/lit/ - Literature

[Anonymous No.14223093]

>have to write 8 page paper by Monday
>it was assigned 2 weeks ago
>havent even written an outline

[Anonymous No.14223099]

>>14223093
Just take the zero. Enjoy your weekend.

[Anonymous No.14223105]

>>14223093
same friend
mines7 pages due tuesday though on a book i havent read :))) i dont even read hehe

CLOSE OUT THE OTHER TABS, PUT ON SOME JAZZ MUSIC AND WRITE THE FIRST PARAGRAPH

[Anonymous No.14223113]

>>14223099
>>14223105
it's just a rough draft but it's 25% of my grade

[Anonymous No.14223119]

>Have to write 500 page novel in a week
>still haven't started
Bros... i'm not gonna make it...

[Anonymous No.14223120]

>>14223113
what's the paper about?

[Anonymous No.14223129]

That's like 3,000 words, and the teacher gave you two weeks? You and your whole class must be retarded.

[Anonymous No.14223131]

>>14223120
Any topic I want. It's a research paper.

I'm doing it on why the death penalty should be abolished

[Anonymous No.14223148]

>>14223129
It was assigned on 11/5. The final draft is due on December 10

[a_poor_sinner !!eiHxl4pZe1i No.14223155]

>>14223093
*scxchzzz* fren, fren. come in fren. You can do it fren! *schcclick*

Do it. Just start. Take a look at your assignment, remind yourself of the rubric/critera and start thinking. Grab a pen and record your thoughts on paper. Draw it out.

[Anonymous No.14223159]

>>14223113
Cs get degrees. Don’t get cucked out of your weekend

[Anonymous No.14223162]

>>14223159
If I keep my grade above a certain GPA, I get a 30% discount on my tuition which will save me thousands of dollars.

[Anonymous No.14223173]

>>14223159
Whenever I write, I just completely give up my weekend. I have the attention span of a flea so between looking at threads, dancing around after my sips of tea, I get nothing done :333

an awful strategy if I'm being honest

[Anonymous No.14223198]

>>14223131
Thats easy. Just use Kants categorical imperative but somehow stretch it out into 8 pages

[a_poor_sinner !!eiHxl4pZe1i No.14223202]

>>14223131
>I'm doing it on why the death penalty should be abolished
so what's your argument founded on? is it moral? legal? both? if you're in the US are you going to critique the 13th amendment? what does the Catholic Church have to say about the death penalty? isn't performing executions via the death penalty literally just the state throwing its hands in the air and abandoning the possibility of restorative justice? (after all, the dead guy won't be around to be able to amend.) find examples of guys who have been executed. find out their stories and whether they were repentant or not. read enough on the topic and you'll start to form an opinion which you can turn into a thesis for your paper. you've got a whole day and a half, it's doable my man.

look this stuff up on wikipedia and look further into their citations, you can probably find a lot of this is out there on google books or whatever.

[Anonymous No.14223221]

>>14223131
>why the death penalty should be abolished
Please finish your essay right now and post it right now so that I can understand how you came to this conclusion.

[Anonymous No.14223229]

>>14223155
Based comfy frenposter

[Anonymous No.14223249]

>>14223221
why should the state have the right to take someones life

[Anonymous No.14223266]

>>14223155
thank you fren

>>14223202
both
>it's cruel and unusual (8th amendment)
>it's unnecessary with today's prison system where escape is nigh impossible
>innocents have been executed
>it doesn't reduce crime rates
>it gives the state sole authority to commit premeditated murder
etc

[a_poor_sinner !!eiHxl4pZe1i No.14223272]

>>14223266
based, you're off to a good start. all you have to do it take each topic one at a time and write, say, 4-5 paragraphs each.

[Anonymous No.14223273]

>>14223266
I think the innocents angle is solid. What percent do they get wrong anon?

[Anonymous No.14223278]

>300 word essay on a literature topic of my choice
>too busy browsing /lit/
kill me

[Anonymous No.14223351]

>>14223249
Why not?
In most societies, states are run by democratically elected officials therefore by extension the laws are democratically agreed upon with the exception of the constitution.
Unless the constitution specifically states that the state cannot kill anyone under any circumstance whatsoever, then the death penalty is completely legal and democratically agreed upon by extension.

