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    My professor gave me a 5% on a global warming paper...my take was, no global warming

    I am getting my Master's degree in IT management. The class I am in had a question on IT companies "going green". It insulted my intelligence just having to answer that question but I took on the paper approaching it from an economical approach that the lower cost of electricity may be beneficial to a company but not to worry so much about the "global warming" aspect of it as it is more of a political thing than proven science (including sources).

    I got a 5%.

    It was my fault really. I continually suggest to students in college on here that they should play along with their liberal professors and quote socialists and global warming hawks so that they can get a good grade and go on to leave all that behind and get a good career.

    But I took the chance that a Master's level professor of an IT course would not be a die in the wool liberal. I was wrong, I paid the price.

    From now on, it is all about Obama and socialism in every paper I write. Viva Che!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Elwar View Post
    I am getting my Master's degree in IT management. The class I am in had a question on IT companies "going green". It insulted my intelligence just having to answer that question but I took on the paper approaching it from an economical approach that the lower cost of electricity may be beneficial to a company but not to worry so much about the "global warming" aspect of it as it is more of a political thing than proven science (including sources).

    I got a 5%.

    It was my fault really. I continually suggest to students in college on here that they should play along with their liberal professors and quote socialists and global warming hawks so that they can get a good grade and go on to leave all that behind and get a good career.

    But I took the chance that a Master's level professor of an IT course would not be a die in the wool liberal. I was wrong, I paid the price.

    From now on, it is all about Obama and socialism in every paper I write. Viva Che!
    dunno, I'd be complaining, loudly. unless your paper actually deserved a 5%.

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    Quote Originally Posted by specsaregood View Post
    dunno, I'd be complaining, loudly. unless your paper actually deserved a 5%.
    Yeah, I would take that to the department head.

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    Quote Originally Posted by specsaregood View Post
    dunno, I'd be complaining, loudly. unless your paper actually deserved a 5%.
    Admittedly I was running late and would have liked to source more of my arguments with more sources, but the paper needed to be 5-7 pages long and I ended up with about 8.

    I would have graded it with 80%. Had I added two more paragraphs with sources to a few IEEE documents then it would be 90-100%. At worst it deserved a 70%.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Elwar View Post
    Admittedly I was running late and would have liked to source more of my arguments with more sources, but the paper needed to be 5-7 pages long and I ended up with about 8.

    I would have graded it with 80%. Had I added two more paragraphs with sources to a few IEEE documents then it would be 90-100%. At worst it deserved a 70%.
    Then don't just take it up the rectum. But then again, sometimes I like to fight when I've been wronged.

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    Any chance you could post the paper?

