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Aug 18, 2006 13:00

Things done:
APENG
Politics
6 Colleges (essays are done for six schools)
Common App long essay

Things almost done:
Econ
French
1 College (essays almost done)

Things not started:
Math

I'm in decent shape.

And I'm going to Kelsey's tomorrow!
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spangletigress August 19 2006, 01:37:35 UTC

You have college essays done already? Good for you! I don't... I don't even know exactly what I have to write about. I know I should have done that already, but alas, this summer has not gone as planned, and I lost about two weeks of work time.

And is it just me, or is this year's APEng summer reading absolutely terrible? I mean, I can honestly say that I hated every single one of the stories (the poetry is another matter): Men sleep with their mothers, and the women suffer. Men mistakenly suspect their wives of being unfaithful, and the women suffer. Men discover that their wives had been raped years before they even knew each other, and the women suffer. Men believe that their wives are too independent, so they deprive them of sleep and food, and the women suffer. And why? Why all of this? Why do the women always have the abuse and the shame?
Because god said so. Last year's summer reading was definitely much more compelling!

kandn August 19 2006, 21:07:55 UTC

I loved the reading, actually. On the contrary, I thought the woman's role in Othello was sympathetic toward feminists. Desdemona is a classic victim of the "slut" image; I think Shakespeare feels sorry for this stereotype. Shakespeare generally has strong female characters--Lady Macbeth for instance.
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spangletigress August 19 2006, 21:59:23 UTC

Hmm... well, while I pitied Desdemona, I pitied all the other victims, but I hadn't supposed that any of the authors WANTED us to pity the women overmuch. Does the same hold for Katherine the Shrew? He only poses the question, "he who knows better..." and no one answers, so is that a question for the audience? Are we supposed to all stand up and say, "I KNOW A BETTER WAY TO MAKE YOUR WIFE CHILL OUT"? And Lady Macbeth, while strong, was not a positive character! Between Lady Macbeth and the Three Sisters, that play makes women look like the root of all evil! (Even if the Sisters only PREDICTED the tragedy, by mentioning it, they set off the chain reaction. And you can't argue successfully that Lady Macbeth did not push her husband into murder, however she repented afterward.) That play makes women look like the root of all evil, like Genesis; it's certain that women in Genesis are not respected at all, but there's a reason provided for that, so the agenda there is obviously not a feminist one. And as for Tess and Angel Clare... what ( ... )