natsteel
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« Reply #5925 on: December 14, 2008, 05:32:10 PM » |
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Prospective student to my major sent me this in August 2008: declaration of self statement:
By focusing my area of studies in women studies as a my displin spled lik this major i hope to attain a better understanding of who i am as a woman, who women were before me, and what women are hoping to obtain in the future. Also as a my discipline spelled correctly major i hope to gain a better knowledge of the world around me and how i as an individual can help people within this world.
classes i was able to get into:
thanks so much!
student in lower case name My response: Hi Student,
Would you mind please re-writing this statement in proper English punctuation and spelling?
Thanks,
Dr. Fannie Next time I hear from her is mid-November, when she writes this:
Dear Dr. Fannie,
So sorry to finally be getting back to you about this. Unfortunately when I read this e-mail I was not in a positive emotional state. I am sensitive about criticism to my writing since it is not very good, even if it is in e-mail form. I take full responsibility for being so immature about the issue. I would like to apologize to you for being so immature about the issue. I have since then received help about those issues. I am in a much happier place in my life now. If you still have space in your schedule, I would enjoy very much to be an advisee of yours. Here is the statement you requested:
Through focusing my area of studies in Women Studies as a my discipline major I hope to attain a better understanding of who I am as a woman. I would also like to know about who women were before me as well as where women are hoping to be in the future. Also as a my discipline major I hope to gain a better knowledge of the world around me. Finally as a my discipline major I hope to learn how I as an individual can help people around me and throughout this world.
Also, I have spoken with Dr. Women's Studies and she has approved me for a Women’s Studies Independent Study student. I am also hoping that once I am approved, I can register for the following classes:
Thank you so much for you time. I look forward to hearing from you soon.
Whoa! Looks like she found a fellow student/friend who writes well to compose the email for her. |
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polly_mer
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« Reply #5926 on: December 14, 2008, 07:57:51 PM » |
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Student email address musicn--ger.com
I'm Black American
Out of curiosity, is the student also African-American? Perhaps the point was that the whole email consisted of a declaration of group identity? Could we get a little context, please? Paging the context fairy. Stat. |
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You can never know everything, and part of what you do know will always be wrong. Perhaps even the most important part. A portion of wisdom lies in knowing this. A portion of courage lies in going on anyway.
--Robert Jordan
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llanfair
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« Reply #5927 on: December 14, 2008, 08:42:17 PM » |
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Student email address musicn--ger.com
I'm Black American
Out of curiosity, is the student also African-American? Perhaps the point was that the whole email consisted of a declaration of group identity? Could we get a little context, please? Paging the context fairy. Stat. I think the troll ate the context fairy. |
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Because, you know, that stuff on the syllabus is like, in writing, and there are so many ways you can, like, read that, but when the guys who sit by you in class, like, you know, must know what's really going on, right? -- AmLitHist, channelling student
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polly_mer
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« Reply #5928 on: December 14, 2008, 08:51:48 PM » |
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Student email address musicn--ger.com
I'm Black American
Out of curiosity, is the student also African-American? Perhaps the point was that the whole email consisted of a declaration of group identity? Could we get a little context, please? Paging the context fairy. Stat. I think the troll ate the context fairy. Dang, we lose more fairies that way. I must up the breeding rate in order to keep above replacement value. Shhh, don't tell the people over on the speciesism thread. I don't want to ruin my reputation as a speciesist. |
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You can never know everything, and part of what you do know will always be wrong. Perhaps even the most important part. A portion of wisdom lies in knowing this. A portion of courage lies in going on anyway.
--Robert Jordan
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« Reply #5929 on: December 14, 2008, 08:53:14 PM » |
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If we all clap, will the fairy be OK?
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I like money. I like to buy stuff and experiences with money.
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polly_mer
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« Reply #5930 on: December 14, 2008, 08:56:38 PM » |
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If we all clap, will the fairy be OK?
For natural causes, that might work. I'm not sure anything works on a partially digested fairy. |
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You can never know everything, and part of what you do know will always be wrong. Perhaps even the most important part. A portion of wisdom lies in knowing this. A portion of courage lies in going on anyway.
