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[schroeder]

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Yay well done winny

I got 80. My piece got marked down because there wasn't any "action". Turns out, there is such a thing as too understated. For my next one I think someone will get murdered or something .

But 80's very good. What did you get for the story?

Hmm. There wasn't a lot of action in mine, either. I also think that as much as tutors are capable of being objective and following the guidelines, personal taste matters as well perhaps. 'Action' I love reading books where nothing ever happens

10/53/17

But it's still very good. I thought you got 30 or something for your story from your initial reaction. Meh, I think pass 1-2 is good, you can't please everybody and also if there's stuff we need to work on, then that's fine. Imagine if we got 100%-what a waste of money this course would be Well, at least for me as I'm paying extortionate Continental prices

But at retrofitting the freewrite. Naugthy

that is

Well, it was a genuine freewrite, but kind of focused on the bit of tat I was going to submit. Needs must as deadlines loom etc.

Yes, yes, needs must, agree.

I've got a half a chapter in the coursebook, at least five Katherine Mansfield short stories and 3 critics to read and a tma to write before Friday midnight.

Here we go again

Oh, look, 24 hrs to go and not a word written. Surprise surprise

How's it going today Winny?

I have yet to make a start on mine in fact I've barely looked at the stuff all week.

I'm not sure I've settled into this course yet. meh

FWIW schroeder, I found the representation 'rooooom' by far the driest part of the whole course. It gets much more exciting after this one (imho).

I'm hanging on your every word proles. Dry? it's mind numbing!

Never mind, it's a step up from Olney Hymns at least.

Ah the old Olney Hymns, good times

winny what happened? Did you finish OK?

Nope, got extension. Need to finish by tomorrow. Am feeling uninspired, to the least.

to say

Is it 20c fic you're doing now? I was toying with the idea of that one, or the Shakespeare. I should have done Shakespeare I reckon... ah well. Back to boring grindstone.

Good luck with yours.

May I join you.
Doing an online MSc in Clinical Education.
Module 1 essay 3000-5000 words. Have 800 (min) words to go. Due in tomorrow.
Highly skilled in procrastination.

Can I join this party? In year 2 of 2 MA Translation (Bristol - but distance learning so I never have to go there). This part-time course regularly takes up 40 hours of my time each week. That's 3 hours MORE than my full time job. And I have three children. You'd think I'd be too busy to procrastinate but you'd be wrong.

Currently putting off the writing up of my very carefully constructed, detailed 4 page presentation plan into something I would actually be happy for other people to read. My course is all peer-reviewed and you're marked on how well you interact with course mates and lead discussions via a messageboard so I'm telling myself that time on MN is actually honing my internet communication skills.

Not much procrastination on here at the mo, where is everyone?

I am in deep pre TMA gloom, I just don't understand what I'm supposed to do? The question is so big and vague-I'm sensing a theme on this module for vagueness and I am not keen.

The question refers to 'early ideas about leadership', but I cannot find any other reference to it, so am not exactly sure which ideas I should catogorise as early or not? Obviously Pericles and his fellow pre-christians, but where to draw the line?

Hello everyone (pitiful attempt not to seem too self obsessed)

'early ideas about leadership'

last year's question was "How do theories of democracy help us to understand the role of modern political leaders?"

Hello to Persephoney and Melty!

Blimey schroeder I don't like the sound of that, far too vague for me

I'm procrastinating alright - today I moved a pile of CDs that I know for a fact have been there for since before last Christmas and boxed them alphabetically.

Hi proles I've emailed my tutor, because I just cannot answer the question unless I understand what is meant by 'early'.

Am very much missing indexes and glossaries this year.

How is everyone else doing? Some of those word counts are pretty scary.

I'm guessing 'early' means 'pre-modern' - anything up to the French Rev then (ish)? Good idea to seek clarification from the tutor. Oh that block is woolly

That sounds reasonable, they do bang on about 'mass industrial soceties' so yes that would make early 'pre French revolution or industrial revolution'. It's just such a huge time span, it feels weird that Pericles and Machiavelli are in a chronological group together.

I have done some cracking procrastination this evening. DP out at the football so given that he wants to take me out for dinner tomorrow I thought I'd better crack on this evening. So far I have had a 35 minute shower, watched three episodes of Desperate Housewives and deepcleaned the kitchen. I then opened a Word document and wrote the title, then thought..."ooooh, I'll just have a quick check on MN..." and here I am.