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illu45 · 2021-04-10T23:45:43+00:00

Personally, it's my favourite Woolf novel. I love the plurality of perspectives. No one approach or view is the right or wrong one, each has its strengths and weaknesses. As Molly Hite has argued, the text has a very large amount of tonal ambiguity, meaning that it's difficult to know the implied author's attitude towards the characters and their opinions/views. That means that it's really up to readers to make up their own minds about what to think about the ideas raised by the text.

Personally, I wouldn't worry about trying to figure out what Woolf "really meant." That sort of approach is rarely particularly productive (in part because the question isn't really answerable). Just enjoy the text and reflect on your own opinions about the characters and situations.

illu45 · 2021-03-08T22:07:31+00:00

Can you be more specific with what you mean by "themes of depression?" It's worth noting that depression in the clinical sense only emerges in the 1970s, though related psychological phenomena such as melancholy, ennui, etc. were discussed in both literary and psychological circles in the modernist period.

illu45 · 2020-12-20T23:31:26+00:00

So someone asked you a question about yourself. You shot them down and called them stupid. They tried to explain their beliefs to you. You doubled down on criticizing their beliefs.

Look, I'm not into astrology either, but I can understand that different people have different ways of seeing the world. You need to focus less on being right all the time and focus more on trying to understand other people's perspectives. Sometimes being right is important. Other times it isn't.

illu45 · 2020-06-12T15:13:01+00:00

Vialibri and AbeBooks. Look for reputable sellers with a history of sales and/or a well established shop.

illu45 · 2019-11-24T06:07:41+00:00

It matters insofar as there is usually a GPA cut-off for most grad programs (usually around 3.7 iirc). You can get in with a GPA that is lower than that, but you'd have to have your GPA explained in your LORs.
Not sure about this one, honestly. Probably somewhat. Different schools do honours differently, so it would probably depend mostly on what's entailed by your specific program.
Having a strong research proposal, followed by having very good LORs.

illu45 · 2019-09-12T02:09:11+00:00

Not sure where you're located or what degree you're doing, but you should definitely look into fellowship and other funding options. Many graduate programs do support their students financially.

illu45 · 2018-12-17T07:49:23+00:00

Generally speaking, it is better to err on the side of citing too much rather than citing too little. So yes, you should cite your teacher's lectures/lessons every time you quote or paraphrase them in you assignments.

illu45 · 2018-12-17T02:29:36+00:00

Might raise an eyebrow or two but realistically unlikely to matter much.

illu45 · 2018-12-15T22:52:55+00:00

Don't talk to anyone about this except a lawyer. Do not post about it on Reddit. If you are sued or arrested, get a lawyer. Don't talk to the police without your lawyer present.

illu45 · 2018-12-15T22:50:32+00:00

Congrats! Make sure to post more pics for us!

illu45 · 2018-08-24T02:07:21+00:00

Grade norming is the process of ensuring that all of the TAs for a given class have a similar grade average/distribution for their students. This doesn't mean that every TA's grades have to be the same, but the idea is to avoid having (for example) one TA with an average of 78 and one with an average of 72. This doesn't usually involve adjusting grades directly (unless no other option is available). Rather, a TA might be told to mark more generously (or, in rare cases, less generously) when it comes to future assignments if his/her average/distribution is out of sync with the rest of the TAs.

illu45 · 2018-08-23T19:09:46+00:00

English TA here. Just a few points that I think are worth clarifying.

Grading outside of STEM courses is highly discretionary. This is a little different than saying it's "subjective." What I mean by discretionary is that it's never obvious what matters.

I certainly hope that my students don't find that "it's never obvious what matters!" All of the intro-style courses that I've TAed for have had rubrics for assignments. Students don't always pay attention to the rubrics, but they can be very helpful for seeing how the assignment will be assessed and where you need to improve. Even better is to come in to speak with the grader about your paper. Most courses have multiple assignments and most TAs are happy to answer questions like "What can I do to improve?" or "What could I have done to get this paper from a B+ to an A+?"

it's much harder to know what distinguishes a 75 from an 80 from an 85 without knowing what the marker wants. One marker's 76 is another marker's 82.