--Robert Jordan
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llanfair
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« Reply #5931 on: December 14, 2008, 09:04:47 PM » |
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If we all clap, will the fairy be OK?
For natural causes, that might work. I'm not sure anything works on a partially digested fairy. Eww. Time for a new fairy, I think. |
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Because, you know, that stuff on the syllabus is like, in writing, and there are so many ways you can, like, read that, but when the guys who sit by you in class, like, you know, must know what's really going on, right? -- AmLitHist, channelling student
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geonerd
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« Reply #5932 on: December 14, 2008, 09:07:11 PM » |
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If we all clap, will the fairy be OK?
For natural causes, that might work. I'm not sure anything works on a partially digested fairy. Eww. Time for a new fairy, I think. I vote for the Kahlua fairy. |
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How many of your grandmothers still are living, and how is their health?
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llanfair
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« Reply #5933 on: December 14, 2008, 09:08:07 PM » |
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If we all clap, will the fairy be OK?
For natural causes, that might work. I'm not sure anything works on a partially digested fairy. Eww. Time for a new fairy, I think. I vote for the Kahlua fairy. Works for me. On ice, with milk, please. |
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Because, you know, that stuff on the syllabus is like, in writing, and there are so many ways you can, like, read that, but when the guys who sit by you in class, like, you know, must know what's really going on, right? -- AmLitHist, channelling student
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« Reply #5934 on: December 14, 2008, 09:09:10 PM » |
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If we all clap, will the fairy be OK?
For natural causes, that might work. I'm not sure anything works on a partially digested fairy. Even if we all shout, "I do believe in fairies! I do! I do!"? |
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« Reply #5935 on: December 14, 2008, 09:10:39 PM » |
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With the Kahlua fairy around, do you really think any of us are going to care that much about the context fairy? |
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I like money. I like to buy stuff and experiences with money.
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llanfair
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« Reply #5936 on: December 14, 2008, 09:12:40 PM » |
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With the Kahlua fairy around, do you really think any of us are going to care that much about the context fairy? Not me. Not at this time of year. |
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Because, you know, that stuff on the syllabus is like, in writing, and there are so many ways you can, like, read that, but when the guys who sit by you in class, like, you know, must know what's really going on, right? -- AmLitHist, channelling student
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mouseman
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« Reply #5937 on: December 14, 2008, 09:18:01 PM » |
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I can't believe that I fed a troll. I did fare better than the poor context fairy, thank heavens.
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In the midst of the word he was trying to say,
In the midst of his laughter and glee,
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For the Snark was a Boojum, you see.
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« Reply #5938 on: December 14, 2008, 09:50:07 PM » |
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I have only just started following this thread, so perhaps this has been mentioned a gazillion times already. But did you all know that one of the columnists at CHE mines this thread for a regular column? http://chronicle.com/wiredcampus/article/3515/3-more-favorite-student-e-mails-to-professorsI'm just a tiny bit curious to know if he gets *paid* to produce that column. If so, I think you all should be getting some compensation. Or perhaps (*gasp*) he might be One of Us??! In any case, I do sometimes forget that this is a thoroughly public forum -- read by our colleagues, but also, of course, perhaps our students' parents. I'm not wagging my finger at anyone -- I love this thread! -- I just thought some of you might be interested to know this. |
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polly_mer
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« Reply #5939 on: December 14, 2008, 10:05:42 PM » |
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I can't believe that I fed a troll. I did fare better than the poor context fairy, thank heavens.
I'm not sure that poster was a troll. I checked his other two posts and he seemed more clueless about normative behavior than anything else. Well, if you want to feel better, I sent a lovely PM explaining how much we love newbies and how we like them even better with certain norms obeyed. If troll he be, then I just gave some great chow. |
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You can never know everything, and part of what you do know will always be wrong. Perhaps even the most important part. A portion of wisdom lies in knowing this. A portion of courage lies in going on anyway.
--Robert Jordan
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