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  1. mirakon

    Memorising essays for English

    Re: Memorising essays Again, its not something *all* 99.95ers or people who get 95+ in english believe, its not a judgement they all form. Different strokes for different folks, its a massive generalisation to say its closer to foolproof than any other method. No method is closer to foolproof...
  2. mirakon

    Memorising essays for English

    Re: Memorising essays Hmmm....not sure about your figures, but i'll take your word for it :) The point i'm getting at is that memorising essays isn't necessarily the best tactic for everyone, nor is it foolproof. It works most of the time, but for certain students who have a flair for...
  3. mirakon

    Memorising essays for English

    Re: Memorising essays I got 93 :) so although it was less than a lot of people who memorised essays I know a 99.95er who gunned english and never memorised a single essay.
  4. mirakon

    Memorising essays for English

    Re: Memorising essays Memorised quotes and themes. I wrote a few essays and got them marked by the teacher but mainly so I could practice writing greater amounts in a short time
  5. mirakon

    Memorising essays for English

    Re: Memorising essays At times it can be more than a buzzword though Take the 2011 hsc question for hamlet which iirc specified an analysis of the LAST scenes of the play. It is also entirely possible that they make ask a question on a specific character's portrayal etc. In the end, you...
  6. mirakon

    Memorising essays for English

    Re: Memorising essays Contingency plan is all well and good but hamlet is honestly one of those texts I strongly discourage students to memorise an essay on. Professors have written entire books on singular themes of hamlet, it is impossible to memorise and mould essays on it, or practice...
  7. mirakon

    Memorising essays for English

    Re: Memorising essays Its also dependent on the module and question though For example, if you do frankenrunner, memorising essays can be very effective since the question is broad and roughly the same year to year. However, if you do hamlet, they can throw the occasional curveball i.e. Get...
  8. mirakon

    Memorising essays for English

    ? Different methods work for different students. A girl in our school a few years back got 99 for her externals and she wrote her essays entirely on the spot
  9. mirakon

    Hi i need to repeat year 12, but my parents do let.

    @OP, do you have any aims at to exactly what you want to do after school?
  10. mirakon

    Hi!

    I thought they looked at the gap between 1st and 2nd at the school or something along those lines in the case of 100 externals and internal 1st ranks
  11. mirakon

    Favourite Mathematical Symbol?

    Capital delta is still best *mumble mumble*
  12. mirakon

    Favourite Mathematical Symbol?

    Hehe smiley face
  13. mirakon

    Favourite Mathematical Symbol?

    I disproved this a few posts back
  14. mirakon

    Favourite Mathematical Symbol?

    yes but do you remember how in The War of The Worlds, the big aliens are killed by small bacteria? Similarly Capital Delta pwns Capital Sigma
  15. mirakon

    Favourite Mathematical Symbol?

    you did not see that edit lol
  16. mirakon

    Favourite Mathematical Symbol?

    hell no, capital delta ftw BoS fight club maths symbol edition gogogo
  17. mirakon

    Favourite Mathematical Symbol?

    Capital Delta has all of those except 2. and even then "change" is better than "sum"
  18. mirakon

    WSU Chatter Thread

    Re: UWS Chatter Thread you seem very confident lol
  19. mirakon

    Australian Maths Competition 2012 Thoughts

    i think he would know how he went better than you lol :p have some faith in your brother
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