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| Wow, what a total change of workload semester two is. Sure, AP Statistics is going to be a tough cookie (we have to finish a university course in only 3 months? T.T), but at least I have a spare!
And I have pleasure reading time now!! No more being forced to re-read AP English books over and over again!! :D I'm gonna read wonderful books like Jude the Obscure and Vanity Fair!
This semester is going to be awesome.
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| No, I am not feeling depressed. In fact, I am rejoicing because I finally did well on a physics test.
It's just that the recent studying of existentialistic/absurdist
literature has made me question my existence. We are born out of
nothing, and most likely, we become nothing after death.
Every day, we wake up and follow a similar routine. Our parents go to
work to maintain financial status, and we students head off to school
to...learn. What is the purpose of learning, when we are all going to
eventually die and fade into nothingness? So what if I can
differentiate - will my existence be an ounce more significant in the
end?
Personally, I enjoy learning. It's a wonderful experience; however, the
stress involved with it is immense. Humans began with the exploration
of knowledge because they had too much time on their hands after
domestication. Now, in our society today, it seems like there isn't
enough time to do anything. What ever happened to the eight-hour
rest we called sleep? Its dreams are dissolved into nothingness as we
race towards completing our homework, applications, extracurriculars,
etc. Our generation sorely lacks the sleep that is crucial to our
health. We will all be nervous wrecks by age thirty, at this rate.
There are times when I wish I could fall into eternal slumber.
To die; to sleep;
To sleep; perchance to dream.
But Fate dictates the opposite. Oh well, back to my homework.
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| The long-awaited Thanksgiving weekend is upon us! How will it be spent?
-homework
-dinner parties
-gaming --> I'm gonna start up that DDR again! =P
Oh, and I've been assimilated into using Facebook -_-. It seems that
EVERYONE is using it, and I suppose it's a good way to keep in touch
with a lot of people. Plus I can feed my posts onto it without any
effort on my part, hurrah!
As for my previous post - I've been cleared completely. The plagiarist
admitted to what they did, so I'm thankful. Let this be a warning to
all of you, however.
Biomedical Club began today, and I suppose I could deem it a success.
The room was packed (with asians, typical XD...we did have at least 2
non-asians!!), and everyone was actually listening to me and Tina. Our
main problem now is getting laptop/computer+projector access, as Anime
Club is also on Friday, and they are competing for the media cart as
well.
Anyone up for some CS? =P
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| I discovered today that someone (who will remain nameless - most of you
don't know them, anyways) had plagiarized by biology assignment. Of
course, I had to prove to the teacher that it wasn't me who copied off
of the person.
After I handed in the assignment on Monday, I had sent my assignment to
a friend who wasn't taking bio, but who said she wanted to take a look
at the English on the assignment (she had seen Belle and I proofreading
the assignment during lunch time). Having handed in the assignment, I
didn't really have any qualms, and knowing that she wasn't taking bio,
it didn't strike my mind that I was doing anything wrong. She was
trying to improve her English, so I didn't find the request odd.
I sent it over MSN, and I don't really know the details after that, but
somehow one of her classmates/other friends got ahold of the document,
printed it out, put their name on the assignment, and handed it in LATE
the next day.
My teacher showed me the plagiarism initially, and told me that unless
the perpetrator could be determined, both of us would get a zero. Later
on, realizing that I HAD sent the assignment to someone, I told her
about the circumstances. My teacher told me she knew it probably wasn't
me in the first place, because the plagiarizer handed in the assignment
late. She warned me to not distribute my work in the future. I'm not
sure if I'm out of the deep water yet, but chances are that I am.
I'm thankful this wasn't in university. In university, I wouldn't have
a second chance. I would be kicked out immediately, regardless of it
being my fault or not. I have learned a very valuable lesson.
But that's not to say that I'm not pissed. Oh yes, I'm extraordinarily
annoyed. I'm just hoping that the person who gave the assignment over
to the plagiarizer did not have any bad intentions in the first place
(ie. selling the assignment for money).
Tears were shed over this event, because not only was there a breach of
trust, but there was also a realization of how stupid my act was. Never
again shall I distribute my work, unless under special circumstances -
proofreading, etc.
心情不好.
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| I hate the work. I hate the stress. I hate the lack of sleep.
You can tell I'm really happy right now.
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