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  1. alcalder

    Family's reaction to your UAI?

    I can understand why they are trying to encourage people from GWS into the courses. These people live in the area and are more likely to keep their skills and training in the area and not take it back to their won suburbs where there may not be such a big need for doctors. Certainly a doctor...
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    Questionnare on apocalyptic fiction creating unnecessary fear in society

    1) Please state your age. 31-45 years 2) Please state your gender. Female 3) Of the following, which of these films have you seen? The Day After The Day After Tomorrow Planet of the Apes Any of The Terminator franchise War of the Worlds (old version not with Tom Cruise) AND Children of Men...
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    German events/TV etc coming up

    A lot of you talk about wanting stuff to see and do in German to practice your skills. So, perhaps a thread to share those ideas. To start you off: This coming Sunday, 15th March on SBS is a German movie "Rosenstrasse". It is a very powerful and moving movie about the German women who staged a...
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    how do these subjects scale?

    Choose the subjects you want to do and are passionate about. Do well because you enjoy them. If you don't make the cut then there are other ways to get there. Patience always pays out and if you don't enjoy the HSC years you will be a stressed shell by the end. Don't focus on the UAI result...
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    Questionnaire on sexualisation of music lyrics/videos

    1. Gender: F 2. Age: 25+ 3. Do you listen to popular music? Yes 4. Do you watch music videos? Not anymore 5. “Shush girl shut your lips, do the Helen Keller and talk with your hips.” Do you find these lyrics offensive? Yes 6. “If you like it then you should have put a...
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    Scientific Mind

    OK, it depends on how you think. Are you a word person? - do you study and learn better when things are written down in words Are you a picture person? - do you study and learn better when you draw little diagrams and pictures and graphs and such to help you understand Are you a verbal person...
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    Survey on morals

    Questions on morals 1)Do you agree with most laws set up by your government, specifically criminal law? Yes, but the law is slowly becoming more liberal and hence I disagree more. 2)Is there any circumstance where it is ok to take the life of another person? No. Never. It may feel...
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    NSW DET Internet Filtering Question

    And Teachertube does not have all the videos from YouTube that are truely educational. I wanted to show "Powers Of Ten" to my classes and it was on YouTube and not the other. It was on another video site and accessible through the portal but only in German! That's wasn't very helpful. At least...
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    Maths Formulae

    I had a little formula book that I wrote them in (with exampels) and carried with me everywhere. When I had spare moments, it came out to be absorbed. And if there are related formulae, only learn the basics and then what you can do to it to get the other formulae (like someone else said).
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    How to: Procrastinate Systematically

    Procrastinating systematically has been taken to a new level! I just used to soak and order my stamp collection everytime I approached some major exams! (No kidding!) But now there is the internet to procrastinate on!
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    "Cricket Stats Manager" Help !!

    Well, not that I have much (or any) experience with ER diagrams, but I think what you are after are the types of data and things you will be collecting and then what stats you need. Is that right? Get a cricket scoring sheet or watch a 5 day test and you will see what entities you have. 2...
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    Secularism: Definition Help!

    According to Dictionary.com sec⋅u⋅lar    /ˈsɛkyələr/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [sek-yuh-ler] Show IPA Pronunciation –adjective 1. of or pertaining to worldly things or to things that are not regarded as religious, spiritual, or sacred; temporal: secular interests. 2. not...
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    project blues

    Can I suggest, that if you are to be a project manager, then you need a project management plan. You will need to recognise the various parts of the project and plan for when they need to be started and finished. A Gannt chart is a good tool for this and it also helps you track your own...
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    Please tell me what you think of my creative writing ideas for belonging!

    Well, the albino idea sounds good, especially if you are writing from personal experience because you would have a unique perspective on it. OR, because I love the tricky twist, could you write from the albino point of view and then twist it that you are an albino whale or rabbit or something...
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    MX2 difficulty...

    From one who did 4Unit maths when I was at school (same syllabus) and then tutored it after school... It can be quite difficult, mainly because the concepts are VERY new. There are no complex numbers anywhere else in the syllabus, so it took some time to get my head around that. Then Volumes...
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    Princess Di?

    If this is the sort of question you want to do, then why not look at King Edward VIII who abdicated before WWII? There's a lot about him and what he did and why he abdicated. One could certainly argue or investigate whether his abdication was a factor in the decline or rise in popularity of the...
  17. alcalder

    proof read my story + mark out 15

    Well, I couldn't give it a mark out of 15, not being experienced in that are of things, but a few remarks might help get those 2 extra marks for the next one. Firstly, try and steer clear of adverbs. Stephen King, in his book "On Writing" talks about them being lazy writing and bad. Try and use...
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    Options Dilemma

    Take it from someone who has taught and learnt Physics... Go with the teacher's strength. They know what is important to know and what isn't. They can skim you through the waffle and extend the interesting and important areas. AND, quite frankly, Astrophysics is so much more interesting...
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    Deutsch extension?

    Well, extension courses are meant to be for extension and so for those who find the Continuers or standard course way too easy and are looking for a challenge. Looking at, say, Maths, Ext 2 is WAY harder and requires a lot more time, but really only if you are struggling. If it is, as it is...
  20. alcalder

    how hot does it have to be for us to go home?

    Interesting thread. But I tell you, if it were THAT hot (45+ degC) I'd be heading UP to my son's school and sitting in on their classes. They have air-con and we don't at home! Actually, funny story, kind of related: I was doing work experience with OTIS Elevators and lift wells have to be air...
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