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    Best Law Electives to Take?

    Hey everyone, I was just wondering what people think the best law electives to take would be. I'm studying a Law/International Studies degree at UOW. As far as I know, I can choose 2 of the Autumn subjects and 3 of the Spring subjects. I'm looking to do subjects that will be useful practically...
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    Easy algebra question

    My brother needs help with an algebra question that's troubling him. Can someone solve 5/x squared minus one) - 3/x-1 please with working? Thank you in advance.
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    CAFS 2013 Paper Solutions

    http://www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/hsc_exams/2013/pdf_doc/2013-hsc-cafs.pdf The paper is linked above. Just wondering what people put for the MC answers. Also, if anyone that has scored well in CAFS in the past can look through a couple of questions (15, 17, 18 and 20 in particular) and...
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    Band 5 and 6 cutoffs?

    What if I got a raw mark of about 67/100. What do you estimate that this would scale to? What would the Band 6 and Band 5 cutoffs this year?
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    Really quick Multiple Choice Question Explanation.

    What do people think is the answer to this question and why? 20 Which of the following statements is true of human rights? (A) Human rights apply to nation-states. (B) Human rights are enforced by the United Nations. (C) Human rights are granted to citizens of all nation-states...
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    Allocation of time for AOS Paper

    Hi guys, I was just wondering about what would be the recommended time division for the Belonging HSC paper. I've heard some people say to use less time on the creative and more time on other sections. My teacher says do 40/40/40 but I reckon you need a bit over 40 for the reading section at...
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    Outdated Legislation-Help!!!

    Okay I am doing the option topic Workplace and am going to look at Safety for the Contemporary issue. But, the textbooks are from like 2010 and talk lots about the Occupational Health and Safety Act (2000) but this has been replaced by the Work Health and Safety Act (2011). What should I do...
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    How does being ranked 2nd affect me?

    Okay here's the deal. In Advanced Maths my final mark is 83/100, whereas the guy coming first is 83.2/100 making me second to him. How would this fare for the HSC, will my marks get dragged down since I'm not first internally?
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    Extension 2 English Finished!!!!!

    SO great to have one of our HSC subjects already done. How do people feel about their major works? Overall, I feel like mines ok but could have used more basic editing time since I left major changes too late but my Reflection is good. How do you guys think you'll go?
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    Fiftieth Gate Essay Structure Help

    This is the question: How does the structure of The Fiftieth Gate represent a thesis about the relationships between documented history and personal memory? Has your study of other representations of history and memory supported this thesis? Explain your point of view by referring closely to...
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    Rounding in Maths with Animals/Bacteria

    I was just wondering if you get an answer, say 99060.64849 and you have to round to "find how many bacteria there are" is it 99061 (the textbook's answer) or is it 99060 because they need to be whole bacteria (I swear this is what you had to do!) Thanks :)
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    Consumers Essay Help

    Has anyone got an ideas to approach the following essay question for consumers: Assess the effectiveness of legal and non-legal responses to the need for change in consumer law (25 marks) I was thinking of talking about caveat emptor and the evolution from a marketplace style environment to a...
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    Weird Volume of Revolution question

    I don't understand how to do part b of the following question. a) Find the area bounded by y=e^x, the x-axis and lines x=1 and x=2. Answer is e(e-1) units squared. b) This area is rotated about the x-axis. Find the volume of the solid formed. Please if someone could post full working...
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    Extension 1 Essay Question Ideas/Deconstruction Help

    The essay given I have been given is as follows: Passion is at the heart of Crime Writing. Yet detachment is also crucial. Write an essay in which you evaluate the extent to which this is true of TWO prescribed texts AND at least TWO texts of your own choosing. My prescribed texts I...
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    Hamlet Past Paper Question Help- Urgent!!

    I've been working on the following question: For more than three centuries critical studies of Hamlet have challenged us with a range of perspectives from which we can read and understand the intense human relationships which are at the core of Hamlet. What have you come to understand...
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    Pompeii and Herculaneum 10 marker

    The question says: Using the sources provided and your own knowledge, explain the different ways in which archaeologists have reconstructed the past in the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum. Would this mean I need to talk about both Pompeii and Herculaneum to be able to gain the 10 marks...
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    Current ATAR

    I'd just like an ATAR prediction at the moment. My school ranking is low (mid 500's from last year), year before that was 530's but the year before that was around 400 (2010). Our year is probably the best one since 2010 and we are definitely above last year's cohort. English Advanced...
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    Urgent Multiple Choice Question Help!

    Can someone please give me the answer to these two multiple choice questions from our legal studies test and explain why please. An example of a crime against the international community is: A) Drug Trafficking B) Terrorism C) People smuggling D) Embezzlement Jamie holds up a...
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    CAFS Exam Date?

    Does anyone know the date of the CAFS HSC exam on the timetable? Thanks in advance :)
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    Clutch/Godmode/Dominating Test Performances

    In honour of the biggest fails thread I thought one for the opposite would be appropriate! What would you guys say was the best and most excited you have been about a test/assessment result? I would say my CAFS IRP epitomised that moment for me. After a research proposal, a monitoring...
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