Books are so expensive! I don't like buying them, so I try to buy as few as possible. That's what I did this semester, and this is where our story begins.
A few weeks ago I was feverishly writing my research paper for my writing and rhetoric class. When I was working on my citations, however, I was supposed to consult "The Little Penguin Handbook". Unfortunately, I never purchased one. My teacher warned us about how important it was to do citations properly and that she would not be very nice to us if we didn't cite our sources correctly. So, in my rush to do my research paper, I did all of my citations incorrectly. My teacher gave me a 90% on my paper. Did I deserve that? No. I probably deserved a worse grade. However, my teacher is merciful.
I learned an important lesson today. Would that extra seven or so dollars have broken the bank? I doubt it, but those extra points would have been nice.
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