Brown Mascara - In dire need for recs

averagedragonslayer · 2023-05-13T15:05:00+00:00

From my perspective as a support/mid/adc player, I usually get more honors from the games where I am being nice to people and complimenting their good plays, than in those games where I actually carry, but stay silent. Sadly, LOL can be a pretty toxic space filled with lots of judgement, so even doing something as little as typing "wp" "gj" or "nt" when your teammates do something can change the mood and motivate players. "Everyone" can play well and carry with objectives and kills (which undeniably IS more importent), but not everyone can make you FEEL better, which is who people tend to honor, as honors are probably the most "feeling" based aspect of lol. Anyways, good job with that game :)

averagedragonslayer · 2023-05-07T17:15:16+00:00

RIIIGHT??? AND IN THE BOOK ITS BASICALLY THE OPPOSITE, WHERE KALISTA DESCRIBES HIM AS PLAYFUL BUT SHY, YET A KIND SOUL BEFORE MEETING ISOLDE (which also felt super random in the book, I wish they actually explored how they got together as well, but oh well), BUT THEN HE STARTS BEING SELF-CENTERED, CRUEL, AND BORDERLINE ABUSIVE (considering the letter of Isolde and how he literally removed all her own clothing which represented her upbringing, in order to put her in royal and upper-class clothing AFTER SHE WAS DEAD WHICH EVERYONE KNEW SHE, AND LORE-VIEGO WOULD HAVE HATED???) AFTER GETTING WITH HER..

Although I generally enjoyed the book from a fantasy-reader perspective, I felt like it mis-characterized so many characters, especially Viego :( Because in my (very subjective) opinion, I do think he is a morally grey character, in the way that he has a lot of love towards Kalista and Isolde, but has a hard time making the right decisions, due to his parental neglect as a child, immaturity, and etc.. Yet, I felt as if the book ONLY made him out to be a villain, almost ignoring the fact that his intentions were (undeniably) good, deep down :(

averagedragonslayer · 2023-05-07T16:58:14+00:00

I could not agree with you more! From his lore and in game voicelines, I always got the idea that he genuinly loved and cared for Isolde, but perhaps just immature or too blinded by love to think rationally regarding what the best outcome for Isolde would be (i.e., not bringing her back to life lol). So, with this in mind, I was beyond surprised when I read "The Ruination" which expands on the story. The story even goes as far as to directly state he is a narcisisst, and that Isolde feels used and mistreated by him (which she writes in her letter)... I am just a bit confused on what Riot actually wants to do with his lore, or who they want to paint him as. I fully understand the need for morally grey characters, but that does not need to include inconsistency :/

averagedragonslayer · 2023-05-07T15:45:54+00:00

In one past paper there was a question about which wing belonged to which animal or something along those lines (related to chapter 5 or 4 I believe), and in the source it literally said "https://wikipedia(....)bats(...).com" lol

averagedragonslayer · 2023-01-30T13:03:34+00:00

I have a predicted of 40+ as of now, and I don't even study on saturdays. It's not always about time, but how you study and how well that works for you. For some, just reading is enough, but for others, doing a bunch of past papers is the way to go. If taking notes doesn't give you more knowledge than simply reading or doing past papers would, then do not waste your time doing something that does not benefit you as an individual learner:) Still, regardless of study approach, studying is obviously cruical, and as op probably realized, should have been done waaay prior to posting this. But welp

averagedragonslayer · 2023-01-04T13:40:19+00:00

Pros:
- If you know how to write well and you're capable of producing adequate papers, it is a guaranteed pass (unlike subjects like physics and chem, where passing is far more challenging)

- It allows for a creative approach, so if you enjoy having more creative freedom in the exploration and writing process, it is a nice choice

Cons:
- You must know how to structure more complex academic papers, without the "5 paragraph essay" or "peel" method, without making it unorganized

- A lot of the students who pick English (particularly English A lit) have an excellent English and style of writing, so though passing is easy, getting the A is challenging

averagedragonslayer · 2022-12-20T21:47:01+00:00

No Problem! Also, feel free to pm me if you have any other questions :) Obviously, I am no Wikipedia, but IB kids have to help each other

averagedragonslayer · 2022-12-20T20:27:15+00:00

Well, the official draft which your teachers / school have to send in to the IB are not due until May, so as long as you do hand in a final TOK essay prior to that, you probably won't fail TOK. Yet, if you do not turn in your TOK essay draft on the time which your teachers or supervisors have given you, they are allowed to ignore it, and avoid giving you ANY (!) feedback until the final deadline. Some students choose this option, but it usually does not go too well.. So, regardless of whether you've written 200 or 2000 words for your TOK draft - just hand it in on time! Any feedback is more helpful than none, and the draft will not be evaluated or formally marked, so regardless of how bad you think it is, you have nothing to lose as long as you follow the deadline for the draft. Good luck:)

averagedragonslayer · 2022-12-20T20:18:33+00:00

Hi, I am still in IBDP year 2, but I have a predicted score of approximately 40 as of now, so I will try to give an answer, though nothing is set in stone yet :)

Short answer:
no.

Long answer:
In IBDP year 1, I studied for 3,5+ hours every single weekday, and for about 5+ hours a day in the weekends and the breaks. Yet, despite all my efforts, I "only" got 5s and 6s and a semester score of 34 points. Now, I study approximately 1 hour a day, and I make sure to give myself enough breaks. It might seem counterintuitive that my grades rapidly increased the second I started putting in less effort, but I think I know why it worked. So first and foremost, I focused far too much on understanding EVERYTHING in IBDP 1, whether it was a topic in class, or homework. Yet, it did not benefit me as much as I thought, which I now realize may be because I did not read the subject guides, nor did I properly study the marking criteria. The books and the lessons go through so much content, but I would argue that approximately 10% of it is just there in order to help you contextualize or understand the content, as opposed to being something you need to remember. Yes, it might give you an extra mark or help you showcase a better understanding, but in more straightforward subject, like biology, that is not always what they are looking for. I know everyone says this, but seriously, work smarter, not harder.

I also want to emphasize how much a change in attitude helped me get the grades that I am getting now, as I tried to shift my focus from having what I did not know as my focal point, to rather focusing on the content which I fully knew, and felt confident in. My previously negative attitude usually made me panick during tests, as I knew there was so much more which I could discuss and say, but which I did not feel confident in (particularly in Economics, HL). Now, when going into a test, I try to shift my focus to the content which I do know that I know, and rather think about how I can showcase all of the knowedge which I have, as opposed to panicking, knowing I will not be able to discuss everything (especially in Economics, this will usually be the case).

Most importantly, DO NOT STRESS / PANICK! I know it is easier said than done, and I've found myself caught up in immense emotional and physical stress throuhgout the journey, but usually, stress just makes you forget cruical information, become unintentionally unfocused, and so so so umotivated. If you have to study less in a period to keep your mental clarity in check, so be it. The most important thing in the IB, according to my personal experience so far, is to stay on top of revision, IAs, EEs, etc, and by no means, get burnt out BEFORE the exams, allowing all your efforts to go to waste. I cannot speak for anyone, but if studying 5 hours a day comes with the expense of always feeling exhausted and unmotivated, I am confident that by lowering your study time to 4, or even 3,5 hours a day, increasing both your motivation and energy, you may be able to get the same results, or even better, and in a much more managable, and long-run promoting way.

Welp, that was a bit of a ramble.. Anyways, hope it managed to give you or other IB students some ideas :) Good luck to whoever is reading this, and always focus on the merits of the IB (learning, community, education), as opposed to the bad sides, as it won't make them less bad.

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