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    UNSW v MACQ

    Hey, up until the release of the ATARs I was under the impression that the best law program I would be able to get into was Macquarie. Now, with EAS points, I think I may be in with a chance at UNSW. The only problem is that UNSW would be a significantly longer commute for me (I live on the...
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    Studies of Religion I

    I was annoyed that they went back to the old style for the essay- I was always good at debating the quotes/stimulus.
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    Multiple Choice

    My understanding of ratify was that it enshrines a treaty into legislation/law. Maybe I'm wrong, but I don't think you can use the dictionary definition here- we need a more legally based definition.
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    Band 6 cut off

    Yeah, alignment works depending on what questions you do- depending on their difficulty, your marks are aligned upwards. Most subjects raw marks for a band 6 are below 90
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    Band 6 cut off

    Last year it was closer to 80, so you should be fine.
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    General Thoughts: Legal Studies

    I did Asylum Seekers and spoke about misrepresentation of the issue in the media.
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    General Thoughts: History Ext

    Haha just to clarify, I decided to use Titanic on the spot, we didn't actually study it in class.
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    General Thoughts: History Ext

    Question One was a massive surprise for me- I didn't have any really populist historians... So I argued historiographical debates between Elton and CArr and Von Ranke and Gibbon alienated those who simply had an interest in the past. Then I linked it to Titanic, because I knew I would need a...
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    EXTENDO RESPONSES! - prediction?

    Well the Syllabus is brand new, its probably folly to try to guess based on papers from the old one.
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    People doing the Justice Game..?

    I am doing 2, but memorising some quotes from the afterword. I think if they referred to a chapter, it would be that.
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    Was it overly important that we write our prescribed text on the front of our essay

    Re: Was it overly important that we write our prescribed text on the front of our ess Nope, Area of Study doesn't even say what class you were in on it. The whole cohort is marked on an even playing field.
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    Was it overly important that we write our prescribed text on the front of our essay

    Re: Was it overly important that we write our prescribed text on the front of our ess They didn't tell us to write our prescribed text- our entire school did Skrzynecki, though. I only filled in the spaces on the cover.
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    What is a thesis

    A thesis is your line of argument (in response to the question) for the entire essay. Good answers sustain it through every paragraph. It is the first line of your essay.
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    Anyone who went to the history study day...

    If you went to the extension history question 2 lecture, can you tell me the song he played close to the end??? It's driving me insane!
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