Essays

Jan. 12th, 2006 11:26 pm
ivybgreenflower: The Beatles (late period), surrounded by green plants and red flowers (Default)
I have to write an essay for Mrs. Long's class. What bugs me about it is that we have to have a hand-written rough draft to go along with our typed copy. We're supposed to be practicing for the AP test, during which we get about 40 minutes to write each essay. My AP test essays usually take me about a quarter of the time we get to write them. It's just the way it is with me and writing essays when I know I haven't got much time and I have a lot to say so I just write like a crazy woman. So, theoretically, if I had to write that took me the full 40 minutes, it'd be quite a bit longer than the typical AP kid who writes like a normal person. And it would probably ramble a lot and not make sense and be very redundant. Our last essay (or at least, the last one I did... though I don't think anyone did the last one we were assigned) was kind of long, considering the 40-minute thing. Funnily enough, one kid I cannot stand probably caused this whole rough draft thing, because before class he asked me how long mine was, and I answered truthfully, so he ran off to Mrs. Long complaining about how on the test we only have 40 minutes blah blah blah.
So it's my own fault I have to write a rough draft. I really did write my essay in an hour, taking many many many breaks to check e-mails and reply to IMs. My at-home essay writing is very relaxed. It doesn't take me that long to say what I want to say the way I want to say it. If I can't think of something else to say, then that's it- I don't dwell on it. If I can't think of the word I want to use, I reword my sentence and move on. It doesn't take me that long to write an essay, and I really wish I didn't have to waste my time on a rough draft.
I also don't really need a rough draft for spelling and grammar mistakes, either. And I don't need one to see if I've written something that doesn't make sense, because I don't write down a sentence until I know it sounds good in my head. ROUGH DRAFTS ARE POINTLESS. They give me writer's cramp and make me irritable, AND THEN I HAVE TO TYPE THE WHOLE DAMN THING UP, despite the fact I won't change it because it sounded good in the first place.
I'm not trying to brag or say that people who benefit from rough drafts or who need extended periods of time to write are stupid or are bad writers. And just because I write fast and don't use rough drafts doesn't mean I'm a good writer.
I just really hate wasting my time, especially on boring AP essays. I have an Algebra test tomorrow I really desperately need to study for, but instead I'm stuck writing the same essay twice. Mrs. Long knows my writing; she thinks I'm a good writer and so did Mrs. Fisher. I should be exempt from essays for the rest of the year :P
Seriously though, I'm fuming right now. Absolutely pissed off.
This is all David's fault.
-11:40 PM
ivybgreenflower: The Beatles (late period), surrounded by green plants and red flowers (Default)
+ Basics +
Are you emotional :: Super.
Do songs make you cry? :: The Long and Winding Road, Here Today, Free As a Bird, others.
What about movies :: Concert For George
What emotion do you usually feel :: Happiness or hate... I go to extremes.
+ Sadness +
What does it take to make you cry your heart out :: Sadly, not much.
How many times have you done that :: All the time. Not so much lately...
Where do you cry :: Anywhere, but I try not to be in school when I do
Do you hate crying :: Oh God yes.
Do you like it when others cry :: Ugh no, I always feel so bad, but I know the more you try to comfort them the more embarrassed they feel... so I let them cry and then change the subject.
Do you think tears make eyes look pretty :: NO.
Who looks good when they cry :: No one I know
How else do you express sadness :: I turn it into anger. Sadly that means violence and screaming. That's pretty extreme though.
Are you sad all the time :: Not really. More like hateful, but I get over it
+ Anger + What does it take to make you mad :: Stupidity, esp. mine or a teacher's... anything.
What do you do when you're angry :: Screaming... oh God the screaming... and of course, tears. Sometimes. Usually I get super bitchy and I'm sorry for that because it's not fair to the people I bitch to.
How short is your temper :: Really short... sometimes.
How long does it take you to calm down :: Years... it took two to stop being angry with my ex.
What's the worst thing you've done when you were mad :: Hmm... violence towards people. Usually it's the poor doors that get kicked and slammed and swung open with great force
Do you freak out when others are angry :: No, but I do feel bad.
