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    what is the difference between social convetions and social institutions?

    After our trials, our extension 1 teacher told us that we were misusing those two terms. As I understand, a social convention is a something that is expected from society (like gander roles) and that social institution is (according to my teacher) a set of prinicples that society follow (like...
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    complaints about 2007 trials timetable

    OUr school has released about 3 drafts of the trial timetable, and no one is satisfied with it. The way things seem to be going, economics and extension 1 english are both on the last day, which sux because they are both heavily reliant on your knowledge on material (as opposed to maths) ...
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    Confused about loan repayments

    The teacher basically copied out an example from maths in focus, and i'm really confused, in particular at the point where we write a general equation (she kinda just skipped a few lines). Cambridge isn't much help either, as their examples are confusing (as usual). In particular the first...
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    1E Q8 cambridge- integrating inverse trig

    i'm stuck on this question, and i can't move on in my work until i know how to do it. the question is "by differentiating each RHS, prove the extended standard forms with two constants (blah blah blah--stuff about box 15 in textbook)" ∫(1/√a^2-b^2x^2)dx=(1/b)sin^1(bx/a)+C thanks in advance!
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    marketing plan help!

    marketing plan... help! Our assessment has the plan divided up into subsections (eg situational analysis, target market, market strategies, Implementation and monitoring) I'm a bit confused with what we have to write about in implementation and monitoring. as a guide, we have "financial...
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    i&s Andrea del Sarto

    We've just finished reading Andrea del Sarto in class, and i was wondering how this fit into the nineteenth cenury and ways of thinking. the analysis of the poem we were given doesn't (as far as i can see) make any connections with 'individuals and society", nor with Browning's context...
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    Browing's poetry--Porphyria's Lover

    i've been searching the forum looking for help, but i'd hit march 06 with no threads about browning, so i thought id start one up basically, i am having trouble linking Porphyria's lover to the "Individual and Society". i kinda have the idea its about rigid class structure, but im not very...
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    Academic Attainment Lecture--Did anyone go?

    I went to the lecture on the 11th of march, and it was sooo boring. over half of our economics class went (nine peoplefrom class of 17), and by the last hour, there was only 3 of us left, and most of the other people sitting in the theatre looked as if they were trying really really hard not to...
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    the butterfly effect

    I saw this on the list as a recommended related text, and i was wondering if anyone else is doing it. Also, has it been done before (and well)? i 'm just trying to avoid the cliched, overdone texts (like wizard of oz, where the wild things are, alice in wonderland etc) thanks
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    Types of related texts for I&S

    The set texts for our class are P&P, ADH and Brownings poetry, and i'm using Jane Eyre as one of my related text, but i'm confused with what other texts i could use. Our teacher told us at the beginning of last term that the texts have to be "substancial", and recommended novels (most of...
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