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bananacosmicgirl ([personal profile] bananacosmicgirl) wrote2009-05-07 01:00 pm
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Thesis is dooooone!

I'm done! My thesis is *done*!

Yay me.

20 000 words on DNA as evidence in crime cases. It's kind of funny, because 20 000 words isn't very long (The Raft of the Medusa was 48 000 words), and yet it's taken soo long to finish it.

I might ask the f-list for help with the English summary. It's written, but it kinda needs a beta, because my academic law English probably leaves something to be desired. It's strange how much harder and very different it is to write academic stuff in another language, rather than just writing for my own entertainent (ie fics and other stories). Also, translating is hard. I wrote the summary in Swedish and then translated it - ugh.

But still. I'm very happy :)

(It should be noted that I'm not done-done. My teacher hasn't given me the heads up, and after the final seminar where I present the essay, there'll probably be changes. However, for now, I'm finished.)


*g* Because it's fun:
- 222 footnotes
- 68 pages in total
- 58 pages of actual essay
- 46 sources used
- 17 cases mentioned
- 1 picture

[identity profile] lil-jei.livejournal.com 2009-05-07 11:13 am (UTC)(link)
Congrats! The subject sounds cool. I'd love to see some of it. Since we're kinda in the same field etc.

My junior thesis was done too...but it has now been lost. Hopefully one of my back ups will work because my thumb drive isn't.

But go you! And 68 pages holy crap...big congrats on your accomplishment.

[identity profile] bananacosmic.livejournal.com 2009-05-07 11:17 am (UTC)(link)
What's your field?

I'd love to show it to you, but it's except for the summary, it's all in Swedish :)

I've been backing up the whole thing since the first day, on the FTP for my website. There were too many bad stories about people losing all their work for me not to back it up...

Thank you *hugs*

[identity profile] lil-jei.livejournal.com 2009-05-07 11:26 am (UTC)(link)
I'm criminal justice as well. Shrugs shoulders about the Swedish thing and knows that your paper probably rocks :)

And guess what I can now do a happy dance. My back up document to back up the other three I saved is entact...yay! So now I won't fail a big class.

I think we'll both have a wonderful day now...gotta run though I have work now :(

[identity profile] bananacosmic.livejournal.com 2009-05-07 11:34 am (UTC)(link)
Yay for your backup document being intact *hugs*

Have a great day!

[identity profile] nakeisha.livejournal.com 2009-05-07 11:45 am (UTC)(link)
Well done - that's great.

[identity profile] bananacosmic.livejournal.com 2009-05-07 11:52 am (UTC)(link)
Thank you :)
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[identity profile] mistress-tien.livejournal.com 2009-05-07 12:03 pm (UTC)(link)
Congrats!

You should be very proud of all that hard work! I hope your teacher is an impressed with it as I am with "Raft of the Medusa". You'll get an A for sure!

[identity profile] bananacosmic.livejournal.com 2009-05-07 12:53 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you very much *hugs*

I hope he likes it too :)

[identity profile] murgy31.livejournal.com 2009-05-07 12:13 pm (UTC)(link)
Congratulations!!!!! You must be so proud.... I am very proud of you...

[identity profile] bananacosmic.livejournal.com 2009-05-07 12:53 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you - I am very proud of myself ^^

[identity profile] mapleshade.livejournal.com 2009-05-07 12:36 pm (UTC)(link)
Congratulations!!!!!

[identity profile] bananacosmic.livejournal.com 2009-05-07 12:54 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you *hugs*
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[identity profile] tejas.livejournal.com 2009-05-07 01:40 pm (UTC)(link)
Congratulations!

I'd be happy to read your summary for you, but I can't help you out too much with any jargon you might be using.
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[identity profile] bananacosmic.livejournal.com 2009-05-07 08:02 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you :) I might take you up on that offer. I don't know any of the jargon I have to use either ;p
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[identity profile] tejas.livejournal.com 2009-05-07 09:04 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm game. And I'll let you know if it's so over my head that I'm of no use. :-)

[identity profile] masterpenguin82.livejournal.com 2009-05-07 04:33 pm (UTC)(link)
Congratulations! I hope your presentation and everything goes well. I have to write and hand in my thesis in November, and I gotta do well to get into the masters course I want.

Good luck, I hope you do well.

[identity profile] bananacosmic.livejournal.com 2009-05-07 08:03 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you, and good luck with all of your stuff *hugs*