<p>Ridic looks like a Croatian word.</p>
<p>Personally, I would do one that ties literature to history. I immediately think of The Stranger, though I’m not sure you really like that novel after dealing with it in French class. You could also do it the other way around. Take a specific time period, and show how the literature of that time period reflects the history. That may look like a cop out to you, but I think it fits you well, and it can be as difficult as you want to make it.</p>
<p>I find it far easier to write a paper when I’m given a topic. Composing my own idea from scratch is much more difficult.</p>
<p>Ughh, my dad gets so annoying sometimes. Whenever we talk about fiscal policy, or in this case the stimulus bill, he always ends up telling me I can’t reconcile my views on economic policy with the way our government produces legislation. Then when I tell him that appealing to moderation makes no logical sense, he says that if I had it my way we’d have a dictator with whom I shared similar views. And then we argue for two hours about the role of ideology in government. And then somehow he turns that around on me to prove his point that I won’t compromise. And then he compares me to my uncle. It’s an endless cycle, really. I guess this is why we try to avoid discussing policy.</p>
<p>In other news, I’m hungry. Pizza or turkey bacon sandwich?</p>
<p>Both sound particularly disgusting to me right now.</p>
<p>Go with bread. Never fails.</p>
<p>Canadian, I forgot to tell you. I saw my first scene hipster yesterday. He was wearing a white hoodie, skinny jeans, and Nike running shoes. He was at my quiz match thingy.</p>
<p>I can’t do The Stranger because that would be considered “double-dipping” since I read it in my French class. I hate this.</p>
<p>I think it’s very risky to tie two subjects together, because the essays get sent to graders based on the subject area they were placed in. Each subject has its own criteria for evaluation. If my essay is placed in the history category and it gets sent to some random history teacher somewhere in the world, and he reads it and sees that it’s about literature, he may give it a low grade. Mixing subjects together is generally not recommended, except if the subjects are very closely related, like politics and economics or that kind of thing. It’s so annoying. I’m going to go see my IB coordinator tomorrow so he can give me the specific evaluation criteria for each of the subject areas I’m considering.</p>
<p>I can’t discuss policy with my parents because they think I am 12 years old.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, Canadian, I am of little help to you. However, I am sure you shall do splendidly.</p>
<p>Thank you, Snoopyiscool.</p>
<p>Yak, is tranche(sp?) a French word?</p>
<p>I don’t like my full name. It’s a sentence, not a handle.</p>
<p>Coraline is creepy, indeed. I liked it, but not in an emo kid way.</p>
<p>Yeah, “tranche” means “slice,” and "tranch</p>
<p>Thanks, the first one was what I was looking for. I wonder how the word tranche ended up in finance.</p>
<p>Not feelin it, snoop.</p>
<p>There are more, but the censors, you see.</p>
<p>No homework tonight. Too tired. Good night.</p>
<p>I need to start thinking about a language for college again. Mandarin, French, Arabic, or Russian? Oh, choices.</p>
<p>I think the silly College Board’s new “score choice” bs is annoying because most top colleges rejected it and still require applicants to submit all SAT scores.</p>
<p>JB and Mike, I just got the idea of possibly submitting my finished extended essay into an essay competition for a scholarship, but I don’t really know if things like that exist for something like and extended essay. Most essay competitions I’ve heard of give a specific topic and a word limit that is far beneath 4,000 words. Have you ever come across anything that I could maybe enter my EE into? Obviously the same scholarships wouldn’t apply because I’m in Canada, but I’m just wondering of things like this even exist…</p>
<p>Most scholarship essays are rather specific. Scholarships for a whole university might have slightly broader prompts, but don’t expect your essay to transfer easily into their prompt. Local essays are usually things like, “What sets you apart from other students who may be applying for this scholarship?”</p>
<p>You may be able to use the ideas in your essay for that purpose. You’ll have better luck entering a writing or journalism contest, and those often give scholarship money.</p>
<p>Yay! My EFC is lower than I thought it would be! This is a happy day.</p>
<p>Thanks, JB. I talked to my guidance counselor today and she said the same.</p>
<p>So I really have nooooo idea what I’ll do. I’ve completely narrowed it down to either literature or politics/history, and I’m starting to seriously consider “Diretas Ja.” I think I’ve ruled out French Lit becuase I just can’t find anything I would fully like to do except maybe “Man’s Hope” by Andr</p>
<p>You have a whole year to do this thing? Holy guacamole.</p>
<p>In my local paper today, there was an article about a local woman who has lived in the US for 51 years, and she finally became a citizen this week. She was born in Toronto, and she moved to rural Ohio. I think there must be something wrong with her brain. The article also had a bias that made Fox News look fair and balanced, but that’s another issue.</p>
<p>You could do something about a comparison of US, French, Canadian, and Croatian politics. That might look cheesy, but think about it for a while.</p>
<p>Have you ever been to the US? You talk as if you have, but you’ve never mentioned being here.</p>
<p>I’ve only been to Buffalo, NY. How do I talk as if I’ve been to the US?</p>
<p>My coordinator would reject that subject because it’s too vague. “4,000 words really isn’t as much as you think it is!” Ugh. </p>
<p>After I finished talking to my French teacher about my EE today, he told me that my mind is clearly designed to read 19th century French literature. Hmm.</p>
<p>So I have some ideas:</p>
<ul>
<li><p>Diretas Ja. I would need to find more sources and more concrete information in order to come up with exactly what I want to write about.</p></li>
<li><p>Madame Bovary. I don’t know exactly what I could write about, but it’s been on my mind since I first started searching for an EE topic. I’ll have to think about it more to see if I can find an actual idea.</p></li>
<li><p>Something about a book that is written as a “stream of consciousness.” Kind of like The Catcher in the Rye, except not because that would be double-dipping. Perhaps Ulysses by James Joyce or something by Virginia Woolf? I don’t know. This could go for English or French, but it’s generally not a popular style in French.</p></li>
<li><p>Andr</p></li>
</ul>