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English Essay?

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  • 01-04-2010 5:34pm
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    stainluss
    Registered Users Posts: 864 ✭✭✭


    This has probably been asked before...Sorry:o

    Is it possible to just learn off a story and mould it around whatever title comes up?

    I was never much for short stories, more of a personal essay man, but was thinking of stealing one out of a movie?


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    NufcNavan
    Registered Users Posts: 2,833 ✭✭✭NufcNavan


    No. Just learn the fecking material.


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    stainluss
    Registered Users Posts: 864 ✭✭✭stainluss


    NufcNavan wrote: »
    the fecking material.
    And what fecking material would this be?:p


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    ihavequestions
    Registered Users Posts: 711 ✭✭✭ihavequestions


    stainluss wrote: »
    Is it possible to just learn off a story and mould it around whatever title comes up?

    I was never much for short stories, more of a personal essay man, but was thinking of stealing one out of a movie?

    I would say it would be ok...as long as you change the story some bit and choose a plotline thats not too famous like!
    I'm a repeat and I based my short story in the leaving last year loosely on the "Step Up" plot (gay I know) but I got 85 on it... so they mustn've noticed/cared !!


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    Ronan Keating
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    Stealing from a movie?

    Get away outta that.

    The examiner is not going to award you for stealing Scorcese's script.

    Use your own brain.


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    stainluss
    Registered Users Posts: 864 ✭✭✭stainluss


    Ronan Keating wrote: »
    Scorcese's script.

    Mind reader:eek:

    Shutter Island will get me 100:D:D

    Ah no I meant the plot loosely, no dialogue or anything... lets give the examiner some credit :P


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    implausible
    Registered Users Posts: 3,937 ✭✭✭implausible


    Ronan Keating wrote: »
    Stealing from a movie?

    Get away outta that.

    The examiner is not going to award you for stealing Scorcese's script.

    Yeah, s/he will. There's nothing wrong with using elements from a film, soap, novel or computer game, as long as you don't copy it word for word, step by step. The marks are for the writing and answering the question.

    Every script has been influenced by something else, nothing (especially a LC essay) is 100% original.


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