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Wrote an essay on DMT for a school paper

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A Slice of Life

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I wrote an 8 page essay describing the history behind DMT, the effects, methods of administration, side effects, science behind the compound, and various other bit of information regarding DMT. Would posting/PMing it to a moderator be sufficient to become a full member of this wonderful forum? Thanks in advance.
 
A Slice of Life said:
I wrote an 8 page essay describing the history behind DMT, the effects, methods of administration, side effects, science behind the compound, and various other bit of information regarding DMT. Would posting/PMing it to a moderator be sufficient to become a full member of this wonderful forum? Thanks in advance.

You can also post it here so you can answer questions about it and such. This will make sure that if it's good you get promoted. Just make sure you leave out any real life name (so make sure it's not stored in the word document for example).


Kind regards,

The Traveler
 
What do you study? Nice article, though if any of my professors caught me referencing Wikipedia they'd probably smack me :lol:
 
The essay is mediocre, poorly referenced, suffers from bad paragraphing and some factual mistakes but most importantly it lacks originality of ideas and it is opinionated. Sorry, not enough for promotion, at least from me.

The essay sure needs more than reading wikipedia, joe rogan and strassman quotes and few trip reports.
 
and it hurts my brain. i started to read things i had already read before, then the letters started to play with my brain. expanding, and retracting and some of them waving.

To early for that for me so i just skimmed through. maybe if you space it better? try using your own words (or at least the words the universe flows through your vocal cords making distinct speech patters most of us will understand.

its more genuine when its from the heart.
 
It was for a complete joke of a class regarding drug use. A few of the quotes are from these forums actually (all of the "Anonymous" quotes). For the bad paragraphing, when I copied and pasted from Word, it didn't really transfer the paragraphs as they were in the essay. Don't know what you mean by lacks originality, it was purely an essay describing what DMT was and that's all I explained it to be. Don't know what else I could add to the essay besides information regarding the drug, trip reports,and quotes from users. Maybe it is not meeting requirements because it was an essay for school and not an essay written solely for this site. The essay was in my own words, don't know what you are recommending me to do. I could re-copy and paste it and add in the spacing for the paragraphs if you guys want.
 
A Slice of Life said:
It was for a complete joke of a class regarding drug use. A few of the quotes are from these forums actually (all of the "Anonymous" quotes). For the bad paragraphing, when I copied and pasted from Word, it didn't really transfer the paragraphs as they were in the essay. Don't know what you mean by lacks originality, it was purely an essay describing what DMT was and that's all I explained it to be. Don't know what else I could add to the essay besides information regarding the drug, trip reports,and quotes from users. Maybe it is not meeting requirements because it was an essay for school and not an essay written solely for this site. The essay was in my own words, don't know what you are recommending me to do. I could re-copy and paste it and add in the spacing for the paragraphs if you guys want.

oh, all i was saying was it seemed liked facts spewed up from something you read. all i ment was tell us something you have experienced, or something that you feel personally about it.
 
you can just press 'edit' in your post and add paragraphs now, no need to recopy it...

when you say 'strongest hallucinogen', it is not true, plenty of other substances are active at smaller doses like acid, salvia, 5-meo-dmt, etc... Also I would argue that using the word 'hallucinogen' is a bad choice.

then you got "This may sound like the work of a science fiction movie but Dimethyltrypatime" <--- spelling mistake.

as people said, the referencing is very very poor. Are you familiar with how referencing works in the academic world, btw? In any case, wikipedia is not a good source, neither is joe rogan. You should look for scientific peer-reviewed articles instead to give you more credibility and accurate information, for example dig through this thread: Scientific Articles on DMT/Ayahuasca/Psychedelics - DMT Discussion - Welcome to the DMT-Nexus

There are factual innacuracies like for example saying dmt is produced when we sleep. Also, DMT is a 5-ht2 AGONIST not antagonist... And other examples out there.

The tone of the essay is not formal enough (the general tone, using expressions like that the substance 'kicks in', using trip reports with a lot of cursing, etc). You said it was a joke of a class, and then you use this as a reason to not write a good enough essay? What are you trying to accomplish here, with this essay? Is it just the fulfilling of a school task you dont care about, and that you dont make enough effort? If so, then why are you posting here (im asking this for you to think, dont be offended)? Wouldnt it be better to instead, write an awesome essay and show them what real drug education/information should be like? If I was a 'straight' teacher I would probably not react well to this essay. Neither am I finding it good from a dmt-interested person.

