10 hours, 21 pages of papers to write [Archive] - Front Office Football Central

Noop

11-20-2003, 07:11 PM

Why did you wait so long to start? It would have been best to do it bit by bit then in the end review it to make sure they all flow. Gosh I would hate to be you rigth now because I cant stand deadlines thats why I do everything ahead of time. Good luck man

:)

noop

Easy Mac

11-20-2003, 07:11 PM

Hmmm, dynasty report... tempting... I may just randomly update this thread like the roommate sex one.

I guess I did write a 15 page paper last year in a night... I got a B in th class, so hopefully these 3 papers should be ok.

1.25 in margins really make things shorter... and I love big block quotes, their my friends.

And please don't change big block quotes to big black cocks or something.

Pumpy Tudors

11-20-2003, 07:13 PM

What the fuck is wrong with big black cocks?

Easy Mac

11-20-2003, 07:13 PM

Originally posted by Noop
Why did you wait so long to start? It would have been best to do it bit by bit then in the end review it to make sure they all flow. Gosh I would hate to be you rigth now because I cant stand deadlines thats why I do everything ahead of time. Good luck man

:)

noop

I tried to do it in advance, but I can't focus unless I am right against a deadline. Its the only way to motivate myself for schoolwork... shit, I've had all day to do it, and I've pretty much been playing FOF4 all day.

I knew i should have taken an extension when my teacher offered me one for the 2nd paper.

NoMyths

11-20-2003, 07:13 PM

My best is a 25-page paper in one night while in graduate school. Few block quotes and 1" margins...cheater. ;)

Easy Mac

11-20-2003, 07:14 PM

I did the works cited ahead of time, so I have to make sure to quote all 9 people at least once for one paper, and all 5 for the other.... THinking ahead.

Karim

11-20-2003, 07:57 PM

12 hours to a calculus test... I guess I should look at the material...

At least I've been to all the classes but I don't know if that's enough to pass.

Damn, maybe it's just about working hard?

SnowMan

11-20-2003, 08:05 PM

Easy Mac: You're screwed. Enjoy!

Easy Mac

11-20-2003, 08:07 PM

Originally posted by Karim
12 hours to a calculus test... I guess I should look at the material...

At least I've been to all the classes but I don't know if that's enough to pass.

Damn, maybe it's just about working hard?

You went to all the classes... Ha ha.... maybe thats why I made a c-

NoMyths

11-20-2003, 08:08 PM

Get to work!

Easy Mac

11-20-2003, 08:09 PM

Hey, I 3 page done, at this rate, I'll be done in 7 hours... I'm going far too fast.

NoMyths

11-20-2003, 08:11 PM

Shoosh!

wbonnell

11-20-2003, 08:12 PM

Originally posted by Easy Mac
11 hours if you count the 1 hour I get between work and class.

I have to write 21 pages worth of papers in that time span.

Anyone got some good ideas on Idealism, Aristotle/Plato, or Deep Ecology?:p

I happen to be writing a paper about "Mind and Machines" which has some relationship to idealism. It's only 5-6 pages, but since it's graduate level, I find it challenging. That, and I'm the world's biggest procrastinator!

Anyway, I can probably help with idealism and plato/aristotle. As for ecology, you're on your own...

Easy Mac

11-20-2003, 08:29 PM

eh, I'm actually having fun with the topics, its just a matter of actually writing the paper... I'm kindo fupset I'm the only person in the class who is arguing for idealism, instead of one of the pussy materialist thoughts... though AI and its relation to consciousness was choice #2.

Easy Mac

11-20-2003, 08:30 PM

Originally posted by NoMyths
Shoosh!

Don't make me drive the 4 hours and kick your ass.

wbonnell

11-20-2003, 08:38 PM

Originally posted by Easy Mac
eh, I'm actually having fun with the topics, its just a matter of actually writing the paper... I'm kindo fupset I'm the only person in the class who is arguing for idealism, instead of one of the pussy materialist thoughts... though AI and its relation to consciousness was choice #2.

While I don't think we can prove the existence of matter, it feels intuitive to me. Similarly, we cannot prove that our senses are accurate, but it wouldn't be practical to live a life constantly questioning them.

That said, we can never *know* the noumenal world, where entities, if they exist at all, truly exist. We only *know* objects through the apprehension of them, but since our perceptors (senses) are extremely limited, we can never know more than sight, sound, touch, taste, and feel. If an entity has a "foo" quality, to man, it does not exist.

Thus, I am a (qualified) materialist.

wbonnell

11-20-2003, 08:43 PM

Easy Mac

11-20-2003, 08:47 PM

Philosophy/poli sci double major

I'm taking Philosophy of the Mind
Historical Foundations of Philosophy
Environmental Ethics
and The American Judiciary.

Thats an overload here (every class every day!), so I'm ready to kill myself.

