Monday, November 26, 2007
Just a Few Reasons...
...why I am nervous about my current state of homework affairs:
I have two papers due tomorrow. Research papers. A paper in which I had to gather people-data through interviews (or surveys, but I did interviews) and conduct actual thinking-type stuff. And another about the Ritual Practices and Symbolism of Daoism.
My usual paper-writing practice is some form of hunt-and-peck internet research coated in a creamy later of fabrication and filled with the fluffy nougat of stylish but meaningless didactic prose.
Which usually would not be such a large issue, excepting that my Daoism professor is an actual Doctor Highly Pretentious and Specific Scholar of Daoism, PhD. And my paper touches a good deal around his area of concentration. Oh hell.
Also I have only very loosely begun either one. Research doing and done. Data collected. But precious few sentances have actually seen blissful daylight.
...why I am nervous about my current state of homework affairs:
I have two papers due tomorrow. Research papers. A paper in which I had to gather people-data through interviews (or surveys, but I did interviews) and conduct actual thinking-type stuff. And another about the Ritual Practices and Symbolism of Daoism.
My usual paper-writing practice is some form of hunt-and-peck internet research coated in a creamy later of fabrication and filled with the fluffy nougat of stylish but meaningless didactic prose.
Which usually would not be such a large issue, excepting that my Daoism professor is an actual Doctor Highly Pretentious and Specific Scholar of Daoism, PhD. And my paper touches a good deal around his area of concentration. Oh hell.
Also I have only very loosely begun either one. Research doing and done. Data collected. But precious few sentances have actually seen blissful daylight.
-- G 'Bye, Sonya --