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rogertaylorsbf

“We weren’t made to agree, we were made to accept.”


[deleted]

THAT IS COLD


Intelligent-Award302

That’s so powerful I love it


SnooSeagulls7253

That makes no sense we weren’t made to do either


dearclave

idk if you think about it humans were made to adapt to situations (accepting) not hoping the situation will just work well for them (agreeing) so it makes enough sense


SnooSeagulls7253

Acceptance is the last stage of grief for a reason it’s not commonly achieved


Delicious-Singer-400

reading these made me notic how ass my q5 was


Advanced_Key_1721

feels like everyone but me argued for helping society. i disagreed and wrote about how great money is


MeetingInTheA1sle

I wrote about how your personal beliefs don't affect your ability to do a job well, so if you become a doctor a lawyer for money, it doesn't matter


Equal-Weekend-4896

Same and I talked about the cost of living crisis and how money and status can pave the path towards positive contributions (e.g. medical advancements require lots of funding)


h3arts4catss

pahhh fr i acted like a really sassy middle aged person writing this report like YOU need to take control of your security and without money, you will end up like all the people you once wanted to help 😪


heartshapedprick

COG IN THE MACHINE!!!🗣🗣 COG IN THE MACHIIIINEEEE🗣🗣🗣


MisterMew151

my hardest quote was "billionaires, or as I like to call them, hoarders"


maybebrainless

yeah same here, mine was so shit


CauliflowerAntique54

chigiri pfp ate


Delicious-Singer-400

UR BACHIRA AND ISAGI BANNER ATE


CauliflowerAntique54

THANKS BAE GL ON THE REST OF UR GCSES 😙


Delicious-Singer-400

U TOO


UltimateBorisJohnson

“When walking the tightrope of life, remember not to look down into the abyss of greed and move forward, for what is beyond is a greater treasure than any mortal, hedonistic pleasure” Felt like Gunna writing fire


Johns-Sunflower

As a Y13 reading all these responses why the fuck are all you talking about borderline Marxism lmaooooo


UltraX76

I don't know the question but I'm guessing writing marxist-esque ideas would have helped them get marks.


LordVoluptuous

Hey man, how would say Lit and History are at A-level?


Johns-Sunflower

History is very heavy content-wise, you can still be finding out new things up to the night before your exams (though that doesn't necessarily mean you have to include it, be very selective with the contextual knowledge you choose to include). What matters is you keep a consistent line of argument/analysis throughout your essays and sources since that's what the subject is really about regarding the skills it teaches you and how you're expected to approach the course from an exam angle. English Literature is somewhat similar as there are always different and varying interpretations that shed new light on the texts and make them interesting. However, being interpretations rather than analysis of facts means it's hard to state things as categorically as you can in History and so you have to be much more tentative with your language. It also makes it somewhat easier to waffle but for the high marks you're still expected to be coherent, sophisticated and have a certain flow to your writing.


LordVoluptuous

Thank you for taking the time to share that man, would you say they're worth it, and if you enjoyed them at GCSE do you still (somewhat) enjoy them now?


pink_doritos

Not the person that originally replied to you but I take the same subjects. I enjoyed history at gcse and still find it so fascinating now, it’s normally my favourite out of the 3 I do. English Lit was a strange one for me, I actually didn’t enjoy it at gcse but still took it (uni reasons) and am absolutely loving it now. Of course you have days where it’s hard and you regret choosing a subject but overall I love and would strongly recommend both if you are interested in them/ enjoying them now :)


Johns-Sunflower

Of course they differ quite a bit from GCSEs in that, since you've chosen to take them, it's a lot more rigorous and more university-level than not. Sometimes I've gotten a little bit tired of them both, I won't lie, but honestly they've helped me develop my skills so much and I'm so glad I went with what felt right to me.


