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    Art Theory @ UNSW

    Hey there, can anyone tell me more about the Art Theory Major at UNSW. I am really interested in art history and criticism, and would love to continue learning more at uni. HSC Visual Arts only teches more so much... lol... and i would love to focus on theory without the creative pressure of...
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    日本へ行ったことがある?

    i was just doing some speaking practice and it seems a popular question is "日本に行ったことがありますか。so i was wondering how many of you guys have been to japan, and if yea, was it for school or with family, etc.
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    n/no desu

    i kno ay... i think it is beause when u translate it directly to english it can sound awkward? almost disrupts the flow? if you kno what i mean.. but i mean no desu at the end of the sentence is exactly the same as node in the middle of a sentence, and u use THAT frequently, right?
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    n/no desu

    i dont often use it, but im trying to force myself. a wide use of grammar structures gets u closer to that manten! why, do u??
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    Ext Japanese

    Yesyesyes OMG. HANDS DOWN: EXT JAP. you will love it. if you enjoy 2u, then 3u is just like.... MORE 2u. lol well not really. but what it does do, is give a chance to be more sopisticaed in your approach to japanese. 3u teaches you to be more consequential in the construction of...
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    more on images

    i have a question regarding images. i am writing a short story, that heavily relies on the appropriation of three paintings by Dali. [its a surrealist peice of text, yes] but what i am worried about, is that the markers arent going to know of the paintings themselves, and as such, their...
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    Is a plot a Neccesity?

    yeah, i guess ur right. i have done a huge chunk of research into surreal lit itself, so hopefully if i can mimic that enough then i will get browny points for knowing my genre. thanks guys! :D
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    Is a plot a Neccesity?

    that is very re-assuring :> thanks pwar!! i think i really didnt have confidence with my peice to being with... but now im becoming more interested in it. i think your right, plot becomes sidelines in a good story, more a playground for the characters to develop. my problem is now...
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    Is A Plot Neccessary?

    thanks miao and order, at the moment i need all the reassurance i can get :P i just wrote an entry in the bigger EE2 forum, the thread is called "is a plot a neccessity"... it started out the same but i got a few more views there, so i would love if u could continue it over there. i wrote...
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    Is a plot a Neccesity?

    me defense, lol *grin from ear to ear* that was ana wesome response from all of you guys - thanks so much for ur input, it has been really helpful. so i guess now i have a couple of things to say, lol... there has been heavy discussion of the idea of purpose and meaning, and its...
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    BOS Showcase: 2004 Major Works

    question, for the link that reads: deusexmachina (State Top in EE2 2004) is thata ctually the script of the candidate who came first in the state for the ENTIRE course??
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    Is A Plot Neccessary?

    thanks guys. not sure how far you have helped, but have helped none the less. what do other's say about a story without a plot? i remeber reading one story called "the book of ands". it was about this man who founda book that had 100 pages of just the word "and" over and over again. and...
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    Is a plot a Neccesity?

    mmm... thanks guys. i guess you're all right. I can't just have a formless mash of words that dont amount to any sought of conclusion. if i dont have a plot, doesn't my story effectively go nowhere? ARGH. who would become a writer?? lol anyone else have an opinion??
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    Is a plot a Neccesity?

    OK, i posted this in the short story section but i think that eveyrone can offer their opinion on this touchy subject. SO, i was having a discussion with my EE2 teacher talking about problems i was having with my plot - namely that it was tacky, corny, and too teenage-angst like. Also...
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    Is A Plot Neccessary?

    Ok, i was having a discussion with my EE2 teacher talking about problems i was having with my plot - namely that it was tacky, corny, and too teenage-angst like. Also, because i am writing an appropriation i didnt want to carbon copy what happened in the play that i was approaprating from. He...
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    Translation trouble kudasai

    awesome, thanks heaps frodo. i guess it doesnt change the maning of the sentence too much then. its just that ive seen questions that have been like "what does <I>deshou</I> do to the sentence, etc" so i was just trying to be preapred. and nope snoopy, i dont do extension through OHS... i go...
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    Translation trouble kudasai

    ok, this is a question in regard to the passage "RENET" SECTION 2; sentence 5. the sentence reads: "iwaba, nijuuyon jikan miichingu o shiteiru youna mono nano da." now, i understand the meaning of the sentence, but (being the as anal as i) dont understand the function of the "nano"...
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    Whats ur short story about?

    only one thing worse - TEENAGE angst. :P
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    Architecture @ Unsw

    OK, so i was reading the tonnes of under-grad info that is out there trying to convince us all their faculty is better than all the rest, but when comparing UOS and UNSW's credits, they both claim to have the biggest library and most resources for architecture. Any students out there want to...
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    Architecture

    so i was reading there is a fair bit of mandatory courses to take when u first start off... when can u start taking art classes? or are there art classes already in the mandatory courses first year?
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