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bjornski7
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Hey everyone,
Let me paint a picture that I am sure is familiar with many of you: Here I am staring at a blank Word document, trying to rack my brain for ideas, when I had a genius one, NS.  So here I am, and I figured maybe some of you could help me.

So here is the prompt:
There is nothing more frightening than ignorance in action. -Goethe (Prepare a response)

I would greatly appreciate any ideas you might have to offer.
Blake
Dec 21 2007 10:38PM
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Liam.
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just make up some bullshit story about how someone shows ignorance in everyday life. bullshitting is the key in these types of assignments
Dec 21 2007 10:41PM
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bjornski7
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except this assignment is worth more than $20,000 b/c it's one essay for the presidential scholarship at montana state
Dec 21 2007 10:44PM
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breckfreeskier
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then I would not be trusting some of the Kids on NS for ideas lol
Dec 21 2007 11:00PM
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comeatmebro
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if you can't think of something on your own, maybe you don't deserve the presidential scholarship there?
Dec 21 2007 11:19PM
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KRAMPUSNTROLLZ
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GEORGE BUSH

Dec 22 2007 2:32AM
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Microcosm
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I agree, the topic is pretty straightforward. There are a lot of ways to go with it. I can think of a bunch, organizing them would be the harder part. Try coming up with some stuff then make an outline. If you can't do that then..
Dec 22 2007 1:33PM
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charmander
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hell fuckin yes
like henry rollins says "everytime he opens his mouth it gives me a subject for a joke"
guys a shithead
Dec 22 2007 2:40PM
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OOHapieceofcandy
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Hate ta say it but your not gonna get much help for that on here. If this contests so pretigious or whatever you should probably be able to think of some good ideas if it's worth 20000 and you think you deserve it.
Dec 22 2007 9:57PM
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[]Soul_Steeze[]
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no just use george bush's presidency...
Dec 22 2007 10:28PM
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[Toby]
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!!!!

Dec 22 2007 10:40PM
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ax_murderer
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y?
Dec 22 2007 10:44PM
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[]Soul_Steeze[]
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y?

i think you mean...WHY

thats the proper spelling. this isn't aol here


and the why of it is cuz george bush is suckin it up as a president and as long as hillary doesn't replace him, any of the nominees could do a better job than bush
Dec 22 2007 10:52PM
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Shadows
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you could also use all the people in this thread who are saying to use bush. arguing that they dont know what its like to be president.
Then of course you could use me, arguing that i dont know anything about politics.
essays like this are pretty much open ended. it all comes full circle at the end as long as you can find one shred of something to relate.
Dec 22 2007 10:59PM
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fsscott
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Take a look at 9/11. The ignorance towards to people who "did this" was phenomenal. I mean, just because someone wears a turban, doesn't mean that they're a terrorist.

Yea, you could use that as your example, along with whats really going on.
Dec 22 2007 11:15PM
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Shadows
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keep in mind though, theres a difference between ignorance and paranoia.
Dec 22 2007 11:16PM
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snwbrdmilf
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It's CAUSE not CUZ. This isn't AOL here.
Dec 22 2007 11:19PM
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bjornski7
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It's because, not cause, you got him good though.

i do have ideas, its how to put them together that is boggling me a bit.  all of you that are saying i should write about bush or 9/11, you have to remember this is an essay that is going to be read by people who may have very different opinions than you.  i need to write about something much less controversial.

i was thinking maybe racism, or something to do with the environment and china/inda, seeing as how my intended major is bio-resources engineering
Dec 22 2007 11:31PM
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Shadows
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wtf, you shouldve said that.
obviously write about global warming.
Dec 22 2007 11:36PM
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Utahpowderskier
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I wholeheartedly disagree. It doesnt matter if they have a different viewpoint as you. As long as you have enough evidence to back your arguments, a controversial paper is 110004035 times better than a milk and bread kind of weak ass paper. Remember, you are wanting to stand out from the other 15000 papers that they are going to get. You arent going to do that with a pussy paper. I am not saying that Bush is going to make a good paper. I would actually encourage you not too because it is too played, but I would suggest you find something that IS controversial that you feel strongly about that you have evidence to back yourself with. That is how you will win this thing. You have to stand out.
Dec 23 2007 3:08AM
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MCIRONCOCK
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Write an introduction, then put the "I CAN HAS CHEEZBURGER?" cat picture as the rest of the paper.
Dec 23 2007 1:34PM
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potatofarmer
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the banwagon effect that media bias has on todays society
Dec 23 2007 3:05PM
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breckfreeskier
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jumping on the  banwagon should be the new way to say get banned

Dec 23 2007 4:24PM
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