That's too bad. There are some great teachers out there, but fewer than we all wish there were.

Yes, but -- "homophones"!

Let the homophobes be stupid. When we advocate for a good cause, we ought to give our best.

So, you're feeling that the rules enforcement in Politics is a bit . . . political?

I know you can't edit it. You could try remaking it. Saying "it doesn't because of tags and context" is a little Newspeakish.

I know your English teacher is rooting for you to submit 2nd draft work.

“It may help to understand human affairs to be clear that most of the great triumphs and tragedies of history are caused, not by people being fundamentally good or fundamentally bad, but by people being fundamentally people.” -- Good Omens