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Why MSCL Doesn't Make A Good College Essay
Posted: Oct 10th 2002, 10:37 am
by Nostradamus
Have you ever actually tried writing a brief but insightful synopsis of MSCL? Without plagiarizing any of the dozens of reveiws that have already been written? In one night?
I mean, I love MSCL, but
IT HAS NO PLOT!!!
I mean, it does have a plot, obviously, but, but... you try summing it up in one neat little paragraph!
Oh, and remember to separate encoding from message from decoding from receiver from feedback...
Yeah, I know... I should have just ripped off "Angela's World" and been done with it, but
nooo, I have to be a perfectionist and make it up myself, just on the thousand-to-one chance that my instructor visits this site...
Next time, I'm going with MacGyver -- Smart guy, gets in trouble, makes blow-torch out of bicycle, saves the day, THE END.

Posted: Oct 10th 2002, 10:43 am
by starbug
You do make me

Nostradamus...
Try the Sparknotes Academic Paper Generator, located on
http://www.thespark.com
that should come up with something highly interesting and insightful.
Posted: Oct 10th 2002, 11:01 am
by Nostradamus
Oh, great,
now you tell me! I just posted the paper!
That Generator does sound useful for future projects, though. I couldn't find it on The Spark -- maybe you could find the precise URL? Then again, I'm very sleep deprived right now, so maybe its staring me in the face...
Incidentally, with all you intellectual types out there, anyone else ever use MSCL for a paper? Just curious how you would've handled it...

Posted: Oct 10th 2002, 11:09 am
by starbug
I've just been for a look and you're right: it isn't there. They have removed it!

They must have got into trouble over it somehow. Or perhaps overuse blew up their server.
I relied on it for a year!
Posted: Oct 11th 2002, 12:48 am
by emmie
well, I never actually wrote a paper on MSCL. but it does seem like a good topic. I mean, look at how much we find to discuss here. I did, however, write 2 papers on Buffy. can you imagine having to research Buffy? poor me.
emmie
Posted: Oct 11th 2002, 12:51 am
by Natasha (candygirl)
Hey emmie - I just started reading Fighting the Forces, so I would love to see your Buffy papers. If you would like to share them, that is.

Posted: Oct 13th 2002, 3:34 am
by Nostradamus
Wow, I didn't even know about FTF until you mentioned it. Have you read "The Individuated Hobbit" by, um, some scholar that I can't remember? The works of Tolkien as an illustration of Jungian Psychological theory... one of the triggers of my interest in philosophy, long rambling conversations about nothing, and 23!

Posted: Nov 17th 2002, 10:56 am
by Neptin
emmie wrote:well, I never actually wrote a paper on MSCL. but it does seem like a good topic. I mean, look at how much we find to discuss here. I did, however, write 2 papers on Buffy. can you imagine having to research Buffy?
Ditto.. well I onyl wrote one BUffy paper! I got an A on it! It was the best paper to write!
Posted: Nov 27th 2002, 2:50 pm
by Natasha (candygirl)
I haven't written any papers on Buffy or MSCL, but I did write a paper on Heathers for my satire class. I still love that movie!!
