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gbirrd
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My end of semester essay. (10 pages)

The question is " How "  <--thats it. he said nothing else. just how.

like wtf . ughhhhh

Nov 17 2009 9:06PM
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SteezyOhio
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sounds fucking mind bendings, either smoke a few bowls and attack your computer, or take water color and paint 10 pictures and hand that in to him stapled and all
Nov 17 2009 9:14PM
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caucasian_chad
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You could be a smartass and write an essay on the definition/word origin of how.
Nov 17 2009 9:14PM
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*Get_ill*
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we had to write a philosophy paper on doors lol
Nov 17 2009 9:14PM
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ClownPrince
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Sounds sick. Do whatever you want with it.

I'd way rather write a 10-page paper on that than a 10-page paper on some history event or a book or something.

But I'd rather not write a paper at all than either of those - which is why I'm a bio major.
Nov 17 2009 9:16PM
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oreopancake.
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Counter with "why?". Get into a battle with the 5 W's.
Nov 17 2009 9:16PM
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Arabian.
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I wrote my 15 page thesis in 2 days on Commodification in the music industry and how it's affecting sales. If you pick something really interesting, it's not hard to write on. Just put on some chill music and get into it, and be sure to map out your argument beforehand so you can't just git-er done and write circles around it.
Nov 17 2009 9:17PM
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MCIRONCOCK
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You could refute the "How?" by asking "Has anyone really been far even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?" and revolve your essay around that.
Nov 17 2009 9:19PM
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Rachy
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Totally would think Why? would be the essay, not how?

Just write 10 pages of questions that start with how.

How do you tie your shoes?
How do you write a 10 page essay on how?
How do you give such a weird assignment?
How did the first person invent nuclear physics?
Nov 17 2009 9:20PM
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gbirrd
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 yea im being a smartass doing this all on the 5 w's. i feeling about 2 hours im gunnna be stuck.
Nov 17 2009 9:21PM
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skijunkiedtm
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Nov 17 2009 9:22PM
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daytripper67
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thats a sick paper! like someone said take some adderal and smoke a j if youre into that shit and attack!!
Nov 17 2009 9:25PM
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Hannah.
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sorry but come on its college i write long term papers more than once a semester for class, its part of it. and philosophy is a really cool subject and pretty open ended.
Nov 17 2009 9:31PM
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shibby
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Is this for a a university philosophy course? Seems like a pretty ridiculous essay topic to me especially if you aren't majoring in it.

Let us know how you decide to approach this one I'm quite curious.
Nov 17 2009 10:04PM
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Elijah.
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Me gusta.
Nov 17 2009 10:07PM
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_CC_
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hand him a page that says 'like this'
Nov 17 2009 10:10PM
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TheButterHashira
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haha.


Write a defense of the scientific method? I think that is one of the IB theory of knowledge papers that kids in that class can write.
Nov 17 2009 10:15PM
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poopandflush
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hand in ten blank pages and on the last one write the words. "Do you know?"
Nov 17 2009 10:16PM
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Cone-argh
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That's such bullshit man, what kind of phil teacher is this. This is the kind of thing that you only hear about in made up stories (eg: essay on why, student writes why not, gets a...). I am an Honors Phil major, and my thesis topic is "Brandom's pedagogical elaboration as an Algorithmic Elaboration: Connectionism," and example of a real philosophy paper...Focused. What kind of dork teacher asks "How."
Nov 17 2009 11:09PM
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daytripper67
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yeah. you act like a phil major.
Nov 17 2009 11:16PM
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Cone-argh
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You haven't seen nothing, you should listen in to a fourth year seminar. It's like a tornado of pretension and condescension
Nov 17 2009 11:18PM
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daytripper67
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i have i take pretty high level phil classes cause im gonna have a phil minor. i cant even imagine being a phil major
Nov 17 2009 11:20PM
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njwa88
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I had to write a 5-7 page essay on a stop sign
pretty cool huh
Nov 17 2009 11:22PM
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fountain.
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i know someone who took that class, but there question was why. his answer was why not, and he got a 100 percent.
Nov 17 2009 11:23PM
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Spinoza
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whats the class called?

im a philosophy major but have not had anything like this  [maybe cause im only in second year..]
Nov 17 2009 11:24PM
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Arabian.
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And they're all wearing blazers and scarves and even a few fedoras. The whole reason I was turned off of Philosophy is because 40% of you are stoners, 55% of you are pretentious blazer-wearing coffee sipping assholes, and the 5% that actually like what they do are forced out by having to deal with these people.

