I have to write, on average, about 10,000 of them to submit for formal assessment, every semester. So I'm basically writing a book, albeit a reasonably short one, every year. And next year in all likelihood this is going to go up to 20,000 per semester. And, instead of receiving loyalties like authors, I have to pay for this privilege. Absurd. Oh, and of course, comments from a highly qualified academic informing me of just how small the research component of my research essay was, and that the fact is duly reflected in my grade, unfortunately, some might add, of an otherwise sound piece of writing.

 

Well, if I ever get around to writing an autobiography, and they just don't seem to be trendy these days anymore, I'd at least have plenty of material to throw at it.