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[00:00:00.01]	I remember, in high school, well all through school, 

[00:00:04.04]	being honors English and being the "A" student that wrote papers 

[00:00:10.07]	and every teacher said, "They're so wonderful; they're so great." 

[00:00:20.14]	So I leave to go to college. 

[00:00:24.16]	And I get into class for my freshman year composition,

[00:00:28.18]	and do all of my...my best writing and creative stuff 

[00:00:32.22]	and was going great. 

[00:00:36.25]	And then we had to write a reasearch paper, 

[00:00:38.26]	which--we're all taught how to write a research paper in high school, right?

[00:00:44.28]	You research, and you write, and you try to sound intelligent 

[00:00:46.29]	like you learned something about your...whatever you're researching.

[00:00:48.30]	So, I write it. And I'm told that the language is all wrong; 

[00:00:52.34]	it's not collegiate; It sounds like I'm in high school; 

[00:00:56.37]	um, it's very basic; and I'm regurgitating information. 

[00:01:00.42]	So I'm just...I no longer know how to write the perfect paper. 

[00:01:04.46]	I'm doing it wrong. Everything I've learned is wrong. 

[00:01:08.49]	So, I'm given examples of "good" writing, 

[00:01:12.53]	"good" research writing, "good" collegiate writing. 

[00:01:16.57]	And I work on it; and I revise it, and I get an "A." Perfect! 

[00:01:20.61]	I now know how to write a good paper again; I'm back on track. 

[00:01:28.68]	So, I go into the next class and have to write my scholarly essay for that class. 

[00:01:32.78]	I write it how I've been re-taught how to,

[00:01:36.86]	and that professor writes her notes on it--in red pen, of course--

[00:01:44.96]	and sends it back to me and says, "This is not your language."

[00:01:46.98]	"I know you as a student. I've talked to you. I've heard you talk about your ideas."

[00:01:53.00]	"And this does not sound anything like who you are."