Toadfish Monastery

The others have tired arms and need a short rest.   


   100 WORDS!         25 WORDS!         25 WORDS!         25 WORDS!

186 words. 2308/3000. This feels like relentless torture. If it wasn't for the cheerleaders I'd give up.

The deadline is getting nearer and nearer, and I am beginning to worry I won't get the essay through the plagiarism software. Not that I have plagiarised, but it has to be only 10% quotes and the stuff I've been writing it's all but impossible not to use the same words as everyone else on the subject. For example, failing at generativity makes one self-centred (or failing maybe because one is self-centred), so say all the texts, and "self-centred" is difficult to find a synonym for, and anyway someone will already have used the synonym. What a stupid game !

self-absorbed, autocentric, centered on self, ego-centered. Would solipsist(ic) qualify in the context?
Selective use of hyphens may help. If all fails: spaillink ärohrs 

Yes, I've always hated that aspect of writing essays.  It's somewhat easier when there's proper jargon involved, but it's seems so tedious.  I understand not ripping off larger ideas and conclusions, but what's the point of a research essay if you're not to report what you've researched?

It seems to me that it is largely about demomstrating one has read stuff. Boring to mark I imagine. Putting in one's own ideas or challenging others' ideas leads to a distinction, but actually with the limited word count there is little room for this to occur and still demonstrate having read everything. As one becomes more experienced, it becomes less satisfactory. IMO.

112 words. 2422/3000.

By the skin of my teeth. Was too unwell to write today, but had a small revival late evening where I managed some.

Good work on repeatedly exceeding your 100-word target, Griffin!

Thanks Aggie. Actually I don't seem to have reduced the number of days by much - 2 so far - with the excess which is slightly puzzling. Maybe I got the calculations wrong - a fear which has impelled me to try to exceed the quota. I am just beginning to let myself look forward to finishing, but also feeling despondent at the quality of the essay. Still, at least there is an essay.

Quote from: Griffin NoName186 words. 2308/3000. This feels like relentless torture. If it wasn't for the cheerleaders I'd give up.

   100 WORDS!         28.666667 WORDS!         28.666667 WORDS!         28.66667 WORDS!

Quote from: Griffin NoName112 words. 2422/3000.

   100 WORDS!         DO NOT GIVE UP!!!   12 WORDS!     

LoL! @ P09

Failed yesterday. Had to sleep.

Now I hit the hard part. I have to cram in some material which shows I've read the whole unit, but which is not what I am actually writing on. And pull the essay together to show I am making sense of it all. Not so much generating words, I have only 500 to play with, but more intelligence!

^ this calls for drastic  inspiration ^


                                               

Significant in that it has taken me years to actually go through with this:



A couple of Z's friends were up for the Rally and stayed with us. Isaac did this for me in exchange for a custom leather vest for his chihuahua.   

It stung, but I can't say it actually hurt...  I considered putting two kinds of dressing on it, observing times, and eating shellfish for supper. 

Wiill post a 'healed!' version in a few.


http://s252.photobucket.com/albums/hh27/pieces_o_nine/?action=view&current=tat.jpg

LOL @ banana splits!


Today I went hiking, jumped off some cliffs into the lake, swam, beached it.  Then we went cherry picking.  It's hard..... not to pick too many cherries! 

I like the tattoo.

Since my last reported words, I clocked up 281 (now 2703/3000) - less than the 100 a day but a miracle I did it at all. So, 300 to go and feeling as stuck as ever. I have to hit 3000 in a couple of days, so >100 per day needed (this is because I am so scared of the plagiarism software, I need to put it through well ahead of dealine as I think it is going to fail it).

   100 WORDS!         40 WORDS!         41 WORDS!         100 WORDS!

How does the plagiarism software distinguish 'legal' quotes from plagiarizing ones?

If I see this correctly, this is the 30000th view of this comparatively short thread. Impressive.