Cover Page
Permission to speak freely, captain?
Yes, the italicized cover
page, the refuge of inane rambles and precocious pitter-posh alike. I feel
obligated to point out a few things. First, the cited page numbers refer to the
proper numbering within your course pack, not the numbering within the
photocopied pages. This is done for your convenience; you’re welcome.
I hate the
concept of quoting and will argue until I’m blue in the face that it is your
responsibility to verify the veracity of my statements, not mine. I would not
trust you under any circumstance and the sentiment should be reciprocated.
Citations are eye-sores, they sap all enjoyment from the process of reading the
text by slicing sentences in half, paragraphs into verses and naturally
connected concepts into disjointed fragments with little context. They
simultaneously deprive the argument of wholeness and all aesthetic value. With
the ubiquity of Google, this approach is becoming obsolete. Nonetheless, they
are here for your convenience; indeed, the essay is truly a verifiable plethora
of superfluous citations[1],
one that will satiate even the most ravenous appetite for Reductio ad
BecauseHeSaidSoium. It is somewhat of a satirical approach to the citation, but
no so much that it’s invasive. Just enough to get the point across. If you’re
not laughing right now, you’re taking this way too fucking seriously.
The essay is a
little bit
longer than the requirements, but it’s also formatted oddly. As
mentioned, there are a lot of quotes. Could I have written the entire
essay
using pasted pieces of the course texts? YES! I didn’t. I did make it
closer to
ten pages to make up for the over-quoting.
[1] Cover Page, Jessica Murray, 2009
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