Is it required or is it an elective?

Yeah I guess it's actually a required gen ed class. But it's not for my major, so I call it my elective class?

Ahhh... I see. Was confused. So those two pieces are what you have to write on? 6 pages. About... Repetition, Rhythm, uhhh... Structure... the propogation of structured ideas in society... uhhh... overtaking, or overshadowing the urge towards individuality in man, with, the... stronger urge towards... tradition... because civilization exists through defying the entropy, the chaos that nature tends towards, and replacing it with... what are ultimately artificial constructs... which... has benefits for the society as a whole, but places a great load on the shoulders of the individual, as they are... ecplipsed... by the template of what a modern person should be, according to the prevailing wisdom of the times, as opposed to the contributions they could make through originality, as is necessary, that is: it is necessary for an individual to break the mold (ever so often in our collective history) in order for us all to benefit, but paradoxically, most of us cannot achieve success without conforming, to one degree or another, to the structure that society imposes on us, which is reinforced through the generations, and through the clinical, scientific heirarchy of accepted disciplines, all a sort of rhythm, a sort of repeating pattern which drowns out the impulse towards individuality, but also sheilds us from the harmful elements of the human psyche which come hand in hand with the freedom to defy the defined roles society has placed before us... blah blah blah ... you should be able to bullshit your way through six pages with some random nonsense such as this. Good luck.

What do you mean, "not an abstract mind"? :( Why do you suppose you need one to write an essay? Set it up like a logic, science, or construction problem, or whatever it is you think is concrete enough for you. Pick some categories to build a structure; hang some sentences on them. Voila! an essay.

Geez Flint...why don't you write it for him?

Cloud, I guess the abstract bit would be picking what to write about, as it isn't defined by logic. But that's the easy part, actually, because there isn't a "right" answer here. Formulate a wacky theory and drone on about it - with conviction. Finding something in it to act "all worked up about" helps.

Well, I started to say, you don't need an abstract mind to appreciate art . . . but then I thought about it. A lot of art appreciation is subjective, so maybe you do.

A simple, "compare and contrast" is easy enough, however, and in this case the premise of an essay can be retrofitted. Just make two columns and start jotting down all the things that are the same and different, and usually a theme will appear. As if by magic. Honest.

And then you can fill in the b.s. as Flint suggested from there.

This is the most painful paper I have ever written. I hate this shit so much. Almost half done, though, I am anticipating the end.
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