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Archived Discussion => 2009 => Mid-year exams => Exam Discussion => Victoria => The GAT => Topic started by: wombifat on June 11, 2009, 04:22:40 pm

Title: How did you incorporate George Clooney?
Post by: wombifat on June 11, 2009, 04:22:40 pm: I thought it was really stupid but I just HAD to put him in there. Personally, on the last line of my "bees" thing I wrote that people who own commercial beehives could earn incomes comparable to George Clooney.
Title: Re: How did you incorporate George Clooney?
Post by: Greggler on June 11, 2009, 04:28:14 pm: i put him in, in the persausive
said he is a role model/charitable/is not materialistic etc.
Title: Re: How did you incorporate George Clooney?
Post by: miss-k14 on June 11, 2009, 04:31:12 pm: i know a few people when they were doing writing task 1 (the bee one) who referred to the queen bee as george clooney. i put it in the second piece when i was talking about materialistic possesions. it was something like .... george clooney enjoys material possesions. i know someone who put material possesions such as george clooney. haha i'd be interested to see what the examiners have to say when they are reading all these GAT exams
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Post by: purelemon on June 11, 2009, 04:34:35 pm: it was easier to put george clooney into the second one....i put if u own many material possessions like george clooney or have many orcars....like george clooney....george clooney has many material possessions and he is happy
Title: Re: How did you incorporate George Clooney?
Post by: dejan91 on June 11, 2009, 04:55:36 pm: "Will we ever be content if we only look up to high profile celebrities such as George Clooney?"

I've got a friend who, in his first piece, compared bees to george clooney through his WHOLE essay.
Title: Re: How did you incorporate George Clooney?
Post by: Gloamglozer on June 11, 2009, 04:58:57 pm: Quote from: Greggler on June 11, 2009, 04:28:14 pm
i put him in, in the persausive
said he is a role model/charitable/is not materialistic etc.

I wrote something along the lines of that as well. :)
Title: Re: How did you incorporate George Clooney?
Post by: jimmy999 on June 11, 2009, 05:01:38 pm: There was an article in The Age about it today. Apparently the VCAA knew about it

http://www.theage.com.au/national/education/george-clooney-the-answer-for-vce-pranksters-20090611-c496.html

Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority public affairs manager Justin Shortal described the Clooney prank as "silly''.

"We expect VCE students to ignore it,'' he said.

VCAA would not comment on whether Clooney references would affect students' marks.
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Post by: Vadnal on June 11, 2009, 05:04:56 pm: Should make a facebook page of the amount of people who actually did it :D
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Post by: jess3254 on June 11, 2009, 05:09:54 pm: Quote from: Vadnal on June 11, 2009, 05:04:56 pm
Should make a facebook page of the amount of people who actually did it :D

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=224619485376
Title: Re: How did you incorporate George Clooney?
Post by: dior1 on June 11, 2009, 05:10:28 pm: we all like materialistic things, including george clooney. a guy from my school wrote both essays on george clooney..dont know how..but he did!

lol
http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/group.php?gid=113952880398&ref=share
Title: Re: How did you incorporate George Clooney?
Post by: Toothpaste on June 11, 2009, 05:23:15 pm: VCAA should be proud that students used important life skills such as organisation and critical thinking whilist incorporating George Clooney into a what would have been an uneventful essay. Everyone who used the Clooney prompt should give themselves a pat on the back and be awarded full marks for section B (context) of the English unit 3&4 exam. Like, yeah, totally.
Title: Re: How did you incorporate George Clooney?
Post by: Mao on June 11, 2009, 05:57:16 pm: I would like to respond directly to VCAA's wretched, uncivilized announcements. However, considering their inability to cope with the truth I feel that doing so would be a great disservice to VCAA at this time. Let me begin by saying that if one could get a Ph.D. in Antagonism, VCAA would be the first in line to have one. You can waste all your time arguing about how Tip can classify different types of fish. Or you can actually build a society in which people have a sense of permanence and stability, not chaos and uncertainty. I wish I didn't have to be the one to break the news that VCAA's seemingly egalitarian ideas lead only to results that are both socially inept and unfair. Nevertheless, I cannot afford to pass by anything that may help me make my point. So let me just state that VCAA's speeches leave the impression of an army of pompous phrases moving over the landscape in search of an idea. The issue of what to do about VCAA's uncivilized methods of interpretation is far from settled.
Title: Re: How did you incorporate George Clooney?
Post by: hard on June 11, 2009, 06:13:45 pm: i go:

