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Monday, March 1, 2010
reflection on class
We've been talking a lot about the ethics and ability to consult a writer on a paper if we disagree with the subject. That, and my core paper that I'm working on, has led me to the question, as a writer, do we have a moral obligation to write how we feel? That is to say, is it more important to write according to your own opinion or to the opinion of the reader? I know I'll get a better grade on my core paper if I agree with my professor even though I don't. I also know I'll do a better job on the paper if it's something that I agree with. I guess I have to decide what's more important: the personal satisfaction with my paper or the grade.
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I will be interested to hear what you decided. Out of curiosity--does your professor have a rubric or other grading guide that s/he gives you? Has experience shown you that this professor gives higher grades on papers that align with his/her ideas, or is this something you see as a general truth?
ReplyDeleteSorry, I just saw this comment. She never gave a rubric or a rule that we have to agree with the text. I've just noticed that she has more negative things to say about my ideas when I disagree with what we're reading.
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