Essay in contemp vs. Essay in English

It's annoying when you have two classes that are there to teach you to write, and they contradict each other.

English says it would be better if I was friendly, Contemp Jewish Issues tells me to talk to an idiot.

When you have to clarify everything in a paper on modern issues, the three page paper turns to nine. Plus, terms I'm used to, he either isn't, or he's pretending not to. I described the Jewish situation as a Venn diagram.

"You didn't explain what a Venn Diagram is."

"Every body knows what a Venn Diagram is. It takes forever to explain it. Explaining what any particular visual aid is would take ten times as long as the material that you're trying to speed up with the visual aid."

"I don't know what a Venn Diagram is." Oops

"…well, anybody…who would have had a math class recently would remember…"

"Ah, well, I haven't had one in a while, that could explain it."

"Hmm." Whew.

Sometimes I really think he is just trying to find things to mark on the paper. He points out to me where I could use other words. "Is there something wrong with what I said? Are the words too basic? Did I repeat them?"

"No, just offering other possibilities."

^Great.^

His papers come back so marked up with blue pen, it looks like they were underneath the Other tampon in a commercial.

I turned in a paper, he told me that "Athiest" should be lower case.

We are given the chance to redo our paper, he told me that "athiest" should be upper case.

Do I really have to have two classes that are teaching me how to write?

Get me outa here!!!

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Michael Kadish

"People do not quit playing because they grow old ... They grow old because they quit playing." -Oliver Wendell Holmes