[Anonymous No.14223370]

>>14223273
It's probably impossible to tell. Courts generally don't give a fuck after the person is dead.

However, 156 people on death row have been exonerated after going to death row, and released before execution. It's highly likely at least a few innocents were executed.

[Anonymous No.14223392]

>>14223351
the state is a body of several people, why should they have special rights that i do not have access too
im not arguing its practical anon, this is a moral argument

[Anonymous No.14223412]

>>14223351
A state is a group of many people.
A corporation is a group of many people.

Why should a state be able to execute while a corporation cannot?

[Anonymous No.14223426]

>>14223198
Kant literally supports the death penalty. By the first formulation of the categorical imperative criminal punishment is morally justified. It would be immoral by the CI (2) to execute a man *solely* to send a message but as a punishment for an extreme crime its absolutely justified.

>>14223266
>>14223370
-Citing total number of death row prisoners exonerated without context for improvements in forensics while simultaneously arguing using improvements in prison security is intellectually dishonest.
-State approved execution is by definition not murder

>>14223392
State having heightened privileges and responsibilities is necessary and justified for a society to function. The same argument you made could be extended to all judiciary procedure and it would be obvious how fucking stupid you are.

[Anonymous No.14223448]

>>14223426
>State having heightened privileges and responsibilities is necessary and justified for a society to function. The same argument you made could be extended to all judiciary procedure and it would be obvious how fucking stupid you are.
You're just telling me that it's not a practical answer. I'm not arguing that anon, I'm arguing that I don't morally agree with the death penalty

[Anonymous No.14223483]

>>14223448
>practical answer
Proper function of society is a foundational point in multiple moral theories. In fact, anything that can't answer questions of crime and punishment is a garbage theory

[Anonymous No.14223496]

Heh. How do you intend to be the next great writer?

[Anonymous No.14223504]

>>14223483
okay i disagree, so we are disagreeing on morals because you are more practical than i am

[Anonymous No.14223538]

>>14223412
Because the state is an entity which is run by the people and thereby acts in the interests of the people, whilst corporate entities inherently acts in the interests of the owners of the company.
A state cannot pass death penalty laws without majority consent of the people it legally affects, and likewise the judiciary system is by extension democratically representative hence death sentences are all democratically approved.
On the other hand, a corporate entity can add a clause for executions if, and only if, assuming that the workers are all unanimous in statehood and it is legal to do so in said state, and the corporation belongs to said state, which already means that the execution clause is under majority consent of the population.
However, corporate entities cannot execute people nor add clauses on executions on their contracts because it is illegal to do so and I cannot think of any exceptions in contemporary civilisations.

[Anonymous No.14223561]

>>14223538
The owners of a company are its shareholders, who serve the same functions (choosing leadership, etc) as a state in a democracy.

[Anonymous No.14223579]

>>14223496

[Anonymous No.14223582]

>1000 page debut novel due before I become homeless
>haven't even begun outlining the plot or characters

[Anonymous No.14223596]

>>14223426
>Citing total number of death row prisoners exonerated without context for improvements in forensics while simultaneously arguing using improvements in prison security is intellectually dishonest.
How is it intellectually dishonest?

[Anonymous No.14223599]

>>14223561
Except that the shareholders duty is to themselves by means of the company, which is not the same as the state.

[Anonymous No.14223602]

>>14223582
Bro, are you me?

[Anonymous No.14223620]

>>14223599
Not all members of a society are represented or served the same by the state. Think of the young, felons, non-citizens, etc. Despite being part of society, they are not represented by it

[Anonymous No.14223647]

>>14223596
Because you only acknowledge advancements in one field as it favors your argument.
Abolishing death penalty now doesnt bring back anybody who died, so its sole benefit has to be with regards to the future. If forensic science is better now, what happened in the past is in no way indicative of future false positives.

