A warm welcome to y'all.

Sorry for the country style accent, I just happen to be in one of those random moods. Feel free to browse around, and be cautious. This reading material could be dangerous to your head!
Regards
Ta Qur

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Friday, September 7, 2012

Truth behind being paired.

Well it indeed has been a while I posted anything online on my personal issues, and truth is I've had quite a bit of balls to juggle, tea cups to balance on my tray or what ever analogy is appropriate. I've come to share a new meaning and a realization I've had over reaching 25 (pseudo quarter life crisis) and well I've come to share this with you.
Firstly, being in a relationship is harder than the whole mystery of pick up and all that initiation phase. There comes a point in time in a relationship where each of you are just dragging along and trying to pull through together. The only thing keeping you from breaking apart is the love, memories and all that you've done for each other. But its important enough for you then its what matters at the end of the day.
Yes, I know you post-modern lovers are sitting there thinking why must one "pull through" a relationship when we have that option of moving on if the spark is gone. Well, I'm an old fashioned thinker that likes to follow the intrinsic values. Relationship and love, is not among those things that can be disposed like a bulb, or a job or anything else. One needs to rebuild the spark and continue to throw in effort for the partner. It's the same as penguins, that find a mate and if lost they lose interest in finding anyone else. Thus, similarly once you find that love and decide him/her to be the one its important to continue to stick to that decision and not hump around letting the instincts control you.
I am not here to share that with you essentially, I've come to realize the power of growing up and the world we live in. Being single is like a free soul, yet however being in a relationship brings in privilege as well as responsibility. We all know the rule of Survival of the Fittest, thus when in a relationship it makes sense that your mate could be earned away from you by a more capable entity. This is assuming the case that the pairs aren't married yet.
An old fashioned man hides his emotions in a box within him and faces the world as black and white. It's important to cage that child within us men so were not distracted during work by play. It's also important for us men to discipline ourselves into remaining focused even in scenarios we know our wife maybe home screwing another man. We chose this position, we have to stay firm and continue to work for it is to be done. It is also for us traditional men to understand our place as bread earners and continue to full fill our duty as it is work, and work is to be done.
There's more to what meets the eye, and that is to be uncovered by ones perception and theory and philosophy. What we do is what is to be done, and essentially the part of growing up into adults with responsibilities.Thus to all old fashioned men out there, here's a bit of Latin for you. Virile Agitur! (do manly thing)
There's more coming this way soon, but for now I just vented out some of my emotions and leave you all with a thought to ponder on.

If life is not black and white, and black and white are shades of grey. Thus,  life is grey?
TaQur.

Saturday, July 21, 2012

Exam Essays

So it's been a long struggling road for me to write a simple essay in an exam scenario. In fact its safe to say I still have trouble writing a proper essay answer and lose out on most of my marks, So I've reached my boiling point and decided to do some homework on what is required by the person reading the paper and why is this a constant failure.
So what it really comes down to is my main weaknesses and how they add limitations to the essay in the exam paper. Yes, I'm not a walking talking encyclopedia to remember dates, names and places so I cant produce evidence to give support, and I prefer to conclude the essay before it even starts. It's better to elaborate on the pointers and learn to get things in a proper format to gain all these marks. I also prefer to spend the least amount of time in the exam paper and "get it over and done with".
Now this is what I've found out, as a requirement of a good essay paper writing.


1. Answer the Question.
This is the first and most important suggestion. Answering the wrong question is a common mistake made by students. Unfortunately, it can be a real disaster for the grade you get in an exam. Make sure you understand what the examiner wants; it is highly advisable to refer back to the question throughout the answer. This point may sound like stating the obvious; but, in my experience, answering the wrong question is the biggest cause of a disappointing exam result.
2. Good Introduction.
In an introduction to an essay you should offer a short, concise summary of the main points to be raised. If appropriate, you could clarify key concepts. Introductions go wrong when students go into too much detail, and then repeat their arguments in the main body of the text. Generally speaking, it is advisable to start off with short sentences, rather than complex sentences. This will help create a clarity of thought and purpose.
3. Essay Plan.
A plan can help to gather your thoughts, and make sure you do not forget to mention key arguments. It is an opportunity to brainstorm what you know about the topic. However, it is important not to get into too much detail – writing keywords and phrases are the best solution. I would suggest spending 5 -10 % of your allotted time on creating an introduction.
4. 3 Steps of an argument.
  • The first step is the basic statement and argument; this part tests your knowledge.
  • The second step is to explain your statement. Don’t forget you need to explain in relation to the question. Also, just because you think the explanation is obvious, doesn’t mean you can avoid putting it down.
  • The third step is to look at the argument with critical distance. This is an opportunity to discuss why the basic premise may be wrong or limited. It is an opportunity to show you can think for yourself, rather than just memorise a list of points. This final step, called analysis or evaluation, is the most difficult part, but is required to get the highest mark.
I write this with Economics in mind, but, I’m sure it is relevant to others subjects as well.
5. Conclusion.
In a conclusion you can weigh up the different arguments and decide which are the strongest and most relevant. A conclusion should try to add something new, and not just repeat previous points. For example, you can say why an argument is particularly strong and give justification.
6. How Much To Write?
I often get asked this question by students. So many students will write 1 side and then stop, almost in mid sentence, because they think this means they have finished. There is no right answer as to how much you should write. The important thing is to write as much as you can in the allotted time, but, only write what is relevant. Although it is true quality is more important than quantity, don’t try to do a minimalist style and write as little as possible. Generally speaking, if you write more you have a better chance of getting more points across.
7. Did you answer the Question?
Hopefully you didn’t leave it to the end of your answer to realise you answered the wrong question.
I thankfully got these from an source of LSBF, and would hopefully try to attain more higher marks.
Adios for now, and I'll come back with updates and feedback about this new strategy of writing Exam essays in this format.