I\'m probably failing World Culture...
I had this stupid assignment in World Culture & the Arts to pick two pieces of art and tell what these pieces says about the culture of the people who did it. I had a choice between sculpture, architecture, literature, or painting. I had to pick one piece from the Ancient Islamic civilization and one from the Ancient Chinese civilization. Then, I had to write a 350 word essay on each piece. Well, for the Islamic civilization, I chose the Alhambra Palace. I described what the palace looked like, the artistic styles of the palace decorations, and what these decorations said about the Islamic people of that time period. For the Chinese civilization, I chose the Terra Cotta Warriors that were found buried in the first Emperor's mausoleum. I described these and told what these pieces said about the Chinese people of that period. I worked my ass off for days on that assignment. I am having a hard time getting caught up and I told my instructor that I am trying. He said not to worry about it because he understood. He said just to do my best. Well, I just got my feedback from him on that assignment. He told me that I did the entire assignment wrong...oh, with the exception of the title page and the reference page...I did that part right...ugh. He said that I was supposed to describe what the pieces said about the people who created them and the society as a whole...not go into a big description of the art itself. Umm....I DID tell what the pieces said about the society!! He also said that the Chinese section was wrong because I was supposed to pick ONE art piece, not thousands of pieces that make up a group. Well, excuse the shit out of me! That work of art was the most interesting to me, so sue me! Before I started this class I had a 3.92 grade point average. I probably have a 3.5 now if I am lucky! I can't believe this shit. It is driving me nuts. I am fighting back tears and nausea! Can this guy not give me a break? Can he not see that I am trying my best? I just wanna cry or give up or something. I'm only a year from my degree....I can't give up now. I wish this guy would just give me a damn break. I so hate this class.
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