You're not better than everyone because you can reason through a problem that has no application at all. Philosophy is just intellectual masturbation.
Nov 17 2009 11:24PM
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Fish_Sandwich.
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Shit, my philosophy teacher is not either one of those, cool.
Nov 17 2009 11:28PM
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doublexl
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nah
Nov 17 2009 11:30PM
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t-roy
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that could actually be a fun essay to write. a lot less boring than dry research, but it depends on where you go with it. it is such an open ended topic that you can write an open ended paper.
Nov 17 2009 11:31PM
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Spinoza
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yo you live in ontario??? what school?
Nov 17 2009 11:34PM
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Arabian.
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Oh snap, I realized I put far too many "you's" in there. It wasn't aimed at you, but at the philosophy department. I realize there are a couple of guys that actually do well in it, but the majority are pretentious assholes.
Nov 17 2009 11:34PM
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dr_phil
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Hell no.

Yeah some people studying in philosophy are just douches that masturbate their intellect but philosophy as a discipline is VITAL.
Nov 17 2009 11:59PM
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BootySpunk.
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Reply with "Because"
Nov 18 2009 12:02AM
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griffin.paisley
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^ teh lulz
Nov 18 2009 12:13AM
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ShadyHillGroup
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i prefer adderall, then write like a mother fucker, then some more adderall + weed, then im extra critical and can proof read/re write
Nov 18 2009 12:14AM
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t-roy
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HOW..

much wood would a wood chuck chuck if a wood chuck could chuck wood?

x 10 pages of that copy and pasted. Imagine the look on the profs face.
Nov 18 2009 12:17AM
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shibby
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Word, this is kind of what I was trying to say. I`ve only taken college level philosophy so I was a little apprehensive in straight up saying how stupid and non specific the essay topic was but I guess I would have been right in doing so. I`m thinking of minoring in philosophy next year, I`m just afraid that at the university level it may be TOO intense.
Nov 18 2009 12:31AM
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[Adam]
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im feeling ya, basically the same for me
Nov 18 2009 12:33AM
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OhMyBosh
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i know i preach against this in the laugh/lose thread but this is just too appropriate with OP's title.

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Nov 18 2009 1:18AM
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OhMyBosh
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if you read my post along with the picture, you will see that i greatly dislike those pics for the most part, but this was too appropriate.
Nov 18 2009 1:21AM
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KramerC
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philo is such a pointless class other than to fill a core. I mean come on.
Nov 18 2009 1:51AM
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daytripper67
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naw youre talking out of your ass. i bet you couldnt tell me the first thing about phil of physics or anything. philosophy is hugely important in a lot of ways
Nov 18 2009 2:07AM
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ThaLorax
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You can't respond to "how?" with "because", that would be fore "why" and a better response is "why not".



You could give instructions on how to pass an overly openended essay topic.
Nov 18 2009 2:14AM
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ajax
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What is the first thing about philosophy of physics? I am curios (not trying to be an ass).
Nov 18 2009 2:42AM
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daytripper67
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haha sorry i meant that as a figure of speech. im not sure theres a real first thing to the phil of physics. right now we're just talking about fields and whether they exist or not and space and time and calc and shit
Nov 18 2009 3:16AM
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ajax
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haha ok cool, that's what i figured.
Nov 18 2009 9:38AM
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nickyp
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yeah, a lot of the stories you hear about really abstract and open questions, and people getting full marks by writing 2 words are false.

Nov 18 2009 9:45AM
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Armanzoid
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That is the easier paper in the world. You just explain how one concept in philosophy works. Picks something you like, and write whatever you want.
Nov 18 2009 9:57AM
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