<p>I need help with homework… So I will ask my smart CC friends. </p>
<p>Would you say this is whiny or bitter?</p>
<p>I am absolutely sick and tired of seeing athletes being cheered for and encouraged in their pursuits at chapel, while I just sit and watch as if I do nothing to deserve the same kind of cheers. It’s not fair at all. All we want is recognition and we never get it. I mean, do you honestly think that athletes work any harder than scholars do?</p>
<p>@accordingtome</p>
<p>Yes…it’s very whiny but the tone is sarcastic and a little humorous.</p>
<p>@accordingtome, if I had to pick one, I would say the tone is bitter. Care to contextualize?</p>
<p>Perfect. That’s what I was going for. 
Thanks!</p>
<p>I have to do this essay where I shift from being bitter to whiny, but Im having a hard time because everything I say sounds like both. :/</p>
<p>I only got a 4 on AP Lit so I might not be the best person to ask.</p>
<p>Haha, I will take that into consideration. I hate creative writing.</p>
<p>There’s a very fine line between the two. I think you could make it more whiny and less bitter by focusing more on yourself and your own problems rather than questioning why others are treated the way they are… if that makes sense?</p>
<p>Ahhh okay. That makes sense!!</p>
<p>lol wow i was gone for one day and there are twenty more pages…but lol just sharing a little happiness lol…IM GOING TO NATIONALS…first student from kansas to get first all four years of high school at national qualifiers for policy debate…sorry i have a feeling this week is not going to end great…i need to savor good news</p>
<p>What!? Congratulations! Not going to end great? It’s gotten off to an amazing start, what makes you think it’ll end poorly?!</p>
<p>Kristina that is literally a wild accomplishment. You will definitely get in with things like that under your belt!</p>
<p>That’s awesome! Way to go!</p>
<p>thank you guys i am excited lol…if only my test scores were even close to enough for upenn…but on a different note, i have a very important debate tourney next weekend and i wont be able to find out about penn until like midnight. friday is going to be sooooooo long</p>
<p>go kristina! That’s a great accomplishment. I’ve only done parli and public forum. The best I’ve done is getting to quarter finals at state qualifiers for the latter, so you’re better than a lot of people ever will be, including me. Hope we all get in on Friday.</p>
<p>Hey guys. I thought I would make something for all of you. The link I’m posting is to a countdown clock I made on some website.</p>
<p>[Countdown</a> to Dec 9, 2011 5:00 PM in New York](<a href=“Time since Dec 9, 2011 5:00 pm started in New York”>Time since Dec 9, 2011 5:00 pm started in New York)</p>
<p>Kind of random, but my best friend, that didn’t apply Penn ED, ordered two long-sleeve Penn shirts for us to wear on Monday after I “get in” to the school on Friday… It’s gonna be so awkward when I don’t get in!!! :</p>
<p>You guys are awesome!</p>
<p>At almost 1,700, this thread has the second most posts of any thread in the history of the Penn forum and, with 80,000 views, is fifth in terms of views.</p>
<p>@accordingtome</p>
<p>If you want to sound whiny, try something like, “Life is so unfair! The athletes get all the recognition while I sit in the dark like a well-worn, well-loved stuffed toy being ditched by its owner for a new iPod on Christmas morning. But my wears and tears have something that shiny trinket doesn’t. I’m one-of-a-kind. I have a heart and a soul and at least a shred of dignity.”</p>
<p>Something over the top like that is whiny and hilarious. Save “bitter” for your more intelligent arguments.</p>
<p>4 days…can’t believe it is in less than a week!!!</p>