Has anyone ever recommended anger management to you :: lol what do you think? hee
What's the worst thing someone's done to make you mad :: I don't want to get into it.
Do you anger people :: Sure.
+ Joy + How often are you happy :: All the time, even when I'm hateful... unless I'm angry or sad, obviously.
What makes you happy :: Friends, Beatles, not much. I'm picky.
What do you do when you're happy :: Squee and laugh. :)
How optimistic are you :: The glass is neither half empty nor half full. It just is.
Do happy people make you mad :: Sometimes, but not usually.
What's the worst thing someone can do while they're happy :: Dunno.
Ever been so happy you were dying to tell everyone :: Yesyesyesyes!
Ever been so happy you cried :: ALL THE TIME! whee!
Do you smile a lot :: Yeah
Kiss people a lot:: no.
Who really makes you happy :: Hmm. Jackie, Bianca, my lj friends, lunch with the monochromatic hippies, THE BEATLES.
Do you like doing things for people when you're happy :: Sometimes
+ Fear + What do you do when you're scared :: Cry.
What scares you :: The fate of western civilization, pollution, people dying, the dark... etc.
Do you like scaring people :: Sometimes
Do you like the trill of being frightened :: NO. Ugh.
Does fear accompany anger in your case :: I suppose sometimes.
Ever been so scared you couldn't breathe :: Yeah
How often do you panic :: Constantly
What's the one thing that scared you more than anything else EVER :: Hmm... well, one time I thought Paul died. That was scary. Um. Being lost in the super market. I don't know.
What do you do to calm your nerves :: Nothing helps, so I just wait for them to calm themselves.
Do rollercoasters scare you :: Yeah, especially after physics class *wink*
+ The strongest emotion + What song never fails to get your strongest emotions going :: Here Today
Movie :: I don't watch movies too much.
Commericial :: They don't lmao
Person :: Anyone
Thing :: Reocords!
Sight :: Beatles
Sound :: ...Beatles
Food :: Beatles... just kidding. Um. I don't have any emotional foods thank you.
Thing you're looking forward to/want :: More records?
+ What do you do + When the emotion sucks :: Cry
When the emotion rocks :: ...cry?
When there's no emotion :: I never feel like that
+ Would you rather + Never feel again :: Sometimes... yeah. I never want my heart broken again, I never want the deep chasm of loss again, I never want to cry again. But sometimes... the happy high makes it all worth it. So no.
Feel loneliness or anger for the rest of your life :: Oh God. I've been so lonely for the longest time. But anger makes me tired and hateful and I'd probably die of high blood pressure.
Be happy forever and never experience bad times :: Sigh. No. Then I'd lose my humanity.
Cause misery :: No
Feel misery :: Stufooooo
Be alone :: I don't know. Sometimes I think I'm better off alone, that way I don't annoy people.
Be with everyone you know :: Blah
+ Who + Cheers you up more than anyone else :: Wow... when one of my very closest friends... (Jackie and Bianca) smile. That really makes me feel great. Or, a Beatle. Hee.
Angers you more than anyone else :: Me.
Scares you more than anyone else :: Anyone I love when they're suicidal
Makes you think about your emotions more than anyone else :: Wow... I guess Jackie, because we always get so deep.
Makes you really care about how they feel and what they think :: Jackie or Bianca. They never seem like they're fishing for sympathy. They're... I dunno... real? And also very close.

Thought I'd start with that because it's RANT TIME.
Whoo.

So, I failed my second semester of Algebra 1 last year. Old news.
So, I failed my first semester of Geometry this year. New news.
So, It took my school a year to figure out I SUCK AT MATH.
So, my schedule is all screwed up now so I can take retard Algebra. Whoo.

JACKIE, I'M GONNA MISS YOU IN MY FIRST PERIOD!!!!!!!! WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH it's not fair...
But, I'll be with Bianca and Stephanie third period, which is nice. :) I only have two classes with them... but now... I only have two classes with Jackie. Woe.
BUT, Jess and I get a break from each other. :) Which is nice. :)

I have some retard algebra class with my homeroom teacher (yay) FIRST PERIOD, so I can't be late anymore. WOEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE.

Maybe now I'll pass, but I really wish I hadn't just WASTED my first semester in geometry.
Blah, I could've taken an elective!

I'm picking Biology next year, I hope I'll get Wagner. :) I should... he taught AP Biology last year... I lurve Mr. Wagner!

Anyways, I have nothing more to bitch about and no more news, so I'll be back later.
See you then...
Ivyette @ 9:11 PM

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