    I'd hate to jump to conclusions that it was just about the content. And I'd really love to read your professor's remarks.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Travlyr View Post
    Yeah, I would take that to the department head.
    ^This. And if that doesn't work I'd go to the media. Be a pain in that professor's behind.
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    Papers should be graded on execution not are the basis of philosophical disagreement. I homeschool and that's the rule here. I would argue to the department head if possible, and don't sell your soul (just yet anyhow) Be honest on your failings and that you know it shouldn't be 100% but a 5% is unconscionable imo unless you discussed something completely off topic and lacked structure.
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    Running head: Green Mobile Networks 1
    Green Mobile Networks
    Florida Institute of Technology
    MGT 5115
    Case Study 1: Green Mobile Networks 2
    Abstract
    This case study deals with incentives which are driving network operators to
    develop greener networks. Though “going green” can have many connotations, the
    focus of this case study will define greener networks as bold initiatives to improve the
    energy efficiency of wireless networks and reducing the carbon footprint and
    greenhouse (GHG) emissions associated with network operations.
    The study will focus on four different incentives; reducing costs, overcoming
    limited availability of reliable electricity, being more socially responsible and gaining a
    competitive advantage. The study will prioritize these incentives and explain such a
    prioritization.
    This paper will also review the predictions of global warming and related issues
    while considering the impact on the environment if the expanding surge in the use of 4G
    networks does not go green.
    Finally, I will look into all of these aspects in order to determine if the bottom line
    of profitability is improved by implementing a green network.
    Case Study 1: Green Mobile Networks 3
    Introduction
    Recently, the need to “go green” has come up for debate among many
    businesses for whatever reason that may come up throughout their business decisions.
    For the sake of this paper, it assumed that network operators (carriers) are considering
    setting up green networks and that there is a question of whether or not it is beneficial
    not only for the company itself but for the environment as well.
    Considering this whole case study is centered around an unproven theory which
    has become more of a political stance than an actual science, this paper will focus more
    on the facts of the implications of green networks on a business. Also considering this is
    a case study for a course on information technology as opposed to a meteorogical or
    natural sciences course, this paper will not try to prove or disprove global warming or
    greenhouse gasses and its effect on the environment considering even those in that
    science have not been able to come to a conclusion.
    Background
    According to the case study in Volonino, Turban mobile network operators
    worldwide have embarked on bold initiatives to improve the energy efficiency of their
    wireless networks and have been “going green” in order to reduce the carbon footprint
    and greenhouse emissions associated with network operations. The study also says
    that Clearwire, the largest 4G service provider in the United States, began trials of highefficiency
    “green” base station cabinets. These base station cabinets are capable of
    achieving up to 90% reduction in electrical operating expenses. They also do not
    require the use of HVAC equipment. Depending upon the results of the trials the new
    Case Study 1: Green Mobile Networks 4
    base station designers expect to introduce the base station cabinets throughout the
    Clearwire network.
    Case Study Question 1
    Rank the four incentives according to how you believe they motivate a company to
    invest in greener IT.

    1. To reduce costs: Energy consumption is one of the biggest operation costs for
    both fixed and mobile networks.
    2. To gain competitive advantage: Network infrastructure vendors are striving to
    gain competitive advantage by reducing the power requirements of their
    equipment.
    3. To overcome limited availability of reliable electricity: Many developing countries
    are high growth markets for telecommunications, but they have limited access to
    electricity.
    4. To be more socially responsible: Many organizations have adopted corporate
    social responsibility initiatives with the goal of reducing their networks’ carbon
    footprint.
    Case Study Question 2
    Explain the reasons for your ranking.
    The reason for the ranking in Case Study Question 1 is because first and foremost a
    business is created to make money, and barring any extraneous situations involving
    social uprisings or third world expansion, reduction of costs and gaining competitive
    advantage are keys to making that happen.
    Reducing costs, if possible through the use of green technology, is crucial to
    moving forward as a company. Though changing the terms to “green networks” just
    Case Study 1: Green Mobile Networks 5
    because you are using less electricity is just a marketing scheme as opposed to a true
    business strategy.
    Reducing electricity costs is certainly a valid way to help a company move
    forward as long as the reduced cost for the electricity is worth the added price of the
    product over the lifetime of the product. For example, say that each new base station
    cabinets will cost an extra $20,000 due to the 90% drop in electricity, if the life time for
    the use of the cabinet is 10 years the cabinet would need to save $2,000 per year or
    just over $166 per month. If the typical cost of electricity for the candidate is over $185
    per month then it could certainly save $166 with a 90% savings on electricity. The case
    study indicates that the cabinet would not require an HVAC system so such savings in
    electricity for HVAC would also save money toward the $166 per month. As there is no
    indication of exactly what base station cabinet is being purchased and what the extra
    price would be for the extra cost for going green and there is no indication of what the
    power usage for its previous base cabinet, there is no way to know if the cost of the
    green cabinet is worth it.
    A formula which could help to make an informed decision would be:
    (Extra cost / (lifetime in years))/12 months = amount of savings needed per month
    Current cost per month x percent of savings – HVAC system monthly cost = potential savings
    If the potential savings is greater than the amount of savings needed then the
    green technology is worth the extra cost. Otherwise it should be reconsidered before
    going forward.
    Case Study 1: Green Mobile Networks 6
    What is also not included in this case study of the base cabinet is the difference in cost
    based on the hardware’s reliability, warranty, cost to repair and any further costs to
    changing over the hardware.
    The second ranking of competitive advantage is somewhat closely tied to the first
    ranking involving cost. If you are able to provide the exact same product as your
    competitor at a lower cost, then you have a distinct advantage. You can use the extra
    savings to either lower the price of the final product and thus gain market share of
    customers, or you can use that extra savings toward investing in your company’s
    infrastructure in order to further gain an even larger competitive advantage.
    The third ranking of dealing with limited availability of reliable electricity in
    developing countries is certainly a consideration. If you are unable to break into a
    market because of limited availability to electricity then most likely, your competitor is
    not able to do so either unless they can lower their power consumption. So it comes
    down to a race between companies to come up with the lowest power consumption in
    order to break into new markets which have no competition providing a virtual monopoly
    on services which is a rarity in most business environments. However, such singular
    offering of service does not last long as competitors usually find ways to catch up in a
    successful market, but being there first does tend to have its own advantages.
    Finally, the idea of being socially responsible can be beneficial to a business
    though it should not be a huge consideration unless it can be spun in a very positive
    way. Social responsibility may increase revenue if there is enough of a marketing
    campaign to back it up which could take advantage of those who may feel that there is
    Case Study 1: Green Mobile Networks 7
    some benefit to going green. But this type of marketing campaign could be done with
    any sort of social issue so a company should do some marketing research to find out
    how beneficial going green could be to business perception. However there are any
    number of social issues which can be taken advantage of if a marketing campaign is
    desired for the desired effect.
    There are some political connotations to going green which should be considered
    depending upon the agenda of those in power. If a company is able to stay ahead of a
    competitor when it comes to going green and a government institutes restrictions on
    those who do not go green, it will give a distinct competitive advantage to your
    company. Lobbyists could be used to drum up support for your style of going green and
    give you an advantage over your competitor. Though this is a bit of a gamble and could
    be money spent with no payoff.
    Case Study Question 3
    Review predictions of global warming and related issues. Consider the expected
    surge in the use of 4G networks, which will increase electricity consumption to
    power the networks and cool the equipment. Based on your research, estimate
    the impact on the environment if mobile network operators did not invest in
    greener networks.

