Please help me make a plan to deal with the aftermath of this episode of severe depression. For various reasons I would really prefer not to be enrolled in college
again next semester. It's long, I'm sorry, but I wrote this too quickly to pare things out.
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posted by bilabial
on Nov 30, 2011 -
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Naming filter: Help me name a blog devoted to publishing great exercises, activities, and assignments by and for instructors of college composition and literature classes.
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posted by cymru_j
on Sep 6, 2011 -
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What are some ways I could incorporate Studio Ghibli films into the writing class I'll be teaching this Fall?
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posted by joyeuxamelie
on Jul 4, 2011 -
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I'm a freshman composition instructor who wants to rock the evals. But how? If you've taken a first-year college writing or rhetoric course, what teaching practices made for a good (or horrible) experience from the student's perspective?
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posted by anonymous
on Feb 15, 2011 -
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I've always been told that my writing is "vague". No matter how often I've consulted with my professors (in the humanities), I haven't succeeded in changing my writing style. And frankly, I can't see what I'm doing wrong. Can any of you offer advice?
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posted by csjc
on Dec 7, 2010 -
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Should college students be reading essays about video games or should they be assigned John Stuart Mill? I'm looking for readings to pair with Gerald Graff's article "Hidden Intellectualism."
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posted by cymru_j
on Jul 21, 2010 -
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I want to eventually publish a high school / college level math textbook, but I have no idea what I'm doing.
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posted by anonymous
on May 19, 2010 -
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Here's my painfully specific waste of a question. I'm writing a letter to someone important at my alma mater. This letter is coming from me specifically as an alumn. My brain is fried and I cannot for the life of me figure out how to best format my signature block - I know I've seen this before but I'm having trouble.
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posted by peep
on Mar 19, 2010 -
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How would you approach this college admissions essay prompt?
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posted by caroljean63
on Jun 9, 2009 -
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I have a month in which to do a project. What kind of project, you ask?
Good question. Perhaps something fun, perhaps something educational, perhaps something mind-expanding. The options, they are endless.
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posted by Rinku
on Oct 13, 2008 -
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I am applying to grad school. The deadline is approaching. Where can I go to get my letter of intent (personal statement) read and critiqued?
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posted by iamkimiam
on Oct 24, 2007 -
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I'm a 25 year old journalism major riddled with major debt who has two years of school to go. How should I go about handling my debt situation and finishing school with the ultimate goal of becoming a successful print journalist? Furthermore, am I a fool to enter this field considering my rather unpleasant financial picture? Life advice, please.
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posted by anonymous
on Jun 13, 2007 -
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I'm going back to school and I haven't written essays in about...oh...five years. I can brainstorm like crazy, but I can't seem to structure it properly. As my girlfriend puts it: my essays are just black holes that suck up my time, and I get no where.
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posted by Brainy
on May 14, 2007 -
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I studied philosophy in college. By my senior year I had decided that I wanted to pursue a career in academia. I had co-founded a conference. I was writing a thesis. I had intentions of applying to graduate schools. However, during my last semester I experienced a crisis of faith and delayed my thesis for six months, eventually earning a "C". I want to go back and do the job right, but I don't know how.
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posted by anonymous
on Dec 30, 2006 -
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Pimp my freshman composition class: what essays would you put on the syllabus?
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posted by wheat
on Jul 27, 2006 -
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Blogging in the classroom. I've decided to set-up a blog for my students this semester. This will be the place for their response papers, writing exercises and a few other tidbits. It needs to have access for 5-10 members, a very easy set-up, free-to-near-free pricing (although I would pay or find the dollars to fund if it was warranted), and very clear posting/linking instructions for the students. Advice on selecting a blogging system needed.
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posted by fionab
on Aug 31, 2005 -
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