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Hey to everyone, I guess that in here almost no one discusses about football (soccer, that is) but since I'm quite fanatic about football, I decided to start a new topic only about football where you can discuss and say what you want about your team (national or championship), players and UEFA, etc. It's intended to have a normal and decent discussion. It's obvious that each person supports something different but just try to have a more objective view rather than subjective. For example, I could say that C. Ronaldo is the best actual player because I don't like Messi and since I love Ronaldo... but that doesn't add anything to this debate. Thus, you should explain why …
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how many of you know Nick Vujicic? I think it's a powerful message, conveyed through a powerful video. spend a few minutes just to watch this video. it's very inspiring. I hope those of you who are in pain, who are down or in need of some encouragement will be motivated. and stay, and do well in the IB http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8ZuKF3dxCY
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What is the communities view on the Milgram Experiment? The Milgram Experiment is an investigation into obedience and the effect of punishment on learning. Volunteers were randomly assigned as 'Teachers' or 'Students'. The teachers aided learning by adminstering electric shocks of increasing voltage each time students, situated in another room answered a question incorrectly. The voltage levers were labelled Mild to Severe Shock (450 Volts), the teachers were instructed to progress with shocks by the experimenter with them. The disturbing findings showed that 62% of the teachers inflicted shocks to the maximum, despite their own discomfort and cries of pain coming from p…
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So how are the teachers? My geometry teacher... ugh....she is a B****!! she...ugh... Also my biology teacher just rambles on and on about how she used to be sexy and not to show cleavage in school and us guys are just staring at her like....who cares? But we havent done much work in there yet so thats a good thing... well not really we gonna fall behind no joking.
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Hi there So I've been reading about this anti-technology terrorist group called "Individuals Tending to Savagery" (ITS), and got interested in polling science-area students to answer this question. ITS's Motto: Down with the technology (principally nanotechnology) and those who practice it! Facts: Two robotic professors were severely wounded by a house-made "disguised" bomb. The brother of one of the robotic professors was sent a bomb too, but it was successfully intercepted One genetist teacher was kidnapped and killed without a "congruent" reason. All of them apparently by the same group of radicals, in the same month, in Mexico. It is said also …
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I'm just wondering... what are your objectives and aspirations? short term? long term? share your thoughts!
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So, are there any programmers/computer science fans here at IB Survival? If so, you might be interested in this class called Introduction to Artificial Intelligence. It is a free, online class available this fall and will be taught by Stanford professor Sebastian Thrun as well as Peter Norvig, director of research at Google. I personally am really excited about taking this class because it's the first computer science class available for me to take that goes beyond just basic programming. There are two tracks available, and when I signed up I picked the basic track, thinking that I wouldn't have enough time for the advanced track. Although now I'm beginning to have second…
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In the media after the hype of the Harry Potter movies some have said it is promoting bad morals in our children. Such as killing etc. But as a harry potter child who loved them when i was younger and still do, I beg to differ, i think it shows the importance of family through rons family and sticking together. A;so the importance of friends. Forgiveness through fights and such. And remorse, as Harry does not purposely aim to kill volemort till the later books. It also teaches us not to judge a book by its cover so to speak through the characterisation of professor snape. all thoughts.
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I have a protected pdf file that I want to 'split' so that I can upload it here. I'm quite bad with computers (I'm an e-tard) so I don't know how to do this. Is there any program /software that unlocks the protection?
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Did anyone get A for their psych EE?
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Is it fair?
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im going insane. Is it actually fair to have this much work? sometimes i just wonder why i picked IB in the first place.
