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[clementine9288]

I thought I was over yesterday's essay-bashing session in DiG. It happens to everyone, whatever. However, I woke up this morning and began playing the class over and over in my head. My grades this quarter are not good, and now I feel like I'm going to get a seventy on this paper. I mean, there were parts of it that people liked, and I guess

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[clementine9288]

Whoa, I guess I should have expected a rant from you. Thanks. Over the past month or so, I've come to realize that he is actually a total dick and is very immature. He was totally forcing his opinions on us yesterday! Grrr.
PS thanks for your offer to bust skulls...I may take you up on that if he gets to me again :D

[sandandkisses]

Di-
I wish dr. d. knew you were a brilliant writer. I shall pee on him to inform him if you would like, though bill also makes a very good offer. bye!

[amour__vrai]

Ugh but your essay was REALLY GOOD!
That's the problem. I loved your ideas and you're a wonderful writer, and from my perspective people weren't harsh with you.
But like I completely understand the situation, because having your paper massacred by Dige's class is the worst thing ever and you want to crawl into a hole and never come out again.
The thing is, when one person reads/criticizes your essay, it's just one person's view on a paper. However, when twenty-ish people read/criticize your essay, you get that multiplied by twenty, because each person sees a different thing.
I was talking to Tommy about it, and we agreed that even though it's really painful, going through it will probably make us better writers. I felt I learned a lot from the criticism of Tommy's essay (I think I'll work really hard on omitting needless words and taking out "this is").

P.S. When the whole class like orgasmed over Cinque's...eh...I didn't say anything.

[clementine9288]

Thanks. I'm sorry I didn't think about it from your perspective. I know you went through something similar, so why should I whine? And you're right, it will make us better writers.

[vert1go]

diana, believe me, your essay does in no way merit a 70 or anything close to it. you're definitely one of the ones who knows what she's doing in that class, and dige, as well as everyone else, knows it for sure. don't feel badly about it because it's not worth it - nobody is any less impressed by you after reading your essay.

[clementine9288]

Thanks so much for the support! I'm sorry I spewed my insecurities for you guys to hear. I love having you guys in my class because you all see through the bullshit :D