One who sees materiliastic possessions as a means of justifying accomplishment and satsifaction, then jealousy, corruption and greed may all become apart of daily life. It is assumed that an ordinary citizen cannot afford the same house or car as george clooney yet ... blah blah
Title: Re: How did you incorporate George Clooney?
Post by: BlueYoHo on June 11, 2009, 06:25:31 pm: My friend probably wins for the funniest George Clooney reference.

He told me that in writing task 1, (the bees article) he wrote, "There are three different types of bees in each hive. A fourth species of bee, called George Clooney, used to also be a part of the hive but it is now extinct."

LOL, or something to that affect.
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Post by: TheJosh on June 11, 2009, 07:59:27 pm: hehehe i said something along the lines of

'We become so preoccupied with possessions that afford us luxuries that we take measures such as robbing casinos, evident in Ocean's Eleven, where Danny Ocean (played by the honourable George Clooney) was so engrossed with the wealth associated with money, he used his cunning and brilliance to obtain a possesion so many are sought after....' LOL :D

I must've looked funny cause i was laughing to myself when writing this heheheheh
Title: Re: How did you incorporate George Clooney?
Post by: TheJosh on June 11, 2009, 08:23:36 pm: Quote from: BlueYoHo on June 11, 2009, 06:25:31 pm
My friend probably wins for the funniest George Clooney reference.

He told me that in writing task 1, (the bees article) he wrote, "There are three different types of bees in each hive. A fourth species of bee, called George Clooney, used to also be a part of the hive but it is now extinct."

LOL, or something to that affect.

I would give that the award LMAO :D
Title: Re: How did you incorporate George Clooney?
Post by: mypurpleundercracka on June 11, 2009, 08:26:46 pm: Quote from: TheJosh on June 11, 2009, 08:23:36 pm
Quote from: BlueYoHo on June 11, 2009, 06:25:31 pm
My friend probably wins for the funniest George Clooney reference.

He told me that in writing task 1, (the bees article) he wrote, "There are three different types of bees in each hive. A fourth species of bee, called George Clooney, used to also be a part of the hive but it is now extinct."

LOL, or something to that affect.

I would give that the award LMAO :D

ROFL
Title: Re: How did you incorporate George Clooney?
Post by: madi1234 on June 11, 2009, 09:49:51 pm: Yeah i put it in my second essay, and was like
Some celebrities like George Clooney have everything. blah blah blah
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Post by: jess3254 on June 12, 2009, 02:07:09 pm: Haha don't know whether anyone has posted this yet:
http://upload.nickfreeland.net/2009GATCHEATSHEET.pdf

hahahaha
Title: Re: How did you incorporate George Clooney?
Post by: transgression on June 12, 2009, 02:25:27 pm: classic
Title: Re: How did you incorporate George Clooney?
Post by: physics on June 13, 2009, 10:35:02 pm: i had no idea we had to include GEORGE CLOONEY :( in it :(
Title: Re: How did you incorporate George Clooney?
Post by: /0 on June 13, 2009, 10:41:03 pm: Quote from: annahinh on June 13, 2009, 10:35:02 pm
i had no idea we had to include GEORGE CLOONEY :( in it :(

Yeah you better read the instructions on the front more carefully next time...
Title: Re: How did you incorporate George Clooney?
Post by: physics on June 13, 2009, 10:42:40 pm: Quote from: /0 on June 13, 2009, 10:41:03 pm
Quote from: annahinh on June 13, 2009, 10:35:02 pm
i had no idea we had to include GEORGE CLOONEY :( in it :(

Yeah you better read the instructions on the front more carefully next time...

