When writing a paper, there are several things one just shouldn’t do.  After four HUM papers and an entire semester of Reed, I think I’ve more or less figured it out.
1) If you’re a music lover, don’t play music while you’re writing your paper, unless it honestly helps you concentrate or you can block it [...]

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Oh, Reed library, how I love you.  The quietest library I have ever, ever seen; it’s almost creepy sometimes.  But it’s useful to complete work, if I don’t have my computer.  I’ve been attempting to write my essay for this Saturday for the past week and it’s not. working.  Herodotus needs to take a short walk [...]

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Writing this essay has been the most painful thing I’ve ever done.  I’m supposed to write 5 pages on why the Iliad ends with the burial of Hektor by Saturday.  Five brilliant pages dripping in awesome.  Hah!  Fun stuff.  This essay does not want to be written.  I have about four paragraphs in single spaced, [...]

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