things that make me go hmm

the purple earth hypothesis.

(another from Term Paper 2000.com)

For only $28!!

Sheesh.

I've wanted for a couple months to put up flyers that say, "I'll write your paper. $200 per page." I think someone would probably take me up on it, too.

Everyone has a price. That's about mine.

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Shakespeare , 2002.
This paper discusses the life and times of William Shakespeare.
725 words (approx. 2.9 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 27.95
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Abstract
The author states that little is know of Shakespeare's life details, but it is known that he started acting in 1597 before the queen and soon became an expert playwright. He points out that one of the interesting aspects of Shakespeare's life is that he came from the farm class and grew up in a town where most of the people were illiterate. The feminist position of Shakespeare is discussed. The author states that to be a successful playwright in Shakespeare's day, a playwright had to interest many different people and that is why Shakespeare had such a wide range of play topics and styles.

From the Paper:
"William Shakespeare was born on 23rd April 1564 to farmer class parents. This is the reason why we find his life so amazing. He grew up in a town where the majority of the people could neither read nor write. It is known that about five years after he married he left his hometown, Stratford, and went to London where he started acting before the queen. It is known that his careers as an actor as well as a manger both were illustrious and he had a good many years of criticism and success. He lived the latter part of his life actively and died a wealthy man."

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(I don't know what to say.)

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Joan Didion , 2002.
A study of the essays of Joan Didion.
2,340 words (approx. 9.4 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 73.95
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Abstract
This paper examines in-depth the popular essays of American writer Joan Didion in the collections, "Slouching toward Bethlehem" and "The White Album". It describes that Didion's essays are always focused on her point of view, not just in what she sees, but also her opinion. The paper analyses her writing style and illustrates that these essays are an excellent example of effective personal writing, which makes for interesting content. Table of Contents: Examples of the Essays of Joan Didion The Writing Style of Joan Didion The Value of Didion's Essays Works Cited

From the Paper:
"Joan Didion is a writer best known for her essays. These essays were collected in two volumes, Slouching toward Bethlehem (1968) and The White Album (1979). Both of these established Didion as a successful essayist. While she also wrote novels, fiction and screenplays, it was always her essays that remained most popular. To consider this further, the essays of Didion will now be analyzed. This will begin with a look at several examples. Her writing style will then be considered. Finally, this will be concluded with a look at why her work is worth reading."

This Blog Is Insufferable

I couldn't sleep because I couldn't remember all 50 states, so I just got up to google them.

Lend me your ears and I'll sing you a song

Yesterday, all day, I'd find myself accidentally singing part of the refrain of Hendrix's Castle's Made Of Sand. I'd be walking down the street, someone would give me an odd look, and I'd realize I was singing.

I call it stumbling into song.

Today, all day, I've had that Blink-182 song in my head. The one that goes,

She said that I'm not the one that she thinks about
She said it stopped being fun, I just bring her down
I said don't let your future be destroyed by my past
She said don't let my door hit your ass

And whenever I'm singing it, I hit the last line hard, almost triumphantly, like it's my chance to tell off some hypothetical source of my (largely hypothetical) resentments. But of course, the song is about being told off, so I feel dumb. That's when I realize I'm singing in public.



Methinks I'm an iPod in a person's body. Sociobiology that, Lynn-face.

Leeches and Maggots

I suspect everyone has heard this by now, but the Times (registration required) says that surgeons are increasingly using leeches and maggots in their work.

Leeches, it seems, are good at getting blood out of places where it's not supposed to be (particularly in microsurgery) while maggots can clean wounds in patients who don't heal naturally.