Easy Mac

11-20-2003, 08:48 PM

oh, no can do on the proof read, for some reason, thats against my schools policy to let others proofread your work unless they're a professor.

wbonnell

11-20-2003, 08:50 PM

Originally posted by Easy Mac
Philosophy/poli sci double major

I'm taking Philosophy of the Mind
Historical Foundations of Philosophy
Environmental Ethics
and The American Judiciary.

Thats an overload here (every class every day!), so I'm ready to kill myself.

Impressive. And it's a good idea to balance the philosophy with something a bit more practical. Too bad you didn't couple it with engineering or science...

Are you enjoying philosophy? What's your primary area of interest? Is the program analytical or continental or somewhere in between?

wbonnell

11-20-2003, 08:51 PM

Originally posted by Easy Mac
oh, no can do on the proof read, for some reason, thats against my schools policy to let others proofread your work unless they're a professor.

Okay. I thought you were looking for help. Just as well- I've als got a paper to crank out.

Easy Mac

11-20-2003, 09:17 PM

Originally posted by wbonnell
Impressive. And it's a good idea to balance the philosophy with something a bit more practical. Too bad you didn't couple it with engineering or science...

Are you enjoying philosophy? What's your primary area of interest? Is the program analytical or continental or somewhere in between?

I'm not a big fan of the sciences, and I always wanted to do the lawyer thing... but I should have studied so I could have had the grades to get in.

I love Philosophy though, thats why I picked it up as a second major. I took a class, and it was by far the best I've had, so now I'm hooked. As to the program, its pretty much in between. Basically, they offer enough to satisfy most needs, though I think I picked it up in the wrong year, because I'll barely get enough classes to graduate with it.

wbonnell

11-20-2003, 09:25 PM

Originally posted by Easy Mac
I'm not a big fan of the sciences

You don't have the inclination to study/practice science or you are opposed to its doctrine/method? What about pure mathematics?

SnowMan

11-20-2003, 09:27 PM

Without trying to fall into any stereotypes, it's very refreshing to see a college-type person with a sense of integrity. Way to go Easy Mac!

Easy Mac

11-20-2003, 09:53 PM

Originally posted by wbonnell
You don't have the inclination to study/practice science or you are opposed to its doctrine/method? What about pure mathematics?

I enjoy doing it (I actually am fascinated by physics and statistics), but I just hate the organized structure that is provided in school, so its kind of turned me off.

Its like that with computer programming. I loved when I could just randomly do it on my own, and I'm actually trying to teach myself how to do it (whenever I can find time), but when I took a class, I had to drop it. The teacher just didn't make it any fun at all, and made it as boring as it could be. The professor actually made it more confusing than it needed to be.

finkenst

11-20-2003, 10:07 PM

You went to all the classes... Ha ha.... maybe thats why I made a c-

Haha.. I remember taking DiffEQ and attending about 10 of the 48 classes and getting an A. I miss college sometimes.

Easy Mac, do you have to have silence to concentrate or loud music?

It's now 11:06 EST. How far along are you?

Easy Mac

11-20-2003, 10:07 PM

17 pages, 9.2 hours left.

my original estimate forgot 2 hours.

Sublime

11-20-2003, 10:13 PM

Originally posted by finkenst
Haha.. I remember taking DiffEQ and attending about 10 of the 48 classes and getting an A.

Just had a test last week on DiffEQ's, and I had only been to like 3 of the 8 lectures before that. I figured I wouldn't have to study much since we did a lot of this in my AP calc class in high school. Luckily i was right and smoked it w/ 90...class average was a 45.

finkenst

11-20-2003, 10:24 PM

Yeah...

Linear algebra was the same... Damn 8 a.m. classes were a bitch to get to. But i got an A in that class, too...

AP Calc... best class i took in high school... went from straight low B's (just enough to stay in the AP(aka honors at the time) track) to straight A's..

Go figure.

--tim

CHEMICAL SOLDIER

11-20-2003, 10:57 PM

Just write something relevant down on the first and last pages and put excerpts from the Ken Starr Report in the middle .

NoMyths

11-20-2003, 11:05 PM

Originally posted by Easy Mac
Don't make me drive the 4 hours and kick your ass. That wouldn't leave you much time to finish your paper, let alone turn it in, silly.

tucker342

11-20-2003, 11:45 PM

wow this makes me really excited for college.....

samifan24

11-20-2003, 11:50 PM

Easy, if it makes you feel any better I have an 8-10 page rough draft due for Epistemology tomorrow at 11 and I'm only on page three now. I'll be up most of the night too.

Easy Mac

11-20-2003, 11:56 PM

13 pages left, 7.2 hours.

I needed to spit out a page every 32 minutes and 18 seconds to finish by 8.

cody8200

11-21-2003, 01:24 AM

I've got 15 more to write out of a 21 page paper as I type...ugh. Due Monday at 7 am.

Glengoyne

11-21-2003, 01:52 AM

Originally posted by Easy Mac
You went to all the classes... Ha ha.... maybe thats why I made a c-

I once had a teacher pull me aside after a mid term because he didn't think I was in his class. That is how often I went to class before my junior year.

