So I've spent the last 3 hours going back over all my papers for my english comp class this semester. I have come to a single conclusion: there is no GOOD way to study for an english comp exam when you know absolutely nothing about it beforehand. I don't even know what type of essay I'll be expected to provide tomorrow morning. Writing is a highly personal skill that every individual develops for themselves. I've got a textbook that tries to direct the process and quantify writing ability. However I feel like one of the kids in Dead Poets Society reading a foreword about measuring the greatness of a poetic writing. It just simply can't be done by using scales and graphs. It's all about the delivery of the information and how well the writer can help their audience to comprehend that information.
I feel like I've beaten my head on this brick wall long enough. It's back to Accounting for the rest of the evening.
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Honestly the best thing to do is get a good nights rest. Wake up refreshed and get a quality breakfast. Once the topic is assigned, establish a thesis and proceed to support it.
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LOL Snake, you make it sound like it'll only take 5 minutes!
I like the idea of a good breakfast. I made biscuits last night. All I need are some scrambled eggs and bacon to go with them.
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Sometimes I think that government fits that old-fashioned definition of a baby: An alimentary canal with an appetite at one end and no sense of responsibility at the other.
- Ronald Reagan
No gravy this morning. I can make biscuits and gravy tomorrow though.
The exam is over and holy crap my hand hurts. I wrote 8 pages total in 102 minutes.
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Sometimes I think that government fits that old-fashioned definition of a baby: An alimentary canal with an appetite at one end and no sense of responsibility at the other.
- Ronald Reagan
No gravy this morning. I can make biscuits and gravy tomorrow though.
The exam is over and holy crap my hand hurts. I wrote 8 pages total in 102 minutes.
It was easy! I used to do papers in college the same way. You were focused and had probably rehearsed it in your mind all night prior. Eight pages in 102 minutes shows focus and preparedness. I'm sure you will do fine. Do they still use "blue books" in college for exams?
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I'm sure conventional colleges still use Blue Books. I even came across some blank ones from my days at NCSU the other day. The college I attend now is distance learning so they send my exam to my proctor in a pink paperback with the questions pre-printed and blue book style pages in it also.
As for being focused, I don't know about that. The topic I had to address was how my process and style of writing changes for different audiences. I had to give three examples of previous writings and contrast the processes and styles. It sucked because writing about the writing process is a pain in the keester no matter how you cut it.
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Sometimes I think that government fits that old-fashioned definition of a baby: An alimentary canal with an appetite at one end and no sense of responsibility at the other.
- Ronald Reagan
Do they still use "blue books" in college for exams?
Oh yes. Here at The University of Southern Mississippi every exam that isn't multiple choice is done in a blue book.
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Oh yes. Here at The University of Southern Mississippi every exam that isn't multiple choice is done in a blue book.
That's kind of cool. I graduated 20 years ago from the University of Tennessee. Back then I think we were one of the last classes to graduate without computers and Internet (no cell phones either).My daughter starts college in two years. I guess that delays any plans of a Shelby anytime soon.
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That's kind of cool. I graduated 20 years ago from the University of Tennessee. Back then I think we were one of the last classes to graduate without computers and Internet (no cell phones either).My daughter starts college in two years. I guess that delays any plans of a Shelby anytime soon.
Lol she doesn't need to go to college. A Shelby would be so much more fun! I've still got 18 years until my daughter goes. I hate to think what tuition will be by that time...
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English Composition exam... 
