the Gospel of Mark in the Bible...I avoid the damn thing and now I have to read it for a class...suck.
Read it for the homoerotic connotations. It makes it more interesting.
Google it online - Gospel Mark Political - see what you get. There is plenty of good stuff about the political significance of it when placed in context of the times. Maybe you can steal it....just an idea
Mark is good, not as psychedelic as John, but not near as boring as Luke.
Plus he was the good looking one.
Maybe you could hypothesise that the peasants represent a persecuted people just like the christ followers in the gospel of mark. They already live a life of suffering and sacrifice. The short story could be about them rising up and pinning it on the man who has never had to suffer and slave just as they have yet has the gall to preach down to them. You could bring in the stuff about the Gospel of Mark being written for a persecuted people - a call for them to stay strong. Faith is a powerful political weapon.
Another angle is it is written by someone that wants to keep the masses under control. It deflects their attention into killing this 'jesus' character so they don't turn on their masters. Kind of a scape goat for their agression. The Gospel also talks about the meak will inherit the earth kind of stuff i.e. keep your head down, don't make a fuss, sit out the persecution (exactly as the persecutors want it). Or you could see this Jesus as an example for the masses - get out of line and we will kill you in a horrible way.
Those are some ideas. What do you think? I know next to nothing about it so it is just a stab in the dark.
Given what the proff said, I'd stick to quotes from the book (story) itself, to prove your point.
I agree with Tekla. Stick to the story for your thesis or whatever you call it.
What in the story rings as political to you?
Also, some people consider the Jesus (referred to as "Hay-Zeus" from here on) to be political. He defied the convention of his time and attempted to teach people to think for themselves by questioning authority. Don't believe in false idols is like saying "ask yourself if what you are being told is true to you".
He made an attempt to elevate the poor and disenfranchised people. This was a threat (along with the false idol thing) to the people in power. His death was a political act. He threatened the establishment.
Think about it. He used the language available at the time which was derived from a religious point of view. But he was speaking of the human soul, individuality, nonviolence, truth, trust, caring, dignity, and so on.
His message was about freedom in many ways. When people begin to look inside themselves for answers and begin to act on what they believe is true or right, it strips slavemasters and leaders of their power. Even if those freaks own your body, you can't allow them to own your soul.
If you transpose the message of the Hay-Zeus into modern psych speech, you pretty much have a solid message from the guy. I realized this after I read Jungian concepts.
So if the man in the story is acting in any way that would scare, undermine, or threaten those in power, he is, in fact, behaving as a radical in the eyes of those who hold power.
I could have said this better, but I'm doing it as I type.
Quote from: tekla on February 04, 2009, 07:31:19 PM
Given what the proff said, I'd stick to quotes from the book (story) itself, to prove your point.
That's actually the biggest problem I'm having...
I was not actually expecting all the help, guys! So nice... :-*
Any questions? :)
Any questions?
Yeah, is this going to be on the test?
Quote from: tekla on February 06, 2009, 11:47:23 AM
Any questions?
Yeah, is this going to be on the test?
the only thing not on the test will be subject matter relating to the subject.
I'd love a test in this class...I hate writing papers...