A GCSE (General Certificate of Education) that you can take in school. You will study a play and a book that your teacher will do his/her best to ruin by a.) forcing you to embarrassingly read them out loud in class, and b.) forcing you to over-analyze them whilst ignoring their immediate, aesthetic value.
But this is not always the case. If you are doing the foundation level (like I did) you will be thought of as too much of a retard to be able to read. Instead you will watch some pretentious film adaptation on an old TV not worthy to be shot at by a drugged-up Elvis Presley.
Either way, you will come away with an extremely negative view of classical literature. However, you may be lucky enough to rediscover it in later life and enjoy it properly.
But this is not always the case. If you are doing the foundation level (like I did) you will be thought of as too much of a retard to be able to read. Instead you will watch some pretentious film adaptation on an old TV not worthy to be shot at by a drugged-up Elvis Presley.
Either way, you will come away with an extremely negative view of classical literature. However, you may be lucky enough to rediscover it in later life and enjoy it properly.
GCSE English Literature Teacher: "So what can we see in Jessica's defiance of her father that is reminiscent of a 20th centry movement that has changed so much?"
Student: "Fascism?"
Student: "Fascism?"
by TrystanDeCunta October 3, 2008
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Not necessarily pejorative.
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Originally used by Fingal.
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Members include:
Adam Conover(blond curly hair and somewhat stocky)
Ben Popik(group founder, somewhat curly short black hair)
Caleb Bark(has either an afro or shaved head and beard of somewhat blond hair)
David Segal(short black hair, beard and usually wearing purple)
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Past members include:
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They have released some pretty awesome vids, including "I hate nature" and "breakfast at tiffany's"
Members include:
Adam Conover(blond curly hair and somewhat stocky)
Ben Popik(group founder, somewhat curly short black hair)
Caleb Bark(has either an afro or shaved head and beard of somewhat blond hair)
David Segal(short black hair, beard and usually wearing purple)
Raphael "Raizin" Bob-Waksberg( short curly hair and stubble)
Past members include:
Jesse
Hana
Adam
Jon
They have released some pretty awesome vids, including "I hate nature" and "breakfast at tiffany's"
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Get the Olde English Comedy mug.A boring ass class where we do a ton of of essays and nothing interesting happens in the fucking class and everybody in the class is scared of the teacher! Yeah the cringy joke making, sweet hearted, softie! Apparently the teacher is a goddamn nightmare! But she isn’t and almost everybody in that class is misbehaving in other classes I have with them but not in this class though. The students say they aren’t scared but they are actually lying
Me: English class is boring AF and everybody is scared of Mrs Campbell and I don’t know why!
Atreyu: Carter nobody’s scared of Mrs Campbell, it’s just 2nd period, everybody’s tired, and it is really early in the morning.
Carter: Yeah sure.
Atreyu: Carter nobody’s scared of Mrs Campbell, it’s just 2nd period, everybody’s tired, and it is really early in the morning.
Carter: Yeah sure.
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Guy 1: "Hey, can you go to the football game on Friday?"
Guy 2: "No, I have to work on my AP English work for 6 hours just to get a 70.
Guy 1: "Sucks, dude."
Guy 1: "I got 6 hours of sleep last night. I feel so energized."
Guy 2: "How the hell is that possible?"
Guy 1: "I know, right?"
I was about to AP English my friend for saying "who" instead of "whom", but quickly stopped my self.
Guy 2: "No, I have to work on my AP English work for 6 hours just to get a 70.
Guy 1: "Sucks, dude."
Guy 1: "I got 6 hours of sleep last night. I feel so energized."
Guy 2: "How the hell is that possible?"
Guy 1: "I know, right?"
I was about to AP English my friend for saying "who" instead of "whom", but quickly stopped my self.
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