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    Section 1: Multiple Choice

    HERE's what i got >.< 1c 2c (d is a close second) 3b 4d 5c 6a 7c 8c 9d 10b 11a 12d 13a 14b 15a 16b 17c 18d 19c 20d
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    What's the difference between externality and market failure?

    Externalities are one type of market failure. Market failure is inefficient allocations of resources and less than maximal utility in a 'laissez faire' economy. Governments intervene to prevent market failure: Market failure refers to a whole range of free market foibles: ++ the emergence...
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    A couple of q's

    Real shocks refer to changes in real variables such as worl output, commodity prices, or technological change. These shocks cause structural changes to occur in the real economy. eg, oil crisis of mid and late seventies. Financial or monetary shcocks refer to changes in financial variables...
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    composing an essay on powerplay

    Hi there. Lets see if i can help you out... I would advise that you dont take too much consideration of the syllabus while writing the essay, just remember the focus on representing powerplay. Do you have any marking criteria that have been given to you with this essay? I find this is...
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    powerplay visual representation

    Hey there dude. Im somewhat confused, i take it your not actually supposed to 'create' a visual text, since this is English not art, so your supposed to find a visual text and deconstruct it??? If so, try finding a picture like 'Cleopatra's Feast' by Tiepolo, which is one I am using. Once you...
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    need a quick reply!

    The reasoning in this thread, so far, is sound; but i believe that some of the basics have been missed. Firstly, is it not impossible for a genre to exist without a text that adheres to its conventions and definition? Therefore, a genre can even be created by the emergence of a radical new text...
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    Genre

    The speculative fiction genre is almost a hypocrisy becuase its core feature is the defying of convention and speculating on 'what if'. Since we're doing the HSC, though, we must be lenient and treat it as a genre anyway. To this end, splitting the genre into science fiction and fantasy is...
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    Genre

    The speculative fiction genre is almost a hypocrisy becuase its core feature is the defying of convention and speculating on 'what if'. Since we're doing the HSC, though, we must be lenient and treat it as a genre anyway. To this end, splitting the genre into science fiction and fantasy is...
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