SHITTT

Moderator edit: fixed quote
Title: Re: How did you incorporate George Clooney?
Post by: Flaming_Arrow on June 13, 2009, 10:42:51 pm: Quote from: /0 on June 13, 2009, 10:41:03 pm
Quote from: annahinh on June 13, 2009, 10:35:02 pm
i had no idea we had to include GEORGE CLOONEY :( in it :(

Yeah you better read the instructions on the front more carefully next time...

how could you not read the instructions? our assessors even yelled out include george clooney or you will lose marks
Title: Re: How did you incorporate George Clooney?
Post by: TrueTears on June 13, 2009, 10:45:09 pm: Quote from: annahinh on June 13, 2009, 10:35:02 pm
i had no idea we had to include GEORGE CLOONEY :( in it :(
You will get 0 for you GAT score now. Bad luck.

LOL jk jk jk jk
Title: Re: How did you incorporate George Clooney?
Post by: physics on June 13, 2009, 10:47:58 pm: Quote from: TrueTears on June 13, 2009, 10:45:09 pm
Quote from: annahinh on June 13, 2009, 10:35:02 pm
i had no idea we had to include GEORGE CLOONEY :( in it :(
You will get 0 for you GAT score now. Bad luck.

LOL jk jk jk jk

Are you fucking serious FUCKING 0
omfg omfggggggggggggggggggggg!!!!!!!!!!!! but it doenst count towards your score righttt>>>??????????????????????
RIHGT?????????????//
Title: Re: How did you incorporate George Clooney?
Post by: Flaming_Arrow on June 13, 2009, 10:52:26 pm: Quote from: annahinh on June 13, 2009, 10:47:58 pm
Quote from: TrueTears on June 13, 2009, 10:45:09 pm
Quote from: annahinh on June 13, 2009, 10:35:02 pm
i had no idea we had to include GEORGE CLOONEY :( in it :(
You will get 0 for you GAT score now. Bad luck.

LOL jk jk jk jk

Are you fucking serious FUCKING 0
omfg omfggggggggggggggggggggg!!!!!!!!!!!! but it doenst count towards your score righttt>>>??????????????????????
RIHGT?????????????//

nah not 0, my dad is a vcaa assessor he said they will only take off about 10 marks for not including george clooney
Title: Re: How did you incorporate George Clooney?
Post by: physics on June 13, 2009, 10:54:19 pm: Quote from: TrueTears on June 13, 2009, 10:52:16 pm
lol I'm kidding, you didn't have to include George Clooney... It's just a joke...

Anyways even if you got 0, it won't be counted towards your score unless you need DES.

omfg scared me H8 uuuu! GOSH :(
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Post by: GoodGuys on June 13, 2009, 11:22:59 pm: In the second essay, i wrote about bees and how there such great material possessions to have

ROFLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Title: Re: How did you incorporate George Clooney?
Post by: physics on June 14, 2009, 11:10:25 am: unfortunately my brain doens't not function to that extent :(
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Post by: Davoo! on June 14, 2009, 11:54:36 am: Who started this whole George Clooney idea anyway? LOL imagine the markers got so angry they just deducted marks from all those who wrote about him. Classic.
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Post by: dior1 on June 15, 2009, 06:01:30 pm: is it just a rumor about vcaa deducting 15% of that gat marks of those who mentioned g.c?
Title: Re: How did you incorporate George Clooney?
Post by: Damo17 on June 15, 2009, 06:07:05 pm: Quote from: dior1 on June 15, 2009, 06:01:30 pm
is it just a rumor about vcaa deducting 15% of that gat marks of those who mentioned g.c?

Total rumour, and no truth to it.
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Post by: phuiii on June 15, 2009, 06:57:40 pm: I made reference to Clooney in 2nd essay lawl
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Post by: wombifat on June 16, 2009, 09:15:25 am: pretty sure the first thing was the event, that got about 6000 attending or something
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Post by: /0 on June 16, 2009, 05:14:45 pm: LoL I mentioned George Clooney in my umep physics exam.
In one question Tarzan was swinging on a vine over a crocodile-infested creek. I calculated the tension he was pulling with was too great so the vine snapped... but luckily George Clooney came to the rescue :)
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Post by: rhjc.1991 on July 09, 2009, 06:51:53 pm: Queen Bee only has the best of everything: eg. best place in the hive, royal jelly, and George Clooney...