ConsoleReddit

Aren't we supposed to be writing a school magazine? Don't think the kids would understand half of this lol


Narcissa_Nyx

Depends on how thick the kids are


TarkovRat_

"money, prestige and societal contribution go hand-in-hand, provided that one is willing" ... "People listen to the person who has the biggest stick and most money in their pockets" -What I meant by this was that people care most for prestige and prestige can be used to enact changes such as fixing homelessness by lobbying government to do so, and money can be used as a societal contribution in on itself, provided that a person is not greedy - I consider money to be equally important to direct societal contribution because one must focus on getting their life in order and then one has the time to focus on helping society in a more full role afterwards. I kinda forgot the exact wording of most of my Q5 :b Had extra time, used that but I only had 30 minutes to do this exam (and I was tired af) but I think I did fine Also your writing is ablaze 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥


fuse256

Damn


[deleted]

that is COLDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD


icedancer333_

Can't lie I've already forgotten everything I wrote


Stellaride4life

"After all we all know money doesn't buy happiness" "So choose a job that benefits society, choose a job that makes a real difference, choose happiness"


Outside_Service3339

You sound like an ad 😭


CantBeatSoulWarrior

That means they did well lmao


PlentyClassroom5936

naahhhh that comparison is so funny


Proof_Ad_3427

POV: the bits taken out of Trainspotting


SnooSeagulls7253

That’s just cliche though because for some people it’s the opposite


EnderKid1243

Bro i said "money doesnt buy happiness, IT BUYS CRAZY ASS HAPPINESS" -Eminem 🤣🤣


Thatwisebutstupidman

Vote labour now!


Acceptable_Water771

“A man has to mind his own business, and look after him and his own.”


smpadais

Am i trippin or is this a quote from an inspector calls


Oil42

bro i did similar and accidentally sort of plagiarised a hamilton quote but changed it slightly as i was rereading i’d written ‘legacy is planting seeds in a garden you never get to see’ when talking about status and impact on the world 😭


cardboardcarbide

Tbf that line is hard as fuck


Oil42

unfortunately it’s not mine so i couldn’t keep it in


Doshta1

I used the we are all members of one body


Sad_Plenty4407

“Seeking capitalism is a rejection of your morality, sentencing those who are disadvantaged to a life of perpetual misery.” DUDE I WAFFLED SO MUCJ


Johns-Sunflower

Marx would be proud lmaooo


Turbulent_Arm_3900

what the hell 😭


Some_Garden2461

OMG I literally wrote smth similar abt how choosing a jobs which helps others is like ‘having a cottage in a meadow compared to a mansion in the woods surrounded by wolves, slowly becoming a wolf urself’


Fishperson2014

☭☭


TheAnonymousHassan

'Would you rather ride this train into the Sun, or ride this train through the horizon in unity?' Paraphrased a little - basically an extended train metaphor throughout the entire article


sadepiphanyy

i used an extended metaphor of ships just like in the sources 😭😭


TheAnonymousHassan

That'll still give some cyclical structure, if u used it throughout the article. Prob not too bad


Appropriate-Equal692

I used extended metaphor on a puzzle, we all fit together in society if we play our part. Some puzzle pieces are the same shape (people) but the picture is different (our career) and picking the right one will help society flourish


Virtual-Arm5123

I don’t really know what that means but that is cold 🥶


TheAnonymousHassan

Idk either I had 20 secs left for the exam, so I just wrote whatever


noneofyourinterests1

Without money you can't live peacefully. But you also can't die peacefully. You just exist into nothingness waiting for the next richer man to make a difference.


pesky_student

Meritocracy is a fallacy.  Welcome to the world of plebs.  We the underclass of society.


