tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8935690.post115954231010078285..comments2023-10-05T02:33:30.934-07:00Comments on ipsa loquitur: buone paroleUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8935690.post-1159842311660466592006-10-02T19:25:00.000-07:002006-10-02T19:25:00.000-07:00Here's a question: would we rather get a half-page...Here's a question: would we rather get a half-page of commentary at the end of an essay which says essentially nothing, or a few lines of constructive criticism in the margins and a simple "clear, concise" at the end?<BR/>How much are do our professors resemble those advertising company writers in their attitudes?<BR/><BR/>I think that advertising is a lot less intrinsically evil than Ms. Ueland makes it out to be. You're still an artist, representing an idea to an audience. That's a fairly neutral place to start, isn't it?<BR/><BR/>It's only when the corporate hounds and test-marketing people readers tell you that you have to say something completely untrue about your product that things turn bad.<BR/><BR/>The solution, I suppose, is to start your own toothpaste company.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8935690.post-1159806885867912232006-10-02T09:34:00.000-07:002006-10-02T09:34:00.000-07:00The marked papers were nice, but not enough markin...The marked papers were nice, but not enough markings. Did the Austen prof. mark a lot?<BR/><BR/>I don't think you need to have passion to have truth. But to spend your life/career in a field where you feel like you're just creating words and arguments that don't mean anything would be depressing.Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01695713342657700875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8935690.post-1159555005348140902006-09-29T11:36:00.000-07:002006-09-29T11:36:00.000-07:00Hey! I got my marked papers from Oxford back!! It ...Hey! I got my marked papers from Oxford back!! It made my day, you?<BR/><BR/>In response to your post, does everything have to have passion behind it in order to be true? There was no passion behind my latest paper on John Milton, but I wrote it so I could graduate...I didn't write it for my own gratification or even pleasure.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com