    Considering the whole industry of global warming is made up of either scientists
    who are paid to report that global warming exists and get paid to further research such a
    Case Study 1: Green Mobile Networks 8
    trend, while on the other side there are the scientists paid by industries who would be
    hurt by global warming legislation, there is much division in information on global
    warming including actual falsifying of information to further an agenda.
    For example, scientists who are paid to research global warming were found to
    be tampering with data in order to get the data they desired such as Phil Jones’ hacked
    e-mail where he reveals “I’ve just completed Mike’s Nature trick of adding in the real
    temps to each series for the last 20 years (ie from 1981 onwards) amd from 1961 for
    Keith’s to hide the decline.” (Delingpole, 2009) Or the fact that “The lack of warming for
    more than a decade—indeed, the smaller-than-predicted warming over the 22 years
    since the U.N.'s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) began issuing
    projections—suggests that computer models have greatly exaggerated how much
    warming additional CO2 can cause.” (Allegre, 2012)
    Also, there is the economic statement that “There is no compelling scientific
    argument for drastic action to "decarbonize" the world's economy. Even if one accepts
    the inflated climate forecasts of the IPCC, aggressive greenhouse-gas control policies
    are not justified economically.” (Allegre, 2012)
    From these observations, it can be said that there will be no impact on the
    environment whether or not greener networks are invested in or not. The best thing that
    can be done is to make the networks more efficient and use the power consumed in the
    most useful way possible in order to advance the wireless network industry so that we
    Case Study 1: Green Mobile Networks 9
    may further benefit from the ability to connect to information and data through wireless
    technology.
    Case Study Question 4
    Bottom line: Is it profitable for operators to go green?
    As indicated in Case Study Question 2, there are many reasons why going green
    may be profitable for a business whether it is from a reduce in operating cost or from
    gaining a competitive advantage in uncharted territories due to electricity availability. Or
    there is also the potential for taking advantage of a public perception that going green is
    a good thing and that such a perception could become beneficial with the right
    marketing campaign.
    .
    Case Study 1: Green Mobile Networks 10
    References
    Delingpole, James (2009). Climategate: the final nail in the coffin of 'Anthropogenic
    Global Warming'?
    Allegre, Claude; Armstrong, Scott; Breslow, Jan; Cohen, Roger; David, Edward;
    Happer, William; Kelly, Michael; Kinimonth, William; Lindzen, Richard; McGrath,
    James; Nichols, Rodney; Rutan, Burt; Schmitt, Harrison H.; Shaviv, Nir;
    Tennekes, Henk; Zichini, Antonio (2012) No Need to Panic About Global
    Warming via
    http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000...17153183842136
    6.html?mod=WSJ_Opinion_LEADTop
    .
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    I would first talk to the professor and confront him directly as to whether he truly meant to give you that mark, or if it were an error. If it was deliberate, ask for a full, detailed explanation IN WRITING.