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Hi, I am 15 years old going to IB next year. I'm planning to volunteer in Africa or India or something in the summer to gain valuable experiences. Do you guys know any good organizations to go with?(that allow teenagers to volunteer) please tell me. I wanna volunteer for medicine or children care. Thank you
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Heyy, I'm about to enter my final year of the IB. The class I will be going on senior trip with have every intention of completing as much as planning possible for senior trip as possible before February.( a) it's cheaper and b) one less thing to worry about) I was just wondering whether anyone had any suggestions or anything about where they went/want to go? Thanks
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Well the question is pretty obvious, but here are some ideas. When will we run out of resources? Will there be WW3 first? Going deeper, if so, who will start it? What about this apocalypse we've been all hearing about? Personally, I don't think we will ever be able to work together, unless its an alien invasion
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I'm pretty talented, but I'm just wondering. Is you're life going to be only reading, if going for 7's. For example math HL and biology HL
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I found this to be quite amusing! It's not a quiz or anything, its a slide that just gives descriptions of who would be your ideal suitor. The images are HILARIOUS!!! My link
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For those people who aren't living in Australia and yet to know Mychonny - I have come to enlighten you. He is uncontrollably funny
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Might be interesting to find out if a lot of IB students are autistic or not, it'd show a trend for sure. Find out an approximation here: http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/9.12/aqtest.html Should take about 10 minutes. My score was 13.
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Have you guys started the school yet I'm on holiday for only about a week to go ? What you're going to miss from holiday? I'll be missing sleeping and FREETIME without rush
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ok people, this is going to be creepy, so lower the volume of or even mute your laptop/computer before opening the site http://8-3-11.info/ don't open it at night if you're likely to not be able to sleep. got it from 's status update, yes. and I'm here not really to spread the word, but to rather discuss what this could possibly be about. another site worth checking out is http://formspring.me/8X3X11 the whole thing is really creepy, even the girl's face freaks me out! I'm scared some people said it's got something to do with wars. some further discussions, if you want to find out more: http://www.alien-earth.org/forum/message.php?message=83333&mpage=1&sho…
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Hey everyone! So, I think we've all been through the desert island drill before, but just in case: What are the three reasonable and carriable (not sure if that's a word, but you know what I mean : D) items you'd bring with you, if you had to spend eternity alone on a desert island? Also, just for fun- if you could choose between bringing your family, your friends, or that special someone, who would you bring? Just a fun sorta post. : ) Not that I've ever actually heard of any desert islands... they all seem to have fairly adequate rainfall and palm trees and such. : D
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Since I've been enjoying my holidays for a month and still I read here about people having some mocks I was wondering... When do you have your holidays? Those longer and those lasting a week, two or sth? And summing all, how many 'free' days you have in the whole year? Oh, and where are you from/where do you attend school? As I mentioned, I've started mines a month ago and I still have more than a month as school starts the 1st of September. Then we have a week of Christmas break and a bit later 2 weeks of winter holidays and a few days for Easter and a few in the beginning of May. There are also some one-days. I guess all in all it would be sth more than 3 months . …
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Dear Everyone, I'm desperately looking for recent papers on my summer preparation for the soon up coming year. I remember buying some in internet for English A2, in march 2011, the papers of November 2010. Now I need the past papers (Math HL) of May 2011. Are they already circulating ?! Where can I buy them for a decent price ( I remember paying around 4 pounds for an English paper). Does any of you have them. I'm willing to share the costs of course. Love
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I think income is undoubtedly one of the biggest factors when people decide upon which career path to embark on. So, if that factor of money was totally eliminated and everyone got paid the same, what would you do? Or does the concept of financial instability not phase you at all and you're already planning on doing some obscure job against your parents' wishes? I almost forgot to answer my own question, heh. So - if money wasn't an issue, I'd study design in university.
