Word: sections
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Student Three: I am the person who thought that this was going to be a gut. I thought Alexander Pope was one of those Catholic religious chiefs. I am furious to discover that in order to pass I might actually have to do some work. When the section leader asks for questions, I inquire about the extension policy. I am otherwise very quiet in class except for when work is assigned--then I roll my eyes and make a noise that I create by puffing my cheeks, moving my jaw forward, and blowing air up at my forehead...
Student Four: I am the argumentative one. I have not done any of the reading so I argue every meaningless and vague point into the ground. I believe that this will cause the section leader to assume that I did the reading, and subconsciously hope that these annoying actions will somehow raise my status in terms of my classmates. I'm not very smart...
Wailing against unspecific word definitions is my favorite activity. As soon as someone attempts to answer a section leaders question, I like to excitedly break in and say something like. "Fah! Your words are open to blatant misunderstanding! Surely we must establish a common vocabulary if we can ever hope to fathom even a modicum of what Pope meant. That is to say, what he 'meant', what he MEANT, and-or what he "MEANT'! It is simply meaningless to go on unless common meanings are first established and maintained...
Student Six: I am what is called a Euro. I have an asymmetrical, dyed hairstyle and tend to wear clothing from the 20s. Sometimes I wonder aloud why we are even sitting in this class, for indeed we are all going to die someday, and then what? I think section discussions are all so pedestrian, for I once read a book by T.S. Eliot and then debated its relevance to the underground music movement over a cup of coffee and a clove cigarette at a nameless cafe with a man wearing a beret-like hat. I too sometimes wear...
...Section Leader: Thank you for being so honest. It is very rare for a section leader to have this opportunity to know the real motives behind the discussions. I am grateful for this opportunity to quit before having to go through a semester of hell with you nimrods...