>>14223620
>the young
absolutely are. Child Protective Services is state controlled to serve the interests of the young
>felons
absolutely are. State attorneys will represent felons in court.
>non citizens
yes, a society has no responsibility to those not part of it. Non-citizens have not joined the group and thus the group has no obligation to serve them. Furthermore, even non-citizens are represented by some states in the form of Sanctuary cities or other shit

[Anonymous No.14223673]

>>14223561
The people working for a corporate entity, who are the people the contract and the execution clause affects, are not inherently the shareholders who have the power to elect and depose corporate officials. The people of the state and their legal citizenship are inherently the people the laws which elected officials propose and pass.
Corporations are controlled by shareholders but its rules and contracts affect the workers who are not inherently the shareholders.
Therefore, it is possible and also likely that shareholders hold power over the worker.
The power dynamics between shareholders and workers is inherently different from that of state and citizenship.

[Anonymous No.14223684]

>>14223099
dubs have spoken.

>>14223093
any chance that OP is willing to compromise his morals and wallet by rewarding someone willing to write their paper for money?
or at least a handy? ill close my eyes and pretend youre not a dood.

[Anonymous No.14223687]

>>14223582
>1000 page
>debut
>novel
Dropped

[Anonymous No.14223705]

>>14223620
Another counter to this, aside from what this person >>14223647 already stated, is that this is exactly why most states are not fully democratic but rather run as republics.
Republic states have constitutions which guarantee certain rights of every citizen including those not democratically represented, as well as rights of non-citizens.

[a_poor_sinner !!eiHxl4pZe1i No.14223722]

>>14223278
>300 word essay
that's literally a single 4chan post

[Anonymous No.14223750]

>>14223119
that is actually impossible

[Anonymous No.14223783]

>>14223687
GO BACK

[Anonymous No.14223794]

>>14223750
not impossible, you just have to be a total hack

[Anonymous No.14224141]

>>14223278
anon that is literally an hour of your time, assuming you dont have an actual learning disability. Now set aside an hour, and the whole time, pretend you are replying to people on /lit/ and when the hour is up you can post parts of what youve written here. Good luck

[Anonymous No.14224177]

>>14223131
>I'm doing it on why the death penalty should be abolished
just write 8 pages about how much of soimilk you drink, should suffice

[Anonymous No.14224192]

>>14224177
>haha having empathy for others or disliking the state isn't manly
awful conclusion

[Anonymous No.14224204]

>>14224192
>NOOOOOOOOOO YOU CAN'T JUST KILL CHILD RAPISTS!!!! THEY'RE HUMAN BEINGS!!!!!!!

[Anonymous No.14224216]

>>14224204
thats not my argument anon, im saying the state shouldnt do that

[Anonymous No.14224230]

>>14224216
then who should? Coca-Cola? McDonald's? a team of reddit mods?

[Anonymous No.14224238]

>>14223426
How can the categorical imperative defend the death penalty? If I dont want someone to kill me, how can I justify killing them in retribution?
Or does that only work in the case of killing in self defense?

[Anonymous No.14224244]

>>14224216
Yeah just give them life sentences and have them work as a legal slave for private corporations until they die but they can't complain about muh human rights because they're criminals.

[Anonymous No.14224247]

>>14224230
Me

[Anonymous No.14224347]

>>14223093
It's worth at least trying, by sheer luck you could somehow conjure something out your ass and submit it just in time. The amount of times I've done this somehow and gotten better marks than expected is extraordinary. If you can submit it late and suffer a penalty, take that route, you will be surprised just how much you can write with an extra day or two.

[Anonymous No.14224379]

>>14223093
do 4 pages today and 4 tomorrow. the hardest part is just starting

[Anonymous No.14224387]

>>14223198
kant was in favor of the death penalty though

[Anonymous No.14224439]

Go from legal way and less with morality if you want to be taken serious. Bring cases of inocent man being executed. Bring on why lie detectors isnt evidence correlate that with death sentencing. "better 10 guilty to be free then one inocent to be punished"

[Anonymous No.14224453]

>>14224439
>better 10 guilty to be free then one inocent to be punished
why?

