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[aniaj]

"Pyramid spaceships and parasitic aliens!"

-My initial thesis inclination when assigned a research paper on the legacy of ancient Egypt.

(~facepalm) My grasp of history has been indelibly altered by decades of TV sci-fi.

Comments

[stormyserenity]

Sounds good to me! I gots a book on Hollow Earth that I could loan you!

Actually I have a book on ancient Egyptian magic that I remember as being quite readable, If you want to borrow. Stay away from teh works of Dr. Budge; the man is truly soporific.

[bobgenghiskhan]

When I was a TA, I had to grade a paper about the Psychology of Leadership where the student used a fictional WWII army general as a resource.

Damn fine paper otherwise.

[bobgenghiskhan]

colonel, not general. my mistake.

[aniaj]

So, I can't cite Turtledove for my history papers? Bummer.

[bobgenghiskhan]

Correct.

[bobgenghiskhan]

Fiction by Michael Crichton is also not allowed either, even though he was a medical doctor.

this whole topic makes me very glad that I no longer have to deal with student papers.