I've got to say, though, his works are more bearable in english The translators (whoever they are) do well in dropping his overbearing style89vision wrote:Camus-FantasticMrFox wrote:Eh, seriously? I can't really understand your tastes. I hated L'Etranger...although his Myth of Sisyphus was actually pretty interesting.89vision wrote:Albert Camus
I love The Plague. A lot of it is philosophical, but novel-esque. I like the mix. To each his own though.
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Haha, really? Are you having PMS or something?descartesb4thehorse wrote:Let's stop you right there for a brief synopsis for our viewers at home. Thread title: "what is considered a good story?" Joke of the thread: good stories are unheard of in law school PSs, let's talk about actual good stories. We have fun with that for a bit, some heavyhanded Russian names are bandied about. You necro the thread to try to throw your big bags of mainstream philosophy into the mix. I point out that you miss the point of the thread, you ad hom something about my social life in retaliation. My social failings are pretty obvious to anyone who has posted more than twice in the lounge, so you could have at least put some effort into it. Kind of like this:
Sorry you have some over-diagnosed disease found only in the first world, but when you freely admit your proclivity for dark corners of your undergrad library, think two ticks before lecturing anyone on their social life.89vision wrote:northside wrote: Your life in college must look completely different from everyone you know. You can't go to study groups. You can't listen to your iPod while studying. You have to sit in the front. You only take notes by hand. You write EVERY due date down, twice. You schedule the library like it's a job and find a nook in the back and never tell anyone you know where it is. You go to office hours all the time. You have to annotate everything you read which means you print every PDF, and highlight every book. It's expensive. It's time consuming. Its not as fun as going to bars, but it's what you have to do to get to where you want to be.
Story of my undergrad. Nearly verbatim.
Oh yea, and get that reading comp up to speed if you're ever gonna get an LSAT that'll get you outside of Pitt range.
When did I say I had ADD? You better get that reading comp up! I'm bipolar, which is a "real" disease. Again, making a false assumption. That's been posted several times, as anyone who has checked these forums would know. Next time do a little research. Congrats on being a hypocrite.
When did I "lecture" any on their social life? The post was on a Sunday night. I don't think you're out on this site on a smart phone at a bar. I made a comment that you were getting starting an argument that didn't need to happen. Then you make a post that further exemplifies those characteristics.
Also you are making several false assumptions. "Nearly verbatim" does not equate to "verbatim." I bet I go out more than you. Stop making incorrect assumptions. I never said I stayed in all the time, or that anything cut into my social life.
You assume I have ADD, which you don't think is a "real" condition (which is extremely ignorant), then you assume I don't go out because I said a recollection of undergrad described my experience "nearly verbatim." And then you make a catty remark about my LSAT skills? Laughable.
Grow up.
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I am not bilingual, and only have read his stuff in English. I'll take your word for it though.FantasticMrFox wrote:I've got to say, though, his works are more bearable in english The translators (whoever they are) do well in dropping his overbearing style89vision wrote:Camus-FantasticMrFox wrote:Eh, seriously? I can't really understand your tastes. I hated L'Etranger...although his Myth of Sisyphus was actually pretty interesting.89vision wrote:Albert Camus
I love The Plague. A lot of it is philosophical, but novel-esque. I like the mix. To each his own though.
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Sorry I got to you so much, chief. Hope there's somewhere in the world for another misogynistic, overly-diagnosed, wannabe intellectual. Actually, Pitt Law seems just the place for you.89vision wrote: Haha, really? Are you having PMS or something?
When did I say I had ADD? You better get that reading comp up! I'm bipolar, which is a "real" disease. Again, making a false assumption. That's been posted several times, as anyone who has checked these forums would know. Next time do a little research. Congrats on being a hypocrite.
When did I "lecture" any on their social life? The post was on a Sunday night. I don't think you're out on this site on a smart phone at a bar. I made a comment that you were getting starting an argument that didn't need to happen. Then you make a post that further exemplifies those characteristics.
Also you are making several false assumptions. "Nearly verbatim" does not equate to "verbatim." I bet I go out more than you. Stop making incorrect assumptions. I never said I stayed in all the time, or that anything cut into my social life.
You assume I have ADD, which you don't think is a "real" condition (which is extremely ignorant), then you assume I don't go out because I said a recollection of undergrad described my experience "nearly verbatim." And then you make a catty remark about my LSAT skills? Laughable.
Grow up.
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Oh sweet jeebus.89vision wrote: You better get that reading comp up! I'm bipolar, which is a "real" disease.
Grow up.
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lol. I had a similar reaction to:paratactical wrote:Oh sweet jeebus.89vision wrote: You better get that reading comp up! I'm bipolar, which is a "real" disease.
Grow up.
#winning.89vision wrote:I bet I go out more than you. Stop making incorrect assumptions. I never said I stayed in all the time, or that anything cut into my social life.
Grow up.