    If the professor doesn't yield, then escalate, and don't forget to sprinkle in the terms "academic freedom", "breach of contract", and "potential liability".

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    His response:
    "This was not formatted properly, provided no properly cited references, offered unsupported arguments, and was clearly not a graduate level paper."

    My e-mail to him:
    "Could you please elaborate on how it was not formatted properly? I have followed the same format for my papers for the past 9 classes, even taking the exact same template I have used in every single class.

    "provided no properly cited references"
    Perhaps you missed where I cited my sources and listed my references on the last page with the big word at the top that said "References".

    "offered unsupported arguments"
    I included math equations for the cost part and sited sources for the global warming pieces.

    "and was clearly not a graduate level paper"
    A global warming question in an IT course is clearly has no place in an IT related curriculum. The question might as well have been "How does IT deal with unicorns?".
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    I suppose "Green Power" can be a vague idea to start with. I guess that would either be more energy efficient or more environmentally friendly.

    How this falls under IT management specifically seems odd. It seems like that kind of direction would come from the company executives as either a PR move or to convey an image of innovation.

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    So what was the 5% that was good? A 5% should mean you didn't even tackle the subject imo.
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    Actually, here's the argument I use, with totally applies here:

    Every dollar spent is energy. Non-renewable resources, including all the mineral to make the equipment are produced by spending money. Labor is money and therefore energy. Even profit is energy, because it is use to spend more energy.

    By minimizing dollars, you are actually helping the environment.

    It's that simple and I personally came up with that.
    Statistics don't lie, people do.

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    Have you read the anyone else's paper? That might help to give you an idea of your work relative to what the teacher expected.



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  20. #17
    Quote Originally Posted by VIDEODROME View Post
    I suppose "Green Power" can be a vague idea to start with. I guess that would either be more energy efficient or more environmentally friendly.
    I mentioned that in the paper and spelled out what interpretation I would go with "reduced energy usage and smaller carbon footprint". That is how the case study defined it.
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  21. #18
    Quote Originally Posted by KingNothing View Post
    Have you read the anyone else's paper? That might help to give you an idea of your work relative to what the teacher expected.
    Did not read anyone else's paper but I e-mailed the other people in the class warning them about future papers. Someone responded and said that they got a poor grade because he said it was plagiarized (likely the turnitin software screwed up).
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  22. #19
    Quote Originally Posted by Elwar View Post
    His response:
    "This was not formatted properly, provided no properly cited references, offered unsupported arguments, and was clearly not a graduate level paper."

    My e-mail to him:
    "Could you please elaborate on how it was not formatted properly? I have followed the same format for my papers for the past 9 classes, even taking the exact same template I have used in every single class.

    "provided no properly cited references"
    Perhaps you missed where I cited my sources and listed my references on the last page with the big word at the top that said "References".

    "offered unsupported arguments"
    I included math equations for the cost part and sited sources for the global warming pieces.

