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I am sure everyone has heard about what happened at Blakehurst High School, but it doesn't seem like the full story has been told. Does anyone go to that school? Does this teacher and that student have a history?

It is better to do two poems really well than three that are really crap.

A fringe benefit of being a teacher. Most other government professionals have to reject gifts from clients.

SMS language. I hope you don't write like that in your essays.

It doesn't matter, but the biggest emphasis within your essay should be your prescribed text. And also, you really don't need an order anyway. If you're good at intertextuality, then all through your essay you can be comparing each of your texts.

Ill tell you what I used to do. I used to get pretty good marks for creative writing (althought cant say much for the other sections)... Pick a topic that you're really passionate about and write about it. In one of my trial exams last year I wrote about the Israeli / Palestinian issue...

Just roughly reading through that, I wouldn't use the word "yourself". Find a better word, it makes the essay to personal. Anyway I have a politics essay to write. I might come back on later and have a better look. Just stay away from personalised words within essays.

DEER: Describe / Define; Example; Explain the example within the context of the question; Round off to the next point. The above is pretty much what each body paragraph should be made up of. At least thats how an HSC essay should go. I wouldn't use it next year if you go to uni.

At least also means "at the very least".

You could use a computer game but I would stay away from talking about different levels of the game. Talk more about what the actual story is within the game. Wheres the start of the journey, wheres the end of the journey, and what challenges are faced by the character (not you) to get to the...

Not sure. I mean for it to get a band 5 it has to be stand out. I personally would have put more emotion into it. You have to remember that the markers read hundreds of these per day and chances are you won't be the first on the pile nor will you be last. You will probably be read after...

Well a lot of maths is just memorising. I mean take times tables for an example. Sometimes just memorising the way things are done will pull someone through. How do you find out the percentage of something? Put that number there, that number there and that number there and you will get...

Maths is like a second language. If you're not always talking it (or studying it) you will eventually forget it. Only your first language is hardwired into your brain. Maths is a secondary language. So, just dedicate more time to it. Also (I hate spamming) but have you checked out this...

The Australian Constitution gives the Commonwealth limited powers when it comes to corporations law. The Power the Commonwealth has is in section 51 (xxxvii) of the Australian Constitution. The High Court has always interpreted this as being limited. So back in 1999 the State and Federal...

Orange is an agie place so if you're from Sydney its best not to go there. You would prefer Bathurst because Bathurst has a lot less agies (actually I hardly ever see them). Also I find Orange (and yes I have been there) a worse place to live. Now Orange people will come on and probably abuse...