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Old 03-29-2012, 11:00 AM   #853
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Gotta write a 2000 word english research paper about a novel we read in class. Got no idea how the hell you research for a stuff on a novel
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On page 5 of my English paper and cannot think of anything more to add to this. Still need another ~600 words, this will be a fun night/morning. Hooray for procrastination!
It's ridiculous to have a minimum word count on papers like this.

500-750 words should be more than enough to get into detail about a novel for a high school paper. Setting an arbitrary minimum accomplishes nothing except to force the average student to include a lot of filler and BS just for the sake of reaching the minimum.

This isn't a freaking newspaper; your teacher isn't looking to fill space on a broadsheet. It should be about writing a quality paper in as many words as you need.

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