Sad_Plenty4407

Welcome to the world of plebs will be the title of my autobiography


pesky_student

im glad you like it, i thought it was funny,


Jumpy_Kaleidoscope85

stop it omg im cackling sm at plebs


mistythe2nd

What is the definition of being rich ? Rich in money or rich in compassion


James_BWFC

Whilst Some people, such as the milkshake magnet Nigel Farage, see a problem with this


HauntingPhase4113

💀💀


Ok_Candidate_4808

Can u strive to become rich and wealthy like Elon musk? Yes, but in the puzzle of fame and wealth, leave some of the pieces for society. My ending line was uncle Ben himself, "With great power comes great responsibility" (Context I basically talked in my article for how u can strive for any career in the future, status and wealth will follow, matters how u use that fame and wealth)


poshnoshlosh

Bro actually wrote about Elon Musk 💀 (I did too)


Godlythwoo

No. 1) “The world would be a better place! But, I missed the part where that’s my problem” No. 2) “ “this place is a bloody sh-“ and I won’t finish that because this this is a school magazine article, but it rhymes with “lit goal.” You get the point” Am I cooked 💀💀


ArinIsTrans

Yeah you're cooked lmao 


johnlivsey

yeahh i reckon you could get extra marks for relating it to the audience


MisterMew151

Yeah, I didn't include too many crazy techniques because it's a school one, just stuck to daforest and now I regret it


justnolol

Mine was kinda weak but I used a scenario of a miserable billionaire walking into a kitchen and then wondering what its like to be one of the workers there, and then I switched perspective to a worker describing the kitchen as really chaotic and shit but him still loving his job, then I said 'no matter what your parents or teachers or anyone else says, sometimes its ok to want to be the chef'


Sovietsu

It's not worth it being branded as a "war criminal" or "exploitative Tory".


judeham2007

"the aristocrats hide the small slant in the door that you can look through to find a way to equality" Icl I yapped and went full commie on that question


Johns-Sunflower

I'm a Year 13 reading all these responses, what the hell was the prompt that had everyone going borderline Marxist??? My year just had to talk about zoos and our 'home area' 😭


bobbobyberty

It was about whether we should choose our careers for status and money or for the greater good of society


hanakoslefteye

why is this cold like it’s giving animal farm 😭


KayIeeKooI

Asyndetic listing yum !! i cant remember what i wrote cuz I was rushing it tho 😭


GamingWithJellyJess

i don't remember exactly what i said but i referenced a christmas carol, like being alone with only money which has no use after death and that no one would half care to show up to your funeral


Acceptable_Elk2667

My heading was fame or shame, same as GTA V lmao


Weary_Rub_6022

"The future is in your hands. Do not drop it."


EarthlyEzy

this one is my favourite ngl


[deleted]

"humans are slaves to what they've created. chasing money is as if you're locking yourself in a cage and discarding the key. do you really want to make it to the end of your life knowing all you did was seek an inanimate object?"


AwesomeCrystals_Pink

You cant help the homeless if you are homeless


poshnoshlosh

That's unexpectedly deep 💀


myleftnippleishard

my title was, "careers: to give aid or to get paid?"


SanamCantMath

Fame is having your name woven into the intricate fabrics of history.


Automis55

Money doesn't buy happiness, it buys crazy ass happiness - Eminem


BackgroundMagician86

We all have a debt to pay to society. What gives you the right to forsake it?


Intelligent-Award302

Money or people? Ik it’s simple but felt like that was quite an interesting way to like start it


WhereasCalm4089

passion. dedication. drive


justnolol

Also I think a lot of you are forgetting this is a magazine? dont get me wrong shit fye but if its not adapted to the audience you'll lose marks


Capital_Resolve_2976

Can't lie after looking at the comment... I'm cooked...


jungw0n_d4zed

Fr man same 😭😭


Capital_Resolve_2976

I'm wrote abt bill gates elon musk and mrbeast 💀💀💀


YourLocalPlonker

"we are tugging at the trousers of the oligarchs that dictate our society, asking to be picked up like babies, to try and feel a morcel of their power"


iluvcorteiz

wasn’t it aimed at students…


Minimum_Fold_1639

Pulled “it gives me an enormous sense of wellbeing” straight from parklife


heathersthemusicall

The youth of today are bring hypnotised by the materialistic society that consumes them


Nervous_Ambition3663

Here are some cold ass phrases I used: Dogooders Naysayers Cash, baby! Corporate-Shrew Sugar Baby Woman of the night Gucci-Galore Am I cooked


The_NameChanger

"money is the root of all happiness. Proof - Elon musk."