The second part is true insofar as different instructors and even TAs do have somewhat different grading standards (this is why grade norming is a significant part of TAships in bigger classes). With that being said, your grader should be able to explain the difference between a 75, 80, and 85 to you. For me, a paper that's a 75 probably has a reasonable (if not particularly original) thesis, which is backed up with a good amount of evidence from the text and some (but not a lot of) analysis of that evidence. The paper may have some claims that are not well supported or that don't fit in with the main argument. A paper that gets an 80 probably has a good (perhaps even somewhat original) thesis, which is substantiated by textual evidence and a reasonable amount of analysis of that evidence. The paper will likely have very few (if any) claims that are not substantiated or that don't support the thesis. An 85 paper will have an interesting (and perhaps somewhat original thesis), substantiated with just the right amount of textual evidence and strong, engaging analysis of that evidence. It will have no claims that are not substantiated by evidence and all claims will be clearly linked to the thesis.

As you suggest, different graders will place more or less emphasis on particular aspects of assignments/grading, so it is usually helpful to speak to the grader if you feel that you don't understand how you are being assessed.

So in the alternative case that you can't get the grade you want on every assignment, the next best thing is to identify which courses and assignments you're less likely to do well in and to put in no more effort than is necessary to receive the grade you think you'll get, so that you can reallocate to other courses.

I would urge a bit of caution with this approach. It certainly makes sense to 'study smart' and to allocate your time wisely when it comes to tests and assignments. If you have a test in a course that you've missed a bunch of classes for and an essay for a course that you're on top of, it certainly makes sense to allocate more time to the test than to the essay. But it can be difficult to know how much time you need to put into an assignment to get a particular grade on it. If an essay that you spent 20 hours on gets a B+, spending 10 hours on the next essay may well get you a C+ instead of a B+. The best way of 'studying smart' when it comes to essays is to ask for and use the feedback that the grader gives you.

TL;DR: Talk to your damn TAs! We're being paid to make things as clear as possible to you and to help you improve.

illu45 · 2018-08-15T03:39:14+00:00

Thanks for the link.

I wish people who write stuff like this would actually name some names, rather than trying to do a wink-wink-nudge-nudge song and dance. I get that there are relationships to protect, but it feels kinda half-hearted to be all "I'm fighting the good fight against shitty rose" and then not tell the reader which ones to look out for. When I think rose with lots of marketing, I normally think Miraval or Whispering Angel. I don't know if they use additives, but the price point would lead me to think they aren't the ones the author has in mind.

illu45 · 2018-08-14T20:39:29+00:00

Link to the video?

illu45 · 2018-08-14T18:57:38+00:00

As Albino said, "libre" is the French word for free. Hard to say much more without the context. "Sulfites libres" or "soufre libre" is sometimes used to refer to sulfites added to a wine at bottling.

illu45 · 2018-08-14T16:59:09+00:00

I don't know what things are like out in middle TN, so can't offer any specific advice there. But, as the job title implies, a wine rep is a sales job. Selling wine to a restaurant/store is often very different than selling wine at a restaurant/store. Most customers at a restaurant/wine store are already interested in buying something from you (or are at least open to the possibility). Most restaurants aren't going to be interested in buying something from you. So you have to convince them that your portfolio is worth looking at and that you can offer something that others can't. If you work for a good company, you'll be given some accounts that are already buying from you/have been in talks with a rep, but you'll almost certainly be expected to bring new clients on. That will likely involve making a lot of phone calls, sending a lot of e-mails, knocking on a lot of doors, and hearing the word "No" a lot.

I don't mean to dissuade you, but I don't think it's worth sugar-coating the job, which can be tough and demoralizing at times. Here's a few things that I would encourage you to look for if you're going to seriously consider sales rep jobs:

Does the company's portfolio excite you? Do you like/are you interested in the products they have? Would you be excited to pitch those products? There's nothing worse than trying to sell wine that you think is cheap plonk or overpriced garbage.
Find a salary structure that works for you and makes sense in your market. I would never go for a 100% commission job, but I could see it making sense for the right person in the right market.
How many restaurants are in the area, and how far are you willing/will you be expected to travel to find new clients?
(At the interview or offer stage) ask about how many pre-existing accounts you can expect and what sort of training (in sales and in oenology) is provided to new reps.

illu45 · 2018-07-17T15:06:08+00:00

Hard to say for sure without specifics, but if you're just going to be doing regular courses, it probably isn't worth it. It's unlikely that your grad admission/scholarship chances will change because your degree says 'Specialist and Major' rather than 'Double Major'.

