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Ignoranus.. *facepalm*

like how do you post a question? on blog???
wahH!! this is so confusing

sorry dude, i dont know. All i know is that if you do mad in a subject you get scaled down and if u do good then ur ok!!!

im sure u'll do fine.
judging by the subject choices you seem very smart.
good luck in HSC

your english result goes towards your ATAR whether you like it or not.
so if you go well in all your subjects and get a bad mark for english, you will scale down...
Goodluck.. especially in 4unit maths

Year 11 physics is boring compared to Year 12 physics. I've heard that year 12 physics gets easier compared to other sciences such as Chemistry, that is, chem in yr12 is harder than in yr 11 while physics in yr12 compared to yr 11 gets easier.

Mind you, you still have to put in effort or as a physics student would say "work", to achieve good results.

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hmmm.
yer thar sounds pretty difficult
i just started year 12 and we are doing WILFRED OWEN

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one by one

Oh Lawd. Lol i did this ages ago. O_O

best post

Hope this helps.

Aspects of life such as love and fidelity will leave the audience in reflection. We can see the opposing views that Lucy and Lewis present to each other. Her negative perception of love is quoted by Lewis “she thinks it’s icky” the adjective ‘icky’ represents her dislike for love, accompanied by the immaturity of her personality. Doug’s perception on relationships may be influenced by his parents, he quotes his father “you can always find loneliness in a marriage, but never solitude”, this leads us to assume that his parents are divorced, rendering him unable to see the pleasure love can bring into a person’s life. The contrast between the connotations of the words loneliness and solitude, allow the responder to differentiate between the opinions of love from the patients. For example Doug may feel more uncomfortable in getting into a relationship than it would be for Cherry to find someone; this is because Doug wouldn’t see the value of it as a result of the relationship between his parents.
The play asks the audience about what they believe is important in life. Julie is a drug addict, she says that it is “like lying in a warm, cloudy river”, displaying that Julie finds a thrill within drugs to the extent of not being able to “imagine life without junk”, making a direct reference to her addiction. Each character has a unique perspective of what is important in life including Doug. The pyromaniac has been sentenced to the asylum as a result of his need for vandalism. He dismisses the sentence he received as punishment because of the “fault of the psychiatrist”, instead he concentrates more on the excitement he experiences in his comment “standing in front of the fire, face full of ecstasy and with a gigantic hard on.
How people change is displayed throughout the play. At first Lewis had similar if not the same perspective to that of Nick and Lucy “Mad actors are bad enough, but madmen”, the satirical comment illustrates their prejudice to the mental patients. Three major catalysts bring about a degree of change within Lewis, the two fires set by Doug and the incident when Henry declares Nick a traitor. Lewis at the start of the play said that he only wanted the money and was narrow-minded to the mental patients, he even allowed everyone to tread on him. Once he was exposed to the fires, he realised he could either help them by continuing the play or they go back to their wards, instead he is transformed into a leader “Okay, let’s take it from your last lines”, displaying his new found ability to control the patients. Then Henry was enraged by the Albanian soldiers, so Lewis realised that he could be like Nick and storm out, or compared to Nick he can move beyond his former self, so he compromises with Henry and makes them Australian soldiers instead, this leaves the teenagers to wonder about the way that they may treat people who are noticeably different.

The characters engage with each other presenting their problems with love and allowing for the audience to reflect. Ruth with her obsessive compulsive disorder, presents her unique problem during the blackout demonstrating the use of lighting to create a different sense of tension. The fear of darkness is derived from her abusive boyfriend, who kept her in a wardrobe. The audience then feels sympathetic for her when she asks “ I was wondering where you wanted me to walk and how many steps”, illustrative of her obsession for perfection, as a result of the abuse. Another character Henry, the rejected lawyer combats an issue presented in Cosi Fan Tutte, the infidelity of women, forcing the fact that his mother was completely faithful. Roy stuns everybody with his expression of love using dialogue “Love is what you feel when you don’t have enough emotion left to hate”. The characters reveal their problems and in turn receive sympathy. The audience can also contribute and reflect on their own understanding of love, in terms of Ruth the fact that love can be more than just sex, in terms of Henry who believes that his mother was completely faithful, asking the audience whether fidelity is important to them as it is to Henry, whereas Roy leads us to witness the effects of an absence of love, as his whole life is based on being rejected by foster parents.

