Well I received my grade on my cavalry paper. If you missed it, the prompt question was this: “Did the cavalry play a decisive role in war.”
I argued that even though there are times where cavalry played what could be argued a pivotal role in a battle, most of the time they fought dismounted and the horse was simply a vehicle for transportation.
Well, the grade is back and I earned a 93 out of a 100. I use the word “earned” as too often students and educations use the wording “you got the score of …” implying that it was like a lottery, you know, up for grabs.
I have an A in the class and will close that out obviously (still one more paper to write), but I am not sure how I feel about the grade. I felt I had a good argument and defended it with some good research. I guess in the end, students are all the same, no matter the age, we all think our grade should have been better 
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October 22nd, 2008 at 2:56 PM
Good work. I’ve taken several classes in pursuit of a history degree (BA) from American Military University as a late-20s-something and found my attitudes toward grades have changed quite a bit since my teenage and early 20 years. I got an 88 out of 100 on a final awhile back, a grade I would’ve done backflips for at 22, but at 28 I was disappointed. Funny how that works.