who is absolutely sick of english? (2 Viewers)
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Big Willy
Cabra Junkie RULES
so what school does this 'moon head' girl goto?
Big Willy
Cabra Junkie RULES
No its not.
Anyways mate, you done with Kung Pow?
mannnnndy
chocoholic
will, its brent at our school. geez how can u not know, u spend more time on here than i do.
Big Willy
Cabra Junkie RULES
Really??? I didnt know that
Big Willy
Cabra Junkie RULES
speaking of which.. who are you?
Just for good measure, what's all this talk about the real world? We all seem to talk about maths and english and their irrelevance to the REAL world - but what sort of real world is there out there? Is the world not full of people like us, who similarly have the ability to think, and perceive, and analyse, and create?
Why, then, assume that what we are studying is not relevant to the real world?
This 'real world' which most of you seem to attribute no thought to, to me is filled with people who want to understand it. THAT's why we have the English literature, the Dante, the Shakespeare, the Livy, the Catilinarian Speeches. That's why we have Newton's law of gravity and Planck's constant and Einstein's Theory of General Relativity. Both literature and maths as disciplines describe how people in the past have sought to understand humanity and the cosmos.
Sure, maths may not be everyone's thing. English may not be everyone's thing. But there is something in this world for each of us which is our thing - our way of seeing the world. Acknowledging what other people enjoy, instead of condemning it without reason may be the best way.
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"Don't worry about your problems with mathematics, I assure you mine are far greater."
Albert Einstein
mercurydrinker
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well said...Originally posted by Weisy
Just for good measure, what's all this talk about the real world? We all seem to talk about maths and english and their irrelevance to the REAL world - but what sort of real world is there out there? Is the world not full of people like us, who similarly have the ability to think, and perceive, and analyse, and create?
Why, then, assume that what we are studying is not relevant to the real world?
This 'real world' which most of you seem to attribute no thought to, to me is filled with people who want to understand it. THAT's why we have the English literature, the Dante, the Shakespeare, the Livy, the Catilinarian Speeches. That's why we have Newton's law of gravity and Planck's constant and Einstein's Theory of General Relativity. Both literature and maths as disciplines describe how people in the past have sought to understand humanity and the cosmos.
Sure, maths may not be everyone's thing. English may not be everyone's thing. But there is something in this world for each of us which is our thing - our way of seeing the world. Acknowledging what other people enjoy, instead of condemning it without reason may be the best way.
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"Don't worry about your problems with mathematics, I assure you mine are far greater."
Albert Einstein
now wait for the flames from the narrow-minded english haters.
mannnnndy
chocoholic
im amanda, i used 2 b in ur 2u maths class last year but now i just come in 4 visits. i also have mannnnnndy written across the back of my jersey if ur still stuck.
Yes, I apologise for deviating from what the thread was originally about. You personally may not have been condemning others, but other people were, and the thread was really going nowhere.
Still, could I point out what we are arguing here is defunct, because we are really agreeing with each other? You tried to refute my statements by referring them back to the english syllabus context of the original thread, and I did not mean for them to taken in that context.
Still, could I point out what we are arguing here is defunct, because we are really agreeing with each other? You tried to refute my statements by referring them back to the english syllabus context of the original thread, and I did not mean for them to taken in that context.
I agree. And taking it onto a personal level for just a moment, I never meant to imply that anyone who didn't like the English syllabus was narrow-minded, only those who condemned others for hating it.
Well, some people weren't.
That's good odds for me!!Originally posted by Lazarus
Of the 22 students who attained a UAI of 100 last year, 14 studied both Maths Extension 2 and English Extension 1.
And at least one did English Extension 2.
Thanks!!
Ps: Where did you find that info?
You can view the list <a href=http://www.boredofstudies.org/other/topuai.php>here</a>.
It gives the top UAI attained in a particular course in 2001 - so, every course that has 100.00 listed next to it was done by at least one of those 22 students.
I'm not sure where that particular tidbit of info was from... one of the UAI reports, it's probably on the UAC site.
It gives the top UAI attained in a particular course in 2001 - so, every course that has 100.00 listed next to it was done by at least one of those 22 students.
I'm not sure where that particular tidbit of info was from... one of the UAI reports, it's probably on the UAC site.