I had a Professor... - Page 2

Shawnee123 · 06-04-2009, 11:20 AM

That's the beauty of it: it all points back to the premise. Shakespeare "nothing newing" Da Bibble, and the essay "nothing newing" both...has the angle been thought of before? I'm sure it has...more "nothing new."

My best college lit essay grades came when I went off on a tangent...not all professors want that but some love to read something besides formula essays.

xoxoxoBruce · 06-04-2009, 11:27 AM

Oh, I wasn't laughing at the idea, I think it's a great angle and should get the prof's attention. I've always thought Willie was repackaging old wives' tales and folklore into plays.

Shawnee123 · 06-04-2009, 11:28 AM

Because there is nothing new...

xoxoxoBruce · 06-04-2009, 11:37 AM

Exactly.

dar512 · 06-04-2009, 01:30 PM

See Polti's 36 Dramatic Situations.

Pie · 06-04-2009, 04:33 PM

...which is why a PhD (or Master's) Thesis is supposed to contribute something new and original to a field. It's the first time in one's entire academic career that one is expected to do something original.

Think about it: K-12 + 4 years of college, and you haven't been expected to do one original thing. (With apologies to non-Merkins; I know your systems differ substantially.)

ZenGum · 06-04-2009, 10:24 PM

At least in the humaities, most PhDs are merely the transfering of bones from one grave to another.
However, the bones must be transferred in an original manner.

Pie · 06-04-2009, 10:50 PM

ZenGum · 06-05-2009, 12:58 AM

Errr, I guess I should 'fess up that I plagiarised that line from somewhere ..

oh the irony...

Gravdigr · 06-25-2009, 03:44 PM

I never had a perfessor, but I had a teacher's assistant back in high-school. She was fun.

06-04-2009, 11:20 AM	#16
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	That's the beauty of it: it all points back to the premise. Shakespeare "nothing newing" Da Bibble, and the essay "nothing newing" both...has the angle been thought of before? I'm sure it has...more "nothing new." My best college lit essay grades came when I went off on a tangent...not all professors want that but some love to read something besides formula essays. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

06-04-2009, 11:27 AM	#17
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Oh, I wasn't laughing at the idea, I think it's a great angle and should get the prof's attention. I've always thought Willie was repackaging old wives' tales and folklore into plays. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

06-04-2009, 11:28 AM	#18
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Because there is nothing new... __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

06-04-2009, 11:37 AM	#19
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Exactly. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

06-04-2009, 01:30 PM	#20
dar512 dar512 is now Pete Zicato Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago suburb Posts: 4,968	See Polti's 36 Dramatic Situations. __________________ "Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain." -- Friedrich Schiller

06-04-2009, 04:33 PM	#21
Pie Gone and done Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 4,808	...which is why a PhD (or Master's) Thesis is supposed to contribute something new and original to a field. It's the first time in one's entire academic career that one is expected to do something original. Think about it: K-12 + 4 years of college, and you haven't been expected to do one original thing. (With apologies to non-Merkins; I know your systems differ substantially.) __________________ per·son \ˈpər-sən\ (noun) - an ephemeral collection of small, irrational decisions The fun thing about evolution (and science in general) is that it happens whether you believe in it or not.

06-04-2009, 10:24 PM	#22
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	At least in the humaities, most PhDs are merely the transfering of bones from one grave to another. However, the bones must be transferred in an original manner. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

06-04-2009, 10:50 PM	#23
Pie Gone and done Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 4,808	__________________ per·son \ˈpər-sən\ (noun) - an ephemeral collection of small, irrational decisions The fun thing about evolution (and science in general) is that it happens whether you believe in it or not.

06-05-2009, 12:58 AM	#24
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	Errr, I guess I should 'fess up that I plagiarised that line from somewhere .. oh the irony... __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

06-25-2009, 03:44 PM	#25
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