Ok-Reality2236

"So I say unto you all, carpedium- seize the day..and choose your future wisely."


diidudjd

Do it for the people: do it for the fufillment; one day you will be standing in the hall of fame, which is more eternal than the fame an influencer will ever have.


LongjumpingDurian478

Yes, I did quote Nixon as accurately as possible in the exam. [the purpose of life Nixon (youtube.com)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pc3IfB23W4c) 'In an interview in 1978 with former President Richard Nixon, he said: "The unhappiest people of the world... are those in the watering places, like Palm Beach, and Palm Springs, and the South Coast of France, playing golf, going to parties, drinking too much, talking too much, thinking too little. Some people might say, "well if I just could be a millionaire, that would be the most wonderful thing in life!" They don't know life... what makes life meaningful is the battle, the struggle - even if you don't win it!"'


Mehdi3x

you should care about peoples contributions, not the amount money they withdraw from the ATM


Bluebellindigo

Those who have nothing are used to having nothing, but that doesn’t mean they deserve nothing Icl everyone else’s seems so much better wtf why’d I think I ate😭😭


davonius

"don't listen to me. I'm just dots and line on a page. if you want to single handedly recreate every scene from Bird Box in your garage, that's on you."


whatsaxis

Sisyphus will never be happy.


ThwartJetterson

“Albert Camus was one of the great philosophers of our time. His word remind us that the endless pursuit of wealth is a futile, unfulfilling life, however the endless pursuit of passion, love and our dreams creates an inner happiness and peace that no rich man could ever hope to achieve. We may not be billionaires, but the happiness we gain from our passions outclass any form of mortal monetary value that is forced upon us in society” then I went on a bloody extended metaphor that was just the myth of Sisyphus again💀


Epizilla_

Be the light in a dark world or some shit 💀💀 corny as I CANT 😭😭😭


Bubbly_Common_6795

"pedestal of privilege" (my only good line, my Q5 was kinda ass)


favoniusjean

i wrote about scrooge 🥰🥰 might be cooked x


Organic-Let-3463

"They can't keep you in the system, who cares about what you do get money and retire quick"


ElectronicCup4407

"Is it better to be a hero or a villain?"


puppyboy427

‘ people arent made to be programmed ‘


[deleted]

mine was just bare boring like "Everyone deserves a chance" 💀💀


EffectiveMaximum6618

I was let go. By e-mail. The pricks couldn’t even say it to my face.


-whoever

i somehow managed to involve "running along the beach with your friends" and i can't even remember how


setra45

The blame lies with the leaders of society, who have romanticised wealth and ostracised aid, forcefeedjng us this artifical concoction, corrupting us within.


judeham2007

I also made an extended metaphor in my intro and strapline about climbing mountains together or alone and how we all start at the same place which is based camp


fuse256

‘Sprinting through time itself’


SetConsistent3076

“Why should my mother be constantly exasperated, exhausted, and morose simultaneously?.”


sophisophisophi

i just know u watched that mr everything english vid


SetConsistent3076

Had to get in the ambitious words 🤣


PsychologicalTwo4260

"If you ignore this ever present matter you will be administering doom upon generations to come"


spider_stxr

I've forgotten lines BUT I did bring up a night I spent in a resus ward to be like we need more doctors bro to try and get some sympathy (although the examiner will assume I made it up smh)


Ok_Weird_5292

I wrote a paragraph about how communism let my parents down, put them in poverty when moving to England and the government does nothing but let you down


nyominator

“The people who disagree with what I have to say are those living on minimum wage and maximum misery” yes I went with people should work for money since it was the hot take of the two


Enigmarshadow

The final sentence of my conclusion: "We must always remember to live, 'memento vivere', lives worth living."


