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Remember remember the third of November My Thompson’s Group thesis was due I look through the pieces of my Thompson’s Group thesis And still haven’t got a clue It came right down to the wire. I was still writing at 4pm… while the earlier pages of my thesis were simultaneously being printed. Despite the...
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Perspectives on The Weird Plays from newbie, actor and deity – Daniel Yeow What man can claim to understand the manifestations of God? Who the hell knows, but I had to try and figure it out for my part in the recent Omniprop double bill – Euripides: The Weird Plays, which included the somewhat...
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“Alexander: A military Genius, or a lucky man in the right place at the right time” The year is 336 BC, the Persian Empire is in decline, Greece is rising in importance and power thanks to the unity and stability brought on by Phillip II of Macedon and Alexander III comes to power. Alexander’s...
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I felt it was kind of strange being asked to give a speech for Andrew here today, I mean, I’ve only really known him for about two years. C’mon, hands up, who here has known Andrew for longer than I have? Yeah, I see quite a few hands, in fact, there’s hands all over...
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620-311 Metric Spaces is a third-year mathematics subject at the University of Melbourne taught by Kris Wysocki. The Staff Student Liaison Committee (SSLC) conducts surveys and provides feedback to the department to help improve teaching. The report is typically read aloud to the class near the end of semester. Question 1, oh what fun,...
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This is the speech that I delivered when I ran for the position of president of the Melbourne University Mathematics and Statistics Society (MUMS). I was unsuccessful. I was, instead, elected to the position of Education Officer. Hello everyone, how are we all today? My name is Daniel Yeow, I’m currently in the 6th...
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This was one of many letters published in the Melbourne University Student Magazine – Farrago. It was part of a series on the various things people did during their summer break. I had done a summer semester course working on an archaeological dig in Malta. Hey Guys, We’ve just about finished up here in...
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The world is changing. Nowhere else is this more apparent than in the pearl of the orient. In 1997 Hong Kong was thrust onto centre stage for the handover of sovereignty between two countries which were but a hundred years ago, two of the greatest symbols of imperial dynastic power that had ever existed....
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