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Coursework

by IgorAkineev @ 01. May 2008 - 10:04:16 pm

So i have a piece of philosophy coursework in for tomorrow. Its all about abortion (a disgusting un-natural process) sanctity of life, and philosopher's attitudes to it all.

The first time i handed it in about 2 and half months ago, teacher gave it me back a week later and i was one of two people who had just about scraped an A on it. I was well chuffed so whilst everyone else was working hard to get up from the C they got i.. chilled basically which was good.
The second draft last month i handed it in again with a few minor changes again, but this time it was marked by the Head Of RE who didn't slaughter it completely but changed a lot, much more than my own teacher. He crossed out nearly a page of stuff on how abortions actually take place, was a lot more critical so i had loads of stuff to do. To be honest it was a lot less than many other people, but the comments he made he sounded angry and actually annoyed at me for what i was putting which was mildly amusing.
So i have made the changes he put, and now the final thing is in for tomorrow. I printed off my final piece and gave it to my dad to read (~as recommended by teacher who says give it someone who isn't an expert on the field and see how much they learn) and went upstairs. I come back down and he has basically nit-picked the whole essay and given me an shitload of stuff to do which is completely unnecessary, its absolutely ridiculous the extent he's gone to to get me more stuff to do.

With coursework, why do people wait until the final deadline to give you the most editing to do to it? Why can't one person just do it all in one go and then you can be done with the whole coursework and it won't be stressing you out like it has done with me for the last few months. If i dont get the A i was marked after the first draft i will be seriously annoyed at the first teacher!


 
 

British Politics

by IgorAkineev @ 01. May 2008 - 12:12:47 am

So yesterday had a run-in with my parents over.. politics. This has never before happened, and it was a very strange experience.

Basically mum went off on a rant at how much she hates Gordon Brown, she blames him for everything, and just went off on one about all the gold reserves he sold, something about an EU referendum he promised but never delivered, economic recession, northern rock, pensions etc. etc. and i disagreed with her.
She then started going on about how great David Cameron was? I wasn't going to stand for this, i hate the man!

"Ooh, mum, you're so anti-establishment" was how i started. I dont see how Northern Rock was Brown's fault at all, that was down to their incompetent management and he has done alright in a tricky situation in my opinion. The economic recession? I don't think its down to him, its down to overlending and a crash in the US housing market also due to overspending which is starting to effect consumer confidence, and also ever rising oil prices due to the new increasing demands of Asia (Mainly China and India.) I do economics and they are what we would call, "External Shocks", something brown has no control over. Lost data discs? How anyone can pin them on him is beyond me. The "promised in manifesto" EU referendum simply shouldn't have been promised, it was unrealistic and referendums aren't good for politics. What do people elect for if the public (who do make bad decisions) are asked to decide issues like this.. Pensions can't be excused, but shit happens and i bet Cameron would have done something much worse. At the end of the day Gordon's not doing too bad in my opinion, and i can't believe how fickle people are, around the time of the flaming jeep in Glasgow people were singing his praises and now everyone's turned on him.. disgraceful. You don't get divorced if you're going through a bad patch.

David Cameron? Absolute moron who will never be getting a vote from me. He jumped on the green enviromental band wagon and took it to a ridiculous extent. At the end of the day, if i want to ride a plane on holiday, i will, if its peeing down and i dont fancy riding damp, leaky, overpriced public transport i will drive in my 4x4 and simply pay the extra.. thats just the way it is and no matter how much he preaches it won't change. He's a huge hypocrite anyway, chartering a private jet to raise enviromental awareness by visiting Greenland or where-ever it was, riding to work on a bike with a car following containing his briefcases. By the way, he also doesn't know the highway code and drives said bicycle, not very well to say the least.
His comments on black music earlier this year are unforgivable, he cited it as a main cause behind gun crime and nearly caused a race war in doing so. He is a slimy,eton creep who has surrounded himself with old school pals because he can't let go. He's a snob who's videoblog was just embaressing for the whole nation, "I'm Dave, im young, hip, and just like you!" whilst washing the dishes.. makes me sick.
Its so easy for him at the moment, he is simply criticising Brown's every move because the media are turning against him, which also means he is never short of ammunition. But in doing so he has been unbelievably vague about what he would do himself. I watched an interview the other day and he said to solve the problem of NHS and other areas' underfunding he would slash MP expenses. But what is that? Its a tiny sum in the greater scheme of things and worth very little. That was the only clear policy he stated, so why should he get put in as PM? I hate the guy!

I miss Tony Blair! He was so under-rated, like Ryan Giggs.
There's a funny video of a little girl on youtube crying for Tony Blair to come back you should take a look at aswell haha.