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thejunipertreeI haven't had much of a chance to post all week, so be prepared for a glut of sudden entries. This one involves my Tuesday English Composition class.
English Comp apparently involves a lot of essay writing. The professor had decided we were going to skip over descriptive and narrative essay, and plunge straight into example essays. Pah, says I. I love descriptive and narrative. However, no choice and onward, I went.
We're allowed to choose our topics, which is a relief. I don't really relish the idea of writing in-depth essays about "WHAT I THINK THE PROBLEMS ON CAMPUS ARE" or "HOW I FEEL ABOUT CARROTS". I also expect that the professor is quite tired of reading the most boring shit ever every year, so I made the decision to try and pick interesting topics to write about. My first essay, after much wembling over the subject, was going to be written on why I've made the decision to never have children. Not a hate-fueled diatribe against children, but the actual and logical facts about why I don't think it's the best idea for me to spawn. Fairly interesting, but not overpowering. I put a lot into the essay, things that I hadn't ever really considered before. It turned out to be an emotional experience for me, which surprised me. I generally liked the end result, despite waffling over sentence structure and maximum overall impact (I am, after all, a complete tool over writing).
It was handed back to me during class this past Tuesday with only two small corrections. One was a comma that I had dropped from a sentence and the other was a slight rewording of a phrase. All in all, I received an A on the essay and that made me very happy. At the end, he'd included a note (in almost indecipherable handwriting, may I add) which read: Very good work, Tara. Maybe you'll change your mind someday!
...
Suddenly, I felt a lot like Ralphie in A Christmas Story after he'd turned in his theme on how much he wanted a Red Rider BB gun. You'll shoot your eye out!
What the blithering fuck? Sure I got an A on the essay and I'm a lot more amused by the comment then I'm coming off like, but did he actually read the reasons I gave for not wanting to have children? They're not really the type that people change their minds over. For starters, my biggest reason is the fact that I have incredibly faulty DNA and I really don't think it's wise to pass these genes on. I'm schizoaffective, I have an impulse control disorder (trichotillomania), and I come from a long line of drug addicts and alcoholics. I really don't think that's something I'm going to just change my mind about. All of my other reasons pale before that one; I even stated in the essay that if none of the other reasons existed, I still wouldn't want to have kids because of the bad DNA.
gah.
Our next assigned essay is supposed to be written as process analysis.
I'm contemplating writing mine about how to give an abortion.
English Comp apparently involves a lot of essay writing. The professor had decided we were going to skip over descriptive and narrative essay, and plunge straight into example essays. Pah, says I. I love descriptive and narrative. However, no choice and onward, I went.
We're allowed to choose our topics, which is a relief. I don't really relish the idea of writing in-depth essays about "WHAT I THINK THE PROBLEMS ON CAMPUS ARE" or "HOW I FEEL ABOUT CARROTS". I also expect that the professor is quite tired of reading the most boring shit ever every year, so I made the decision to try and pick interesting topics to write about. My first essay, after much wembling over the subject, was going to be written on why I've made the decision to never have children. Not a hate-fueled diatribe against children, but the actual and logical facts about why I don't think it's the best idea for me to spawn. Fairly interesting, but not overpowering. I put a lot into the essay, things that I hadn't ever really considered before. It turned out to be an emotional experience for me, which surprised me. I generally liked the end result, despite waffling over sentence structure and maximum overall impact (I am, after all, a complete tool over writing).
It was handed back to me during class this past Tuesday with only two small corrections. One was a comma that I had dropped from a sentence and the other was a slight rewording of a phrase. All in all, I received an A on the essay and that made me very happy. At the end, he'd included a note (in almost indecipherable handwriting, may I add) which read: Very good work, Tara. Maybe you'll change your mind someday!
...
Suddenly, I felt a lot like Ralphie in A Christmas Story after he'd turned in his theme on how much he wanted a Red Rider BB gun. You'll shoot your eye out!
What the blithering fuck? Sure I got an A on the essay and I'm a lot more amused by the comment then I'm coming off like, but did he actually read the reasons I gave for not wanting to have children? They're not really the type that people change their minds over. For starters, my biggest reason is the fact that I have incredibly faulty DNA and I really don't think it's wise to pass these genes on. I'm schizoaffective, I have an impulse control disorder (trichotillomania), and I come from a long line of drug addicts and alcoholics. I really don't think that's something I'm going to just change my mind about. All of my other reasons pale before that one; I even stated in the essay that if none of the other reasons existed, I still wouldn't want to have kids because of the bad DNA.
gah.
Our next assigned essay is supposed to be written as process analysis.
I'm contemplating writing mine about how to give an abortion.
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Fuck these fucking fucks.
Date: 2006-09-28 09:05 pm (UTC)jerks.
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Date: 2006-09-28 09:43 pm (UTC)In the next few days, I'll be writing one myself on the topic "Should abortion be outlawed?" for my Legal Issues class. Spoiler: I'ma say NO.
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Date: 2006-09-28 10:29 pm (UTC)THE DEVIL, YOU SAY!
heh.
Pee Ess:
When are you available for hanging?
My schedule is as follows: Mondays, class until 8. Tuesdays, class until 10, Wednesdays, class until 8. Any other week day, I usually work until 7 or 8. Weekends can be made free. This Saturday, I'm going to Cape May to visit my mother's ashes. But, I should be available in the evening. Next Saturday is the weekend after my birthday (it falls during the week), so I don't know what's going on for that, if anything is being planned yet.
Re: Fuck these fucking fucks.
Date: 2006-09-28 10:30 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2006-09-28 11:25 pm (UTC)Then again, people say that to me, and the more they do, the more I actually run my hate-filled anti-children diatribes, which have gotten more vitriolic as time goes on, haven't they? Maybe I just encounter them more these days or something.
I've also said similar things about how, even if I didn't hate the things, I'd never pass on the near constant migraine- and panic attack-ridden DNA, the possible bipolar disorder [there's contention, but I am pretty sure I have it], and the ridiculously addictive personality. *shrug* I almost think a lot of truly childfree people are doing their part to take some things like that out of the gene pool, even though usually, they're the coolest people I know. Like you. You rock. More of you would be cool. But I can completely understand your reasoning. :)
Re: Fuck these fucking fucks.
Date: 2006-09-28 11:58 pm (UTC)Uh, yeah. And if nothing else, you two won't change your mind just because someone has suggested that you might. Nevermind all the well thought out reasons...
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Date: 2006-09-29 02:08 pm (UTC)I'm contemplating writing mine about how to give an abortion.
I say go for it.
And I'm sorry people don't listen to you. ::hugs:: I listen, and I totally respect your choice not to spawn.