Got back my American Lit. essay. In the comments, it said:

‘You might look at the American socialist, Throstein Veblen, and “pecuniary emulation”‘

Who? What? Why would I know that?!

It is clearly the reason why my life is not perfect. Pecuniary emulation (whatever that may be) is the way forward.

I really hate it that lecturers mark essays the way they themselves would write them (to be fair they are mainly authors themselves), so that you get a lot of ‘You could have included this…’ or, ‘You might like to look at…’

1. If I was interested in mind reading I would clearly not be studying English. I would be doing BA Mind Reading.
2. I am already over your crappy word count by at least 1,000 words, there is no space to add in your ideas unless my own are so brief that you are provoked into saying ‘Extend this…’, ‘What about that…’.

GRRRR.

Still, 68% is 68%. 2% off a first. Not bad, considering I thought he was going to be a harsh marker.

He was also telling us about the strike the lecturers’ union is going on next week for more money, so we won’t be having the class. On top of this, he told us the union has decided they won’t mark work from the 8th March. Our essay, which is at least 30% of our final mark, is due in on the 24th. Umm, wtf?!
He then goes on to say we should support them and get our parents to support them.

Now I’m not a logical person, but I cannot think of any reason why I would want to support my lecturers in not teaching classes or marking my essays. Especially when I and my parents are paying a few thousand � in tuition fees.

If this were a feminist fascist dictatorship ruled by moi, they’d count themselves lucky they were still alive.

And not wearing hot pink.

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