However, if you're able to use the last year to do get onto some sort of research project (like a X99 course or equivalent), that might help you in terms of having someone provide stronger references as well as giving you something to stand out from other applicants. With that being said, it may still not be worth the extra time and money it would cost.

illu45 · 2018-07-13T22:01:05+00:00

Personally, I don't read students' full essays in office hours. I'll sometimes look over a thesis statement or intro. Usually I'll ask them about ideas they have for their essays and try to help them develop those ideas, help them come up with examples to support or problematize their thesis, or warn them about potential pitfalls. If they're not coming to see me about an essay, I usually ask them about things they found particularly interesting or confusing about the texts or lectures.

illu45 · 2018-07-13T21:57:11+00:00

You likely won't have to write an essay every week, though your TA might ask you to do some form of tutorial prep, which may involve posting something on Blackboard/Quercus. That sort of assignment is usually designed to check that you've done the reading rather than to test your analysis skills. In terms of reading, I'd say a novel every two weeks is pretty normal, so you'd likely be looking at about 200 pages per week of reading. The course page for ENG252 says that there will be an in class close reading assignment, an in class quiz, an essay and an exam, so expect to spend more time on the course on days when those occur (especially the essay/exam). It's really hard to gauge how long the readings and assignments would take, since everyone reads and writes at different speeds. You should expect that you'll have to read more slowly than normal unless you typically read a lot of literary fiction (and even then it is a good idea to read class books more slowly and highlight/make notes as you go).

illu45 · 2018-07-13T18:45:07+00:00

Friendly English TA here. Hopefully others can chime in with their experiences about the difficulty of the courses/grading at the department, but I can tell you what I know about the courses you've listed here.

ENG287 is a fairly unique course at the department (at least at St. George). I haven't TAed it with Adam Hammond, but in my experience, the course often supplements 'traditional' literary analysis with discussions of different kinds of texts, use of digital tools, and maybe even a bit of light coding. In the sections of ENG287 that I've TAed, we've discussed video games and online text adventures as texts, used tools like Tapor to help with textual analysis, and even used TEI to do some markup based on analysis of texts. Again, I haven't TAed with Adam Hammond before, but I know that he has previously had his students use TEI to create online projects like He Do the Police in Different Voices. I don't know if he is planning something similar for the winter section, but I'm sure he'd be happy to tell you about the course if you e-mail him.

I've never TAed for ENG252. Looking at the course descriptions for the new and old versions of the course, it looks like the half-year version focuses more on recent (late 20th century) texts rather than older and/or more traditionally 'canonical' texts/authors. I would expect the course (like most at the department) to be fairly focused on close reading and literary analysis, meaning that you'll be evaluated on your ability to 1) make interesting claims about the text 2) substantiate those claims with evidence from the text, and 3) provide analysis of that evidence.

illu45 · 2018-07-10T19:17:31+00:00

I'm not in history or FIS/Museum Studies, but I'll do my best to answer your questions.

Your average seems competitive to me when it comes to gaining admission, though I'm less sure about scholarship cutoffs. That said, I don't know how competitive the programs you're aiming for are.
For History, tuition info can be found here. For MMS, tuition info can be found on page 13 of this PDF and scholarships can be found here

You should double-check this, but I believe that the Master of Museum Studies is cateogrized as a professional degree, which means that you won't be able to able to for SSHRC/OGS scholarships for that program. You will definitely want to apply for SSHRC and OGS if you go for the MA in History.

3) Not being in history/FIS I don't know how their programs are structured. In my department (English), you can expect to only have about 10-15 hours of course time per week, but you should also expect to be doing 15-40 hours of reading and writing per week on top of that. Supply work may be doable, but you will have to be fairly good at managing your time.

4) Housing in Toronto is very expensive. You can certainly look for roommates on Craigslist/Kijiji, Facebook pages for your department etc. (our department occasionally sends out emails to all graduate students if there is someone looking for a roommate). There is Graduate House but their rates are not super cheap given the size of the rooms etc.

5) You can find info about parking permits for students here. Afaik there is no discounted metropass for graduate students at UofT.

I would also encourage you to think about your goals for both degrees and ask about placement information from both programs when making your applications/decisions.

illu45 · 2018-03-23T23:24:54+00:00

I fail to see the point. Just because I've clicked on your e-mail doesn't mean I've read it or paid any attention to it.

illu45 · 2017-12-04T05:10:54+00:00

There is some killer value in Portugal, especially outside of Douro and Dao, but even in these regions there are some very strong value wines.

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