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  1. goldendawn

    A Question for Music Students...

    I was just wondering if anyone doing music could help me to clarify the prerequisites listed in a music elective: MUSC2618 Arts Music Ensemble 1 Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Assoc Professor Winsome Evans Session: Semester 1 Classes: 4 tutorial hours/semester plus rehearsals and...
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    Who likes gardening?

    As I was just about to go out on Sunday, I flicked the channels and found myself watching 'Gardening Australia'. I hadn't seen it in ages, and it reminded me of how much I love getting into the garden and getting my hands dirty. Because of all the uni work keeping me busy, I hadn't been able to...
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    John Donne and the Metaphysical Poets

    Is anyone keen on the metaphysical poets? I love them; their cosmic irony, their oblique reasoning, their biting paradoxes and their clever speculations about existence. I was recently reminded of their work when I suggested this poem by Donne as a related text for one of my tutees: DEATH...
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    I hate eStudent!

    The bloody thing isn't letting me log on - this is the third time it's done this to me, even after I've spoken to the IT people. I simply don't know what to do! Any ideas, people?
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    Affordable Tutoring for HSC English.

    I am a former English Extension 2 student offering tutoring for Area of Study (Physical Journeys), for Advanced English (Transformations and Critical Study of Text), and for English Extension 2 (the Major Work; preparation for in school assessments, editing and style, the Reflection Statement)...
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    Origins and History: The Modern Greeks

    The origin of the Modern Greek people has been a polemic issue in modern academics since the 18th century. Political machinations, racial doctrines and nationalist fervour have in their own ways been forces of misrepresentation - often having been based upon selective readings and unstable...
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    Etymological Mythology :)

    If you have ever been sitting in Advanced English class, thinking to yourself, "English is such a f@#%$#@ bastard...", then you'd be right. The language we today call "English" does not have a "pure" word bank, and can be considered one of the most uneconomical and imperfect languages around ...
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    Style and Substance: approaching the notion of "style"

    The English Extension 2 syllabus requires students to interpret and represent in their own ways. How have students approached the Major Work; and, more specifically, how have students considered the notion of "style"? I would like to open this thread to invite discussion on "style", with the...
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