Lisa Cuddy Posted November 26, 2010 Share Posted November 26, 2010 I can't believe I've only got two weeks of my placement left. I'm really going to miss it when it's over, which is in stark contrast to how I felt in my first week when I was all ready to chuck it. I got to take a patient for a videofluoroscopy this week as well, which was really quite fascinating. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaltyTON Posted November 26, 2010 Share Posted November 26, 2010 Maybe sending your lecturer an email with the line "an embarrassment for a four year to have produced, let alone a university" in it isn't the best idea... This could be interesting next week... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotThePars Posted November 26, 2010 Share Posted November 26, 2010 (edited) The History exam went decent enough. Definitely have not failed so I don't have to chuck it:P Think I answered the question pretty well, however, I still suck at timing. I had to rush the last paragraph and conclusion by attempting to put too much analysis in. On the bright side, got an A2 for the second History Assignment and it's apparently been submitted to the archive and there's a chance of winning a prize I'm aware with an A2 (A1 clearly being the best) that I have no chance of winning but it's good to have known you've done well. Edited November 26, 2010 by NotThePars 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supras Posted November 26, 2010 Share Posted November 26, 2010 (edited) Actually sounds like a good way to approach it. The main criticism of my first essay was not referring to the primary text enough. What second question are you doing? Thinking of doing the Locke one on consent to enter civil society this weekend. I really hate my essay but I can strangely imagine it doing well (a B for me is good). Or it could absolutely bomb, I'm a master of C essays and one way or another this won't be a C essay. I'm doing the Locke question on the separation of church and state, it is focused and there is less chance of me going wildly over the word limit. The only resource for it, A Letter Regarding Tolerance, is online and it's according to the lecturer that will cause a citation problem. The text itself is really weird, it starts off all right then he starts talking pish and near the end of it there is a paragraph on atheism which directly contradicts everything he has said previously. I really think he was getting more and more hammered as he wrote it. I also stated how his own personal actions at the time contradict his own writings which will either be viewed as analysis or word count boosting pish. I've been up late in the library tonight and yesterday finishing it to avoid any weekend work. Still a bit of a bitch having to come in on Monday to hand it in. I could actually send you it, and you could have a good laugh at my expense. Maybe sending your lecturer an email with the line "an embarrassment for a four year to have produced, let alone a university" in it isn't the best idea... This could be interesting next week... What the f**k were you talking about? Edited November 26, 2010 by Supras 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ad Lib Posted November 26, 2010 Share Posted November 26, 2010 I really hate my essay but I can strangely imagine it doing well (a B for me is good). Or it could absolutely bomb, I'm a master of C essays and one way or another this won't be a C essay. I'm doing the Locke question on the separation of church and state, it is focused and there is less chance of me going wildly over the word limit. The only resource for it, A Letter Regarding Tolerance, is online and it's according to the lecturer that will cause a citation problem. The text itself is really weird, it starts off all right then he starts talking pish and near the end of it there is a paragraph on atheism which directly contradicts everything he has said previously. I really think he was getting more and more hammered as he wrote it. I also stated how his own personal actions at the time contradict his own writings which will either be viewed as analysis or word count boosting pish. I've been up late in the library tonight and yesterday finishing it to avoid any weekend work. Still a bit of a bitch having to come in on Monday to hand it in. I could actually send you it, and you could have a good laugh at my expense. Now where would be the fun in that I'm going to see if I can knock off 500 words of a start tonight. Planning to compare Locke's interpretation of civil society with Hobbes (and maybe Rousseau) as the nature of the social contract is central to this essay. Also planning to home-in on the problems with tacit consent and also explore an idea which he only touches on then shies away from, but which has been taken on by other writers since: if he didn't water down the response to his principles he should actually be an anarchist who believes state and civil society are completely divorced from one another and the so-called state of nature is actually civil society itself. Should be good fun. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaltyTON Posted November 26, 2010 Share Posted November 26, 2010 What the f**k were you talking about? His page on the student server which was embarrassingly disorganised, no-one can find a damn thing on it due to his daft file labelling system, and old files still being on there. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted November 26, 2010 Share Posted November 26, 2010 Handed in my History essay today. I feel like it could be decent despite being rushed and done when I was more asleep than awake. Also had my last ever Politics tutorial of this semester. Fridays now end at mid-day for the next couple of weeks Right I have a general question for anyone that needed to do 4 subjects in their 1st semester, what do I do after the holidays? I'm only doing Geography until Christmas. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ad Lib Posted November 26, 2010 Share Posted November 26, 2010 No lectures next week. Since they cancelled the Politics Revision tutorials, once I get this essay handed in, just got a tutorial on the law of Trusts on Friday and then it's exam revision time. Very frightening how quickly this semester has gone. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xbl Posted November 26, 2010 Share Posted November 26, 2010 A couple folk in my tutorial class got me a bottle of wine! I've never had a present from any of my classes before, so it was really nice and unexpected! I heart students. