The Gratuitous Promise

The Gratuitous Promise: not worth anything, but I'm making it anyway!.........My thoughts as a stay-at-home mom turned law student, who just passed the California bar exam.

Monday, January 23, 2006

5 pages of CRAP!

Well, I wrote my paper tonight. I had 2 pages from yesterday and did another 3 pages tonight. I just wanted to get the facts and reasoning from the cases I'm using down, plus the arguments I have thought of so far. I didn't put in my cites, nor my fact comparisons, so the paper is in very rough condition. But basically, even though I followed the format my professor told me to use, it feels like total crap.

Part of it, I think, is being out of practice, since our last paper was due 2 months ago. I'm "out of shape" in writing these papers. And, the whole research thing, while interesting, makes me nervous because I don't know if I have the "right"cases or if I'm incorporating them correctly.

For my previous papers, I had great insights while sleeping. I would work on the papers during the evening, and wake up with amazing clarity on what to write. (Too bad I couldn't have taken a nap during my LA midterm.....I probably could have improved my analysis and my grade!) I'm hoping that kicks in again. I could certainly use some inspiration!

1 Comments:

At 1:46 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

From what I've gathered, a lot of people are feeling like the work they're turning out for this assignment is crap. I suspect that's why the FAQ distributed by Denise reminded us in no uncertain terms that "A good grade on a research assignment—or even this class—will NOT get you into your second year of law school."

 

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