Pirate Research and Questions

Pirates are enemy number 1. I am glad that we are actually doing some work on it that seems grown up because as soon as we picked this topic I was like if this becomes which pirate movie is our favourite, I debated hanging myself from a sturdy beam. Kidding but not really. I never knew how much citations were important and from deciding which websites were usable I truly based most of my research on citations and specific ideas. It is such a frustrating task though that what I think the profs forgot to remember was that we were not use to doing research like this and we needed more guidance or we were going to slack off and not do what was expected. I am getting more and more frustrated with this class because I feel like we were not taught the same in high school and to be specific instead of assuming we all know what the hell the profs are talking about. I knew that they wanted citations and specifics and then I did that and some how it was wrong but it was never explained what was wrong considering I did exactlywhat was asked. Anyways on a side note, can we please stop talking about the marks? The profs have explained this is just the way it is, whether we like it or not, and we are not going to be able to change it. I come to class to learn and not to be overly concerned with marks. The profs are too set in their ways for us to change anything. I have enough motivation for me to write something good whether or not its a tick and i take pride in my work and I think that is what is important, me learning not being obsessed with whether I got an A minus or a B plus. I look back on the last week's class and all I can think about is how much my frustration is consuming me. The research is fine but if i have a question I am too scared to ask questions, i am too afraid to bring anything up in class incase everyone goes off on each other. I am not in high school anymore.