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I just thought I'd do a bit of a 'shout-out' to the IB students in Norway at the moment. Whether you were directly affected or not by the devastating attacks recently, I'd like to say on behalf of the IB student community that we're thinking of you and your country, and hope those guilty can be brought to justice. Personally, I have a Norwegian psychology teacher and she explained to us the effect an event like this can have on a nation's psyche. We understand that Norway has always been an peaceful, friendly country and this is why these attacks have shaken so many people. We hope that Norway can recover from this tragedy, and extend sympathy to the victims and victims'…
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How on earth can someone hate another because of skin colour? That question is what comes on my mind first always when I think about rasicm. I just can't understand, HOW/WHY. I would hate myself, if I would hate someone just because of skincolour, religioun etc. I from Somalia - I'm black/brown, whichever. Why would I hate white, yellow or red person? And why rasicm is more common for whites than for blacks - afro people(colonialism,slavery)reds - native americans(colonialism,slavery) or yellow - asians. I'm muslim(person who belives into religion of Islam) and I belive the next thing about my religion. "The message of Islam and Muslims is modesty, fairness, security, …
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Google+ plus gained 10 million users in 3 weeks! That's lot though. At the time Google+ looks to be a serious contender to Facebook. This is what google says if you want to make a G+ profile:"Right now, we're testing with a small number of people, but it won't be long before the Google+ project is ready for everyone. Leave us your email address and we'll make sure you're the first to know when we're ready to invite more people.". Is 10 m really so small number and only in three weeks?! Psychological thing I guess
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just out of curiosity and i need a few perspectives for TOK how is racism treated in your country and continent ? i just want your opinion no judging just want to see what people think and say and this is racism to all races....i'm from Africa so its pretty much out there because of colonialism and people (mostly non africans/black) are careful about what they say...and in other places like asia i heard its different please share what you think
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Do you take extracurricular activities? If you do, how do you manage your time so that you do well in school as well? I take cello, piano, and ballet, and am in two orchestras (regularly) outside of school. Since my grades have slipped a bit recently, I would appreciate any tips on effective time management (without giving anything up). Thank you!
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i was just wondering if i'm doing a scatter graph and there's say 3people who weigh 7st i can't do three different points on top of one another to show that there are 3 people who are 7st so do i just put one cross for all 3 people ?
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Is it just me, or does unrequited love SUCK? I sometimes feel as though I'm a stalker or something- but yet it's only because I love that certain someone. : ( Any stories/complaints on this, from my common humanity?
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Energy Drinks 1 2
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Hello, i know a lot of IB-ers pull allnighters, so i was wondering, are there any energy drinks besides redbull you might use?, i was wondering this because i really can´t pull an allnighter i would just fall sleep on top of my paper, and coffee does nothing to me (I´m form Colombia), so i was wondering what energy drinks do you guys use? (if you do).
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Just name music that you really like, and you feel 'connected' to. If possible post a youtube link Here's an awesome one im listening to atm - deadmau5 "Strobe"
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I hope most of you aren't like an IB student at our school who quit watching movies for one year not to be distracted. Movies can be quite relaxing especially on Fridays Anyway, the title says it all, what was the last movie you watched? If you don't mind, write a brief plot summary about it and whether you'd recommend it or not. Let me start. Dark City's about this guy who wakes up in a bathtub with complete memory loss and finds a dead body in the room. He soon realizes that he's being chased by a group of "people" known as The Strangers and they have the power to put people to sleep. On the run from the cops and The Strangers, he struggles to figure out who he is and…
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I recently joined an IB school. My grade 11 re****s were quite bad. However my question is, will my grades from my 1st term of year 12 make a difference in the college apps, or is this it?
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hello guys..after my pre ib i am off to the IB diploma now in september...but still not sure what exactly to take when applying for the mechanical engineering in UK...their main requirements are always Maths and Physics HL...but i have been told chemistry HL is really relevant...is that truth?i am not good at chemistry i am very **** in it so i dont wanna take it...would you say it makes a different for later? also my subject choice would be: HL maths, physics, English A2 SL SloveneA1, phylosophy, anthropology/or third language.... What would you say???anthropology or a third language???would it look bad when applying having 3 languages if you are off to do engineering???…
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hey guys! It's me again, this time I want to get a full or partial scolarship to go to Paris to master my French to the level of proficiency or advanced level. I took 4 years of french and got B in the french IGCSE. So, does anyone knows about getting scolarships to spend a couple of weeks of the summer learning french in france (not specifically paris)? thanks for your time!!
