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Thought it was going to be a waste of time. Was dead wrong. Crime fiction taught me a lot about life, about the way that the world works and the way that's changing, and is one of the few reasons I came to like English after years of being bored in junior high school (part of it was the...

Dutch? Was fuer ein Quatsch? Anyway, I can read a lot of Dutch, but I don't know anyone who's done it. I think the Dutch can read German as well (although that might be to do with the fact that their country has been trampled on by so many other countries over the years, most of them can...

I did Society, Knowledge and Reason and it was the worst crap out. After that I got out of philosophy ASAP, even though I was told how wonderful Reality, Ethics and Beauty was. I'm now doing Classics, Classics and... well, English.

Dictionary: Oxford, absolutely no question (they also have a combo dictionary/ thesaurus) Thesaurus: Roget's (it's a bit hard to use but once you get used to it it's great) (I offer tutoring: competitive rates, I come to you, and I'm studying honours preparation English and Ancient History...

I'll decline but if you have any questions feel free to send them my way and I'll do my best to answer them (my area of expertise is Greece, but I've done Rome from late Sulla- Caligula). Also see my booklist I made here: http://www.boredofstudies.org/community/showthread.php?t=39002 (I...

I don't like submitting my notes, but I put up a post about the books I've used at the HSC level and at uni- if anyone has any queries about them let me know! http://www.boredofstudies.org/community/showthread.php?t=39002 (I tutor: competitive rates from someone studying honours-prep...

Historiography material is good- try 'Ancient History: Evidence and Models' by Moses Finley (I used it and it was great!)

The first time you watch it it's a bit weird, but as you watch it repeatedly (I know you're groaning, hear me out) you start to get it. I hated it the first time I watched it, thought it was awful- but the more you study it, the more you get it and the better it becomes. I think it deserves...

There's the obvious stuff, then there's the stuff you may not have thought of: Think about the way it was formed in the first place: the Persians were a temporary problem, and yet they threw iron into the sea, making it ceremoniously and religiously permanent! Also the fact that the...

I thought about it when I was thinking about these things. It looks good on your resume, but it's not as flexible as they make out, because you have to do a certain quota of 'advanced' units, and only some of the units are advanced, etc etc. An arts degree does the job fine, with more...

I assume you mean 500-440... Anyway, take any syllabus dot point, and turn it into a question with any of the following directives: Account, Analyse, Appraise, Appreciate, Assess, Calculate, Clarify, Classify, Compare, Construct, Contrast, Deduce, Define, Demonstrate, Describe, Discuss...

Just make sure you answer the question, and while including the other elements is a great idea, make sure you include them only within the boundaries of your question. Good luck!

Summarise your notes. Make a timeline of events (very important for orienting yourself around things). Get essay questions and work out how to answer them, then answer them. Read primary sources from the time and study the archaeology. Then go to secondary sources and see what they say. (As...

Ultimately, the markers will prefer quoting, but there's nothing wrong with paraphrasing (and you don't have to spend your time remembering quotes!) Just remember basically what the historian had to say and incorporate it into your argument. In the end, they don't really care that much, so...

kl-eye-sth-en-ees Take it from someone who does Ancient Greek :)

I'm in second year at Sydney uni, and not only did I study English Advanced (and Extensions 1 and 2) in 2003, but I also continue to stay familiar with the Board of Studies through friends, family, and people I tutor. I got a distinction in English at uni last year, and this year I am studying...

Bzzt. Wrong. You can quote in essays (but not Bradley), although you don't have to. That's the thing: you can say "Scullard says that Caligula was a nut job" (hopefully more formally than that), rather than what Schullard exactly said. Also, the whole point of the ancient history...

The books you have for Greece are good. Look at Bury and Meiggs' book on Greece, and then there are books specifically on Sparta.

Psychologists have done research into this, and found that children of same-sex parents (sorry about the scientific confusion, but you know what I mean) have, all in all, no additional problems over children from a heterosexual relationship. Actually, it's been found (when the parents were...

Plutarch has some stuff I think, but Thucydides would be your most important source. If you can stand it, and can pick through what's made up and what's not, look at the comedy of Aristophanes. For a general overview of Greece, go for Bury and Meiggs all the way. (Oh and Pommeroy - see my...