"Welcome," the professor says, briskly, tapping a stack of papers on her desk. "I'm glad you've finally arrived, since your assignment is due soon. I hope you were paying attention to the material, since I'm expecting a paper on the topic of its meaning."
"Do they keep passing people into my class without making them take the writing seminar? I'm really going to send a sternly-worded e-mail to the office of the registrar."
She pinches the bridge of her nose. "A written argument? Presenting a thesis supported by evidence?"
Ah, yes! I suppose it is mostly done in the spoken form where I come from. Ultimately a debate, as it were, though also an evaluation of the pupil's reasoning and skill at oratory.
[nodnod!
... but uh]
And we've already been presented with all the material?
"The library here should contain anything you need for evidence, as far as primary sources, references, that sort of thing—you can use your own field research, of course, but it's not required."
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A paper being? I am used to a somewhat different system of education.
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She pinches the bridge of her nose. "A written argument? Presenting a thesis supported by evidence?"
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[nodnod!
... but uh]
And we've already been presented with all the material?
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I'll be off to gather material, then~
[time! for! computer!]
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