SACE 2 – English Communications Task 2

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This file is one of the most popular on our website. We originally took it down as we no longer offer academic editing for high school students but we decided to put it back up for anyone who’s still interested in the material. Enjoy. SACE 2 – English Communications Task 2 Novel: The Divine Wind By Gary Disher Gary Disher’s novel, The Divine Wind, is set in the typically Australian town of Broome, in the period prior to and during World War II (WWII). The central characters, Hart, Alice and Mitsy allow Disher to explore and establish themes regarding the numerous relationships in society. Friendship is the first type of relationship to be examined. Disher demonstrates that, as time goes …

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2015 Elite Editing Thesis Write-up Scholarship Winner

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After assessing hundreds of applications from Australia and New Zealand, Elite Editing is delighted to announce that the winner of the 2015 Thesis Write-up Scholarship is Guanyu Chen. Guanyu is completing a PhD entitled ‘Development and Optimisation of Novel Nanoparticulate Delivery Systems for Oral Delivery of Gemcitabine to Treat Cancer’ at the School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, under the supervision of Dr Jingyuan Wen, Dr Darren Svirskis, Professor Yuan Huang and Professor Weiyue Lu. As partof the scholarship, Guanyu will receive financial assistance from Elite Editing while writing up his thesis, amounting to $1,000 per fortnight for 12 weeks ($6,000 total, tax free). Elite Editing would like to thank all of the students …

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2014 Elite Editing Thesis Write-up Scholarship Winner

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Elite Editing is very pleased to announce that the winner of the 2014 Thesis Write-up Scholarship is Lauren Rice. Ms Rice is completing a PhD entitled ‘Understanding the Nature of Temper Outbursts in Prader-Willi Syndrome’ at the Brain and Mind Research Institute, University of Sydney, under the supervision of Professor Stewart Einfeld, Professor Patricia Howlin, Associate Professor Jim Lagopoulos and Dr Kate Woodcock. As part of her scholarship, Ms Rice will receive financial assistance from Elite Editing while writing up her thesis, amounting to $1,000 per fortnight for 12 weeks ($6,000 total, tax free). Elite Editing would like to thank all students who took the time to apply for the scholarship—applications were of an extremely high standard and we wish …

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2013 Elite Editing Thesis Write-up Scholarship Winner

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Elite Editing is proud to announce that the winner of the 2013 Thesis Write-up Scholarship is Mr nnaEmeka Chidiebere Meribe. Completing a PhD in Strategic Communications at La Trobe University, under the supervisor of Dr Mary Debrett and Mr John Benson, his thesis is entitled ‘Climate Change Communication and Sustainable Rural Development in Africa: The Nigerian Experience’. Below is nnaEmeka’s abstract, which demonstrates the importance of his research. Abstract The scientific nature of climate change information makes its communication to a lay audience a significant challenge. The challenge is even greater when the audience is mainly illiterate and has no known generally accepted word for the phenomenon. This is largely the situation in many rural areas in Africa, a region …

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Gender Studies Gets the Chop at The University of Queensland

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Barely a year after celebrating its 40th anniversary, the gender studies major at The University of Queensland (UQ) is to be ‘discontinued’ from this year and ‘taught out’ until 2018 to allow existing students to complete their work. The decision has prompted outrage from academics and students alike, and highlights the worrying implications of higher education funding cuts and their effects on fighting gender inequality and fostering scholarly debate on key social and cultural issues. It’s a sad irony that this decision comes so soon after UQ celebrated four decades of women’s and gender studies in 2012. Today, 18 staff from a range of schools and fields—including philosophy, political science, literature, anthropology and sociology—teach courses included in the major, while …

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