[Anonymous No.14224457]

>>14223119
Write about a guy who has to write 500 pages novel in a week

[Anonymous No.14224465]

>>14224453
This sentence is used to show inability of lie detectors, its around 90% acurate, but its not a evidence since law has to be just and if you allow injustice errors in system of lkaw it will get corrupted and will lose its point. If you know what i mean

[Anonymous No.14224468]

>>14223266
>it doesn't reduce crime rates

I would fail you

[Anonymous No.14224473]

>>14224453
Utilitarianism is relativistic and therefore unable to establish a moral standard

[Anonymous No.14224480]

>>14224465
By "just" i ment proven without reasonable doubt, i think you use this term in common law criminal cases

[Anonymous No.14224535]

Update: I wrote the headers

[Anonymous No.14224693]

>>14223131
>8 page research paper
>abolishing the death penalty
Man you are a retarded NPC. Did you flip a coin between that and abortion?

[Anonymous No.14224734]

>250 word thesis due in three months
>Might as well kill myself

[Anonymous No.14224789]

An eight page paper is four hours of work max. Just do it.

[Anonymous No.14224797]

>>14223131
>criminal justice students

[Anonymous No.14224816]

How does your prof feel about late papers? What does your syllabus say? I've always been lucky to have merciful professors when it comes to deadlines. If your prof is merciful, do as much as you can and show them what you have and ask if you can hand it in a bit later. If you don't have the option of handing it in later than ganbatte. 8 pages in a day is definetly doable fren.

[Anonymous No.14224822]

>>14223783
No agent is going to take on such a long novel with an untested writer. They'll ensure you edit it down to at least 500, but 250 is more likely, because that's all a publisher is going to take.

[Anonymous No.14224852]

>>14223093
Just ask for more time bro
Then procrastinate all over again

[Anonymous No.14224871]

>>14223131
>death penalty should be abolished
Ultra gay unless you advocate for the return of forced labor and a modern slave caste in the form of violent criminals.

[Anonymous No.14225536]

>400 character essay due in a week
>haven't even started
bros.... i'm done...

[Anonymous No.14225592]

>>14224177
This

[Anonymous No.14225640]

>have to write literally nothing until the day I die
>haven't even started
Guys, I'm screwed.

[Anonymous No.14225642]

>>14223099
This. You deserve this zero, so just bite the bullet

[Anonymous No.14225682]

>>14224141
That’s absolutely not an hour. That’s 5–10 minutes if he’s just bullshitting through it, 20 if he thinks about it first and 30–40 if he rewrites it once or twice.

[Anonymous No.14226469]

>>14223105
>PUT ON SOME JAZZ MUSIC
>not lo-fi hip hop beats
șmh ťbh fåm

>>14224204
goddamn you pussy, why the fuck would you kill child rapists? they should live and suffer through every moment of their lives in some torture chamber or forced labour, but noooo let's just kill them
fucking pussy

[Anonymous No.14226473]

>>14223093
Take the boomerpill. Buy a monster, put on some russian classic rock mix and start typing.

[Anonymous No.14227232]

>>14225682
shittt i think i might be the one with a learning disability. 300 word essays take me a little less than an hour bc i keep getting distracted i cant help it

[Anonymous No.14227238]

>>14226473
based kino

[Anonymous No.14228174]

>>14226473
energy drinks give me heart problems

[Anonymous No.14228180]

>>14223093
did you finish your paper?

[Anonymous No.14228222]

>one 4chan shitpost due by midnight
>haven't picked a topic to shitpost about

[Anonymous No.14228233]

>>14228180
I only did the headers so far

[Anonymous No.14228251]

>>14228233

[Anonymous No.14228259]

>4 page paper on modernism in the Great Gatsby was due 2 days ago
>5 points off the grade for every day it's late
IT'S OVER

[Anonymous No.14228948]

>>14223129
1 page = 250-300 words is the general wisdom, it's not even that bad

[Anonymous No.14228954]

>>14228174
wait until you graduate to cocaine and cheap vodka

[Anonymous No.14228966]

>>14223722
you write long posts i guess

[Anonymous No.14230127]

>>14228954
I don't do stimulants, just depressants

[Anonymous No.14230179]

>>14223093
Just drop out

>>14223099
this. checked

[Anonymous No.14230205]

>>14223155
cute

[Anonymous No.14230221]

>>14223093
8 pages in a day is annoying as shit but easily doable. So get on it. I would have started this on Saturday if I wanted to take it slow.

[Anonymous No.14230495]

>>14223093
OP, Post porn so you get banned and won’t be distracted