paper writing
Well...
I'm feeling frustrated and disoriented and unorganized. I had this paper due today, and it's on two Holocaust memoirs books I've read for my History of the Holocaust class. It's a good class, but sometimes it's just really hard to learn about. But that, in turn, is why it's a good class to take. We need to know and see and deal with the evil side of human nature. I'm not just going to make myself oblivious to the hard things in life while there are others in the world who suffer. That's one thing I'm seeing about the Holocaust-it wasn't a one time event. People hate other people enough to kill all the time. We need to know so we can fight against it.
but, the downside of all this good learning is the intense paper writing, which I am having crazy trouble with right now. Unfortunately, grades do matter in a university. We don't learn for learning's sake, we learn to get a degree and therefore the right to function in the world. Normally, paper writing is pretty easy for me. I suck at math and science, but give me a paper to write any day. Not this time. Ideas are refusing to formulate. and it doesn't help that I've been a little bit distracted the past few days.
I can't focus!
However, I will push on. Lack of sleep will not daunt me. The long day ahead will pass by soon enough, Thursday (a day I always look forward to) will be here, it will all be over, and I will have written what is probably my 50th paper in my college career. No joke. What can I say? Being long-winded, and being able to control it at that, can be a good thing.
another thought: in one of the memoirs the author, Charlotte Delbo, writes a lot of poetry. I write poetry, too, but I would never publish it or make it available in any way shape or form to the public because usually when I go back and read it I feel very embarrassed for myself ever having written something so not good. heaven forbid that someone ever find my secret stash of past journals. Delbo's poetry is good though. But look at what she's been through. there's nothing trivial about her life. she deals with weighty things.
And, on a sillier note, my roommates and I are going to be presenting a very fun talent on Thursday night (the annual Nav Halloween/talent night). We will be doing our very own rendition of A Whole New World from Disney's Aladdin. I, of course, will be singing the part of Aladdin, because I am the only roommate who's crazy enough to parody a man. yeah...well I used to do theater. I'm really excited though, because the plan is turning into a very elaborate scheme. :)
I'm feeling frustrated and disoriented and unorganized. I had this paper due today, and it's on two Holocaust memoirs books I've read for my History of the Holocaust class. It's a good class, but sometimes it's just really hard to learn about. But that, in turn, is why it's a good class to take. We need to know and see and deal with the evil side of human nature. I'm not just going to make myself oblivious to the hard things in life while there are others in the world who suffer. That's one thing I'm seeing about the Holocaust-it wasn't a one time event. People hate other people enough to kill all the time. We need to know so we can fight against it.
but, the downside of all this good learning is the intense paper writing, which I am having crazy trouble with right now. Unfortunately, grades do matter in a university. We don't learn for learning's sake, we learn to get a degree and therefore the right to function in the world. Normally, paper writing is pretty easy for me. I suck at math and science, but give me a paper to write any day. Not this time. Ideas are refusing to formulate. and it doesn't help that I've been a little bit distracted the past few days.
I can't focus!
However, I will push on. Lack of sleep will not daunt me. The long day ahead will pass by soon enough, Thursday (a day I always look forward to) will be here, it will all be over, and I will have written what is probably my 50th paper in my college career. No joke. What can I say? Being long-winded, and being able to control it at that, can be a good thing.
another thought: in one of the memoirs the author, Charlotte Delbo, writes a lot of poetry. I write poetry, too, but I would never publish it or make it available in any way shape or form to the public because usually when I go back and read it I feel very embarrassed for myself ever having written something so not good. heaven forbid that someone ever find my secret stash of past journals. Delbo's poetry is good though. But look at what she's been through. there's nothing trivial about her life. she deals with weighty things.
And, on a sillier note, my roommates and I are going to be presenting a very fun talent on Thursday night (the annual Nav Halloween/talent night). We will be doing our very own rendition of A Whole New World from Disney's Aladdin. I, of course, will be singing the part of Aladdin, because I am the only roommate who's crazy enough to parody a man. yeah...well I used to do theater. I'm really excited though, because the plan is turning into a very elaborate scheme. :)
posted by The Girl With Something to Say @ 10/26/2005 12:02:00 AM
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