Glengoyne

11-21-2003, 01:54 AM

Dola,

Easy Mac I can't have much sympathy for ya, because 20 pages was about what some of my weekly engineering lab reports ran. Weekly

NoMyths

11-21-2003, 01:58 AM

Glengoyne: My personal low for class attendance was Sociology, sophomore year. Attended three classes: the first one, the midterm, and the final. Pulled a B. I assume the assignments and tests in-between are what dragged down my grade. Then again, if I cared about grades at all, I guess I'd be mildly unhappy or something. Thank god I don't remember anything other than the fact that it seemed simple and there were like 100 people around me that first day.

Kids, here's a tip: your college grades don't matter if you know what you're wanting to do with your life. Making money is not considered part of that equation.

(All of that said: I pulled a 3.10 GPA undergrad, 3.89 or so graduate. So take it fwiw.)

NoMyths

11-21-2003, 01:59 AM

Originally posted by Glengoyne
Dola,

Easy Mac I can't have much sympathy for ya, because 20 pages was about what some of my weekly engineering lab reports ran. Weekly Bah. Graphs and stats, you piker. ;)

Richards

11-21-2003, 05:52 AM

Originally posted by CHEMICAL SOLDIER
Just write something relevant down on the first and last pages and put excerpts from the Ken Starr Report in the middle .

I remember doing something very like this in a class where I suspected the teacher was not likely to read the papers. First two pages and last written, something cut and pasted from a random web page in the middle. B+. Risky, but it proved my point.

Easy Mac

11-21-2003, 07:08 AM

Done, damn I'm tired.... now to find a printer that works.

sterlingice

11-21-2003, 07:40 AM

Originally posted by Easy Mac
Philosophy/poli sci double major

I'm taking Philosophy of the Mind
Historical Foundations of Philosophy
Environmental Ethics
and The American Judiciary.

Thats an overload here (every class every day!), so I'm ready to kill myself.

Wow, you'll be a real hit at the unemployment line! ;)

You'll be that crazy guy that everyone either goes there to enjoy the rants or shields their kids from.

SI

Karim

11-21-2003, 04:13 PM

Originally posted by Sublime
Just had a test last week on DiffEQ's, and I had only been to like 3 of the 8 lectures before that. I figured I wouldn't have to study much since we did a lot of this in my AP calc class in high school. Luckily i was right and smoked it w/ 90...class average was a 45.

I hate guys like you (not really, just envious or jealous). Makes me really question whether I'm in the right program when I can study for hours and put in diligent work every day and still just pass on game day. Not studying is a guaranteed 45.

Coffee Warlord

11-21-2003, 05:04 PM

Wait a minute here.

There are people who actually do assignments?

Damn, college has changed since I was there. :)

finkenst

11-21-2003, 07:44 PM

What the hell is "studying"?

i think i reviewed more formulas than anything else.

s= s0 + v0t + 1/2 at^2

Glengoyne

11-21-2003, 08:19 PM

Originally posted by NoMyths
Glengoyne: My personal low for class attendance was Sociology, sophomore year. Attended three classes: the first one, the midterm, and the final. Pulled a B....

I had an econ professor that was absolutely worthless. We had three tests on three dates defined in the syllabus. His lecture consisted of him reading the text aloud, stopping to write "vocabulary words" on the board. No one attended his "lectures".

The first test was 5 questions true false. I got 3 of them.

The second test was 10 questions True false, I got 7 of those right.

The final was the coup de gras. 50 questions true false, and if your grade on the final was higher than your average test grade it became your grade for the class. He also had a copy of the book in the reserved book room, that had all the vocabulary words outlined. I studied maybe 12 hours of Econ, reading included, and got an A on the final.

It was so easy I reccomended the class to a friend, and that semester he pulled the book from the reserved book room. My friend cursed me all semester long, because he actually went to the lectures to learn the "vocabulary words". He said you had to be real careful, or all of the sudden you would be all alone in the room with him reading out loud. He said that four students became his cut off point, he was the last person one time, and just didn't have the heart to just walk out on the guy.

Glengoyne

11-21-2003, 08:26 PM

Originally posted by Richards
I remember doing something very like this in a class where I suspected the teacher was not likely to read the papers. First two pages and last written, something cut and pasted from a random web page in the middle. B+. Risky, but it proved my point.

A high school buddy of mine determined that our Advanced Placement History teacher wasn't reading our papers, because no matter what effort you put into it, you always got the same grade. I was a B+, my friend, an A -. He turned in an essay once that started out..."I don't actually believe Mr SoandSo is reading this paper. I can pretty much write anything I want in this space, and get the same grade I got on my last essay." He turned out to be exactly right. I just never had the guts, that he did.

The difference guts can make, He is a multimillionaire married to a Dana Delaney look alike, who is possibly the single most intelligent person I have ever come into contact with. Both of them pull down steady mid six figure incomes. I, well, post here a lot.