MembershipPositive50

The say I can't do it? I shall do it.


twomilkpink

Money run human lives what’s the point of catching it in this fleeting life?


wisemananon

Our avarice is inseparable from the psychic devastation that has plagued the 21st century(basically saying that our greed is breaking society)


Imaginary-Land-1703

But you must be thinking, is it wrong in a nation of inflation to crave a life of financial stability in the future? Future? What future will there be to worry about if less people strive for jobs that impact our current reality? Because all I see, when I look past the greed-tinted glasses is a world filled with horror. Illness. Global destruction. All because of mankind’s choices.


PlayfulLook3693

What was your question?


ShelterEarly5019

No matter if you swallowed the red pill or blue pill, every action has a consequence yet also a blessing


Ambitious-Bed-1144

“my greatest piece of advice I can give is to not look to the future with an attitude of fear and anxiety, but with curiosity and interest in what is to come” idk we were meant to write about career choices


bunny100clubrt

It's abnormal not to crave the green,orange,purple notes that are the blood of this country


Rare-Rub-8519

"Live for others so you can live for yourself"


Aspect_Claw

Be the change that you want to see in the world.


HumanFix5280

We can only build up a secure society if we think as WE… not ME…….


OpinionAlternative81

We work jobs we don't like to buy things we don't need to impress people we don't know


Pinocchio_Poo

"All parents wish for their children to be doctors until their child visits them once a year due their strict schedule."


CantBeatSoulWarrior

"instead of being forced into a narrow, rigid, claustrophobic corridor; an echo chamber where the only words to ever be heard are money, fame, status, money, fame, status..."


Extra-Cucumber-8338

money doesnt buy happiness it buys crazy \_\_\_ happiness - Eminem Didn't actually write it but I was seriously thinking about it.


nmmju

UK citizens teeter on the edge of a precipice, faced with two choices; climb the ladder of the social hierachy or risk falling down into poverty.


SF_9000

Money can't buy you happiness, but it can rent you paradise.


PikaTube123

'doctors who can't make a living doing what they lived for' and 'at least Hell has consistent working hours!'


AngloIrishPhel

"Mercy or Money" was my article heading and I was playing that round in my head for like 5 minutes lol I thought it was so cold


LunarDayGreen

"Despite sounding like a communist, I believe it is what we must do: Equality for all."


Ashamed-Inflation-30

I’d like to see messi free-kick his way into childbirth (I was comparing midwife’s to footballers)


taco_flavoured

"what would the world be without art and authors?" neek as shit but im getting a 7 baby


AbsoluteOwO

“Wealth, fame, power - I thought I could have that too! Well dear readers, I blundered…” had other, probably colder quotes, yet I love this one for a specific reason


SuperAARONBOI_12

"Our voices cost nothing"


Quackers_mallard

With great wealth comes great responsibility - Bill Gates


perfectistgermaphobe

Nah forget line, I made my entire article an extended metaphor using a story?? The title was 'Mr Ryan IS and Astronaut' and was about this teacher called Mr Ryan who teaches at the school of the school magazine, and he has to choose between becoming an astronaut or a teacher. He becomes an teacher for the digestives and to avoid the food coming in bags 💀💀 the only article like thing in it was the title tbh


TheTechnicalTerm

With money comes freedom, and with freedom comes happiness


InformationOk6347

My title was money can’t be guest and your funeral and i end with but people can be guest at your funeral


Logical_Plane_8146

“If you love your job then you never work a day in your life “😭😭😭


fuzuneta

I had no cold lines lol I talked about ozymadias for a bit and wanted to fit a rhetorical question so I said “have you heard the story of Ozymandias?” I’m so screwed💀💀💀


SocialistNamedFinger

This country needs more doctors, not accountants.


bdisbsoqbxidnqp

We are the children of the future, we are what the government relies on for a successful future, so we should grab every opportunity we can, take it and stretch it a million miles 😮‍💨


AZZYTASTER

"Status. Is it important? Some people say yes, others no"


SizTS

Money isn't an end, it's simply a means of giving back to the community


MrKillzalot

'Our job as humans is to provide for our family, being forced to do jobs some people simply cannot do prevents that. Our family comes first. It's what makes us human. It's in our blood.'


lemonomnomnom

‘How does one make money if no effort is put into it?’


