Miranda Studies

1. Most of the time it's painfully obvious when you're using AI because it spits out the most generic takes possible, and it often attributes statements to people who did not make those statements.

2. An AI paper fills me with a vitriolic rage the likes of no other. It makes me viscerally angry that you're wasting my time and yours this way. School is expensive. There are so many people who would love to be here, who would love to actually be learning but they cant afford to. Have some respect and actually use the education you're privileged enough to be able to pay for.

3. An AI paper will get you reported to the academic integrity office, because it's plagiarism. This is not an opinion of mine its a school policy. An academic integrity violation will follow you for the rest of your academic career (if you're even able to get anyone to give you a second chance) and beyond. Its not worth it.

4. A half assed, insane, incoherent paper that I know you wrote the night before? Relatable. Endearing. Ive been there, I can see you trying. You'll get the best mark I can reasonably give you- it might not be a great mark but it won't be as low as a chatgpt mark. You won't get an academic integrity violation on your record and you might actually learn something.

As a TA im always willing to help people if they ask for help. If you're confused or behind in a class I'm paid to help you keep up. Most schools also have writing centers, where you can access free tutors who will help you with outlines and editing your work.

There is no shame using those resources. The students that do use them reliably end up with better grades at the end of term, and they also save time because its a lot harder to spot your own mistakes than it is to have someone else point them out to you.

Book of hours, Flemish, circa 1460

It feels good to be back at uni again. I’ve seen flocks of freshers aimlessly wandering around the streets trying to figure directions out all week.

25|09|2023

Today I struggled to work on the recorded lectures of a class. I ended up working on only one, because I could not focus at all. As I have mentioned in other posts this class is very interesting, but the recordings are not of the best quality. To fill the rest of my study day I ended up reading and annotating all the introduction parts in my edition of Richard II by Shakespeare, which is the first book we will be working on in my English lit class. I am not sure yet if I should start reading the play before class, the professor didn't say anything about it, and I am very intimidated by this book. The only stuff by Shakespeare I read in the past was translated, and it I didn't even read that much. Working on it on my own scares me a bit. I know that after I will get a bit more used to it it will be easier, but today was not the day for a challenge like that. To continue on the topic of reading this morning I decided to start a reread of The Book Of Lost Things by John Connolly, a book I adored a couple of years ago and that I have been wanting to reread ever since. It feels like the perfect cozy and spooky book for autumn. I am also continuing working my way through The Burning God by R.F. Kuang, mostly with the audiobook version as I work on my crochet project. I am around 70% through the book and I am really excited for the end, these last few chapters are really building things up, and I am very curious to know how things will develop.

cozy hobbit autumn activities and productivity:

started reading a new book first thing in the morning

did a quick weekly spead on my bullet journal because I had forgot

did a bit of planning for the week

started creating a study plan for my English lit class

daily Irish practice on duolingo (finally back to regular lessons, and after the last updates I have been moved up again in my course and there's so many words I don't know so this is going to be interesting)

worked on one recorded lecture of my men theories and power practices class

read the introduction to my edition of Shakespeare's Richard II for my English lit class

wrote the first draft of a book review

worked on my crochet project

listened to podcasts and audiobooks to distract my tired brain

updated my reading journal

December 23, 2022

Day 7 📚

2022.12.28