Narcoleptic Writings

     The synthesis essay was quite a challenge. Throughout the course, my Achilles’ heel has been MLA formatting. Not only was this essay relying heavily on other sources, but I ended up with three sources instead of the recommended two. This became very complicated, and I bet I could compile one of the pages of the essay into just attributive tags. Thankfully, the three sources’ points of view were more or less like Goldie Lock and the Three Bears; One said this way, one said that way, and one said let’s try to find the middle. The downside is that one of the articles was by Dr. Jean Twenge, which just like her book Generation Me was filled with outstanding points and valuable information; but it read like hypnotic stereo instructions. I would recommend anything by her to an insomniac, and wait around for them to start snoring. Her writing is not boring, her subjects are not dull, but something about the structure of her writing has my chin diving for my chest a few paragraphs in. I’m certainly not the world’s most exciting academic writer, but sheesh. The works cited page was a nightmare as usual for me until I admitted defeat and summoned the easybib gods to save me. I’m glad that essay’s done. One more revision and I’d by trying to pull my hair out…and I’m already shaven-bald!