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please read? 1984 essay
BA22:
--- Quote from: "brendan" ---"It is obvious to the reader that ..."
http://tkyte.blogspot.com/2005/05/crimes-against-logic-part-ii.html
"You should be similarly suspicious when someone tells you that his opinion is self evident or obvious. If it is obvious, why would he feel the need to point out that it is? Its obviousness will do its own work. And if it is not really obvious, than his claiming it is probably means he is trying to obscure the fact that he has no evidence at all?"
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Ignoring Brendan's explaination, you really shouldn't say things are obvious, becuase it is judgemental. Also scrap your first sentence, examiners hate definitions, they don't want them.
Ninwa, i'm not even sure why you're freaking out, i've read two or three pieces of yours and they are of exceptional quality, especially your lantana piece on BOS. It seems you know your texts very well, and ou have a sharp, fluent and expressive writing style, just relax, and your natrual flair will rise to the top tommorow. All the best
brendan:
--- Quote from: "BA22" ---Also scrap your first sentence, examiners hate definitions, they don't want them.
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well that's probably true if you write it explicitly in the first sentence of the whole essay. However, it is useful to incorporate the definition/synonyms of the key words in your essay to avoid repetition of the keywords whilst showing that you are on topic and are answering the question
ninwa:
Thanks for all your help guys, I'll definitely avoid making judgmental statements like that tomorrow.
Odette, thanks a lot for all your support, means a lot :)
BA22: Wow ... thats huge praise coming from you. Thanks!
melanie.dee:
for some reason, i seem to remember you're not doing lantana? can i ask why? that essay on bos was indeed exceptional, i cant imagine being able to write a remotely good essays on either of the other texts i studied in the year, but am not for the exam.
ninwa:
I don't really like Lantana .... I find it too shallow to write anything of depth on it. Also I haven't touched it since term 1 when we did it and I'm not about to start now :P
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