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaltyTON Posted November 26, 2010 Share Posted November 26, 2010 Now where would be the fun in that I'm going to see if I can knock off 500 words of a start tonight. Planning to compare Locke's interpretation of civil society with Hobbes (and maybe Rousseau) as the nature of the social contract is central to this essay. What about Calvin? Seems unfair to leave him out... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ad Lib Posted November 26, 2010 Share Posted November 26, 2010 What about Calvin? Seems unfair to leave him out... Complete irrelevance viz. consent doctrine and him not writing one of the course core texts might have something to do with it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaltyTON Posted November 26, 2010 Share Posted November 26, 2010 Complete irrelevance viz. consent doctrine and him not writing one of the course core texts might have something to do with it. Did you miss the point? :lol: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supras Posted November 26, 2010 Share Posted November 26, 2010 Now where would be the fun in that I'm going to see if I can knock off 500 words of a start tonight. Planning to compare Locke's interpretation of civil society with Hobbes (and maybe Rousseau) as the nature of the social contract is central to this essay. Also planning to home-in on the problems with tacit consent and also explore an idea which he only touches on then shies away from, but which has been taken on by other writers since: if he didn't water down the response to his principles he should actually be an anarchist who believes state and civil society are completely divorced from one another and the so-called state of nature is actually civil society itself. Should be good fun. It is unlike anything I've ever written but as it's a voluntary essay that may not count towards the overall grade there is no point playing it safe. Sounds plausible but I hated Hobbes, and immediately dismissed ever discussing him again. His page on the student server which was embarrassingly disorganised, no-one can find a damn thing on it due to his daft file labelling system, and old files still being on there. At least your criticism was equally embarrassingly disorganised. I've never really criticised lecturers, I really don't think they would give a f**k. No lectures next week. Since they cancelled the Politics Revision tutorials, once I get this essay handed in, just got a tutorial on the law of Trusts on Friday and then it's exam revision time. Very frightening how quickly this semester has gone. Yes, and I've been drunk what 5 times at the most? It's embarrassing, I'm old and decrepit and it's too close to exam time to remedy this. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmothecat Posted November 26, 2010 Share Posted November 26, 2010 Been spending time helping and taking part in the occupation of an Edinburgh uni lecture hall for the last couple of days. The university have been very responsive. This weekend I have to actually get some work done discussing Socialism and the Labour Party. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ad Lib Posted November 26, 2010 Share Posted November 26, 2010 It is unlike anything I've ever written but as it's a voluntary essay that may not count towards the overall grade there is no point playing it safe. Sounds plausible but I hated Hobbes, and immediately dismissed ever discussing him again. Good luck. You'll need to be pretty up to speed on Locke and hope there's a question that's specific enough so you don't need to refer to Hobbes as well for the Early Modern English political thought. Look at the past papers. They're frightfully specific. Yes, and I've been drunk what 5 times at the most? It's embarrassing, I'm old and decrepit and it's too close to exam time to remedy this. 5? That's at least 2 more than me! I plan on getting absolutely blootered over Christmas to numb the pain of my Law results coming back. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaltyTON Posted November 26, 2010 Share Posted November 26, 2010 (edited) At least your criticism was equally embarrassingly disorganised. I've never really criticised lecturers, I really don't think they would give a f**k. Erm, you haven't read it, or his overly defensive response which he cc'd to his boss. You've never seen a lecturer who was clearly on the verge of tears! Edited November 26, 2010 by SaltyTON 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmothecat Posted November 26, 2010 Share Posted November 26, 2010 I enjoyed Hobbes at first, but then had to do a second year Political philosophy (Hobbes, Mill, Locke etc) only to have to do the exact same subject a year later. Currently doing another political philosophy module which is thankfully on Rawls...except the first month and a half was about the history of the use of the State of Nature. More Hobbes. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calum_gers Posted November 26, 2010 Share Posted November 26, 2010 I enjoyed Hobbes at first, but then had to do a second year Political philosophy (Hobbes, Mill, Locke etc) only to have to do the exact same subject a year later. Currently doing another political philosophy module which is thankfully on Rawls...except the first month and a half was about the history of the use of the State of Nature. More Hobbes. I loved the State of Nature, but i couldn't stand Hobbes, esp Leviathan. Locke and Rosseau were good though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ad Lib Posted November 26, 2010 Share Posted November 26, 2010 I loved the State of Nature, but i couldn't stand Hobbes, esp Leviathan. Locke and Rosseau were good though. Hobbes is turgid. Rousseau is horrendous, but almost pales into normality when you're then made to read Marx. Locke is a fascinating read. Good stuff as well. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supras Posted November 26, 2010 Share Posted November 26, 2010 (edited) ^^^ Rousseu is the best to read, Locke comes across as a bitter drunk in a letter concerning tolerance. I'm still not looked at Marx though. You've never seen a lecturer who was clearly on the verge of tears! I think my lecturers are always on the verge of tears, it isn't a particularly good job and they have to cope with seeing younger more vibrant people every day. I'd hate it. Edited November 26, 2010 by Supras 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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