>be me
>have to write an essay for philosophy class
>spend 3 months on it
>structure it in a series of numbered aphorisms in the vein of Goethe and Schopenhauer
>get back my paper
>no grade, failure
>teacher writes "this is the best essay I have read all year but it is structured in entirely the wrong way and has no introduction or conclusion"
>mfw
When will Academia be burned down for the scam that it is?
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I hope this is bait
If not you really, sincerely have autism
>>post delusional fib about own intelligence on Veeky Forums >>mention names of two writers in post
>they'll surely believe me and sympathize!
What's autistic about my post?
Projection?
>be me
>have to write a short story using the Hero's Quest structure for 9th grade English
>had just read Lolita, which restored my love for literature
>write a story about a 18-year-old who develops the courage of pursuing a pubescent girl
>get back my paper
>"Not exactly a Hero's quest, but you clear demonstrate a high grasp of the English language."
>get an A+ anyway, success
Pretty stupid looking back on it, but I was obsessed with Nabokov at the time.
Essays, especially essays for college courses, are not a chance for you to write a rambling focusless treatise in a meme format because you're putting yourself on a fucking Goethe-tier pedestal. They are a chance for you to write a structured essay with a coherent argument.
>But I'm so far ahead of this education system, you plebs don't understand!
No you're not.
this, desu. There's a reason courses require you to write in a specific structure.
Post it
>to write a rambling focusless treatise in a meme format because you're putting yourself on a fucking Goethe-tier pedestal. They are a chance for you to write a structured essay with a coherent argument.
Who says my essay wasn't structured? It was structured numerically.
Who hath created such an arbitrary system which requires an "Introduction" and a "conclusion"?
Are you implying this structure is really applicable to all forms of essays?
Why are you such an academia cuck? I know why! You're probably a fucking University student or worker yourself!
Fuck off shill!
"no"