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    John's 08

    hey all.. i know there's been a thread started for burgmann first years so i thought i would do the same for johns! for the record, i'm amy, i'm 18 and i'm doing the bachelor of arts (international relations).
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    Burgmann!

    hey all, just thought i should clarify that i'm not actually going to burgmann - i just know larissa that's all.. i'll be at johns for 08, doing bachelor of arts (international relations). if anyone else is doing that course, feel free to PM me.
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    Burgmann!

    haha which one? i'll check it now. its not often i post on here but i couldnt resist!
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    Burgmann!

    larissa.. funny running into here.. its amy btw :) good idea to make friends before we go..
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    Information on Accommodation

    hi everyone.. i've been accepted into john's for 2008, doing the BA Arts (International Relations). i move in on the 17th and was just wondering if thats when everyone moves in or if later years move in earlier?
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    Awesome Female Characters in Literature

    one my favourites is clare from 'the time traveller's wife'... i just loved the way she was written... taylor from 'on the jellicoe road'... and you can't go past ellie or elizabeth bennet...
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    HELP! Dropping subjects

    board developed courses - you have to have a certain amount of them to be eligible for a UAI - VET courses are not board developed i don't think.. but from the looks of your subjects mentioned earlier, you should be fine... :)
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    Related Texts for Powerplay- Antony and Cleopatra

    your probably going to hate me for saying this, but i would steer clear of both of them.. they aren't exactly sophisticated, nor do they represent political power or power of the people.. try gladiator, a few good men... anything political really... sorry if i've just completely screwed your...
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    "It's too cold/rainy/hot to run"

    i prefer to run when its warm.. just before dusk, then swim after. for winter, you could try a speed rope? its just skipping rope, its an easy and convenient way to maintain aerobic fitness and you can do it inside if you have to.. they're about $15, i got mine from rebel sport, nike and reebok...
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    The Literary Acquisition Thread

    got given a pile of books for my birthday a couple of weeks ago including: - the time traveller's wife, by audrey niffeneger. - vanity fair, by william makepeace thackeray. - anna karenina, by leo tolstoy. happy to report that i requested all of them.
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    How to get into Uni overseas ? Like cambridge etc

    depends on where you want to go i think.. i wanted to go to yale to do journalism but don't have a chance in hell of getting in.. the american universities have info on admissions on their websites, and i'm pretty sure yale recognises the hsc...
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    BA (Communication – Journalism) - UAI?

    thanks for your help, its much appreciated. i've pretty much decided on CSU, now its just down to the work i do and the amount of dedication i have over the next few months. thanks a heap. :)
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    Eng Ext 1: To drop or not to drop?

    i'm taking 13 units this year, including EE1, and my module is also Genre: Revenge Tragedy. i've been considering dropping a subject for a while, but i think that you've done majority of the work for it now, if you take 12 units all the way through then EE1 may not even have to count in your...
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    BA (Communication – Journalism) - UAI?

    hi everyone... i'm looking pretty closely at doing this course as well, and i have a few questions too. how many people generally get accepted for it each year? whats bathurst like to live in? i'm coming from a relatively small country town and am kinda using bathurst as a stepping stone to...
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    Weekend Progress

    went out on friday night and was sick on saturday, so slept a lot. sunday: maths h/w, pd.h.pe question booklet, started modern history essay on the weimar republic, legal studies essay on trade unions and another on workplace dispute mechanisms, researched uni options, which is another way of...
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    Example for a violation of Human Rights anyone???

    we had a similar assignment last term, people did topics like cambodia, women in afghanistan, david hicks, child slavery, child soldiers. i did the treatment of afghan and iraqis in US custody. theres heaps of options out there, its just finding one that suits you. try searching sites like...
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    Why do you read?

    if i find the right book, then reading carthartic. its my escape, but i find that during the school term i have to be careful or i will get too caught up in any storyline, and i mean any, and completely neglect everything. but basically, i've read for pleasure ever since i first learned, and now...
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    On the Jellicoe Road

    loved it loved it loved it. i am a massive melina fan, as well as a john marsden fan so it appealed to me on all fronts.. i'm also from the area where its set, in the riverina, and i go to school in one of the towns she visited when researching it, so maybe i'm a bit biased, but i have to say i...
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    The Literary Acquisition Thread

    i got vouchers for angus & robertson for xmas too! best present for someone like me.. i like to have all the books i read, but its getting hard to accommodate them all.. i got a bookcase for xmas too. with my vouchers i bought the following in two trips: the ballroom on magnolia street -...
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    What did you achieve these holidays?

    nothing terribly constructive. made a start on modern history summary notes. wrote an introduction for a PE essay. 10 lines of ext eng revenge tragedy notes. 11 chapters of 'emma'. on the other hand, i watched the whole first season of 'grey's anatomy' in 2 days. and got my P's. and scored a...
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