is this true? (1 Viewer)

[raymond_87]

i heard once that some guy in the hsc wrote 3 WORDS for an essay worth 20 marks and he got 20/20 is this true? probably just an URBAN LEGEND. but hey dun hurt to ask right?

my english teacher said a guy did something similair in uni he wrote "
ýes"' for an essay in philopsy or something of that nature and he got full marks....

 

[superbird]

its bs. u cant possibly cover all the information required to answer the question AND support it with evidence in just 3 words. the markers were either stoned or ur friends believe everything they hear

 

[mack]

I was thinking maybe if it was "Give me full marks, i have your daughter and ill kill her if you dont" or something, but getting that down to 3 words would be tough.

Or maybe, "I am gay" and then pleading discrimination when you get a low mark?

 

[hatty]

apparently the essay question in philosophy was "why?"
and he wrote "why not?"
and he got full marks

thats what ive been told anyway. prolly wrong, sounds pretty silly

 

[withoutaface]

I've heard that too.

 

[Ziff]

Ok, you people have no clue

1. Of course it's a bloody urban legend, look at the exemplar questions and syllabus - oh what? We need to cover all that shit in our essays?! YES!

2. Philosophy is a bullshit stubject. When people say that sort of thing - "A philosophy student handed in a blank piece of paper for their exam and got full marks" it's a damn JOKE. Because philosophy is a DAMN JOKE.

I hope I have filled you in on how stupid you all are.

Signed,
Will never be a philosophy major unlike all of you.

 

[evilc]

The urban legend is on this site http://www.snopes.com/college/exam/oneword.asp
and some other similar urban legend stuff

 

[withoutaface]

Ok, you people have no clue

1. Of course it's a bloody urban legend, look at the exemplar questions and syllabus - oh what? We need to cover all that shit in our essays?! YES!

2. Philosophy is a bullshit stubject. When people say that sort of thing - "A philosophy student handed in a blank piece of paper for their exam and got full marks" it's a damn JOKE. Because philosophy is a DAMN JOKE.

I hope I have filled you in on how stupid you all are.

Signed,
Will never be a philosophy major unlike all of you.

*cough*all?

I'm not touching a B A thanks very much.

 

[raymond_87]

COOL THANKS FOR THAT......


maybe i could come up with 3 words thatll get me 3 marks in english!!!!

how about this


" i prefer maths""

 

[acmilan]

I like the one about the question where it asks define courage and they write 'this is'

 

[Slidey]

As do I...

 

[Mushy18]

i heard once that some guy in the hsc wrote 3 WORDS for an essay worth 20 marks and he got 20/20 is this true? probably just an URBAN LEGEND. but hey dun hurt to ask right?

why the heck did he go through years of schooling to write 3 words for an essay??
that's just ridiculous... just another urban legend.