    "and was clearly not a graduate level paper"
    A global warming question in an IT course is clearly has no place in an IT related curriculum. The question might as well have been "How does IT deal with unicorns?".
    How did the professor want the paper formatted? What, in the professor's mind, is a properly cited source?

    I've worked in datacenters, helped build one as well, and I can tell you "going green" refers to more than just your carbon footprint or how much electricity you use. Servers and network infrastructure that consume less power while minimizing the impact to performance, proper thermal layout (alternating hot/cold rows, etc), power consumption, proper backup power/alternative sources of power for non-critical equipment (running lights/etc. off of solar, using a hybrid solar/wind/generator for failover power thus consuming less gas).

    Lots of things. I don't know, I agree that you should bring it up with the department head.

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    A 5%? Five $#@!ing percent?! That's obscene!!! My degree is in history and I've written many papers and have reviewed classmates' papers, and have seen some pretty $#@!ty papers, but none of them ever received a 5%. Hell, just meeting the page requirement would generally warrant at least a 50%.
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  24. #21
    The case studies questions are very short sighted.

    4G networks, smart phones and wireless in general SAVE a tremendous amount of energy. People can now do video chat, causing much less fossil fuel burned for transportation.

    Location Based Services with immediate feedback as to where the nearest stores (with the lowest prices) also save a tremendous amount of energy.

    Good communications in general make society much more efficient, save money and therefor save energy.

    It is extremely short sighted to consider for example the HVAC savings @$166/mo, when better equipment which requires cooling saves millions a month for society.
    Statistics don't lie, people do.

  25. #22
    lol, reminds of an English paper I wrote on gun control where, instead of critiquing my writing ability, most of the red ink on the paper was spent arguing with me. When I made mention of laws banning automatic weapons and grenade launchers, my professor even sarcastically wrote "FASCISTS!" I did better than a 5% though :| If I had gotten a 5% I would have raised hell about it, definitely go talk to a dean or department head.
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  26. #23
    I did write a paper for another class once where it was going over the Sarbanes Oxley Act and I highlighted how much it hurt business and quoted a Ron Paul speech against it.

    The teacher gave me a poor grade and said that it was either not sourced or plagiarized, one of those. I responded to him pointing out the quotes around the full speech with the source directly following the quotes and a reference to a Congressman of the United States. He changed my grade.
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  27. #24
    My ecology course that I took over the summer, when not actually swimming and gathering specimens in the river that flows behind my college and performing experiments/dissections on said specimens, was spent writing papers. We had to write 4, including a debate paper... which we had to present to the class in a "debate-like manner." The topic was global warming, and I was the only one out of 14 students to argue against it.

    Ended up getting a 95, and my teacher (a strict environmentalist) even said I wrote it/articulated it wonderfully and that "he had no idea about the facts I presented."

    Teacher's aren't really any different than the average person. They are in a rough spot too and basically chained to the dept. education. Unless this guy was an absolute $#@!, which may be, I don't see why he would give you a 5%. I've had complete socialist teachers in college (mostly English profs) who would constantly call me out for my opinions, but had a respect for me because I was able to be both respectful and be able to diligently argue my point. I don't think I received a grade below an A- from any of my socialist professors, and even after I was done with their course they would always email me and check up on me.

    That being said, my Medical Ethics professor was a complete libertarian, Ayn Rand fan up the wazoo. Would constantly ask me about Marxism. He was completely thrilled to have me. Barely had to breathe in that class to get an A. The more liberal students in my class? Barely got B's, mostly C's and C-'s.

    I would say to post your paper. Did you and this professor have any prior disagreements? Has this professor had a reputation for grading harshly? Did he even offer you an explanation as to your low grade?

