At the small Waynesburg University Writing Center, I happen to be the only Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM) major without an English minor, and this can sometimes pose unique challenges for me. When I was selected by the director last year to work at the center, she mentioned that her staff was lacking in science majors, which is something she wanted to improve upon. While I was obviously flattered, I also wasn't aware of the problems and distresses that would accompany it. Let me preface by saying that I absolutely love working at Waynesburg's Writing Center. It is my favorite job that I've held so far, and I look forward to all of my appointments and the time I get to work there. Despite this sentiment, there are many instances where I feel uncomfortable among all the wonderful English majors who know every last participle, tense, and citation style. The field of literature can be overwhelming to an outsider, or even one experienced in it who doesn
a haiku must have
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a beautiful scheme
"Haikus are easy
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Refrigerator."
I'm quoting this from
a shirt I saw on Threadless:
How do I cite it?
I can't reach the Writing Center Haiku Project via the posted link. Can you fix the problem? My peer tutors are eager to read what's on the site.
ReplyDeleteI think the Haiku project has closed for submissions. The OP presented at the recent IWCA conference. Your best bet is to contact him directly.
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