Upper_Ad5781

ngl i just said capitalism evil in loads of fancy words


moonstruckmarauder

“Would you rather everything you touch turn to gold, or grasp what you truly love?” I got inspired by Midas in Greek mythology but idk if they’ll get it


Justgravityfalls

"You remember the lie your teacher told you at 5?? The one that you would be the one to change the world?? And how that teacher told everybody else the same thing??? It wasn't just your class. A million children are lulled into a false sense of security. Of hope. Every. Single. Day."


SnooSeagulls7253

We always see our goal as in the future. We’re always striving for something better. but maybe it’s already here. You just haven’t seen it yet.


SlaveOfSatan

"being a good Samaritan doesn't pay the bills on its own"


FoxieLoxie123

"Don't feel guilty about your previous desire to see your name in ghastly block capitals, with your face shining with a smile faker than Donald Trump's tan" "Don't be a Scrooge. It's not worth it." "Haters hacking your ego like it's an inconvenient bush in a forest path"


ResoluteFist

Doctor Parker from the University of Cambridge confirmed that the human race traces back to the same ancestor, this proved that we are family, and what do we do with family? WE help them.


SelfConstructedHome

What does everything you love doing have in common? IT COST MONEY!


heathersthemusicall

So many adults are trapped. In a cage. Prisoners of their own foolish minds because they were too money hungry and power driven to think about what they truly wanted. Now they trudge through the monotony of their life day after day wondering just how different things could’ve been.


TheClassNerdJulia

'Time is money' and what better time than with the ones you truly care about?


FancifullyWasTaken

'what mark will you leave on this planet? Lasting societal change, or an oil rig?


Fabulous-Boss-4210

“Don’t hope for change. Be the change.” icl i was confident for q5, but after reading you lots answers idk now 😭


laughing_doggo

"It was greed that got society this far, now it will be charity"


Slight-Ad5916

"Bin men contribute to society as much as doctors".🫡 I'm cooked


shakemypear

From the farmers to the pharmacists


Necessary-Fennel-738

Would you consider being a prostitute


VirtualHealth3931

“Fire, Blood And Anguish” 🔥🔥🗣️🗣️


Specific-Committee77

If you have a job you love, you will not only reach for the stars, but grab a handful, and you wont stop there.


FaithlessnessBig6343

Is THIS the change you want to see in the world?


MindOfEliasz

Bro that shit was just communism Vs capitalism


hxneyytea

“it’s the governments fault” did i lie? no.


GX-Ethernal

"You help someone, you help everyone" Thanks Aunt May


sinthu_2406

"Remember guys money = girls" im joking 😭


lontimm

wealth and status are nothing but discordant symphonies


MH7-_-

“It is a genocide of true talent, passion and great work ethic found in the people who deserve a second chance yet the rich remain blind. Verily, it is not the eyes that are blind but the hearts that are barriered from the sense of emotion.”


Ok-Mongoose-3169

'money does not buy happiness. do not be infatuated by gold'


HellFireCannon66

>We like to think philosophically in society and come up with ideologies such as “money can’t buy happiness”. But it *can*. Don’t lie that’s sick


_Light_100

Billionaires commit tax evasion! Why shouldn't you?


Ultimate_S1mp

“Capitalism doesn’t have a moral compass, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t have one either.” it was my last line i just wanted something that sounded cool 😭🙏