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Oh, he's pretty lulz.JDizzle2015 wrote: lol. I had a similar reaction to:
#winning.89vision wrote:I bet I go out more than you. Stop making incorrect assumptions. I never said I stayed in all the time, or that anything cut into my social life.
Grow up.
89vision wrote:I've bet I've gone out more than most people on here, but it gets so old after soph year. Honestly, as an upperclassmen, do you have fun at the same old house parties filled with stupid, drunken freshmen girls, at least one of whom is puking drunk, and feeling way too old for that scene? Seeing the drunken freshmen make poor decisions? Or the standard bar crawls to the same strip of bars with the same crowd every weekend? It's the same old shit, and it's boring. The classes aren't challenging after soph year, assuming you tested out and started taking upperlevel courses freshmen and soph year. Undergrad is an easy time, no responsibilities, tons of freedom, but it gets repetitive. A lot of people don't mind it, but I typically get sick of things quickly. I have ADD and things get old really quickly. Just offering a different perspective. If you enjoy the same stuff you did freshmen and soph year, good for you. Stay 4 years and waste that extra money you could instead use to backpack through Europe (which is why I am graduating early. I think that's a far better use of my time than undergrad).
EDIT to add:89vision wrote:My friends seem to think so, considering we go out at least 4 nights a week (drink specials start with $1 Magic Hats and Great Lakes Monday). God forbid I don't think undergrad is best thing ever. It's not. Yes, it's fun, but most people want to grow up and move on. The drinking, drugging, partying, cycle gets old. It's as repetitive as Jersey Shore episodes.paratactical wrote:89vision I bet you're a real blast to spend time with.
I don't understand why getting bored of undergrad is any indication of whether people enjoy hanging out with me. I don't understand how you can make that assumption, especially when I stated many people love undergrad, and that's fine. My college friends are all ready to move on, get out, and graduate. My friends who never went to college are ready to do something different. That's life. I would hate to be around people who were okay doing the same damn thing all the damn time. Too vanilla for me, but if you like routines, good for you. Do what makes you happy, but don't demean others because they don't agree with your idea of fun/happy/etc; It's kind of sad you need to make a petty comment because someone has a different perspective.
89vision wrote: When did I say I had ADD?
89vision wrote:I have ADD and things get old really quickly.
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This thread took several turns and I like it.
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Para, it sounds like we're both sad individuals. Would you like to hang out sometime and wallow in our mutual partying/drinking/drugging/ "vanilla" scene?
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You go for a low blow sexist opener and then tell her to grow up?89vision wrote:Haha, really? Are you having PMS or something?descartesb4thehorse wrote:Let's stop you right there for a brief synopsis for our viewers at home. Thread title: "what is considered a good story?" Joke of the thread: good stories are unheard of in law school PSs, let's talk about actual good stories. We have fun with that for a bit, some heavyhanded Russian names are bandied about. You necro the thread to try to throw your big bags of mainstream philosophy into the mix. I point out that you miss the point of the thread, you ad hom something about my social life in retaliation. My social failings are pretty obvious to anyone who has posted more than twice in the lounge, so you could have at least put some effort into it. Kind of like this:
Sorry you have some over-diagnosed disease found only in the first world, but when you freely admit your proclivity for dark corners of your undergrad library, think two ticks before lecturing anyone on their social life.89vision wrote:northside wrote: Your life in college must look completely different from everyone you know. You can't go to study groups. You can't listen to your iPod while studying. You have to sit in the front. You only take notes by hand. You write EVERY due date down, twice. You schedule the library like it's a job and find a nook in the back and never tell anyone you know where it is. You go to office hours all the time. You have to annotate everything you read which means you print every PDF, and highlight every book. It's expensive. It's time consuming. Its not as fun as going to bars, but it's what you have to do to get to where you want to be.
Story of my undergrad. Nearly verbatim.
Oh yea, and get that reading comp up to speed if you're ever gonna get an LSAT that'll get you outside of Pitt range.
When did I say I had ADD? You better get that reading comp up! I'm bipolar, which is a "real" disease. Again, making a false assumption. That's been posted several times, as anyone who has checked these forums would know. Next time do a little research. Congrats on being a hypocrite.
When did I "lecture" any on their social life? The post was on a Sunday night. I don't think you're out on this site on a smart phone at a bar. I made a comment that you were getting starting an argument that didn't need to happen. Then you make a post that further exemplifies those characteristics.
Also you are making several false assumptions. "Nearly verbatim" does not equate to "verbatim." I bet I go out more than you. Stop making incorrect assumptions. I never said I stayed in all the time, or that anything cut into my social life.
You assume I have ADD, which you don't think is a "real" condition (which is extremely ignorant), then you assume I don't go out because I said a recollection of undergrad described my experience "nearly verbatim." And then you make a catty remark about my LSAT skills? Laughable.
Grow up.
