boethius
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« Reply #525 on: April 30, 2009, 11:23:36 PM » |
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"I am just a southern girl and the play was in ancient Elizabethean so I couldn't understand what they were saying."
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I am not even sure what "ancient Elizabethean" is and the play she was referencing was written in th e1970's - in modern English. It was simply about Henry the 8th. Maybe that's it - since Henry was pre-Elizabeth (what with being her dad and all) that made it "ancient Elizabethean"!
Well, it was before she was born, thus "ancient," and it was during Elizabeth's reign. |
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marigolds
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« Reply #526 on: May 01, 2009, 10:12:35 PM » |
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"As a women, it has always been obvious to me, the undeserved so called 'privileges' of being a man. Men still get paid higher salaries, we commonly use phrases such as 'you guys', chairman, and salesman, and since the dawn of time men have been in control, in the government and in our homes. Feminist and women alike are always flabbergasted by the bigotry and apathy of men with these oppressing qualities, yet I do believe that most of it goes unnoticed by those reaping the benefits of racism/sexism or just oppression in general.
Feminists: a third sex. I didn't know my freshmen were so sophisticated about gender theory.
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malcha
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« Reply #527 on: May 02, 2009, 07:31:20 AM » |
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I am intrigued by the fact that this student is a women, while feminist is singular.
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« Reply #528 on: May 02, 2009, 07:38:25 AM » |
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I am intrigued by the fact that this student is a women, while feminist is singular.
Perhaps she is rebelling against plural/singular noun forms, which were no doubt made up by men, sometime near the dawn of time. |
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The plural of anecdote is not data
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dept_geek
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« Reply #529 on: May 02, 2009, 08:23:44 AM » |
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From a statistical analysis paper: Skewness and slandered deviation are both measure of how far the other values differ from the mean.
uh-huh. Better than libeled deviants, I guess. |
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I would love to change the world, but they won't give me the source code. When in doubt, add chocolate.
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« Reply #530 on: May 02, 2009, 12:09:40 PM » |
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From an evaluation of a work of history, for a history class:
"If he would have focused less on all the pointless facts and history of the time it would have made for a better novel."
<bangs head slowly, repeatedly against desk>
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If you want to be zen, then stay in the freaking moment.
A lot of the people posting on this thread need to go out and get kohlrabi.
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scheherazade
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« Reply #531 on: May 02, 2009, 12:14:44 PM » |
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From an evaluation of a work of history, for a history class:
"If he would have focused less on all the pointless facts and history of the time it would have made for a better novel."
<bangs head slowly, repeatedly against desk>
Sacrilege!!!!!!! |
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You historians disturb me sometimes. |
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« Reply #532 on: May 02, 2009, 12:46:18 PM » |
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From an evaluation of a work of history, for a history class:
"If he would have focused less on all the pointless facts and history of the time it would have made for a better novel."
<bangs head slowly, repeatedly against desk>
Sacrilege!!!!!!! My student's opinion, or my head-banging? |
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If you want to be zen, then stay in the freaking moment.
A lot of the people posting on this thread need to go out and get kohlrabi.
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scheherazade
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« Reply #533 on: May 02, 2009, 12:53:32 PM » |
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From an evaluation of a work of history, for a history class:
"If he would have focused less on all the pointless facts and history of the time it would have made for a better novel."
<bangs head slowly, repeatedly against desk>
Sacrilege!!!!!!! My student's opinion, or my head-banging? The opinion, of course. The head-banging is a natural response to such utter cluelessness. |
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You historians disturb me sometimes. |
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selkie
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« Reply #534 on: May 02, 2009, 05:31:31 PM » |
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Here's one I just found while grading. The first sentence is provided for a little context; it's the second sentence that is one of my "favorites." The caves are significant because they are believed to be a void on earth, a place that embodies nothingness and emptiness. They give visitors the creeps but also memorizes them with their beauty. |
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scheherazade
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« Reply #535 on: May 02, 2009, 05:41:39 PM » |
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Here's one I just found while grading. The first sentence is provided for a little context; it's the second sentence that is one of my "favorites." The caves are significant because they are believed to be a void on earth, a place that embodies nothingness and emptiness. They give visitors the creeps but also memorizes them with their beauty. He should write tourist pamphlets. |
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You historians disturb me sometimes. |
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« Reply #536 on: May 02, 2009, 05:47:10 PM » |
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Here's one I just found while grading. The first sentence is provided for a little context; it's the second sentence that is one of my "favorites." The caves are significant because they are believed to be a void on earth, a place that embodies nothingness and emptiness. They give visitors the creeps but also memorizes them with their beauty. I personally would be creeped out by a cave that memorized *me* too. Especially a cave that only memorizes the beautiful people. |
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When you are a scientist your opinions and prejudices become facts. Science is like magic that way!
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« Reply #537 on: May 02, 2009, 07:48:59 PM » |
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From an evaluation of a work of history, for a history class:
"If he would have focused less on all the pointless facts and history of the time it would have made for a better novel."
<bangs head slowly, repeatedly against desk>
Sacrilege!!!!!!! My student's opinion, or my head-banging? The opinion, of course. The head-banging is a natural response to such utter cluelessness. But, history tells a story, no? TD |
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t_r_b
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« Reply #538 on: May 02, 2009, 08:48:43 PM » |
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From an evaluation of a work of history, for a history class:
"If he would have focused less on all the pointless facts and history of the time it would have made for a better novel."
<bangs head slowly, repeatedly against desk>
Sacrilege!!!!!!! My student's opinion, or my head-banging? The opinion, of course. The head-banging is a natural response to such utter cluelessness. But, history tells a story, no? Oh dear. A novel is a work of fiction in narrative form. A history is a work of non-fiction in narrative form. One of the differences between the two is that an historian must deal with facts about the past, including those a reader seeking entertainment might consider "pointless." Is this really that hard to grasp? |
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If you want to be zen, then stay in the freaking moment.
A lot of the people posting on this thread need to go out and get kohlrabi.
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polly_mer
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« Reply #539 on: May 02, 2009, 09:17:26 PM » |
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From an evaluation of a work of history, for a history class:
"If he would have focused less on all the pointless facts and history of the time it would have made for a better novel."
<bangs head slowly, repeatedly against desk>
Sacrilege!!!!!!! My student's opinion, or my head-banging? The opinion, of course. The head-banging is a natural response to such utter cluelessness. But, history tells a story, no? Oh dear. A novel is a work of fiction in narrative form. A history is a work of non-fiction in narrative form. One of the differences between the two is that an historian must deal with facts about the past, including those a reader seeking entertainment might consider "pointless." Is this really that hard to grasp? Well, for people who don't know the difference between fiction and nonfiction, who don't have any clue why historians do what they do, and who deep in their hearts believe anything they haven't personally experienced is boring while ancient history is anything before they were born, I have to go with a solid "Yep, pretty hard to grasp". |
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