Day 186 of San Diego

In this episode, I rant about working on a final paper and getting the lowest grade ever in my ENGL class. Are you ready? Same here...:

Our ENGL grades are on a scale from 0-4. Four being an A. Zero being an F. My in-class essays have gone up from a 2.3 to a 4. I have never gotten anything lower... until reviewing my grade for my final paper...

A 1.7, ladies and gentlemen. You read that right. A low C for my FINAL paper.

Here's the reasons why I'm pissed...

1) I worked very, very, VERY hard on that essay. I put my whole heart and soul into creating the BEST paper my teacher has ever seen! For two days, each day consisting of about three or more hours on writing the son of a bitch, I had thought and memorized and researched until my brain swelled up.

2) My grade was low because my sentence structures weren't... shall we say... what my teacher was expecting. How in the Sam Hill were my sentence structures WORSE in a typed essay than in a written essay? I feel as if I sound like a ten year old when writing something out rather than typing something up. When I type up a document, I feel like a full-fledged scholar. I've obviously done well in the past when typing up essays. That's why I got an A in ENGL 101, supposedly the toughest ENGL course.

3) The general fact that the FINAL... F.I.N.A.L.... paper had the lowest... L.O.W.E.S.T.... score besides my written essays has scarred me more than it probably should. Because here I am, telling myself I type better than I write, yet I'm proven wrong on one... stupid... assignment. Sure, this one horrendous grade on one paper doesn't mean that I'm a terrible writer. It only means that... well... I sucked on that one assignment.

4) My friend Dean got a higher score than me - only by a few points, though. You want to know how long he worked on his paper? ... Wait for it... Two hours. HOW...? WHAT IS THIS SORCERY?!

I've been angry about my paper since 9:30 in the morning. I talked to my teacher about it and even HE said he was shocked over my grade.

Maybe he should have allowed us to turn in a rough draft before sending in a FINAL ONE! GOD...

Anyway... I'm done complaining... I'm tired and I deserve my rest...

Goddamn essays...

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