Poke Around nova antiquae pot luck rings quizzes buttons 'n' such profile Contact: AIM signage notes in real life Credits: host design Current Status Reading:America's Struggle Against Poverty in the 20th Century Object of Procrastination:picking a topic T-minus:9 days 'til class registration | 2004-02-17 @ 11:22 a.m.
Partially because I have no strong feelings on interpretations of the American Revolution (beyond an abiding hatred for The Patriot) and partially because I enjoy playing devil's advocate even with myself, I'm constructing a thesis that I do not believe in with an argument that doesn't really convince me of its validity. If the topic isn't interesting (and it isn't) at least I can play games with the execution. I like the American Revolution much less than I should as an American historian. I don't know why. Disaffectation? Anglophilia? Distrust in Democracy (which we are not, by the way)? Postmodern nihilism or someother amalagam of terms that doesn't actually mean anything? Frankly, I think I'm thinking about this too much. Thought of the Day: I just finished The Murder of Helen Jewett and I have the strangest urge to write a fanfic about it.
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