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Could anyone give me any advice?
I’m currently in my final year studying BA History and Politics, and am in the process of applying for a scholarship to study MA History of Medicine. For the application I need to write an diss proposal, it only needs to be a side of A4 and I have some ideas but no idea how to tell if they have potential or where to take them from here. If anyone has any advice or experience with these sorts of applications or with the field it would be amazing to run some ideas past you. Thanks!
had a busy library day today, tried to motivate myself by fully embracing some kind of warm autumnal academia spin off
visited the site of the battle of flodden field the other day! despite studying the tudors at a level, id not appreciated the death toll of the three hour battle til now! the photo on the right shows the memorial, and the right shows the church where it’s claimed the body of king james iv of scotland was taken after his death.
the gorgeous grand gallery at the national museum of scotland!! ft this amazing light house bulb!
some more of the amazing clothes i got to see today in the fashion history gallery at the national museum of scotland!! absolutely gorgeous☁️✨
medical history will always have my heart, but who can resist a bit of fashion history?? could have spent hours looking at these in the national museum of scotland today!
lovely day out in edinburgh today! couldn’t resist getting photos of some of my favourites of the paintings i got to see in the scottish national gallery!!
yearly reminder that if anyone needs personal statement advice i’m happy to help! i’m going into my third year of undergrad politics and history joint hons, and am more than happy to help out with any history/social sciences/humanities related statements. if anyone needs grammar checks or help cutting down statements for any other subjects i’m happy to take a look at them too! feel free to message x
ive had a nice little break between deadlines which has given me a chance to really focus on my last exam of the year, for my soviet experiment module. i’d always take a coursework style essay over an exam (even open book like this one will be), but at least getting a choice of questions means i get to pick the areas to focus on in revision. as you can tell (if you can read my handwriting), i tend to be drawn to social histories more than anything else, so i’m hoping some good questions come up!
my 48 hours us gov and pol exam starts in 20 mins!! ive been nervous for it because with other deadlines so close together it’s been tricky to give it as much time as i’d have liked, but this morning i’ve gotten up, done some pilates, showered, had a nice bowl of porridge and read thru my notes, and i’m ready to take my best shot at it. wish me luck!!
got a big day of essay writing today, determined to do well on this one so i’ve spent what feels like forever planning it and now i’m finally ready to write it all up!
I need some advice! Does anybody run/contribute to an online blog? Me and a friend are thinking of putting something together for mini essays/articles/thoughts, but honestly I don’t have a clue where to start and any tips would be amazing!
module selection for stage three is creeping up, so i spent most of yesterday trying to wrap my head around the very specific regulations and pick modules to balance my credits properly! finally managed to put together a balance that will work and i’m so excited for preregistration to go ahead, there are some great options that i’m so excited to take!!
exams are coming up!! spent most of today enjoying the sun (16° and sunny in england in april?? practically barbecue weather) and drawing up a plan of the next few months until the end of the semester to help visualise how long i have until deadlines. naturally this stressed me out so i spent an hour or two looking at past papers and guidance for one of my exams to feel a bit more prepared! how are other people feeling about exams?
today- aujourd’hui
gravedigger- un fossoyeur
forceps- le forceps
stonemason- un maçon
barber- un barbier
haircut- une coupe de cheveux
carpenter- un charpentier
panpipes- la flûte de Pan
emptiness- état d’être vide
marquee- un fronton, une marquise
sheep- le mouton
heaven- le ciel, le paradis
goat- la chèvre
hell- l’enfer (m)
to catch on fire- prendre feu
to fade- s'estomper
to smile- sourire
to laugh- rire
to live it up- faire la fête, mener la grande vie
jeune- young
good- bon.ne
old school- vieille école, à l’ancienne
hot- canon (only in the sense of beauty)
a slut- une salope
fierce- féroce
crazy- fo.u.lle
plain- ordinaire, simple
just for fun- juste pour l'amusement
war- une guerre
novel- un roman
program- un programme
opera- un opéra
plot- l’intrigue (f)
cousin- cousin.e
godmother- marraine
wine- le vin
complicated- compliqué
Russian- russe
strict- strict
bewildered- perplexe
to appreciate- apprécier
unfortunately the french are quite fond of ‘la numération romaine’ and use it everywhere. It’s smart to be able to recognize 1-21 at the very least since they’re most often used to talk about centuries. Here’s a helpful cheat sheet!
one - un - I
two - deux - II (one two times)
three - trois - III (one three times)
four - quatre - IV (one before five)
five - cinq - V
six - VI (one after five)
seven - sept - VII (two after five)
eight - huit - VIII (three after five)
nine - neuf - IX (one before ten)
ten - dix - X
fifteen - quinze - XV (five after ten)
twenty - vignt - XX (two tens)
thirty - trente - XXX (three tens)
forty - quarante - XL (ten before fifty)
fifty - cinquante - L
ninety - quatre-vignt-dix - XC (ten before one hundred)
one hundred - cent - C
Finished version
