Well, for starters, you think that having goals is important. Most people do, but you felt the need to express this in your application, which points to ambition, which points to Slytherin. Loyalty is generally considered a Hufflepuff trait, but I think all the houses exhibit extreme loyalty in some way, shape, or form (Cho to Cedric, Puffs to each other, Sirius to James/Harry, Bella to Voldemort), so that doesn't really give off a vibe. In your first question, you say that you're emotionally cool, at least on the surface, which points to either Ravenclaw or Slytherin. Using underhand means to get to places points to Slytherin as well... however, all in all, your first question made me want to put you in Ravenclaw what with your rationality and all that. We're ignoring the fact that neither Cho nor Luna were particularly rational beings. Well... neither was Ravenclaw's daughter, was she? Alright, scratch that- the first one makes me think Slytherin. And from then on, it snowballs like woah. You're definitely a Slytherclaw -
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I take the pushing thing back. As awful as it sounds, I just noticed that you're 15 and, for some reason, most people 16 and below all have similar writing styles. Curse high school.
Re: SlytherinintrojectOctober 31 2007, 04:59:32 UTC
I never thought my age had anything to do with my typing style, but it's made me think a little. I mean, I'm pretty much a regular highschooler in real life, with the "like" disease and all; I've always thought I came off a bit more eloquent online but I'm glad my personality still transfers through - people have told me I sound very different (stiffer, I think) online vs. offline x).
I'm also ESL, if that makes up for any of my fragmented grammar.
Well, I've seen people like that too, but, for the most part, high schoolers are shit at writing. I figured I'd give her the benefit of the doubt. *shrugs*
Re: SlytherinintrojectOctober 31 2007, 05:28:47 UTC
Hmm, this has made me think a bit. Does my writing style dictate what my values are? I'm really quite sorry that you felt I was pushing; I'm not even sure if I'm permitted to validate myself under such circumstances. Maybe it's just the way I've been brought up strangely, or out of societal context, but my train of thought does follow something roughly depicted in the application. I don't believe it's just a Slytherin habit to have a goal or to be motivated; I have been raised with definite aspirations that were set for me long before I realized them myself.
Although I've never been able to express myself as proficiently as I wanted to, I still feel that I'm eloquent enough to pass on my ideals in a way that should sound sincere. Again, I'm sorry if my words sounded deceptive in any way - I'm really not trying to mask some free soul from peeking through. :)
Does my writing style dictate what my values are?Well, it depends. It does dictate what type of person you are- if you're well read, if you're intelligent (at least in an English-language respect), and I've noticed that particular houses seem to have certain writing styles. People tend to vote Puff when a person's writing style is warmer, simpler, and happy. People tend to vote Claw or Snake if they're elaborate and sound 'cold' in a way. And people tend to vote Lion for people who write simpler but with an angry/temperamental streak. This isn't necessarily what houses they get into, though, as is evident here. However, it's strange that you possess so few Puff values when you write like a Puff and I think that's where a few people are feeling a bit of a push. It's a subconcious thing
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Because you can lie all you want, but your voice is always honest.
I disagree entirely. A truly talented writer is able to create or mimic any voice perfectly. Like the best author, the best liar does not tell; he shows.
Hm, okay. But we're talking about a fifteen year old in an online sorting community. I was assuming she wasn't pathetic. Also, I'm very doubtful that we're talking about a great writer or a great liar (no offense to the applicant). If she was either, this never would've been brought up.
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I'm also ESL, if that makes up for any of my fragmented grammar.
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Although I've never been able to express myself as proficiently as I wanted to, I still feel that I'm eloquent enough to pass on my ideals in a way that should sound sincere. Again, I'm sorry if my words sounded deceptive in any way - I'm really not trying to mask some free soul from peeking through. :)
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I disagree entirely. A truly talented writer is able to create or mimic any voice perfectly. Like the best author, the best liar does not tell; he shows.
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