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    help with related text

    If you need to know what kind of film techniques you are looking for here: http://community.boredofstudies.org/showthread.php?t=63912 Concentrate on the posts associated with film techniques.
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    Emily Dickinson: Belonging

    Re: EMily DICKINSON =) Emily Dickinson probes the essence of the human condition, exploring the universals associated with life and in particular, death. Does it have to be about belonging?
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    really hard complex number question

    The second bit I did from cos2theta onwards is absolute garbage. Actually the first might also be garbage too.
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    really hard complex number question

    Step 1: Write in mod-arg form and add 2kpi to argument i.e. -1 = cis(pi+2kpi) = cis[(1+2k)pi] z = (-1)1/4 = [cis(1+2k)pi]1/4 Step 2: De Moivre's theorem z = cis[(1+2k)pi]/4 where k = -2, -1, 0, 1 z = cis(-3pi/4), cis(-1pi/4), cis(pi/4), cis(3pi/4) --- as you can see they are...
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    What HSC subjects are you doing???

    See signature (and also some unrealistic aims in there too).
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    Related Text?

    Hmm? Are there any motifs in the texts (recurring symbols, ideas etc). If so they could add to the repetition of belonging.
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    English Essay Help

    First things first. Prioritise what is important. This most important part of an AOS essay is communicate the concept through the synthesis of texts. If in doubt, take it out! If it doesn't relate to the concept/your thesis, take it out. If you are confused yourself, take it out. Etc etc...
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    help with related texts

    Yes. If you can justify, explain and evaluate the texts you can pull it off. Remember to harness the concept of belonging and back up your claims with quote/example/technique and the effect on the responder. The contexts (historical, composer's, responder's, sociocultural etc) have integral...
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    Obama's Victory Speech

    In terms of dramatic dynamics (e.g. the delivery side of the speech) consider: Power -> strength. Pause -> silence. Pace -> speed. Pressure -> stress. Pitch -> song. Literary techniques: look for the usual suspects e.g. simile, metaphor, multisensory imagery. But keep an extra eye out for...
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    Belonging Story Ideas

    I'm using this but don't mind if you use it. Perfectionist who thinks they belong/are normal. Enough said.
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    purpose of The Chant of Jimmie Blacsmith

    Search the net for summaries. Also, try to include the theme of belonging in your purpose. Wikipedia suggests the story is written through the eyes of an exploited Aborigine. So why not say: The purpose evident in 'The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith" is to develop sympathy for an exploited...
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    Related Text?

    http://www.theblurb.com.au/Issue70/JellicoeRoad.htm It sounds fine. Watch out for the cliche issues. But it's usually the language that becomes cliche (e.g. when writing essays avoid explicit reference to teen angst and puberty, or if you do, do so in an interesting fashion). Getting started...
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    Sophistication?

    Sophistication = not too hard to achieve if you know how to go about it. Sophistication = complex ideas (going beyond the explicit), alternative ideas (going against the normal) and developed ideas (beyond a simple theis statement). Sophistication = vocabulary and technical detail when writing...
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    BELONGING: peter skrzynecki

    Re: help with skrzynecki poems Belonging as a result of cultural paradigms. 10 Mary Street emphasises the parent's strong relationship with their house (in Felix Skryznecki Peter says that "he [his father] loved the garden like an only son" -- check this quote). The cultural paradigm/belief...
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    Pretty much the worst possible start to the HSC

    Cheers for all the replies. Very helpful and realistic what you are saying. :D
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    Interpreting your results from SAM

    Go to boredofstudies.org/ --> SAM --> advanced SAM --> select appropriate subjects --> select desired marks* --> press enter for your UAI for 2005/2006. Be warned that schools have different difficulties when marking/making tests so the Board of Studies moderates (changes) student's marks to...
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    when will/did you start studying

    Studying is overrated sometimes.
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    Pretty much the worst possible start to the HSC

    Here's my dilemma. I have been putting in effort. Doing homework, preparing assessments, study. The lot. But I have gotten a below good mark for my first assessment and have buggered up my first maths one (even though it doesn't count :)). Do you think I am suffering under the pressure...
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    2009 Core Composition

    Composition is hard but I enjoy it.
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    The Simple Gift

    Re: "Belonging is better than not belonging" Sounds trivial but what do you think about the thesis statement provided? Do you think is better to belong? Or vice-versa. Okay, I'm a bit late so I'll stop.
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