By Super Confused - 02/05/2016 23:59 - United States - Fremont

Today, I got my graded essay from my teacher. Earlier, he'd said that it was "too specific", and that I should change it to be "more general and debatable". Now that I've got it back, the first comments on the paper are, "Your thesis is too general, be more specific." FML
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MenacingMe 17

Thesis' are incredibly difficult to master.. While your teacher didn't give you great guidance, he did show you the general gist of what you should avoid when writing one - i.e. - being too specific or not specific enough... A thesis balances in between both. Don't discourage yourself though! With practice, I'm sure you'll turn into a pro

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vmss4 6

There could have been the possibility of making it too general? Ask around for people you trust to check your work next time. Either way, it sucks :/ fyl op.

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waleedma 18

Hope you kept the first graded copy to raise a grievance

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qpdoll 19

This is school in a nutshell not even kidding

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Zeenaboo 4

Go with your gut. It may be wrong sometimes, but at least it's your mistake and you can own it.

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bassfisher100 23

thats how my composition professor was at my first college

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ztodaro 24

deserved it. should have listened.

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MSCCG 16

Yeah as other said, maybe you over corrected too far. You'll get better at it eventually

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upandover 15

You gotta find that happy medium my friend.

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Idaho_Dan 7

The glory of the public school system

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shinikageWolf 15

I would show them both comments on the essays and scream "WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM ME‽" like a madman.

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