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My friend posted the following on facebook: "All Cats are Animals, and all Dogs are Animals, and all Kangaroos are Animals, so therefore all Cats are Dogs, and all Dogs are Cats, but not all Dogs are Kangaroos, and Kangaroos can only be Cats if the Dogs aren't Cats. Disprove me" I told him his logic was faulty and I don't feel like typing the reasons why because I've typed them oh so many times, and I feel they're obvious but he keeps insisting that he is correct. Any thoughts? My mind is exhausted as I've tried to explain it for over two hours.
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This is an interesting debate that came out last night. So which one would you rather do? By barfing, I don't mean going to a private place and doing it there. I mean in public. For instance, you're on the dance floor, would you rather puke (most likely you'll do it on people too ) or would you rather pass out? But before you immediately choose passing out, here's a funny story that came up during the discussion. A friend of ours once drunk so much, he woke up in a ditch naked. luckily, the thieves left him his boxers and they weren't rapists. Regardless, I'd still rather pass out.
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Who here is a fan of skins? if so, do u enjoy season 3 with the new characters? or do u prefer the old ones? i reckon the new characters are growing on me.. feel free to just write watever u think about skins and that.. wizzo! lol pandorra.
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Project Postscript
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Hi everyone! A friend and I have set up a site called "Project Postscript", it's basically an online time capsule where you write 'postscripts' - stories, unsaid things, anything that comes to mind. www.projectpostscript.tumblr.com It's in its beta stages at the moment, so things might mess up a bit. It'd be great if you had a look around and maybe submitted something! (:
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My friend just started a tumblr a couple of days ago. She just finished the IB, and she's taking a gap year to figure out what she wants to do with her life. You should check it out if you want another view on the IB, and what the future might bring. It's called "Molding the Future" and can be found at www.frighteningfuture.tumblr.com Let us know if you like it!
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BAsically, i started this forum because I thought that this would be really interesting I myself am struggling, with getting teachers to predict me higher, because I know i CAN definitely do it....and restricting my potential in such a way is just HIGHLY unfair, considering that I got like more than a YEAR to get better My own adivce (based on HG Bellamy's ^^) is basically to threaten them with whatever you have, as that sounds very very fair to me...but it doesnt work. so if you have any ideas, feel free to share them
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Any ARSENAL fans here!? Or any football/soccer loving people for that matter...
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I suppose the question is do you like to do group work in assignments? Or do you prefer to work on your own? Why? The reason I'm suddenly bringing this up is that this semester (and I suspect for the rest of my time at university too since I cleverly picked 2 majors that both require a lot of group work) I have at least 1 group work assessment task for each of my 4 courses. The most exhausting of course is my marketing assessment since it's on going for 6 weeks and basically there's a part due every other week so we basically have to meet up every week. Trying to arrange schedule for 5 people with very different uni schedules, most of whom work outside uni, to meet every…
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so what do you guys like to cook? or bake? i prefer baking myself.. it's much more fun. last week, i went for this creme brulee making course. it was amazing! i didn't know it was so simple all i need to get at home is a blow torch, and i'm all set.. haha please share recipes if you have them!
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On average how much homework do you do per night? At boarding school we only get 1-2 hours per night dedicated to study. Just trying to figure how much more time I'm going to need to dedicate outside the study times. I've managed to get through 1 term on 1-2 hours per night. But i know that that won't be enough fairly soon.
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AP vs IB? 1 2
by timtamboy63- 23 replies
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This may not be the best thing to post in an IB forum, but here goes. I was thinking of switching to AP, for a variety of reasons. I've heard the courses are a little harder, although that may just be my school, because other people on here say otherwise. Also, it is supposed to be better recognized in the US, whereas IB is better recognized in the UK. What do you guys think? What would you say is better, AP, or IB, and why?
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So - we have about a week left guys!! I am feeling quite lost really! I finish on May 23rd and I will have nothing to do. My close friends don't finish a levels til much later and I don't like having loads of free time - what are your plans for the summer and for next year? I'm really quite worried, I have no idea! I applied to university, but I don't think I got a six in History HL that I needed...what to do...
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Hi.... I want to know whats the difference between paper 1 and paper 2, in the sciences (biology, chemistry, physics)! i'm an EDEXCEL IGCSE student... I really really need help asap!
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