The Great Lab Coat Heist of ‘08

Well damn. Damn, I say. DAMN!!!
The class sits still, stunned, silent. Nobody speaks. Nobody breathes. All eyes focus on the row of empty hooks by the benches. We knew it was coming, I suppose, but no one suspected it would reach us so soon.
The Great Lab Coat Heist of ‘08.
“Quick!” screams the teacher, “Are the [...]

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La Montgolfière – A tale in shocking French

Bonjour ! Je m’appelle Marie-Thérèse-Charlotte. Vous pouvez m’appeler Charlotte. J’ai cinq ans. J’habite à Versailles avec ma mère et mon père et mon frère, bébé Louis-Joseph Xavier Francois. Nous habitons en France mais ma maman est l’Autrichienne. Il y a beaucoup de schnitzel en Autriche.
J’aime jouer dans les jardins et ramer sur le canal grand. [...]

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On Procrastination

So… he he. Funky keys.
Her surroundings remained normal. Normal as normal. Fa la nina bombino.
Flicking between windows, she saw it was the beginning of the end as little lines of multicoloured bubbles began to descend upon her existence. Shame. She was so good at keeping them as far away as she could. Not far enough [...]

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That Australia should become a Republic

THAT AUSTRALIA SHOULD BECOME A REPUBLIC
Second speaker affirmative
 
And now, to move onto my points to further impress on you exactly why a republic is best for Australia. My points tonight are:

 What Australia stands to benefit from becoming a republic
Australia’s relationship with Great Britain

 So, to my first point. Becoming a republic is an investment in our [...]

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That tertiary education should be free

THAT TERTIARY EDUCATION SHOULD BE FREE
Second speaker affirmative
 
Good evening ladies, gentleman, opposition and adjudicator. The topic under debate tonight is that tertiary education should be free. We as the affirmative define this as university and TAFE college tuition being subsidized by the government, and we believe this should be the case. Before I move on [...]

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Pretty, and witty, and GAY!

Okay, so a while back in my commenting-only days, I used to stalk hardcore anti-gay Christians and let them know a little bit about my views (I am technically Catholic, so it’s not just about God-bashing, but I’m not exactly homosexual either… well, it’s a long story. I’ll do a full post on it later.) [...]

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Witch or Sexy Kitten?

Having never watched an episode of the series, I was surprised by the Sex and the City movie. I suppose I didn’t really know what to expect. I saw it for the first time at the cinema with three friends (how ironic) and found it to be a feel-good comedy that you wouldn’t really see alone.
 As any [...]

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I HATE THE PSYCHIATRIST!

I love romcoms. I really do. As long as there’s chemistry and a vaguely believable plot, I’m there.
Last Friday I went to a sleepover with four of my mates and we watched Forgetting Sarah Marshall (I ADORE sleepovers. I love them.) I’m a How I Met Your Mother fan and one of my friends is [...]

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Wannabe Critics and Literature Snobbery

I am a big fan of the Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer.
I remember my friend reading it last year. She brought it to class one day and I asked her what it was about and she said a girl who falls in love with a vampire. So I said “Okaaaay, then.” and didn’t think about [...]

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Purple Prose

Topics… topics… Easier to post something I’ve already written. We had to do a “purple prose” exercise in English the other day, starting with the words “They laid him/her out…” Pretty dodgy sentence to give to a group of teenagers if you ask me – the person next to me was writing something about an [...]

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