Originally Posted by
spaniel
By technical issues it seems she meant your grammar, structure and citations.
No matter the validity of your opinion, argument or citations, the world is not fair. If you want to receive consistently high grades don't write about hot-button topics like gun control, abortion, or religion. Opinions are split and the 50% of the time the teacher is in disagreement with you it is unrealistic to expect them to be impartial when grading. After all, if they disagree with you on gun control your argument is weak to them and they are the ones with the red pen.
You are unlikely to further our cause any and very likely to hurt your GPA. Professors tend to the liberal end so the deck is stacked against you.
Expect significantly harder grading than high school.
X2, you'd have been better off writing about the legalization of marijuana than gun control. If you're writing about a subject that the instructors strongly opposes it will tend to make them look harder for mistakes. It also may help to stay away from topics that you personally have a strong opinion about. Sometimes you will get so caught up in the message that you're trying to get across, that you'll tend to overlook the quality of the paper. It''s been my experience that the majority of instructors are liberals. You need to feel them out before you write on these sort of "hot-button topics". Oh, and you better add politics to Spaniels list. Use this as a learning experience, it may have hurt your grade in just one class, but the knowledge that you've gained from it may save you from a future disagreement with an employer. Nothing in life is fair, but the way that you handle yourself will determine how far you get in life.