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german is the shit
did 4 years in highschool and then i forgot everything. but yeah, I want to learn several languages. that's something I've always wanted to do actually.
and [bleep] there's no organic/synth dedicated units. I can either take forensic/environmental and biological molecules (1,2) which is compulsory so I figure I'd do that so I'd complete my degree off faster but ah man
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since i changed to eng i've had to change majors for my science and it's gone all kinda [bleep]ed up on my timetable. i guess there's no point in taking a pharma/biochem/micro now so I'm going for chem. second sem I've got an easy courseload (18cp) and so I'll probably take german.
just so long as my timetable is decent, I'm happy.
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hey i found those papers unbelievably. was cleaning out all my old shit from last year
notebooks et al and i found it. hi-lar-i-ous
also yeah, you can drink and be near a computer, i do it sometimes-- drunk posting and all, you people wouldnt realize it
"I gotta make it obvious that I'm drunk or else no one on the internet will believe me!"
yep
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The fact that, at 16 years of age, two of my friends have just entered the "cursing makes me cool" stage.
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oh you kids
it's smoking that makes you cool (credentials: was once your age)
fang your friends a pack of reds
reasons to disregard my advice, see; credentials
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on the topic of alcohol
it can turn even the most sensible and restrained men into rabid chimpanzees with personality disorders
this is why most of the time i become one of those "barstool drunks" that kinda just sits there very thoughtful and brooding like just so I don't embarrass myself. I have my reasons, it works well for me
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Teaching a child to read in English ... is indoctrination just the same as religion is.
What are you, high?
Did you even read his post? His point was that we force certain beliefs and practices on our children, because we believe they're for the best. Religion is no different.
What would you do if your child decided he didn't want to learn English? Would you tell him it was okay, and that he didn't have to? I doubt it.
Teaching someone to read a language that will help you every day of your life is not on the same level as making them learn about your religion.
God damnit you guys.
How often did you hear this at the elementary level: "Now students, when you go home to do your multiplication tables tonight, make sure you question the fundamental elements of mathematics and why 3x5=15. The same applies for your analysis of Gertrude Chandler Warner's The Boxcar Children."
Never. Ever. That is because children have not developed the cognitive abilities to do so and you must know the rules before you can appropriately break them as you see fit. As a child you may be taught to question the teaching abilities or methods of your teacher as I was, but you do not question the basics of English or Math skills. That is my point. I'm not commenting whatsoever on the repercussions of being convinced that God is real for your entire childhood.
Yes but your argument is bullshit because (most) christians and sensible people would agree 3x5=15 but only christians would regard jesus as the son of god etc etc
the main fact and difference being
muslims,hindus,buddhists, are all taught 3x5=15 and are not told about jesus. secondly i dont think anyone has the cognitive capabilities to break the rule or falsify that 3x5=15 or that c comes after b and b after a.
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You've completely missed the point. Every child is indoctrinated in something, but once they reach the age where they have developed analytical skills, they can choose freely whether or not to believe in it. Teaching a child to read in English and teaching them the history of America is indoctrination just the same as religion is. The only difference is that you've only deemed public education as morally acceptable.
what the [bleep]
wouldn't think you being a uni student and a historian would say this
the biggest difference being american history (and the english language) has been exhaustively documented, discussed and covered -- and is pretty much asserted and based in fact whilst the other party is spinning fictions
And the bible hasn't been exhaustively documented, discussed and covered? Also, as a history student you should know that much of what is taught as historical fact is certainly up in the air - and it's generally accepted that there are large gaps in our knowledge of history and much of what is being taught could be misleading and incorrect.
yes the main difference being the three rs are essential to everyday life and knowing the life and teachings of the man known as jesus of Nazareth are not
and secondly, no.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_United_States
I doubt there is that much of a wiggle when it comes down to the facts. dont say that
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You've completely missed the point. Every child is indoctrinated in something, but once they reach the age where they have developed analytical skills, they can choose freely whether or not to believe in it. Teaching a child to read in English and teaching them the history of America is indoctrination just the same as religion is. The only difference is that you've only deemed public education as morally acceptable.
what the [bleep]
wouldn't think you being a uni student and a historian would say this
the biggest difference being american history (and the english language) has been exhaustively documented, discussed and covered -- and is pretty much asserted and based in fact whilst the other party is spinning fictions
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in regards to that coke thing a few pages back, the last time i did it was end of semester a few days before my stats final (which had a 65% weighting). i ended up writing an 8 page essay on my life and how i had gotten up to this point what I'd do different to change etc etc etc. also another 6 pages on a full study regime I would conduct in preparation for this exam, the mindset I would take, consequences and hour by hour packet by packet breakdown of how I would conquer it. I still have it somewhere I think. it was hilarious in retrospect
i ended up getting very little sleep and a credit. also it turned out that I had an extra day to study since the exam was on a wednesday-- not a tuesday as I had previously thought.
and on the third day I rested
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the best christian was jesus christ and he was a jew
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i'd rather drink a gallon of sink cleaner than listen to nicki minaj or look at her.
shitty music. i think my ire stems somewhat from when a stupid leb told me verbatim "nicki minaj is sick bro".
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i MISSED YTOU aDRENDAL. aND i MISSED YOU ALCOHOL. ZYOU TOOK AWAY MY SADNESS.
[bleep] I was wrecked.
lol
yeah i went out with a few friends last night. [bleep]heads didn't get as drunk as me and kept talking bs (who they've [bleep]ed and what "[bleep]es" they're chasing after, I cannot make this stuff up) while I was trying to pass out. consequently no sleep last night.
need to go into uni on monday need to fix up a few things
such shitty weather in sydney. good god, make it shine
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Fosters, proof that Australians can con enough people into buying piss in a bottle that it's profitable.
hahahahar
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(re) reading "collapse" by jared diamond.
brilliant man, brilliant author, highly recommend all his works. one of my favourites. I've only read his "guns germs and steel" should get around to reading a few more. \
(re) reading The Plague by Camus - a book I think everyone should read. the diatribes he constructs on human nature, existentialism, nihlism etc etc -- in the stranger, however compelling aren't really as easily skimmed off the top, you'll have to read it more intently to get anything of value out of it. some of you who have read it might not agree with me but eh.
along side this; Fabric of the Cosmos by Brian Greene, hefty volume. Getting through it, good so far.
On the list,
Genome by Matt Ridley, caught my eye in the bookstore since I enjoy reading science nonfiction and etc biology in particular. has gotten many good reviews.
Heart of Darkness by Joseph Konrad, a classic (which I have somehow managed to avoid reading all this time)
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Been dreaming about drug use more and more. Annoying that doing them is a bit difficult for me, since police newly have powers to set up road-side drug screenings.
WTF?
Yup.
Hah, don't sweat it. In and around Sydney I've only seen it a couple of times and (I'll get to this part later), but unless you're a crackhead/ or a meth-head you really ought not to worry. Friend lives very close to newie uni and the reasons why they're doing this is because there's a growing meth problem there. So yeah if you are stopped and haven't hit the methpipe in the past 3 days or smoked a blunt 40 minutes ago you're A-OK. You'd be stupid to drive given you're high and that comes down to your own sensibilities. But yeah, if you haven't had the ganja for the past 2-3 hours (afaik), there's very very very slim chance that your saliva will test positive. TBH wherever I've seen it in Sydney was south, southwest of the [bleep]ing shire. So I'm way off there. :thumbup:
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meaning i have to go back to uni and start work soon
again
for the past 4 months I've been having a gay old time either sitting around, travelling, eating, sleeping and so on so forth