English Exam Discussion 2009

[taylor tay bags]

dominated all except context..

[Saraime2003]

Think that went ok.

who else did AMFAS?  the prompts weren't as straight-forward as I was expecting.



btw, thanks costargh for putting up your amfas study notes. Been a real help.

I did amfas too, the first question. 'More says: "I do none harm, I say non harm, I think none hard". More's decision to place his prcinciples about his family is difficult for a modern audience to understand' Do you agree?

I basically said the decision is difficult to understand in terms of the fact that
a) he could have furthered his own agenda by staying as Chancellor and doing what he could form there.
b) he could have stayed alive like the common man who is indifferent to the politics

but
c) that his decision is nonetheless admirable as he becomes a symbol for resistance against tyranny etc despite the ineffectual nature of his stance.

Wow... i did topic ii. I'm glad a didn't do that one cos i couldnt have done that good. lol

[steph_r]

SO GLAD ITS OVER!

The look both ways topics were easy, but the imaginative landscape topic WAS SO HARD!! Ahh well, its over now!

[costargh]

What were the two AMFAS questions? I'm quite interested lol

[GerrySly]

All of this week and last week while I was studying for English (in the lake) I kept hearing a small voice in my head, 'Study Look Both Ways! Do it!' But I always thought 'NO WAY I hate that film with a passion.'

Man you don't know how relieved I was when I read the second topic for Look Both Ways, exactly what I did for 4/5 of my practice essays lol

Overall I felt pretty good but I dunno if that's a "yes I'm finished english forever" feeling or an I actually did good feeling lol

[m-town]

thats a good argument whoever posted that thing.

mine was a little more expository,  for the same prompt i argued:

a)It is not only a modern audience that do not understand the ambiguties of More's stance, but also the corrupt Machiavellian society he inhabits.

b)His friends and family also do not even understand the existential nature of More's stance.

c) However, Bolt goes to great extent to illustrate the play is more about selfhood then it is about family. And while previous arguments are justified, they have missed the ball.

[RexPP]

Im glad it's over. I did the second Citizen Kane prompt (At the end of his life Kane is a friendless recluse. Why?), did anyone else? I found the whose reality prompt reasonable and the language analysis was straightforward, as it usually is, although the visual could be interpreted in two ways.

[tomygun_123]

So im guessing we're all in agreement, that persuasive article at the end sucked nut, left right and centre, absolutely dominated part 1 and 2 but the image in the article was so poor...

[methodsboy]

I found the context for identity and belonging the easiest

i thought context was hardest. Lang anal was defs unexpected but I found that most accessible. (honestly, i was expected an article on a recent issue)

[derivativex]

What were the two AMFAS questions? I'm quite interested lol

Costa, they were:

i) 'More says: "I do none harm, I say non harm, I think none hard". More's decision to place his prcinciples about his family is difficult for a modern audience to understand' Do you agree?

ii)The Steward says: "The great thing's not to get out of your depth..."
To what extent are the characters in the play out of their depth?


I think I could've done ii well.. hmm maybe I should have. Oh well.

[m-town]

What were the two AMFAS questions? I'm quite interested lol

More says: "I do none harm, I say none harm". Mores decision to place his principles above his family is difficult for a modern audience to understand. Do you agree?

or

The steward says "The great thing's not to get out of your depth..."
To what extent are the characters in the play out of their depth?

btw could someone share with me how they answered the second? I was quick to reject that prompt because i didn't really understand what it was asking.

[polky]

What was the Whose Reality prompt?  And what was the Lang Analysis article about?

Good job to everyone!

[RexPP]

What was the Whose Reality prompt?  And what was the Lang Analysis article about?

Good job to everyone!

We do not see things as they are. We see them as we are. - Whose Reality

[GerrySly]

So im guessing we're all in agreement, that persuasive article at the end sucked nut, left right and centre, absolutely dominated part 1 and 2 but the image in the article was so poor...

That was why they were so easy I reckon, you just explained the ambiguity in the image and moved on.

[derivativex]

So im guessing we're all in agreement, that persuasive article at the end sucked nut, left right and centre, absolutely dominated part 1 and 2 but the image in the article was so poor...

That was why they were so easy I reckon, you just explained the ambiguity in the image and moved on.

I mentioned the circuitry being shown as inside the head thus presenting the role of technology in human life as a positive, something that could enhance our potential etc.  Also the rays of light coming out of it could be said to suggest that technology is a 'ray of light' to civilisation.