I have to write one last paper for the semester. Blergh.
6 page double spaced MLA style on "whatever I want", but it has to be something I have an opinion on and feel like arguing for/against.
I mean, 6 pages (extra credit for more) is a nothing paper, I can do it in my sleep. But I'm stymied for a subject. I either no longer care about anything enough to argue for it or (more likely) am SO argumentative that I'm spoiled for choice and am suffering brain-lock. Or brain-jam. Or brain-marmalade. Possibly preserves? Anyway.
On a much cooler note, my Psych paper got 100%, a handwritten "outstanding work!" from the prof and a request from the prof to give him a copy of it to use as an example to future classes. So, you know...I got that goin' for me.
Well, yay, MM!
As for your new paper, you could always write something on how the internet community has become a viable/global substitute for the more intimate sense of community that was prevalent in the early to mid part of the twentieth century. Argument being that so many try to insist that the internet is an isolating entity when it really doesn't have to be.
Hmmm...well, better than "Cheese: Manna From Heaven or The Devil's Shitsicle" which I was toying with.
I don't know... Cheese can be quite a gas.
But I'm stymied for a subject.
I think you need only to look at your post just prior to find a subject.
(Hint: zombies.)
I can just envision my opening paragraph...
"Cheese. Widely regarded as a staple, this wondrous dairy product comes in a variety of flavors, smells, and textures. It is a multi-billion dollar industry in and of itself and is used as a topping or garnishment for innumerable culinary dishes the world over. Surely something so beneficial could be nothing if not proof of a loving God's endowment of providence upon humanity, His most loved creation.
However, cheese's sometimes cripplingly deleterious effects, such as intestinal binding, plus its inaccessibility to those poor souls afflicted with Lactose Intolerance Disorder (LID) put the lie to the belief of a loving God and His favorable blessing. No, cheese, this foul hardened-milk, is nothing but a curse bestowed upon a suffering world populace by a hateful, scheming incarnation of Pure Evil.
Cheese IS the Devil's Shitsicle. And, with this paper, I shall prove it to you, the reader, and by extension the ENTIRE WORLD!"
You know, that might do...
I was going to suggest "worst member of the Justice League".
"Worst" being defined as "most useless and least cool".
Should I be for or against Aquaman?
"Despite his 'royal lineage' and his claim to rule 3/4 of the Earth, Aquaman had no real place or business in the company of our planet's mightiest defenders. Aquaman never brought to bear the only truly impressive 'power' he had...the ability to raise and command an Imperial Aqua-Army and/or the ability to raise Aqua-Taxes."
or
"Aquaman is a much maligned member of the Justice League, even to the point of being fodder for mid-grade stand-up comedians. But consider this: The ability to command every creature under the sea is incredibly impressive and could be used to prosecute almost any agenda the Justice League could offer, were they to extend their influence into global politics and markets. To offer a speculative example: Imagine how much more effective the U.S.'s embargo of Cuba would be if, in addition to a few ships of the U.S. Navy, you had to bypass half a dozen giant fucking squids the size of Rhode Island. Huh? I rest my case."
As for your new paper, you could always write something on how the internet community has become a viable/global substitute for the more intimate sense of community that was prevalent in the early to mid part of the twentieth century. Argument being that so many try to insist that the internet is an isolating entity when it really doesn't have to be.
I was thinking that very thing. Great minds think alike. And then again, Barb, so do ours.
I rest my case.
I'd really go with the Zombies thing, because you have gotten to the pro-Aquaman conclusion in one paragragh. BTW, MM, congratulations on being used as a bad good example. I mean, with that psych paper and all.
