Law? What was I thinking?!

It wasn't until I had to resit my third year at university that I really wished I had learnt the IRAC method sooner. We were taught how to use the IRAC method back in first year and although I did try to use it, I just couldn't understand it because I was so set in my own writing style. For those of you who haven't heard of it or don't know what it stands for, it can be understood as follows: I = ISSUE = what is the legal problem? R = RULE = what does the law say about this legal problem? A = APPLICATION = apply the law to the problem, sometimes look at all of the alternative options  C = CONCLUSION = which solution is the best one based on the rules? Explain and conclude!  It took me three years (yes - THREE YEARS!) to get my head around this but it boosted my grades because there was a better and clearer structure to all my essays and exam answers.  I already had my own structure and style of writing out which sometimes worked dependent on the subject and t...

Yesterday was the first day of my final (and most important) year of university. I have been so excited to get back into the swing of things but there is one thing that has been stressing me out; the dreaded dissertation. At the moment, I have a good idea of what I need to do and although I have done some research during my summer I feel like I still have so much to do. By November 14th, I must have a final title and structure. This doesn't feel that far away at all even though I have roughly six weeks. I am lacking in motivation. I have a lot of enthusiasm for the subjects I have taken and can't wait to get my teeth into those but the dissertation really is holding me back. Even choosing a topic I find interesting and exciting isn't helping me to get started properly. Today, I cleared my desk - bought to increase productivity and motivation - hung up some clothes to clear my room of clutter, and started listening to Andrew Johnson's Beat Procrastination medita...

At school, we were once visited by a local Reverend every Monday morning for about a month. He had interesting theories about sex and relationships. He first  claimed oreo cookies were like sex. To explain this further, he described his favourite method of eating them; breaking them in half, and eating the filling in the middle first before eating the biscuits. Apparently, this is similar to sex in that it should be savoured and time and care should be taken in order to enjoy the experience. Jumping right in and not taking time to savour the moment means you can't appreciate it.  His second theory was that baking a cake is like a relationship and sex. He described that a cake has layers, just like a relationship. The first layer is trust, and bonding. The second layer I can't recall but it had something to do with relationship building. The best part of the cake is the icing - SEX! Without the first two layers, sex will not be such an enjoyable experience. On Thursd...