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    Are these marks well on the way for a 90+ ATAR?

    Hey guys, so I'm doing the following subjects and want to know how I'm standing at the moment... Advanced English: 97.5% (1st assessment, worth 20%) Extension English: have no assessment marks yet but I'm kinda allocating that I will go a bit worse in it, HATE crime! I'm estimating maybe a...
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    First Term Assessment Marks... Good Marks? And can I relax a little bit now? lol

    Hi, I've just finished first term of HSC (starting second now) and I've gotten my assessment marks back. I come from a relatively small rural school (not small by any standard compared to some others around us) with around 40 kids in year 12. Our teachers are very experienced and make the effort...
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    Belonging Essay? Help???

    Okay so I'm attempting to write an essay for Belonging, I have texts that fit very well (we're doing as you like it) and I'm wondering how I can make my essay very adaptable? Basically my thesis is: As human beings we are driven by inherent desire to form connections with the world in which we...
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    Schools preventing students to drop?

    Just an update, today our school said to us that it is strongly recommended that we keep 12 units until the half yearlies.... Only certain people (I.e. me, with a fairly big workload) are allowed to drop now
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    How much study should I be doing?

    Hey guys, so I'm starting year 12 now. I'm currently doing: Advanced English Extension 1 English Extension 2 English Biology Physics Advanced Maths I currently have a fairly open timetable, 3 days a fortnight I have an hour of private study, 5 days I have two hours and Wednesday I have 5 hours...
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    Prelim Exam Results

    English Advanced Paper 1: 70% (1st, was a ridiculously question and very harshly marked. And short answer questions were vague and hard to answer, i got highest mark in that section with 10/15 :\) English Advanced Paper 2: 95% (1st, full marks in pairs of texts, 18/20 in speeches) English...
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    Schools preventing students to drop?

    It may not seem right, but even at our school we can't drop till like week 4 because of the paperwork... I'd say it is so that people don't rush to drop to 10 units then regret it later, by making them stay a term it might change people's minds. Maybe not the best thing to do, but I don't think...
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    Getting an idea of the concept of belonging, as well as ORT's... Help?

    Hey guys so we have just started Year 12, and are doing As You Like It as our prescribed text. I understand the idea of belonging/not belonging to a place, person, group, the world at large etc, but what sort of questions do they ask? Like are the questions usually asking you to explain the...
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    Gah, failing Maths :|

    hey guys so I'm currently in 2U, and maths is definitely not my forte. I have potential to go fairly well in it, like maybe around the 80-85 mark if i really tired, but my problem is wrapping my head around the concepts and motivating myself to actually do it. Any tips on the best ways to...
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    Spiral's Healthy Lifestyle Plan

    As silly as it sounds, you really don't need exercise to lose weight if you eat right. It is about 10% of the weight loss. One day a week have ONLY protein. So meat/eggs. Have 3 main meals, limit them to 150 grams of protein (not much, but protein keeps you full). You can have a protein snack up...
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    The Mathematics CORNY Pick Up Lines THREAD

    Re: [The Mathematics CORNY Pick Up Lines THREAD] 'Baby, I'm cos, and you're the one, so get on top and we can make sec-x....' Lol
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    Please see this, letter to adrian piccoli, minister of education

    Just jumping right into this conversation, may I mention that the ATAR is a rank, NOT a mark. If an ATAR doesn't include any English units, then how can it be a fair indicator of rank? It would be like going into a test and not understanding a few questions, only at the end to say that nobody...
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    EEX2 - Short Story Idea..... comments/opinions?

    Well, it would be that back-story that needs the most research. But my idea is mainly about the difference between God and man's interpretation of God. I think that my story has potential to be offensive, but after thinking more about the storyline I've decided that it is going to follow the...
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    EEX2 - Short Story Idea..... comments/opinions?

    This would be very hard to do. Not so much with the actual thesis, but so many people have written about the feminist movement/oppression.rights that you would have to make it very very outstandingly written to catch the marker's attention. It could pay off, but it would take a LOT of hard work...
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    English Extension 2 Research Help?

    thanks, so do you recommend typing it or writing by hand? I'll be printing everything off to put in a folder anyway.
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    EEX2 - Short Story Idea..... comments/opinions?

    Thank you so much! :)
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    English Extension 2 Research Help?

    Hey guys, I know I recently posted about my major work but decided that this is a completely different question. When researching for a short story, what is the best way to put it in your progress journal? Obviously for information from websites/books etc. you would just quote or copy paste and...
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    EEX2 - Short Story Idea..... comments/opinions?

    That's good advice, this is actually my second idea. My first was exploring the concept of the Freudian model of the human mind (Id, Ego, Superego) in a dystopian totalitarian state where they suppress the Id and the Superego to make people more easily controlled. Very hard to explain but I had...
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    EEX2 - Short Story Idea..... comments/opinions?

    thanks, yeah I've been worrying about being cautious about the perspective on religion, especially because you may get stuck with a marker who is overly religious. Same thing with swearing, you may get a marker who agrees with it as long as it is relevant and then you may end up with someone who...
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