"Taking notes..." joke
To all those Freshman note takers out there....here's an example of good
note taking :-)...
How to Take Notes
WHEN PROFESSOR MITCHELL SAYS:
"Probably the greatest quality
of the poetry of John Milton, who
was born in 1608, is the combination
of beauty and power. Few have
excelled him in the use of the
English language, or for that
matter, in lucidity of verse form,
'Paradise Lost' being said to be
the greatest single poem ever
written."
YOU WRITE:
John Milton-born 1608
WHEN PROFESSOR MITCHELL SAYS:
"When Lafayette first came to
this country, he discovered
America. The Americans needed his
help if their cause was to survive,
and this he promptly supplied them."
YOU WRITE:
Lafayette discovered America
WHEN PROFESSOR MITCHELL SAYS:
"Current historians have come to
doubt the complete advantageousness
of some of Roosevelt's policies"
YOU WRITE:
Most of the problems that now face
the United States are directly
traceable to the bungling and greed
of President Roosevelt.
WHEN PROFESSOR MITCHELL SAYS:
"...it is possible that we do
not understand the Russian
viewpoint..."
YOU WRITE:
Professor Mitchell is a communist
WHEN PROFESSOR MITCHELL SAYS:
"The puissance of hydrochloric
acid is incontestable; however,
the corrosive residue is
inharmonious with metallic
persistence."
YOU WRITE:
Hydrochloric acid eats the hell out of steel
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