Darkthorn’s Blog

No, I don’t mean the kind of cookie that infests your computer with junk that clutters up your hard-drive and makes a mess. I don’t mean the kind that prevent you from double voting in my poll either I mean the wonderful kind that you bake for your partner, or just give out randomly. Cookies [...]

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Well, that’s 2 out of 4 out of the way. Sad thing is, they were the two shortest ones (only two hours). The next two are 3 hours. I hate BioChem! So much crap to remember. Something like 36 lectures to summarise and at least one essay to memorise. I have three hours to write [...]

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Darkness The Darkness beckons to me. It whispers in my ear, Come to me. . Those things which you fear most: Being alone, lonely and lost Will never ever happen If you come to me. . I can take away all the pain. I can make you oblivious To the world outside, To all the [...]

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Gah, I hate it when parents are annoying. It’s not really my parent’s fault any more, but David’s dad, yes. Stupid man, wanting to know specific times of meeting. I don’t do specific times, I like making things up as I go along. However, if someone else sets a time, I will be there way [...]

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Julia was awoken by voices. A deep but beautiful voice was speaking from the next room where she could not see. She didn’t move as she feared that they might be the men that were meant to kill her. The man in the room turned and looked straight at her. “Hi,” said Blackmain softly, ‘You [...]

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For people who don’t know me very well, you won’t know how much I hate exams. Or perhaps you do. Either way, exams make me tired and I can’t eat anything. So, that means absolutely no creative work for a while, for the next week at least. Psychology exam is now finished, wasn’t as bad [...]

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The Betrayal The blood is running freely, I’ve slit my wrists And now I die, The blood is running freely, If you truly cared You would end my pain, The blood is running freely, Just stab me in the back Like everyone else has, The blood is running freely, Save me from myself I’m the [...]

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These are my revision notes on the senses from my university lectures. Once again, Copyright belongs to Monash University, and has been paraphrased by me for my revision purposes. Auditory System Sensation – the initial message from the senses Perception – process by which messages from the senses are given meaning Accessory structure (eye lens [...]

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I couldn’t sleep last night for all the thoughts going round and round. First, it was the difference between operant and classical conditioning. Operant Conditioning is the use of reinforcement and punishment to increase or decrease the likelihood of the desired response. For example, Skinner’s Box taught a rat how to press a lever to [...]

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What is a monster? According to Bulfinch[1] monsters are terrible beings of unnatural structure and proportions, strength and ferocity, which challenge men. Monsters exist in order to give heroes something to contest, something to bring meaning into their otherwise deficient lives. Although the main function of monsters often is to be killed, they frequently have [...]

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