    I would email him, and state that if no answers are given, you will 1) first go to the department head, and then 2) to the dean of the college. I would pull up your college's grading policy (for papers) and the teacher's individual grading policy and diligently read through it, noting where you could have lost points, and make a total.
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  29. #25
    Quote Originally Posted by Elwar View Post
    I am getting my Master's degree in IT management. The class I am in had a question on IT companies "going green". It insulted my intelligence just having to answer that question but I took on the paper approaching it from an economical approach that the lower cost of electricity may be beneficial to a company but not to worry so much about the "global warming" aspect of it as it is more of a political thing than proven science (including sources).

    I got a 5%.

    It was my fault really. I continually suggest to students in college on here that they should play along with their liberal professors and quote socialists and global warming hawks so that they can get a good grade and go on to leave all that behind and get a good career.

    But I took the chance that a Master's level professor of an IT course would not be a die in the wool liberal. I was wrong, I paid the price.

    From now on, it is all about Obama and socialism in every paper I write. Viva Che!
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  30. #26
    I've been marked down for a presentation where I argued both sides of the global warming argument. Because I argued both sides I was told that I was engaging in political attacks. I could go on, but I'll just list a couple sources.

    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/env...n-protest.html
    http://public.web.cern.ch/public/en/.../CLOUD-en.html
    http://berkeleyearth.org/faq/
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  31. #27
    Quote Originally Posted by Elwar View Post
    "and was clearly not a graduate level paper"

    A global warming question in an IT course is clearly has no place in an IT related curriculum. The question might as well have been "How does IT deal with unicorns?".
    That made me crack up, good for you. +rep

  32. #28
    This could very well have little to do with your opinion, and much more to do with the professor's "style." I've had professors who purposefully will give the entire class a poor grade on their first paper simply to shake things up and/or to assert authority (keep in mind that professor's criteria is nearly purely subjective and they have a pretty wide range of options to mark down any paper submitted).

    I write at a high level, and never received less than a high A on my college essays. In a certain class, my first essay I submitted (was 17 pages when the requirement was 3-5) received a 75%. When I got the paper back in class I had to fight back the urge to rage. But I followed the protocol the teacher had outlined: we can improve our grade if we make amendments per what the prof recommended. I made every change that was required and even went beyond and had a consultation with a professor in the college's lit department, who was astounded as to why the paper received such a low score.

    After resubmitting the paper, I received a 93% - even though the professor had said that students who resubmit never receive above a 90%.

    Sometimes, we completely misunderstand the reason why someone takes the action against us that they do. I find that when professors do absurd things like yours has done, it has to do with asserting power/authority, not a disagreement over opinions (however, if you are going to submit a contrary opinion, you surely realize that your margin for error is virtually non-existent, which you didn't seem to account for) In this case, you should be careful to ensure that your theory about the professor not liking your opinions is the reason why you were marked down, and that the issue isn't something more obvious and practical.

  33. #29
    Quote Originally Posted by Elwar View Post
    I am getting my Master's degree in IT management. The class I am in had a question on IT companies "going green". It insulted my intelligence just having to answer that question but I took on the paper approaching it from an economical approach that the lower cost of electricity may be beneficial to a company but not to worry so much about the "global warming" aspect of it as it is more of a political thing than proven science (including sources).

    I got a 5%.

    It was my fault really. I continually suggest to students in college on here that they should play along with their liberal professors and quote socialists and global warming hawks so that they can get a good grade and go on to leave all that behind and get a good career.

    But I took the chance that a Master's level professor of an IT course would not be a die in the wool liberal. I was wrong, I paid the price.

    From now on, it is all about Obama and socialism in every paper I write. Viva Che!
    My sister complains of having to play the same game while getting her BA. Every once in awhile she goes off script and gets whacked.

  34. #30
    Meh, same thing happened last year when I wrote a 6-page paper about private schools where I trashed public schools. Every statistic was well cited and such, which was a $#@!ing pain, you try writing a paper about how $#@!ty the public school system is..only to mainly only sources that are provided by public schools.
    "Resolve to serve no more, and you are at once freed. I do not ask that you place hands upon the tyrant to topple him over, but simply that you support him no longer; then you will behold him, like a great Colossus whose pedestal has been pulled away, fall of his own weight and break in pieces."-Étienne de La Boétie

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