Three final essays covering 5-7 books I haven't read are all due Sunday at 5 PM. Somehow my assumption that with a little stretching I will be able to spew out 7,000 meaningful words seems a bit naive. Like 99.9% of the population, I think that although I am no professional writer, I can get my point across well enough. But this 99.9% of the population also believes it has good taste and drives well. All I can say, dear Stanford graders, is that I still wear corduroy pants, I am lazy and reckless behind the wheel, and I certainly will write some repetitive drivel for you to read. I will just remember EB White's advice: "Omit needless words! Omit needless words! Omit needless words!"
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Three final essays covering 5-7 books I haven't read are all due Sunday at 5 PM. Somehow my assumption that with a little stretching I will be able to spew out 7,000 meaningful words seems a bit naive. Like 99.9% of the population, I think that although I am no professional writer, I can get my point across well enough. But this 99.9% of the population also believes it has good taste and drives well. All I can say, dear Stanford graders, is that I still wear corduroy pants, I am lazy and reckless behind the wheel, and I certainly will write some repetitive drivel for you to read. I will just remember EB White's advice: "Omit needless words! Omit needless words! Omit needless words!"
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Nonsense. All you need to do is email the TA an excuse to give you an extension. Try this one one for size: "I was wondering if I could get some extension on the essay. My Uncle passed away the past week...my best friend tried to kill himself, and I was stuck in the hospital over the weekend with him ... I also got pink eye and I am sick again as well."
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