If you're in BYU Writing 150H sections 122, 126, or 129 you're in the right place.


My name is Dr. SWILUA. (Pronounced "Swill-oo-ah") That's short for "She Who Is Like Unto Aphrodite." It's my official title, thanks.

Sunday, September 12, 2010

Warning: A Response to "Bird by Bird" (post edit: what I meant was "Short Assignments" which is a chapter FROM Bird by Bird) is coming Tomorrow

So you should get out your RFIW today and read the article.

37 comments:

  1. I cannot find the article that you are referring to. Would it be possible to tell me the page number?

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  2. What does RFIW stand for?

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  3. This article actually made me feel a lot better about my research paper. I feel like I have nothing done, but I'm working on little by little everyday.

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  5. For those who don't know, this is referring to the article "Short Assingments" on page 42. It is on the blog calendar.

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  6. Alright, I will go and read the article. It has a very interesting title... "Bird by Bird." It's making me think of a certain Pixar short.

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  7. Don't worry guys. I rush ordered the book. You can all borrow it when I'm done.

    Just kidding. I didn't find it in RFIW either. I suppose I'll just follow the course calendar.

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  8. HAHAHAH, i know exactly what pixar short your talking about, the one where theres birds on a line and then a gigantic swallow comes along?

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  9. What I love is that this article is completely readable. Unlike my Anthropology book,this text is very easy to understand and relate to. I actually enjoyed reading it--sorry, Anthropology.

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  10. Righto. Seems like an interesting article. I like Doctorow's comment.
    -Catelyn Gentry

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  11. Okay, so I just need to write this paper bird by bird. That seems much more possible.

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  12. Seems like some of you found it and some of you didn't. Is it in this year's edition of RFIW (Readings for Intensive Writers)? Or did they take it out? It's in my edition, but they are always changing the edition on me and not always giving me a copy.

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  13. Nice article. I guess reading the comments really does help, since it took a while to find the article, but at least that gives me moor minutes to write down for this class... Still need lots more to actually get credit, though.


    ~Mykell Aidukaitis

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  14. Okay great, I'll go read it. Thanks!

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  15. Once I'm finished with the bibliography challenge I'll go see where in the book the article is.

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  16. I enjoyed the article. It's much less intimidating to write a 10 page paper, which I have never done before, step by step rather than all at once.

    Brandon Burkhardt

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  17. It's on page 42, I hear. And they have named it "Short Assignments." Thanks to Zane for finding out.

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  18. I am off to read the assignment. By the way, I read Dr. SWILUA's article in the book and it is really good. You guys should read it. C.S. Lewis' one is pretty awesome too. Just so ya know. The RFIW book is amazingly good.

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  19. I enjoyed the article. It was a good reminder to take things one step at a time and not feel overwhelmed by the length of the task.

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  20. The article was very helpful. I just hope I force myself to apply it. One step at a time instead of the entire paper at once.

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  21. Interesting article, I enjoyed it. Sometimes we do need to lighten up, and be nice to ourselves.

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  22. i like the article too- because it is entertaining, informative and SHORT!! :D

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  23. The only beef I have with the article is how lightly it puts the whole "taking a break" thing. If anyone is at all like me, a one to two minute break soon becomes a quesadilla break, which soon becomes a meal,and then a guitar break, and then a long, wholesome screw off. I know my work will be better if I keep it slow and piecewise, but the only way I get anything done is if I ground myself to my room. For example, right now I'm supposed to be finishing off my research, but...I'm doing this. So...

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  24. I'll say more about the awesome-totally meant just for me-article under "Short Assignments."

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  25. Zane is da man. I really liked the article because it gave me hope! We should read more of these types of articles!

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  26. I really did like this article-that is exactly how i fell most times. It put me in mind of the old proverb-"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." Oftentimes I find myself procrastinating because the task at hand seems so daunting, and then cobbling something together at the last minute. I suppose I never did learn to take it bird by bird.

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  27. Aight. so we were supposed to read the article, then wait for SWILUA to respond? Is there something that I'm missing that I'm supposed to be doing??

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  28. Oh reading, the joy of college.

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  29. You're right, I really enjoyed the sparknotes of the article.

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  30. I loved the movie reference... and the dog toy analogy.

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  31. good article!

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  32. I liked this article

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  33. I need to embrace this philosophy...ASAP.

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  34. This was an interesting article.

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  35. Been there, done that. :P

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