quote of the week!

what you should never write in your essays haha!


'I love Africa in general, South Africa and West Africa. They are both great countries'

SDL and Research on Globalisation (Fri 28th Mar '08)

Hey peeps
Time to go trawl the net for topics on Globalisation and its impact on
Political Relations
Culture
Social Issues
Environment
World Economy

Meantime here's an interesting read on the wonderful MNC Starbucks in ST 21st Mar '08:

SDL Research on Science and Technology (feb 22)

Hey kiddos!
Pls go trawl the net on Science & Technology and the ethical issues related to it:
+ animal-testing / vivisection
+ euthanasia
+ cloning
+ stem-cell research using human embryos
+ bioweaponry (anthrax) / bioterrorism
+ xenotransplantation
+ designer babies

it'd be wise to find contrasting views on the above issues (pros and cons)

SDL Research on Environmental Issues (feb 1 '08)

Please do a thorough research on the key issues and events related to the environment. It isn't as simplistic as reuse,reduce recycle haha! time to stop preaching in your essays, peeps. no more 'you musts' in your arguments OK? the questions on environment require more than a list of problems and solutions. you need to address the larger issues and possible limitations to so called saving 'mother earth' :cough: pls stop using that term too. it's just painfully silly to read...

Look up:
+ the Bali Summit '07
+ the Kyoto Protocol '98
+ Biodiversity
+ Sustainable Development
+ GAIA
+ Greenpeace

- also look into Al Gore's arguments in An Inconvenient Truth and those who dispute the scientific credibility of it, such as this article and this

and if you have time, watch The Story of Stuff and process how this has an impact on our values about the environment.

SDL Research on Political Systems (fri 4th jan 08)

OK peeps, it's important that before we discuss issues like Globalization and War, you should familiarize yourselves with the following terms and apply them accordingly to the forms of government of different nations. So please do some research on
1. Republic
2. Democracy
3. Communism
4. Socialism
5. Dictatorship

(you could add more of your own based on prior knowledge of the topic. suprise me!)

Also try to find examples of countries for each ruling system above.

Post them all on your beeaauutyfoool blogs ok?

and so it goes...

sorry ladies and germ, but 18 has been given to another teach next year so well, I'll miss you peeps. (but pls get the damn holiday hw done anyway ok?)

05 and 23, you'll still have to reckon with my nasty ass haha! cya all in '08 and have a merry one ok?

oxymoron much

HOLIDAY HOMEWORK!

Haha so well your pw nightmares almost over, here's another to add to your christmas cheer...
We just can't leave you to breathe so here goes:

Pls get done (updated on 9th nov...so much changed since the last dept meeting):
1. TWO essays (800 words) on any of the Promo '07 questions. This will be counted as your first assignments for Term 1 in '08. Pls attach 3 articles for EACH essay related to the topics you choose

2. Redo the Promo '07 compre (I know, I don't get it either. but please don't shoot the messenger) focusing on your AQ

3. Prepare for your milestones research MCQ test to be administered in Term 1 '08
If you've forgotten what the topics are, go click on this link and if your dear GP reps have already compiled them into a package that'd help heaps.

OK that should be it. Keep busy kids. An idle mind is the devil's workshop and believe me, I of all peeps should know that muahahaha! >;]

HAPPY HALLOWEEEEEN! HOOOWWLL