Quoting in Reflection Statement and Word Count (1 Viewer)

[kn0_name]

in the reflection statement, does quoting from you own major work count towards the word limit of 1500 words? (im doing a short story)

 

[ur_inner_child]

yes, but generally, you shouldn't be making your quotes too long.

it's deadly obvious if you have ridiculous amounts of quotage.

just skip the unnessary bits by using "..."

eg

I believe I have achieved the appropriate sensitivity in dealing with the concept of iconoclastic subversion through the challenge of official history and the cultural otherness of women in a global concern. Influeneced by existentialism, I also believe that I am successful in sustaining a discernment of the relationship between language and image

to

I... achieved... appropriate sensitivity in dealing with the concept of iconoclastic subversion through the challe

oh you get what i mean.

hehehe that was an excerpt of my reflection statement

PS i got E4

 

[jhakka]

in the reflection statement, does quoting from you own major work count towards the word limit of 1500 words? (im doing a short story)

How my ENGL 1020 tutor put it: "A word is a word is a word."

It all counts.