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  1. alcalder

    is this a good film for belonging??

    There is already a thread for films on belonging. Go have a look there. http://community.boredofstudies.org/showpost.php?p=3938555&postcount=1
  2. alcalder

    Scifi? Any good?

    Step 1: Don't freak. The best way to writer's block. Step 2: Relax... You seem to have an idea of where you want to go, now it's about getting there. Dare I say "Journey"? HEE HEE Well Sci-Fi is the perfect genre for the what-if. There was a great Sci-Fi TV series once called "Max Headroom". It...
  3. alcalder

    Pretty much the worst possible start to the HSC

    Hey and get out there and still have some wholesome fun - sport etc. Don't stop doing stuff you've done in the past. Fitting it in will make you study smarter and shorter and more efficiently. And you'll have a stress outlet when times get frustrating or tough. There's nothing like thrashing...
  4. alcalder

    Movies about belonging

    Also, I like the scene where he has the three boys walk around the compound and they end up walking in step. Then he has everyone walk and one guy doesn't because he reserves his right not to walk thus illustrating the point :D Also, interesting in that last scene is that the teacher is...
  5. alcalder

    Science Fiction texts?

    Sci-Fi texts!!! OMG there is so much out there. Anything by Isaac Asimov ("I am Robot" is where I started by Sci-Fi love. His "Foundation" series is also awesome and he is the master of the short story.) Frank Herbert's "Dune" is a Sci-Fi classic. Many hate it because you HAVE to study it but...
  6. alcalder

    What Are You Doing For Ur Ss??

    I guess no one has replied because no one either knows OR they don't want to give away their good idea. Do what the Beatles did. Pick up a newspaper and write something that links 3 different news stories ("Day in the life").
  7. alcalder

    Off Topic. Looking for a violin.

    And, in terms of trying to teach yourself, you could get yourself the Suzuki books. Start with book 1 and get the accompanying CD if the book does not come with it. It starts with very simple stuff and you play along to the CD. It has pictures on how to hold the violin and bow. My son is doing...
  8. alcalder

    How to think of idea?

    And that is not blatant plagerism how??? True, there is nothing new under the sun, but you have to at least attempt to be original.
  9. alcalder

    How to think of idea?

    Fantasy is hard to do, because you have to build a whole, believable world is such a short space. But if you do fantasy you will find that what you submit will be only a small percentage of the writing you need to do in order to get your new world in your head. But, certainly, people have...
  10. alcalder

    help! phases of a typical space shuttle launch

    Wiki is usually a good place to start looking. It has a picture and everything. I guess you'll need to decide what the 4 phases are, though. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_shuttle And then there's NASA: http://www2.jpl.nasa.gov/basics/bsf14-1.html Hope this helps some.
  11. alcalder

    School Captaincy?

    I wasn't School Captain, but I was Drama Captain with an entire musical production to put on stage during the HSC. But I would like to comment on some of what Morning Storm had to say. But we can all agree it certainly does, and will show future employers that you were able to do the...
  12. alcalder

    The King School Why so much

    Well, indeed it may be. But that's not a nice thing to accuse anyone or any group of people to be. I am sure the teachers at Kings would be very offended by what you wrote.
  13. alcalder

    Movies about belonging

    Dead Poets' Society (much of Robin Williams' serious movies are about belonging - Life According to Garp) Good Will Hunting Meet the Robinsons Edward Scissorhands Heathers The list could go forever. Am I right in thinking that "Belonging" is the new "Journeys" and "Journeys" have taken one...
  14. alcalder

    BORED of studies..?

    But you may need a place to find information and resources and ask for help when your fellow students also have no idea and your teacher is being as helpful as snow shoes on a beach. Just keep us all in mind when that happens, because not everyone here is a student studying. Some of us are...
  15. alcalder

    The King School Why so much

    WHOA AGAIN! Hey, that's not nice. P######### unfortunately exist in every school system because this is a corrupted world we live in. But, hey, the world is not equal. I guess it's not fair that Bill Gates has a multi-billion dollar mansion with digital frame art work. And it's not fair...
  16. alcalder

    Where to get Projectile Motion Questions

    Ah, the Physics year begins again with Projectile Motion. ;) You could also try some 3Unit and 4Unit Maths books. They do Projectile motion, so perhaps you could give those a try. Hope that helps.
  17. alcalder

    The King School Why so much

    WHOA there! That's a very generalised and sweeping statement. I've been to both sorts of schools and taught at both sorts of schools and I could say that in terms of morals and the way the students treat others I have experienced friendly and polite students at both and extremely rude and...
  18. alcalder

    How to study effectively without falling asleep?

    Make sure you first get lots of sleep (and probably more than usual because you are doing a mentally draining exercise). Then study for no more than 2 hours at a time and have regular breaks during that time. Anything more than that and you are not going to be effective. Make sure you get...
  19. alcalder

    Girls in IPT?

    Girls, I have to share this with you. As a woman who is a trained Electrical Engineer and then did Software Project engineering as a profession programming microcontroller chips and interfacing with computers, I was involved with the project to provide West Tigers their scoreboard out at...
  20. alcalder

    Terry Lee Complex Numbers

    The intent of 4Unit maths is not like the other units of mathematics. They don't really want to see that you can just do the mechanics of mathematics (although they do teach you new and interesting stuff - like complex numbers) but to see that you can think like a mathematician and appreciate...
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