essay coldtea It sucks the soul out of me. Well, fist the creativity, but then, like a long string of colorful handkerchiefs, out comes my happiness, my confidence, and, finally, my soul. 990308 ... ricmariem i get the energy from within to write one about something after all is said and done you feel like you're empty and none 991031 ... ricmariem i used to think i could write one i thought i could get it done easily but now the words have gone so i just stare into space blankly thinking how it used to be so easy to me 991118 ... Quintessensual an attempt; so easy, when there's nothing at risk, nothing to espouse, nothing to say; so hard, when part of you's out there, something essential, worth most of a day. 991118 ... jennifer I failed creative writing... twice. 991211 ... Fanshawe there's a shocker 000106 ... Barrett Hey, vahtoh! (no schprechen sie espaniol) 001117 ... burden Fruitless. 010511 ... kyla i hate it .. it makes me feel guitly for weeks.. do some study do some study do some study do some study do some study do some study do some study do some study do some study do some study do some study do some study it goes over like that in my head but i always wait till the last minute 010930 ... Effingham Fish I dread them, put them off, then sit down, write one sentence and suddenly I find every paragraph after has appeared on the screen as if by magic. It always happens this way. 011203 ... sphinxradio i like to type sentences but resent the requirement that they must make logical sense. 011223 ... kerry it depends. i love writing. it has to be an interesting subject (interesting to me personally, that is), because then i could get out 10 pages of writing without a problem. 011229 ... oren SA 011229 ... reitoei i'd enjoy writing essays if that was all there was to it. but you can't. you have to write a 10 page creative essay on this topic, you must include these points, use this word x times, if you use this word i will personally execute you. i have a very nice example here (and if you deviate from it i will nail your ass) i want every essay to be unique or i'll think you're cheating. due next class. now for your homework. sure piece of cake. 011230 ... no reason discuss how one photographer and one filmmaker challenged the conventional understanding of their medium... this sounds so ridiculously simple, because it's so broad a topic, but so ridiculously hard at the same time, because it's so broad a topic. is there really a conventional understanding of these arts? but of course there has been at some point...i confuse myself...i think i've lost my ability to think. or i just really don't want to. 030305 ... no reason actually, now it's a little clearer. everything makes more sense when it's seen on the blue screen. 030305 ... no reason done the intro and the first paragraph. i wish i could bullshit well. 030306 ... niska essays were probably my favorite thing about high school, next to the pot. nothing was better than that english final in grade 12 with the three essays to write in two hours. to some of you, it sounds brutal - but here is an opportunity to just write whatever you want and by making some very vague reference to the main topic, you can pull an A out of your ass in no time. to get a good start utilizing the time limit you've been given effectively, you just write what you want to write about - any opinion/topic at all - this is to get you writing, since it's hard to make well-researched points about topics you don't care about, such as a book you didn't read or an assignment you didn't do and it's coming back in the form of an essay question worth 40 percent of your grade, on your final to haunt you. In this case, think of any and every obsucre refernce society has made to this topic. the Simpsons was always a constant source of inspiration for me, you may like seinfeld - either way, there are references to the basic societal workings in everything - even movies, god ESPECIALLY American Pie - and any time you relate a topic to what is happeneing in todays society, it shows applied knowledge. this is definately worth points on the exam. whatever you like wrting about can then be metaphorically related to the main theme. For example: i once wrote about the simposons episode where they got the trampoline. The trampoline kept coming BACK. it's because it'a a trampoline - get it? bounce? the topic was something to do with Macbeth. any metaphor could be applied to nearly ANYTHING - expand on it. todays society relates to yesterdays literature in every way. now, you can't just re-cap a TV episode, you also have to make some nonsensical judgements on the main topic BASED on the bullshit, but no one will grade you for your opinion, no matter how spurious. Just pad out that essay. your point could be made in the introduction - fill in the space if you need to with rambling thoughts and then use it as a point for your main argument. this especially works if the idea of rambling can be related to the task at hand; losing control, searching, realizations... these are all common themes that can bring about an ansewr to any essay question, regardless of the original material. then, link it all together in your introduction and conclusive paragraphs. in fact, these are the two paragraphs that should always be written last. if you aren't sure what you want to say yet, set out to say nothing and base your argument on whatever you end up with. it will be a lot easier to prove your point if you don't really define it until you've come to some conclusion. also, note that being high might also give you a bit of an 'edge', but this approach is not really for everyone, so i only recommend it if this is something you're quite familliar with. the last time i wrote an essay was in college - i don't remember the exact topic, but i DID write it on the bus on the way to class. i know i shared my opinion on the inner workings of the bar (which is where i was the night before - consequently i forgot to write the esay earlier) and i know it had something to do with human nature, so this was a no-brainer. essays are just organized thoughts. organized stories, organized ideas. and reserch to support your ideas only has to come from what you already know. in fact, i guess this whole blathe was an essay in a way. see? so easy. essay - easy, hey... i think we're on to something here. 030309 ... june WHY? I already did it on paper. i'm done. 040208 ... emmi i'm afraid to start 040307 ... melisandre English essays are easy, unless you have my teacher, because you have to be psychic to fully understand everything and get an A on it. Why can't he just like the b.s. he gets, like other teachers? My b.s. is good, I know that. He's the one who sucks. 040319 ... Lila Pause 2 essays due in 36 hours. Current word count: 0 Blather word count: at least 500 040911 ... minnesota_chris mmmm, Blather, the best form of essay relief. Have you tried writing essays by starting with a freewrite? 040911 ... Lila Pause 1 essay due: yesterday. Word count: 1618 (specified length: 1500) Blather word count: 37,563,456 041028 ... jennifer hmmmm i was assigned this essay on monday morning for english on any topics i wanted and i dont have one... it has to be three huindred words... im mad 050315 ... karyn I am slowly going crazy. The more I write the dumber I sound. This is not working out the way I planned it at ALL! Anyone else ever experience Chaucer in all his original-middle-english glory the night before a 3500 word essay is due when it happens to be 2 in the morning? Then you might know something of what I am feeling!!! Mental asylum here I come. I will wake up tomorrow clutching my computer with a keyboard imprint on my cheek and a half-finished essay. 050405 ... hirio kirosie m,pleas i need som help 060111 ... neesh what's the essay on, hirio kirosie? that is, if the help you need is on an essay... 060111 what's it to you? who go blather from