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Re: Semester II Chatter Thread!
tennille! your no longer a mod!
tennille! your no longer a mod!
Yes, the MacLaurin stairs. I, too was fooled by the philosophy noticeboards. So you're into philosophy? Nice.Nebuchanezzar said:thanks mommy. i thought the office might be where that crappy noticeboard is in one of the front entrances, but apparently not. these are the maclaurin hall stairs you refer to, right? near the fabled shortcut i once spoke of?
sameIheartpaulfrank said:Hey, it's me again. Having always been a procrastinator, it's never gotten me into trouble until now, I think. I have a psychology report on attentional capture due on Monday, and I've barely started. I'm screwed. Please comfort me during this hard time.
I've tried reading these academic journals and all that's going on my head is jargonJARGONjargon. :'(
I want to be...next year...if I can transfer. I thought I better actually make sure it sounds interesting if I do it though, hence the brochure.Iheartpaulfrank said:So you're into philosophy? Nice.
Because, once more, the majority of people in your situation are in a better position than the people who are receiving welfare. It should be the responcibility of every citizen to make sure that all citizens are enjoying the best quality of life possible. Of course, from what I've heard, you're in a bit of an iffy situation given your disbaility and whatever (I assume that the doctors bills are because of that), hence why I said 'majority'. But in terms of education, healthcare and whatever, I really don't see why people who have a little extra to spend shouldn't give that money to the government to give every kid (and adult) an equal chance in life. Why should little Johnny whose parents can't afford private school be disqualified from having an education on the same level as little Lucy whose parents can afford to send their kid to Trinity College or whatever? Why should old Mary down the road lose all of her teeth because she can't pay for dental care, whereas old Bill up the road can pay for a Mercedes that has no real benefits for anyone? Do you see what I'm getting at?Malfoy said:But why should that come at the expense of me, when I barely cover weekly medical expenses let alone have any room for luxuries (next week's doctors' bills alone come to over $500)? Why am I paying for people to receive dole money/single mother's pension/baby bonus?
Run to the library and borrow as many books on the matter as you can, find a tutorial room that's free and lock yourself in there with a laptop and don't stop until you're done!Iheartpaulfrank said:Hey, it's me again. Having always been a procrastinator, it's never gotten me into trouble until now, I think. I have a psychology report on attentional capture due on Monday, and I've barely started. I'm screwed. Please comfort me during this hard time.
If so, I highly recommend PHIL1011. 'Tis awesome, even Beauty grew on me after a while!Nebuchanezzar said:I want to be...next year...if I can transfer. I thought I better actually make sure it sounds interesting if I do it though, hence the brochure.
I have all the journals I need. It's making sense of them, which I'm struggling with. And, not to mention the Science faculty seems to be extremely strict about plagiarism. *hyperventilates*Nebuchanezzar said:Run to the library and borrow as many books on the matter as you can, find a tutorial room that's free and lock yourself in there with a laptop and don't stop until you're done!
the lecture on beauty was a bit meh imo, but I loved the discussions in tutes.Iheartpaulfrank said:If so, I highly recommend PHIL1011. 'Tis awesome, even Beauty grew on me after a while!
Neither do I, but last semester I went in once to get an assignment done (although I went to the library, not to a tute room).I don't go to uni on the weekends either. But thanks.
I want his babiesIheartpaulfrank said:^ David Braddon-Mitchell, that is. NOT Macarthur. My favouritest lecturer ever. <3
Most faculties are pretty strict on plagiarism. (Although last sem my tutor for GOVT mistakenly thought that I'd made up a source, which would have been pretty academically dishonest, and the only penalty he gave me before he realised his mistake was deducting a few marks. So maybe Economics and Business are more lax on that sort of thing.)Iheartpaulfrank said:I have all the journals I need. It's making sense of them, which I'm struggling with. And, not to mention the Science faculty seems to be extremely strict about plagiarism. *hyperventilates*
Was I? Awesome. If only I'd gone to the lectures for it, I would've been almost famous.Nebuchanezzar said:lol. if that was for govt1101 then you were mention in the lecture.
Nebuchanezzar said:You should have went to those lectures. Jerk!
I want his babies MORE.Ennaybur said:I want his babies
Which is sad.Malfoy said:Agreed... but a) we'd never get it under the current government and b) realistically you'd need to do it as a public-private partnership like most of the major works that have gone on.
Explain this voucher thing so I don't have to wander about trying to research it. As for welfare payments, I pretty much agree, and I don't think you'll find too many who'll disagree with what you're saying. I guess that in practise it gets a bit iffy though. Six months is a bit unrealistic, mind you, and I'm speaking from experience here. Take that up to a year, and I'd concede to that point.Voucher system covers schooling, like I said. As for actual welfare payments, realistically no government is going to get rid of them so unless you're disabled or a war veteran I don't think you should be getting them long-term. If you're unemployed for reasons not to do with disability, you should get them short term because I refuse to believe anyone could not find a suitable job, say, within six months of unemployment. (Don't get me started on the single mother's pension, which I believe is ridiculously abused.)
Erm, no. I'm not that kind of person. I don't think I could handle it, LOL.Nebuchanezzar said:Can't you both have his babies?