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Random · 04-13-2011, 08:52 AM

Ethics

My English professor wants me to add more detail to my papers... He loves the way I write, in fact he has called my papers, "A rare treat." but he says the fact that I don't describe more leaves him feeling let down...

*Frowny face*

I don't like adding a great deal of details for two reasons.
I like to give my readers directions, not plug in a gps map. If I say "The air smelled of spice" then I want the reader to plug in the spice... Ya... I like them to do the work, interactive reading... lol

I also just happen to have memory problems. Details slip through my grasp like a wet noodle. If I am at peak performance, then no problem, but if I'm operating at less than stellar conditions, then I have a problem remembering what I ate two hours ago.

I've explained to him the way my memory works... I remember strong emotion, not detail. He doesn't quite understand.. lol.. He has said that he doesn't have strong emotions and that he is a technical writer.

So... I'm working on the next big paper and I'm wondering... Would it be ethical to make up details? The place and the feelings it invoked would be true, but the color of my dress, the smell in the air, the land scaping would all be made up...

Sigh... Take a lower grade... (I HATE getting less than 100 percent, and the 96 on the last project is the lowest score I've gotten in any class) and be true to who I am, or write more of a *Based on actual facts* kind of paper and get 110?

Conundrum..

04-13-2011, 08:52 AM	#5812
Random Senior Member How Do You Identify?: femme Relationship Status: Married Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: back in the land of trees and snow Posts: 2,072 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 8,017 Thanked 5,327 Times in 1,378 Posts Rep Power: 21474854	Ethics My English professor wants me to add more detail to my papers... He loves the way I write, in fact he has called my papers, "A rare treat." but he says the fact that I don't describe more leaves him feeling let down... Frowny face I don't like adding a great deal of details for two reasons. I like to give my readers directions, not plug in a gps map. If I say "The air smelled of spice" then I want the reader to plug in the spice... Ya... I like them to do the work, interactive reading... lol I also just happen to have memory problems. Details slip through my grasp like a wet noodle. If I am at peak performance, then no problem, but if I'm operating at less than stellar conditions, then I have a problem remembering what I ate two hours ago. I've explained to him the way my memory works... I remember strong emotion, not detail. He doesn't quite understand.. lol.. He has said that he doesn't have strong emotions and that he is a technical writer. So... I'm working on the next big paper and I'm wondering... Would it be ethical to make up details? The place and the feelings it invoked would be true, but the color of my dress, the smell in the air, the land scaping would all be made up... Sigh... Take a lower grade... (I HATE getting less than 100 percent, and the 96 on the last project is the lowest score I've gotten in any class) and be true to who I am, or write more of a Based on actual facts kind of paper and get 110? Conundrum.. __________________ ~Volunteer~ "It gets in your blood"