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  1. What's your degree in Harry?

    That's weird Olaf(?), I never heard that before. Doesn't happen here


  2. According to my teacher who's gone through the english school system, it does At least in England.

    Close, but it's Olof
  3. I'm not doubting your teacher don't worry
    Ah I knew I was close at least I'm Joe
  4. I don't think they are called allergies, it's mainly stress and fatigue.

    In February, I had 4 exams in 4 days, then an exam two days after and suffered from stress and fatigue. That inevitably set me up to end up failing an exam. Lucky the exam wasn't entirely important. These ones that are coming up are.
  5. Originally posted by KieranU2:I don't think they are called allergies, it's mainly stress and fatigue.

    In February, I had 4 exams in 4 days, then an exam two days after and suffered from stress and fatigue. That inevitably set me up to end up failing an exam. Lucky the exam wasn't entirely important. These ones that are coming up are.


    How many exams do you have during that week?


  6. From Friday 13th - Wednesday 18th, I have 3. Until the 31st, I have no exams, which is decent.

  7. Society, Culture and Media studies, i.e. cultural studies, media studies, politics, virtually half of the Arts & Humanities spectrum. So good, but it's been tough this year. Did my dissertation on U2 though! So 'twas a bonus

    Where's everyone else at, study-wise?


  8. I knew that I'm starting to learn the names here

    Yes, you were close, the names are almost the same, they have the same meaning. Olaf is a more ancient nordic spelling and less modern today. But my name is a very old ancient nordic name
  9. Originally posted by WojBhoy:[..]
    Society, Culture and Media studies, i.e. cultural studies, media studies, politics, virtually half of the Arts & Humanities spectrum. So good, but it's been tough this year. Did my dissertation on U2 though! So 'twas a bonus

    Where's everyone else at, study-wise?


    That sounds similar to the path I want to go down.

    I'm about to enter my last year of high school
  10. Originally posted by WojBhoy:[..]
    Society, Culture and Media studies, i.e. cultural studies, media studies, politics, virtually half of the Arts & Humanities spectrum. So good, but it's been tough this year. Did my dissertation on U2 though! So 'twas a bonus

    Where's everyone else at, study-wise?


    Sounds good, lots of stuff in it. What did you write about U2?
    Studywise, I'm fecked as usual. Need to start once these aches and pains go away.
  11. I'm in eight grade here in Sweden (we have nine), then I don't know what I'll choose, will probably be science in some way...

    I'm having it way too easy with school, probably the best grades in my year in my school ("competing" against maybe 50 other kids), and I do very little studying. I just learn "way too" easily Sometimes that makes you feel like an ass when others study a lot and you beat everyone.

  12. It is quality mate, would highly recommend it when the time comes - I would give UEA a shout-out but bearing in mind your being in Scotland, so a) you'll get it FAR cheaper (strangely enough) and b) nowhere near the travelling required, I'll just say it's been 3 top years and well worth every minute. Uni. education and life in general has been fantastic.
    Originally posted by jofice:Sounds good, lots of stuff in it. What did you write about U2?
    Studywise, I'm fecked as usual. Need to start once these aches and pains go away.

    Aha, fair dues, where you at in terms of like, 6th form or uni.?

    I wrote my dissertation on how media content can be reappropriated and meanings twisted by both the producers of such material and the consumers, i.e. the main example I focused on was the reappropriation of music by the band that makes it and the fans that listen to it (for the main part). I used Sunday Bloody Sunday as my main example, looking at the history of the song, what the band felt it meant and how they've reinvented its use over the years, pointing to key periods such as the War period with the white flags and whatnot, the JT years with the Remembrance Day rant etc. I also referred to the Chinese artist Cui Jian (who I'd recommend checking out, really interesting music he's got going) briefly as an example of how rock music and its political uses have spread outside of Western culture to across the world. Also paid brief attention to other U2 material, Mothers of the Disappeared springs to mind as one I focused on, can't remember what else lol. Really interesting to actually have a chance to pick apart it.

    I also looked at fan reactions, positive and negative, was going to check out responses here but in the time I had and what would have been needed, it wasn't feasible, so I ended up looking at responses on the official U2 site and u2gigs.com because they were already there.

    Waiting for a lot of marks from work I handed in at the end of last semester, inc. the diss., so I'm nervous for that but can't afford to be distracted because of the damned exam on the 10th lol! That said, I'm still going out on Saturday night so I've not lost my sense of fun
    Originally posted by Mr_Trek:I'm in eight grade here in Sweden (we have nine), then I don't know what I'll choose, will probably be science in some way...

    I'm having it way too easy with school, probably the best grades in my year in my school ("competing" against maybe 50 other kids), and I do very little studying. I just learn "way too" easily Sometimes that makes you feel like an ass when others study a lot and you beat everyone.

    You're only 'an ass' if you rub it in people's faces bud don't begrudge yourself the gifts you get - I miss the days when I learnt things easily lol! The older you get, the more you learn to value and appreciate the things that make your life that little bit easier, and if you can use it to help others, all the better
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