2mo ago

Just wrote a 3000 word essay about the genesis of Islam on zero sleep

Read and watched all the source material today. It has officially been 41 hours of not sleeping. I literally ended it talking about the symbology of cubes (in reference to the Kaaba) and its either fire or the worst essay I have ever wrote.

and no I am not sharing that shit lol. How is y'all's experience with academia this finals season?

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"the genesis of Islam was fronted by talented drummer and lead vocalist, Phil Al-Collins"
Hardest one i had was a ten page investigation of the World system of walleirstein that i finished in a day
Most fun one was the conection between México and Sichuan cuisine via the introduction of the capsicum
- That second one actually sounds damn interesting. No idea what the world system of walleirstein is but I will look it up
  Edit: ah yeah that sounds rough af for a single day affair 😬
- the conection between México and Sichuan cuisine via the introduction of the capsicum
  can I read this? even if you have to dm me a copy
  
  i never published it, but i used this article in my bibliografy that also talks about it https://worldhistoryconnected.press.uillinois.edu/12.3/wang.html
  one fun fact is that at the start the chinese didnt like chilli only seeing it as a pretty plant, it wasnt until the Qing's new taxes on Salt that chilli was used by the lower classes as a replacement for salt in the internal provinces of Sichuan and Guizhou
  @sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml
  
  I second that request
I genuinely want to read it, if you don't mind! I'm very interested in cube symbolism. [EDIT: I just noticed you say in advance you weren't sharing it. If that is so, could I at least have one or two of your sources you used regarding cube symbolism?]
- you'd be sorely dissapointed. It was a sectional essay on a documentary. There is one source and it had nothing to due with cubes I just happen to have knowledge and curiosity on the subject. My writing on cube symbolism was raw speculation about why humans might see a cube as divine. My analysis generally boiled down to, cubes are a very artificial shape and maybe to worship them is to revere the human ability to create as divine. Or perhaps the cube appeals to us because our ability to create is what we saw as seperating us from animals. Or maybe we saw our creation as proof of our innate connection to the divine. It isn't that deep as I was pretty tired.

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