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Help me, Classmates! I'm trying to decide between two potential paper topics, and if anyone has an opinion, it would be much appreciated.

Paper Topic 1 Transcendental Nonsense and Creeds -- While I was reading last week's assignment, it occurred to me that many (all?) of the times the law breaks down into the most egregious transcendental nonsense correlates with those times when the law as an organization needs a creed of its own. I was thinking about writing a paper that analyzed a few of those moments, and ended with a brief discussion of how the law uses transcendental nonsense to create a creed that means nothing, and thus allows most everyone to identify with it. A potential variation on that form would be a paper that discusses how law and crime reinforce each other (in the same way the reading talked about prostitution).

Paper Topic 2 From the Class Room to the Firm -- The second topic I had in mind was a more straight-up sociological analysis of the way the law school structure socializes students to firm life. Potential subsections I was thinking about include the curve, the socratic method, and the culture of spending.

• I thought about writing on a similar topic. One consideration is how the schedule and pace of law school force students to sacrifice relatioships with friends and family, acclimating them to continued sacrifices while working for firms. -- AdamCarlis 11 February 2008
  • This is an excellent point. If I do this topic, do you mind if I incorporate this idea into my paper? Eben, is that ethical (I would cite Adam if I did so)?
    • No one has ever had a completely original idea. Anyone is free to appropriate anything I say (not that it is always a good idea). -- AdamCarlis 11 February 2008

So... thoughts, anyone?

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