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 Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2006 8:44 pm
 I've been working on my researh paper for hours now, and the only think I think I've finished entirely is the introduction. So, is it any good? gonk
Since before the ancient Egyptians even conceived the concept of a life after death, man has tried to imagine what could be waiting for them when the die. For the Christians, it was the vague idea of a “good place” and a “bad place”, a Heaven where the righteous would be rewarded and a Hell where the sinners would be punished. Unfortunately, not even the Bible revealed many clues on the specifics of these places, and until a Florentine poet by the name of Dante Aligheri wrote his epic poem, many Christians would be left to wonder. Dante’s Divine Comedy provided a detailed (though fictional) description of the Christian afterlife, and evolved the endless plain of fire and stretch of clouds into living, breathing, believable places, and forever changed the way Christians viewed Heaven and Hell.
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Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2006 8:52 pm
Ooh, I like it! Is your paper strictly about the Christian concept of the afterlife?
Oh, and " . . . man has tried to imagine what could be waiting for them when the die . . ." should have "them", not "the".
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Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2006 8:55 pm
Merriweather Ooh, I like it! Is your paper strictly about the Christian concept of the afterlife? Oh, and " . . . man has tried to imagine what could be waiting for them when the die . . ." should have "them", not "the". I was thinking they, really.
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Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2006 8:56 pm
Merriweather Ooh, I like it! Is your paper strictly about the Christian concept of the afterlife? Oh, and " . . . man has tried to imagine what could be waiting for them when the die . . ." should have "them", not "the". Yeah, fortunately Word caught that for me xD
Sort of. It's about how The Divine Comedy changed the Christian views of the afterlife
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Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2006 8:59 pm
system malfunction Merriweather Ooh, I like it! Is your paper strictly about the Christian concept of the afterlife? Oh, and " . . . man has tried to imagine what could be waiting for them when the die . . ." should have "them", not "the". Yeah, fortunately Word caught that for me xD
Sort of. It's about how The Divine Comedy changed the Christian views of the afterlife My bad. redface Did you read the whole thing? I got stuck on the second canto . . . redface
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Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2006 9:00 pm
After now fully reading it, I'm getting that your last sentence would be your thesis statement. Find a way to shorten it.
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Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2006 9:02 pm
Merriweather system malfunction Merriweather Ooh, I like it! Is your paper strictly about the Christian concept of the afterlife? Oh, and " . . . man has tried to imagine what could be waiting for them when the die . . ." should have "them", not "the". Yeah, fortunately Word caught that for me xD
Sort of. It's about how The Divine Comedy changed the Christian views of the afterlife My bad. redface Did you read the whole thing? I got stuck on the second canto . . . redface I've read it three times. But I didn't really get it until the third time around
@Druki: Shhh. I'm putting in filler to make it look like I put more effort in ninja
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Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2006 9:07 pm
You can still shorten your thesis statement and have the opening paragraph the same length if not longer. ninja
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Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2006 9:07 pm
If this is a reasearch paper, Druki's right - I got 5 points taken off for not having my thesis in the introductory paragraph when I was in highschool. D:
The filler goes in the paragraphs between the intro and the conclusion. You bullshit by using big words and fancy sentence structure so you sound like you know what you're talking about. xd
Only major challenge is fitting those damn outside references in... >_>
(I'm actually writing a research paper right now, and that's the problem I'm running into! LOL)
Edit: But if it's just a persuasive essay I wouldn't worry about it.
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Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2006 9:09 pm
system malfunction Merriweather system malfunction Merriweather Ooh, I like it! Is your paper strictly about the Christian concept of the afterlife? Oh, and " . . . man has tried to imagine what could be waiting for them when the die . . ." should have "them", not "the". Yeah, fortunately Word caught that for me xD
Sort of. It's about how The Divine Comedy changed the Christian views of the afterlife My bad. redface Did you read the whole thing? I got stuck on the second canto . . . redface I've read it three times. But I didn't really get it until the third time around
@Druki: Shhh. I'm putting in filler to make it look like I put more effort in ninja You're better than me. It sometimes takes me three tries just to get through a book (Slaughterhouse Five, The Hobbit, Lolita . . .).
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Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2006 9:10 pm
Druki You can still shorten your thesis statement and have the opening paragraph the same length if not longer. ninja True, true. I'll work on that when I'm sure I have enough set up that I can hand it in and not fail xP
@Q: Actually, I know my subject, so I'm just writing from memory then finding sources that agree with me. So far it's working pretty well rofl
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Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2006 9:12 pm
Well, I am having a hard time finding more than one source for "Disassociative Cinematic Procedure as Displayed in Fight Club" regarding subliminal cuts and Tyler Durden.
Yes, even film students have to write research papers. =(
xd Good luck with your paper, though. Intro looks good.
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Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2006 9:13 pm
[Q] Well, I am having a hard time finding more than one source for "Disassociative Cinematic Procedure as Displayed in Fight Club" regarding subliminal cuts and Tyler Durden. Yes, even film students have to write research papers. =( xd Good luck with your paper, though. Intro looks good. Damn. So much for choosing film as an easy way to avoid papers x_____o
Thanks whee Good luck with yours too xD
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Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2006 9:15 pm
I know, right? xD It's not even an english class. It's my final project for Lighting on Location class. >_> Edit: You'd think our final would be something like 'set up this combo stand with the edison stingers and set up a 3 point lighting system with one soft light and OHMYGAWD USE THE C47s! DON'T FORGET THE C47's FOR THE GELS!! D: D: (Oh yeah and don't burn yourself or pop the box with those 2k kilowatt lights, mmkay?)" LOL. Sorry, I just decided to go all filmlingo on you because it's fun. =3 .. And I'm having a pretty bland day, so I lighten it up with jokes. ^_^ Don't abuse the Halogens.
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Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2006 9:18 pm
[Q] Well, I am having a hard time finding more than one source for "Disassociative Cinematic Procedure as Displayed in Fight Club" regarding subliminal cuts and Tyler Durden. Yes, even film students have to write research papers. =( xd Good luck with your paper, though. Intro looks good. Wasn't a picture of a demon inserted into The Exorcist during one of the scary scenes?
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