You talk about how aya can be made from numerous plants, which is not entirely true. Ayahuasca ALWAYS has to be made with caapi, its the admixtures that may change.

I would also question you mentioning extracting dmt including the costs, that might attract very bad attention to you in school.

I think the ending could have been better. When writting essays one should have a basic structure, introduction, development and conclusion. Your conclusion was just a sentence and it beared no connection to what you wrote in the beginning.

There are other things to mention but im sure you get the idea

This was meant as constructive criticism, im sure you can do much better
 
A Slice of Life said:
It was for a complete joke of a class regarding drug use.
So what does it mean? I have difficultly deciphering this phrase and your motives; you're taking a class on drug use which is very suboptimal, flawed, biased, boring, whatever, right? And you wrote this assignment about dmt for this class which (according to your words) is basically a complete joke. And what is the aim here? What do you try to do? If you want to give a joke assignment for a joke class, go ahead, this essay is just fine.

But I think that you actually try to give a serious assignment, that is why you want to post it on the Nexus. And you have high hopes about the quality of your work, if you consider it for nexus submission and promotion, right? So please spare us your comments about the quality of your class. If you plan to submit this in your joke class and consider this suitable for the Nexus then I may as well consider that you think the Nexus as a joke Forum?

Anyway, apologies for my blunt criticism. Main point is that it is not a terrible essay but you have to try much more. Re to my criticisms, "lack of originality" means that you made no effort at all to give your personal perspective on the issue. Whatever you wrote reflects the average idea about dmt one gets after 30min of googling. Lack of originality is not necessarily bad, but it sounds bad, feels sterile and is boring.

Same goes for "opinionated", that refers on giving biased perspectives on the issue; "It is one of the most interesting and obscure recreational drugs..." and "Dimethyltryptamine is one of the most bizarre and fascinating compounds known to man...." see, I think that alcohol is most interesting and most obscure and more fascinating and more bizarre recreational drug and others may think the x, y, z substance is even more interesting and obscure. Whenever a writer uses the word "interesting" in this sense in an essay it is a sure-fire fail for the reader. Try to say "one of the most interesting", or "for the author it is one of the most interesting..." etc.

I could go on for hours on the essay but basically I believe you have to try harder. Since you already started, would you be kind to make it a nice essay or you're easily discouraged?
 
Slice of Life - first of all, welcome to the Nexus! I am waiting for the spaced version to read your essay. Don't take the harsh criticisms to heart - keep in mind that some of whom you are addressing are professional chemists and academics, and most of whom have been reading and studying this molecule intensively for years. The only thing original you are going to be able to provide is personal interpretation.

I don't presume to know your age or level of study, but if this happens to be a high school paper, bear all of the above in mind - and i would also ask the members here to bear this in mind equally. Better to tell us a little about yourself than posting a paper that is clearly below the level of most here in terms of informational content.

Who are YOU? what are your interests and what brought you here?

looking forward to learning more about you.

JBArk
 
I thought they were being harsh too, until I read the essay. Now I'm surprised at their leniency!

I think drawing attention to DMT in school is an awful idea. That is going to encourage irresponsible use, especially when you describe it like it's some kind of sci-fi computer game.

I find your report a bit disrespectful- using Rogan quotes while not quoting indigenous shamen, your sources are not well chosen, and the overall tone is immature.

Telling your teachers and class how there are internet pages devoted to home extractions that make it really cheap? You're a grass in my eyes for that, this is the kind of thing that sends alarm bells ringing in the establishment, thus endangering supply of the plants that are spiritual sacraments to many people.

Finally, the tone of your report could make you look like a suspected drug user in the eyes of a teacher. At my school they had a list of names of people to watch, so be mindful of that.

And now, after showing your teachers all you know about DMT and about the internet pages that tell you how to make it, you've gone and posted your essay on the premiere forum for DMT extraction and started talking in other threads about how you're now extracting it?! You do know that if anyone googled part of your essay this thread would come up? That's dumb in my opinion. I really hope you haven't got your jar of naphtha in mom's freezer while you're locked in your bedroom stirring your potion, parents are not as stupid as kids think when it comes to such behaviour. I wonder if youngsters such as yourself would be better off attending an organised ayawaska event, such as a bona fide shamanic session, maybe a Santo Daime or UDV event etc.

Sorry, but there it is! Well we were all young and foolish once I guess, good luck with it all, please heed what you are being told, and I hope you're more conscientious in your actions once your mind is blown wide open.