Cosi, by Louis Nowra, is play set in the 1970’s dealing with themes and issues allowing for reflection by the audience on aspects of life. The audience are presented with various elements such as the with the issue of love, the play questions what is sane or normal in human behaviour, the audience is also exposed to a high degree of change within the main character Lewis, and the setting and the structure of the play enable Nowra to explore these issues through the characters.
Nowra encourages the responder to reflect on their belief of insanity. The word institution is mentioned throughout the play and the negative connotations of the word also raise the question whether these people are being treated humanely. Ruth’s anecdote about her abusive relationship allows the audience to feel sympathetic towards her. In Act one Roy states“ the music of this opera keeps the world in harmony” this is an insightful comment rather than the ravings of a madman and it contrasts with the harsh attitudes of Lucy and Nick, to people who are notably different. Through all this Nowra makes the audience think not only about how the mentally ill are treated and viewed but how the audience views and treats the mentally ill.
Nowra enables the responder to witness a change. The main character, Lewis under goes a transformation. The target audience are teenagers, as a result will be able to relate to and reflect on his problems. At the beginning of act one Lewis states that he has taken the job for financial reasons, however, by the end of act one he is working closely with the patients and when Henry is distressed by Nick, Lewis stakes a personal risk to settle him “ Hit me. It’s the only way I’m going to allow you to leave us”. By act two it is clear to the responder that commitment and involvement are motivating Lewis. In contrast to Lewis’ change Nick and Lucy’s behavior towards the patients exposes hypocrisy. Their concern should be for the oppressed and marginalized, they care for the people dying in the war, and however they fail to recognize that Lewis is working among the marginalized. They ridicule these people and Louis’ work. Nick states offensive comments such as ‘mad actors and madmen’ and persistently sings a song which is disrespectful to the patients. They are exposed as narrow and shallow in contrast with the developing Lewis. The responder witnesses Lewis’ growing dedication to the patients and his work with them. This further emphasizes the point about the audience’s views and treatment of the mentally ill.
The Nowra creates dramatic tension which captivates the audience. Nowra deals with the timeless issue of love and fidelity. Initially, Lewis did not see the importance of love, however, as the play progressed his view started to change. Nowra’s use of characters Lucy and Julie are in fact opposites of each other. Lucy believing in free love and Julie valuing it. As Lewis gets closer with Julie, the audience starts to see their change, allowing them to reflect on the aspects of love and fidelity in their lives. Nowra’s clever use of a play within a play further demonstrates this issue. “Cosi Fan Tutte” concentrates on the issue of fidelity through the faithfulness of Dorabella towards Guglielmo. “Cosi Fan Tutte” parallels with the love and fidelity issue of Lewis and Lucy. Lucy not being faithful and moving onto Nick. Through this, Nowra has enabled the audience to reflect on love and fidelity in their lives.
Cosi leaves an impact on the audience, allowing them to think about their lives. Nowra has introduced so many elements into the play such as the issue of love and fidelity, what it means to be insane, and a dramatic change within the main character. All of those elements were built on the steady foundation of the setting and the structure of the play, setting being the curiosity aroused amongst the audience as to how the play will even begin and the structure being how the play unfolds. This is finished off by the surprise ending leaving the audience to wonder about the way that they may treat people who are noticeably different and the important aspects in their lives.

Cosi by Louis Nowra deals with issues which cause the responder to reflect on the importance of love in life, and on the question of what is sane or normal in human behavior. The setting and structure of the play enable Nowra to explore these issues through the characters in the drama. This is particularly true of the character Lewis, who develops as the play progresses.
Lewis’ development can be seen in his growing involvement with the cast from the psychiatric hospital and his increasing commitment to ensuring the completion of the project. Lewis reaches a point where he clearly recognizes that love is more important than politics. Further he begins to respond to the patients as people who are as acceptable and normal as any other individual.
At first Lewis’ thinking is aligned with that of Lucy and Nick in regard to the relevance of love in the 1970s. He questions Roy about the use of Cosi fan Tutti, “ in these days, you know the Vietnam war”. In act two this belief is echoed by Nick and Lucy in their criticism of the opera. Lucy suggests that Brecht is an appropriate playwright as Lewis had in act one and states “love is just an emotional indulgence for the privileged few.”
However, by act two Lewis has moved beyond this narrow political viewpoint and is able to state,“ without love the world wouldn’t mean very much” Nowra’s use of Mozart cleverly highlights the importance of love as a universal concern which is always relevant. In act one Roy states“ the music of this opera keeps the world in harmony” this is an insightful comment rather than the ravings of a madman and it contrasts with the harsh attitudes of Lucy and Nick.
Lucy and Nick’s attitude towards Loius’ work highlights the shallowness of their thinking. Nowra ensures that the audience dislikes the characters for their callous attitudes and behavior. These characters serve not only to highlight the importance of love but also to provide behavior and attitudes that seem less sane than those of the inpatients at the hospital. In act two Lucy states “ I have sex with him and sleep with you”, a comment which is later echoed by Nick. Ironically neither character has any awareness of the irrational and absurd nature of their behavior or how like the characters from Mozart they are.
As well as foregrounding the irrational and absurd in private lives outside the hospital, Nowra exposes the insanity in world events. The Vietnam war serves to highlight the irrational behavior outside the hospital. Nicks willingness to use violence in a political struggle is another irony as he does not recognize that he is like those against whom he struggles.
Further Nick and Lucy’s behavior towards the patients exposes hypocrisy. As Marxists their concern should be for the oppressed and marginalized. However they fail to recongnise that Lewis is working among and for the marginalized. They can only ridicule these people and Lewis’ work. Nick state” mad actors are bad enough but mad men” and persistently sings a song which is disrespectful of the patients. Further, their criticism of the venue is completely middle class, Lucy states “ burnt wood and mould, are you sure you know what you’re doing?”They are exposed as narrow and shallow in contrast with the developing Lewis.
Conversely, Lewis grows in his commitment to the patients and his work with them. At the beginning of act one Lewis states that he has taken the job for financial reasons, “ I need the money, Lucy” However, by the end of act one he is working closely with the patients and when Henry is distressed by Nick ,Lewis stakes a personal risk to settle him “ Hit me. It’s the only way I’m going to allow you to leave us”. By act two it is clear to the responder that commitment and involvement are motivating Lewis. He answers Lucy’s dramatic challenge “ Make a choice” with “ Mozart, I’m not going to let them down”
Lewis is decisive and sure. He has chosen love, depth and commitment over the shallow self- centred values of Lucy and Nick. Thus, Nowra allows the responder to reflect on the importance of love and the lack of true difference between the sane and insane.

this song would definately be in the Soundtrack to my life..love love love it and can't wait to see them at Big Day Out!!!

I decree that comingupforair is a douche and Uncle is far superior.

uncle is god