at least you were consistent...

That's called being a lazy-ass and relying too much on spell check. It won't catch stuff like that because "asses" is the plural of "ass." Try proofreading next time.

Wow, the exact same thing happened in my college's newspaper. Even better, the topic was about gays, making for a really awkward error. Check out the website link and search for "asses".

It's too bad that this happened. But I understand. All these people who say you deserved it probably didn't have to write a Senior Thesis (like we did) and they don't realize that it's already hard enough to write a paper of that length and make it convincing and worry about your defense. Misspelling a word a bunch of times is a common mistake to make- and when a paper is that long, using it 17 times isn't that bad. Come on, people. Lighten up a little bit.

Hopefully your teachers won't be too harsh and will asses your assignment fairly.

There is a process called proofreading that you should do.

That really sucks. When you proofread you sometimes read what you think is there and miss what is really there. It's a good idea to have others proofread your stuff to find errors like that. I hope that the teacher understands.

SPELLCHECK!!! DUH!

asses is a real word, so spell check wouldn't catch something like that anyway, what you need is a good proofreader. like me! jk...but seriously. read your stuff before you turn it in. and maybe even have someone else read it and see if they find anything.

OH NO!!! And I bet you read it through a hundred times without even noticing!!! I hope the people reading your paper miss it too :~S