Harsh but said with love, just one person's opinion :)
 
Essay has been taken down. Thanks for the criticism everyone. Students did not read this essay, only the teacher. Sorry for offending everyone with such a horrible essay. I'm not making DMT in my house friend, don't worry.

This paper was supposed to be 3 pages double spaced, I had already gone above and beyond that. It was not meant to be a research thesis but more a general overview of the drug, as outlined by the professor.

I figured writing the essay alone would prove my interest in the forums and drug and that was what you were looking for but I was mistaken.
 
If I may suggest something: Why dont you start a new introduction essay and this time really talk about you, about why you are here, your views on life and so on?

Im sure it will be a much nicer way for you to join this forum ! I'll wish you welcome there :D
 
Since my essay crashed and burned harder than the Hindenburg, I guess I'll go with the normal approach of becoming this site and writing about myself :)

I'm a student as you already know. No, I am not mentally challenged as many of you probably presume after reading my essay (just kidding). I'm generally a modest, respectful person who is very eager to please and am somewhat of a perfectionist regarding somethings and lazy in other ways which is somewhat ironic. I'm a very laid back person and let many things go but also have a bit of a hotheaded side and things that make me angry make me extremely angry ha.

I'm very into the mind, body, spirituality, and fitness. Smoking marijuana really changed my perspective and caused me to be much more curious and thoughtful and open-minded. It made me put things in perspective and realize that we are all but ants walking around on a giant rock, floating around a massive burning ball of hydrogen and helium, in one galaxy of billions in a universe that operates in a way that is beyond comprehension. I have a very strong thirst for knowledge and love to live life to the fullest. I generally have no fears and am willing to try anything that is sensible. I have a passion for everything that I do and am very interested in nutrition and fitness, science, space, medicine/drugs, and history. I love reading a good book and the last book I read was Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol, which I highly recommend.

DMT interests me for sooo many reasons. I've been lurking various forums for the last year reading trip reports and discussions surrounding the drug and my interest has grown exponentially with everything that I have read. The way it alters people and seems to make them better people really intrigued me and peaked my interest. I truly believe that "Dimethyltryptamine is one of the most bizarre and fascinating compounds known to man...."
 
Nice!! see - none of us knew any of that in advance. You taught me something about yourself.

somewhat of a perfectionist regarding somethings and lazy in other ways which is somewhat ironic

Hell - story of my life! its called obsession!:)

cheers and rewelcome,
JBArk
 
Didn't get to read the essay, but nice intro :)

It made me put things in perspective and realize that we are all but ants walking around on a giant rock, floating around a massive burning ball of hydrogen and helium, in one galaxy of billions in a universe that operates in a way that is beyond comprehension.

Yes, a very humbling feeling. Sometimes, when I'm tripping, the awe of letting that awareness in is very, very powerful.
 
A Slice of Life said:
Since my essay crashed and burned harder than the Hindenburg, I guess I'll go with the normal approach of becoming this site and writing about myself :)

I'm a student as you already know. No, I am not mentally challenged as many of you probably presume after reading my essay (just kidding). I'm generally a modest, respectful person who is very eager to please and am somewhat of a perfectionist regarding somethings and lazy in other ways which is somewhat ironic. I'm a very laid back person and let many things go but also have a bit of a hotheaded side and things that make me angry make me extremely angry ha.

I'm very into the mind, body, spirituality, and fitness. Smoking marijuana really changed my perspective and caused me to be much more curious and thoughtful and open-minded. It made me put things in perspective and realize that we are all but ants walking around on a giant rock, floating around a massive burning ball of hydrogen and helium, in one galaxy of billions in a universe that operates in a way that is beyond comprehension. I have a very strong thirst for knowledge and love to live life to the fullest. I generally have no fears and am willing to try anything that is sensible. I have a passion for everything that I do and am very interested in nutrition and fitness, science, space, medicine/drugs, and history. I love reading a good book and the last book I read was Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol, which I highly recommend.

DMT interests me for sooo many reasons. I've been lurking various forums for the last year reading trip reports and discussions surrounding the drug and my interest has grown exponentially with everything that I have read. The way it alters people and seems to make them better people really intrigued me and peaked my interest. I truly believe that "Dimethyltryptamine is one of the most bizarre and fascinating compounds known to man...."
It really shows some character to endure all this harsh criticism, not getting bittered, accepting it with humour it and still persevere for a place in the Nexus.

As far as I am concerned this is good enough to promote you, welcome to the Nexus!
 
Welcome, yeah you took that well, haha!
No hard feelings I hope, it's critical on here but always in the right way and for the right reason- so we can grow. I've had it too :)
 
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