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quiver wrote:This thread took several turns and I like it.
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if you cant define it, you dont have one
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It may be hard to define, but I know it when I see it.BlueDiamond wrote:if you cant define it, you dont have one
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YESJDizzle2015 wrote:It may be hard to define, but I know it when I see it.BlueDiamond wrote:if you cant define it, you dont have one
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What's your deal? Bitter because you didn't get into Penn? You are overreacting, big time. Sorry if you actually do have a mental health issue, because that level of anger is not normal. You made plenty of angry comments, and assumptions. Assumptions that are wrong. Own up to them, sweetie.descartesb4thehorse wrote:Sorry I got to you so much, chief. Hope there's somewhere in the world for another misogynistic, overly-diagnosed, wannabe intellectual. Actually, Pitt Law seems just the place for you.89vision wrote:
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Bipolar disorder is UNDER diagnosed. Another incorrect assumption.
Geeze, you really over react. It's funny you called Nieztsche mainstream but look at your SN. You use a mainstream saying by a mainstream thinker. You are extremely hypocritical, and ignorant as well. I actually feel bad for you.
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ADD is over diagnosed and you have also reported that you have that disorder as well.89vision wrote:
What's your deal? Bitter because you didn't get into Penn? You are overreacting, big time. Sorry if you actually do have a mental health issue, because that level of anger is not normal. You made plenty of angry comments, and assumptions. Assumptions that are wrong. Own up to them, sweetie.
Bipolar disorder is UNDER diagnosed. Another incorrect assumption.
Geeze, you really over react. It's funny you called Nieztsche mainstream but look at your SN. You use a mainstream saying by a mainstream thinker. You are extremely hypocritical, and ignorant as well. I actually feel bad for you.
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I overreact? Funny. I'm not the one who has to edit my post 4 times to make sure I get all of my whiny complaints heard. All of your fucking posts are TL;DR, but for a dude who spends an absurd amount of time talking about what scripts he takes for his mental health issues, you sure do love acting a pot and calling the kettle black. Look at this thread. I'm not the only one pointing out, using direct quotes from you, why you're so blatantly wrong about basically every argument you've made89vision wrote:What's your deal? Bitter because you didn't get into Penn? You are overreacting, big time. Sorry if you actually do have a mental health issue, because that level of anger is not normal. You made plenty of angry comments, and assumptions. Assumptions that are wrong. Own up to them, sweetie.
Bipolar disorder is UNDER diagnosed. Another incorrect assumption.
Geeze, you really over react. It's funny you called Nieztsche mainstream but look at your SN. You use a mainstream saying by a mainstream thinker. You are extremely hypocritical, and ignorant as well. I actually feel bad for you.
Totes bitter I didn't get in to Pen. Being part of Pen '15 would have given me so much joy through the years, so many puns to be made. It really is too bad I have to settle for a peer school with money. I don't know how I'll sleep at night. I could have had so much more... I could have had Case Western.
You do realize that Descartes didn't speak English, so he wasn't exactly the one to coin "putting the cart before the horse" and certainly not the one to coin the pun "putting Descartes before the horse", right? You know what, forget it. If you were too moronic to even sign up for a general philosophy class, it's not worth the effort to mock you.
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, should have ED'd to Penn. Eff.descartesb4thehorse wrote: Totes bitter I didn't get in to Pen. Being part of Pen '15 would have given me so much joy through the years, so many puns to be made.
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How rude of you to point out that his contribution to the thread is not entirely relevant. I can completely understand his exponentially disproportionate anger and the ensuing personal attacks. If this were not enough, your use of 3 extra "a"s is inflammatory and entirely unwarranted.descartesb4thehorse wrote:Would we saaaay Nietzsche wrote stories?
5 points from Gryffindor.
OP, I think if you're applying to reaches, the "good" story becomes increasingly important as you're basically asking them to consider you on factors other than numbers. I could be wrong, but I think it's all in the delivery. You could have the material for a fantastic story, but if it's not put together well, the effectiveness is hampered. If you don't really have a shot at the school, I don't see what the harm is in trying to present your story in an entertaining, less traditional fashion - I'm not saying to write it all in iambic pentameter, but they're human, and they like shiny things, so oblige them and capture their interest.
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TBH, this thread has turned out to be a pretty cool story, bro.
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89vision is my idea of what the gunners at bad schools must be like.
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i just wanna be part of this thread
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He reminds me of the nerdeist biglaw associate I've ever met. Guy ended up being the pin cushion for the whole lit department. His life was pretty miserable and he had curly red hair.Nobody wrote:89vision is my idea of what the gunners at bad schools must be like.
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saddest part.paratactical wrote:He reminds me of the nerdeist biglaw associate I've ever met. Guy ended up being the pin cushion for the whole lit department. His life was pretty miserable and he had curly red hair.Nobody wrote:89vision is my idea of what the gunners at bad schools must be like.
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