{"id":620,"date":"2016-05-30T06:11:26","date_gmt":"2016-05-30T06:11:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jgu.edu.in\/blog\/?p=620"},"modified":"2019-11-20T05:40:24","modified_gmt":"2019-11-20T05:40:24","slug":"midterm-misgivings-by-hedwig","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jgu.edu.in\/blog\/2016\/05\/30\/midterm-misgivings-by-hedwig\/","title":{"rendered":"Midterm Misgivings &#8211; by Hedwig"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/jgu.edu.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/tumblr_inline_o8ctsunGOl1un32nx_1280-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"621\" data-link=\"https:\/\/jgu.edu.in\/blog\/?attachment_id=621\" class=\"wp-image-621\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jgu.edu.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/tumblr_inline_o8ctsunGOl1un32nx_1280-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/jgu.edu.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/tumblr_inline_o8ctsunGOl1un32nx_1280-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jgu.edu.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/tumblr_inline_o8ctsunGOl1un32nx_1280-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jgu.edu.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/tumblr_inline_o8ctsunGOl1un32nx_1280.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Mid-Term Misgivings<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>That time of year is upon us, when we have to strap ourselves into the roller coaster that is \u2018to Study\u2019 &nbsp; and answer X marks worth of questions in Y amounts of time and actually be good at it. \u2018But Mid-Terms are better, they give you a sense of how to write your Finals!\u2019. Of course, and I\u2019m going to write my Finals the way I &nbsp;prepare \u2013 Slowly, and then all at once. Thanks, John Green.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>_______________________________<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The clock strikes 12,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And you realize you have an hour<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Until the flat, pulped tree \u2013<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By that, I mean paper \u2013<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Is snatched from your hands<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And is taken away from you<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>F o r e v e r.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Your hands rush to spill onto the page<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With new found vigour<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The words you learnt<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The night before<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In an impervious haze<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Concocted by caffeine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Scratch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Scratch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Scratch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The paper rustles<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Against your pen<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As the two tear-fully battle<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To win the hand of Question No. 4,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Subsection 3,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Division (i),<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And you can see \u2013<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The words are finally making sense,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This answer was in Page Number 3,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reading 2,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Module 5,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019ve read it word for word,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Scratch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Scratch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Scratch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Your pen will not lose this battle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is Lord Stark<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of the House Stark<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of Winterfell,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of Winterfell,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of Winter Fell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fell asleep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Asleep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ASLEEP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sleep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eye. Lids. Close.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The pen continues to<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Scratch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Scratch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Scratch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Like little mice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You start with a jerk,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Your eyes scanning over the page \u2013<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Zooming on the line<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Your pen has drawn<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Connecting \u2018Evaluation\u2019 to \u2018French Fries\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wait.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>French Fries?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Your hands scratch it out in panic but<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Your thoughts stop short.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The clock strikes 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hurriedly, you string together<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some words that make<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Marginal sense<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And hand over that reconfigured tree<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To the Devil (some days);<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The God (some days);<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Professor (all days);<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And leave.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The air seems<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Crisper<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And the sun seems<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More golden<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And the leaves seem<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Greener<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And the lift stops exactly at your floor<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And there is a good lunch being served<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And your email tells you<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018Morning class has been cancelled\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And the world is right again \u2013<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Until,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhat did you write for Question 5\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere was a Question 5?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYes, on the second page.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere was a second page??\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And there,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Your heart<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stops.<br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mid-Term Misgivings That time of year is upon us, when we have to strap ourselves into the roller coaster that is \u2018to Study\u2019 &nbsp; and answer X marks worth of questions in Y amounts of time and actually be good at it. \u2018But Mid-Terms are better, they give you a <a href=\"https:\/\/jgu.edu.in\/blog\/2016\/05\/30\/midterm-misgivings-by-hedwig\/\" class=\"btn btn-link continue-link\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[51],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-620","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-corner"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jgu.edu.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/620","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jgu.edu.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jgu.edu.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jgu.edu.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jgu.edu.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=620"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/jgu.edu.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/620\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":622,"href":"https:\/\/jgu.edu.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/620\/revisions\/622"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jgu.edu.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=620"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jgu.edu.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=620"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jgu.edu.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=620"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}