Yung ginawa ni Rory dun sa isang episode ng Gilmore Girls, nung binigyan sya ng A ni Asher tapos nag-doubt sya. Sabi nya gusto nya yung grade na deserve nya, hindi yung grade na based sa personal connections or anything else. Diba noble yun. Pero self-deprecating din. Kasi parang wala syang confidence sa sarili nyang work, parang feel nya hindi nya deserve yung A, parang feel nya hindi sya magaling magsulat. Pero yun nga, based pala talaga sa effort at content yung grade nya.

ASHER: On Tuesday, we'll continue our look at "Neglect of the Individual" as a hallmark of modern government. Be prepared to discuss Kafka's "The Trial." Yes, if, uh, if all goes well, it'll get very ugly. Thank you, everyone. [The class chuckles as they all rise to leave. Rory walks past Asher's desk on her way out.] Oh, very nice job on your paper, Miss Gilmore.
RORY: Oh, thank you. [She pauses.] You know, Professor Fleming, I was actually a little surprised by my grade.
ASHER: Were you? Well, you deserved it. You did good work.
RORY: To be honest, I don't feel like I did.
ASHER: Ah, a perfectionist.
RORY: No, I'm not a perfectionist. I just know when I do well and when I don't.
ASHER: You know, this sounds as if you're questioning your grade.
RORY: Well, maybe I am.
ASHER: Well, this is a first. Today alone, I've heard complaints from, uh... two "D"s, four "C"s, and an "F," but, uh, not from an "A." In fact, in 35 years of teaching, I've never heard from an "A."
RORY: I just want to be sure that the grade I got is... what I deserve.
ASHER: What exactly are you saying, Miss Gilmore?
RORY: Just that if the grade I got wasn't... legitimately earned, then I have no interest in it.
ASHER: Oh, how very noble of you.
RORY: I intend to earn all of my grades. I don't want any favors.
ASHER: And why exactly would you think that I'd be inclined to grant you any favors?
RORY: I'm not saying that you are --
ASHER: You're not? Oh, then I must have misunderstood this conversation.
RORY: I'm just saying that --
ASHER: Yes?
RORY: That I want to earn all of my grades.
ASHER: Yes, you've already said that.
RORY: No matter how many "wise, willful, and wonderful women" I know.
ASHER: Have you quite finished?
RORY: I suppose I am. [She turns to leave.]
ASHER: Oh, before you go any further, Miss Gilmore, let me assure you that I do not give grades that are not earned. I gave you an "A" because your argument was well-structured, your writing was clear and concise, and you drew a connection from Marsilius of Padua to Machiavelli to the modern age of media that PhD candidates would envy. In fact, no one else's paper was that thoroughly researched. Except for the other person who also got an "A." You did what was demanded, and you did it well. And I would seriously caution you not to question my grading tactics again.
RORY: Okay. Thanks for the "A."

-Gilmore Girls, 4.19 Afterboom

Kanina kinausap ako ng Calc teacher ko kasi may project akong di ko pa nagawa. Tinanong nya ko bakit di ko pa nagawa; binigyan nya ko ng chance na mag-fake ng excuse. Pero wala. Wala akong nasabi. Basta sabi ko di pa ko nagkaroon ng time. Ugh. Ang tagal na nung due date nun. Walang time? Eh marami akong time. Basta ewan bakit di ko pa ginagawa.

Pero at least di ako nagsinungaling; sinabi ko talaga na hindi ko pa ginawa. Nagkaroon ako ng pagkakataon na lokohin sya at sabihin na pinass ko na at baka nawala lang nya-- hindi sana sya nag-deduct ng late points. Pero hinde.