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From davidt@psuhcx Tue Aug 2 22:30:02 1988
From: davidt@psuhcx (Thomas S. David)
Subject: taking notes...
Keywords: rec.humor, rec_humor_cull, chuckle
Date: 3 Aug 88 03:30:02 GMT
Organization: Penn State University Engineering Computer Lab
To all those Freshman note takers out there....here's an example of good
note taking :-)....
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* HOW TO TAKE NOTES *
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WHEN PROFESSOR MITCHELL SAYS: YOU WRITE:
"Probably the greatest quality
of the poetry of John Milton, who
was born in 1608, is the combination
of beauty and power. Few have John Milton--born 1608
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."
"When Lafayette first came to
this country, he discovered
America. The Americans needed his Lafayette discovered America
help if their cause was to survive,
and this he promptly supplied them."
"Current historians have come to Most of the problems that now face
doubt the complete advantageousness the United States are directly
of some of Roosevelt's policies" traceable to the bungling and greed
of President Roosevelt.
"...it is possible that we do Professor Mitchell is a communist
not understand the Russian
viewpoint..."
"The puissance of hydrochloric
acid is incontestable; however, Hydrochloric acid eats the hell
the corrosive residue is out of steel
inharmonious with metallic
persistance."