alternative essay-writing strategies

[helenic]

Bored with the traditional method of, you know, words and syntax and stuff, I have decided to submit the rest of my essays this term in artpad form. I can tell this is going to be a profitable enterprise - I've done two in the last half hour:

To what extent are the portraits of the Essenes in the accounts of Josephus and Philo consciously Hellenising?

'The opposition between Greek and Roman traditions largely disappeared as Classical culture became the combined culture of the entire imperium Romanum' (Zanker, 1995). What implications does this assessment have for our understanding of identity in the Second Sophistic, and are these implications valid when it comes to identity in art?

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[emperor]

*applause*

[libellum.livejournal.com]

*bows* thankyou, thankyou!

[thene]

You rock.

[libellum.livejournal.com]

*grins*

[glass-world.livejournal.com]

muahaha.

[libellum.livejournal.com]

I'm actually emailling the second essay, so I'm *very* tempted to include it as an attachment ... I wonder how they'd react. If one of my students did that to me, providing they'd also written a decent essay, I'd probably give them extra credit, but them I'm Liberal as Fuck. Hrrrrm. Also, the "decent essay" bit is currently looking unlikely, so perhaps I'd better play safe...

[glass-world.livejournal.com]

Is the tutor someone who would maybe find it funny? If so, SEND IT!

[libellum.livejournal.com]

I don't know, they've never supervised me before. therein lies the dilemma...

[glass-world.livejournal.com]

Eh, what harm can it do?

[libellum.livejournal.com]

well, seeing as the essay is now looking like it's going to be late, it could really piss her off...

[glass-world.livejournal.com]

Good point... WRITE THE ESSAY (easier said than done, I'm aware).
You have one of these 'social life' things, right? How do you do that AND do work?! It's impossible!! *sigh*

[sparklejess.livejournal.com]

My! that's remarkably expressive!

It reminds me of the 'picture is worth a thousand words' excuse, and is most entertaining. Thankyou.

I also have many thing to do, which presently consists of a lot of procrastination and 'oh, I have a headache, I can't possibly do a single thing today'

I need a strategy, yes.

Good luck with finding your words.

Much love,
Jess

[libellum.livejournal.com]

well, I did still use words, so perhaps not. Maybe "short, witty Flash animations are worth a thousand words"...

if what you have to do is work-related, I recommend spending ten minutes of your procrastination summing up the main themes of your essay in artpad. It's therapeutic, and also remarkably clarifying - like the exercise where you answer the question in a sentence if you're having difficulty starting.

hope your headache improves. Ibuprofen and orange juice, and ginseng rather than caffeine! *hugs*

[ixwin.livejournal.com]

*cracks up severely*

you're wonderful.

[libellum.livejournal.com]

*grins*

[maga-dogg.livejournal.com]

(Is Plato right to structure his discussion of art around the relation of art to knowledge?)

[maga-dogg.livejournal.com]

Um, bad html. http://artpad.art.com/gallery/?i7fucu14qgz8

[libellum.livejournal.com]

the form is cute!

[the-lady-lily.livejournal.com]

*applause*

If they illustrated it like that, many more of the second years might understand the Republic set text!

[maga-dogg.livejournal.com]

Gah. How can anybody fail to understand Republic?

[itom.livejournal.com]

The second one is brilliant!

[libellum.livejournal.com]

glad you liked it!

[mijra.livejournal.com]

Honestly, this is great! I'm impressed. And amused!

[libellum.livejournal.com]

heh. thankyou :) I think this could become a new genre....

[the-alchemist.livejournal.com]

Oh that's wonderful!

I seldom laugh out loud at anything, but I did at that.

[libellum.livejournal.com]

rah! *pleased*

[mirabehn.livejournal.com]

*roars with laughter*

Oh man, I needed ArtPad when I was studying English. And you, too. I needed you. :-)

[libellum.livejournal.com]

hehehe. I'm convinced it'll become a new genre. Go on, I dare you: TWW slash in artpad form... :) *hugs*

And they all lived slashily ever after...

[mirabehn.livejournal.com]

(please make allowances for sickly!Elly who has a slightly shaky hand...)

West Wing Slash (with a spot of slashy-het in ArtPad form (http://artpad.art.com/gallery/?i7hcb6wqc7s).

Re: And they all lived slashily ever after...

[libellum.livejournal.com]

heh heh heh :)

[zougwa.livejournal.com]

That's brilliant.

I added you a while ago, by the way. Hope you don't mind.

[libellum.livejournal.com]

glad you like it :)

I don't mind being added at all. However, my friends page is huge, so I usually don't add people back unless I know them personally ... otherwise I'd just end up having to skim half the entries, no matter how interesting they were, and that would be fairly pointless :)

[yiskah.livejournal.com]

I totally love you.

[libellum.livejournal.com]

*beams*

[kungfuchaos.livejournal.com]

hahahaha, im a scientist and im still cracking up! "you not even greek!" lol lol lol. owned. :-)

[libellum.livejournal.com]

yay! glad it tickled you :) *pleased*

[nightkitchen.livejournal.com]

now THAT was spectacular!!!

[libellum.livejournal.com]

spectacles is what we aim to provide :)

[the-lady-lily.livejournal.com]

"We r only enemy becos we represent symbolic 'other' "

PERFECT!!!

*giggles lots*

I so want to e-mail that to the X3 lecturers and see what they'd make of it... :)

[libellum.livejournal.com]

eeeeep, noooo. *refrains from commenting any further on public entry*

[a-lush.livejournal.com]

Hey miss Helen.
This is Heather (paper heart) from the boards.
Just letting you know I added you.
I hope that's okay.