Author: Jim Tigwell
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No One Cares About Your Grades
You’re almost done finals, and this is the last post of the term, so I thought I’d make it a good one. Your grades don’t matter. That’s not strictly true, but it makes for a really good title. But they don’t matter as much as you think they do. Not for grants, and not for […]
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Breaktime
Your exams are almost over. Take a break, and watch some Latin music, courtesy of an AP Latin class in the United States. Enjoy, and best of luck on finishing your term!
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14/12/2012
I was going to upload today’s post after lunch, a funny Latin music video. But I got back to my desk to find that there’s been a shooting at a school in Connecticut. Eighteen children and nine adults are dead. Take a break from your finals, and just sit with your friends and family.
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Write
Essay Writing 101 This wraps up our series on essay tips no one else will give you, and it’s probably the most important one. A lot of what I’m about to say here today, I learned from two people, epistemologist Rachel McKinnon and professional writer Chuck Wendig. Heed their words, and mine. The key to […]
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End of Term 2012
This past Monday, we had our end of term dinner. It’s a tradition in Classics that goes back a few years, a chance to get together and celebrate surviving another term of university, and to take our minds off of looming finals. Unfortunately I couldn’t be there, and the consuls are currently absorbed by the […]
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Citation Nation
Essay Writing 101 We may be living in a material world, but academics live in a citation nation. Proper citation is one of the most important and most often overlooked aspects of an essay, and can affect not only your final grade, but your academic future. Taking the extra time to make sure everything is […]
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Tiresias: Getting Involved
The Editors-in-Chief (EICs) of our very own undergraduate journal Tiresias have just recently sent out an e-mail containing a call for submissions as well as a call for those interested to get involved. On occasion of this e-mail, I thought it appropriate to start a series of blog posts with the question of why I, one of the […]
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Pacing
Essay Writing 101 Any writer will tell you that one of the keys to a good story is pacing. You don’t have the hero fight for the princess before he’s heard of her. You don’t have a chase scene and a love scene at the same time. It’s true in stories, and it’s true in […]
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Ancient SCIENCE
I’m completely crippled by wisdom tooth related trauma right now, so today’s post on essays didn’t quite make it. Happily, there was this to bail me out. Enjoy this awesome look at one of the foundational minds in SCIENCE (all instances of SCIENCE will be spelled with capitals), Archimedes, by Dr. Garret Merriam of the […]
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Famous Classicists
So What Should You Do With Your Classics Degree? Graduating this year and don’t know what you’ll do once you have? Got a year or two left and still aren’t sure what you’ll do with your Classics degree? Or maybe you’re in first year and haven’t even decided on a major yet? That’s okay. I’ll […]