Works cited woes

Per request of my ex-roommate Dave (weird saying that) I am writing on behalf of the let down of typing up a worked cited page.

As presumably everyone who is reading this knows, writing a long, term-paper is not a fun task, but at times you can get into a flow of writing and it can take off. On these rare occasions one can bang out a paper in just a few hours it is truly a kick in the pants when you finish and you have the great feeling of relief until you realize you need a works cited page. You are done with a huge burden and ready to hand in this paper. If most people are like myself, and I'd like to think most are, the paper doesn't get completed until about 8 hours before it is due. In these situations you are so happy to be finished with the paper you refuse to proof read and you are ready to print it out and hand it in. However, there is always one giant problem that looms large, the dreaded work cited page. Now of course there are many problems with the works cited page.

The first problem is of course the pain and burden of having to type yet one more page of virtual rubbish after just completing an entire 5 plus page paper full of B.S.

The next problem is trying to recall the "sources" that you "used". Who actually uses sources while writing a paper. Typing up a paper usually involves following exactly the syllabus and just using a few key words that you've heard in class or int he text book. There is not much actual research taking place for the majority of college students.

Another problem with the works cited page is the formatting. There is the MLA format and the APA style format. Now, it's frankly amazing that I remember the two names of the formats, much less what each format entails, because I can not do that. All I know is that somethings have to be in alaphabetical order, and some use authors name, or title of the book or article, frankly, I'm ashamed I know this much, works cited pages are bologna.

One more problem that one comes across is that if you do put in a work cited page in, is that for some reason you go back and edit your paper, your work cited page get's all screwy. You put in two more lines into your paper and all of a sudden your works cited page is all off kilter. It's not fun and frankly it pisses me and many others off.

In conclusion, work cited pages are the bane of the paper writing students existance. It is just a way for professors to be lazy and say they checked your work when in all reality they did not. They just look at the citations and presume you are honest, so, great, it's an easy way out of work, but it give us (the student) more work.

the end


WORKS CITED:

Montemerelo, David M. "Why I hate works cited pages".
New York Press. 2005. pages 1-6.