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candylandOkay...I have a bit of a dilemma. Thoughts are appreciated.
For my Religions of Asia class, we were supposed to go visit a shrine or temple for one of the religions we've discussed in class, and then write a 5-7 page paper about it based on the given criteria (there's a whole list of specs). Nowhere on the syllabus or anywhere is it listed how much of our grade this paper is. There's an automatic 5% deduction for every day it's late. So here's my deal.
I went to this place almost every day for a week, and didn't see anyone or anything. But finally, on Saturday night, I got there, and there was a service going on. I was ushered in, and I sat and observed for a while before I was told that the next part of the service was only for the faithful, which I completely understand. And this woman (who was very, very nice) invited me to come back at eleven o'clock on Monday to see more prayers and to ask any questions I had. Eleven happens to be my free hour, so I thought, "Yay! I'll go back!"
The problem? The paper is due at ten.
So the dilemma is this: do I turn in the paper on time, knowing that it could have been a lot better (and possibly have my grade suffer because I didn't get to ask questions or really talk to anyone), or do I get as much written as possible tonight, go back tomorrow for a second visit, and turn in a better paper for the late grade?
...I'm leaning towards the latter. I really am. Because honestly, not being able to talk to anyone or ask questions...yeah, that will seriously impede my ability to write the second half of this paper, in which we're supposed to analyze all sorts of stuff about the service. The prof is asking what they were teaching and what the attitudes are and how the materials applied...when the chants and prayers were all in another language, so I didn't have a clue what was going on.
RAAAAAAR!!! SCHOOLWORK IS MADE OF HATE!!! D:
For my Religions of Asia class, we were supposed to go visit a shrine or temple for one of the religions we've discussed in class, and then write a 5-7 page paper about it based on the given criteria (there's a whole list of specs). Nowhere on the syllabus or anywhere is it listed how much of our grade this paper is. There's an automatic 5% deduction for every day it's late. So here's my deal.
I went to this place almost every day for a week, and didn't see anyone or anything. But finally, on Saturday night, I got there, and there was a service going on. I was ushered in, and I sat and observed for a while before I was told that the next part of the service was only for the faithful, which I completely understand. And this woman (who was very, very nice) invited me to come back at eleven o'clock on Monday to see more prayers and to ask any questions I had. Eleven happens to be my free hour, so I thought, "Yay! I'll go back!"
The problem? The paper is due at ten.
So the dilemma is this: do I turn in the paper on time, knowing that it could have been a lot better (and possibly have my grade suffer because I didn't get to ask questions or really talk to anyone), or do I get as much written as possible tonight, go back tomorrow for a second visit, and turn in a better paper for the late grade?
...I'm leaning towards the latter. I really am. Because honestly, not being able to talk to anyone or ask questions...yeah, that will seriously impede my ability to write the second half of this paper, in which we're supposed to analyze all sorts of stuff about the service. The prof is asking what they were teaching and what the attitudes are and how the materials applied...when the chants and prayers were all in another language, so I didn't have a clue what was going on.
RAAAAAAR!!! SCHOOLWORK IS MADE OF HATE!!! D: