wronged

i wish i didn't have to wait two whole days to argue in defense of my history midterm essays. but perhaps it is a good thing cuz right now my anger could overcome all sensibility.

the injustice of it all!!!!! i have concluded that many TA's make for unfair graders, as evidenced by those who oversee my comparative literature and history sections. i have had multiple points taken off for a supposed grammar 'mistake' that is actually not a mistake, but rather a convention stipulated by the MLA and Strunk/White's The Elements of Style (the ultimate authority on grammar). and now for two pratically flawless history essays, i am penalized for going over the "page limit" when there was no terminology ("max" "limit" or "x to y") written on the exam of ANY such limit.

i feel so terrible because i'm conflicted between feeling angry at the injustice of receving A minuses when the TA clearly comments that the essays are excellent analyses. (i can't help thinking he's just trying to find something wrong with my essay because throughout both papers there are only ticks and praise)

so just because i chose to not play around with margins, spacing and font out of consideration for the reader's eyes, just because i just happen to be perhaps a little more perceptive and recognize the need to write cohesive arguments... ...for that i am penalized. and um, my essays were SO concise; i would totally challenge my TA to write better ones.

so help me come friday. i will seriously appeal to the professor if i don't get As.