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I decided to make a Masterpost dedicated specifically to students doing the Leaving Cert because like me, many irish students struggle in class or have some terrible teachers and are forced to look elsewhere for notes and info. This post has direct links to notes and information, all of which is on the leaving cert course. If you are not a LC student but you study some of these subjects, you may find these notes useful also, depending on your exam board. Let me know if you would like me to add any other subjects or specific topics to the list. 

Enjoy Studying!

English

Elizabeth Bishop - In The Waiting Room Notes

Elizabeth Bishop - First Death in Nova Scotia Notes

Elizabeth Bishop - Sestina Notes

Elizabeth Bishop - Filling Station Notes

Elizabeth Bishop - The Prodigal Notes

Elizabeth Bishop - The Fish Notes

Elizabeth Bishop - Vivid and Detailed descriptions

E.B -  Imagery and Language

Sylvia Plath - Black Rook in Rainy Weather Notes

Sylvia Plath - Morning Song Notes

Sylvia Plath - The Arrival of the Beebox Notes

Sylvia Plath - Child Notes

Sylvia Plath - Poppies In July Notes

Sylvia Plath - Elm Notes

Sylvia Plath - Mirror Notes

AUDIO Study Guides - Studies Poets

POETRY - Techniques and Terminology

HOW TO - Poetry Essays

A Doll’s House - Notes 

PAPER ONE Checklist

Hamlet Summary

Hamlet - Important Character Quotes

Hamlet - Tragic Hero

Hamlet - Themes and Typical Questions

King Lear - Themes

ENGLISH NOTES ON EVERYTHING EVER

The Great Gatsby Notes

Irish

Sraith Pictuir Notes

Bua sa Chomortas Radio - Sraith 1

Irish Aiste - An Coras Oideachas

Irish Aiste - Fadbh na nDrugai

Irish Grammar Notes

Geibheann - Mind Map

Irish Phrases for Essays

An Triail - Character Notes

An Triail - Vocabulary

HOW TO - Irish Essay Sentence Structure

An t-Earrach Thiar notes

French

Verbs Masterpost

Grammar

Verbs Written Notes

French Tenses - Online Notes

Important French Verbs

Openings for Opinion Pieces

Expressing Opinions

General Problem Topic Sentences

Sample Phrases for French Letters

How to Structure a French Essay

Pollution in Paris Essay

Journal Intime Notes

Formal Letter Notes

Informal Letter Notes

French Oral - Toi et Ta Famille

Oral - Pass Temps et loisirs

Spanish

Essay Phrases

Maths

Algebra - Khan Academy

Maths Skills

Integration - Finding areas between curves

Solving a system of equations involving 3 variables

Product Rule for Derivatives

Basic Derivative Examples

Complicated Derivative Examples

The Quotient Rule

Calculating the probability of Simple Events

Probability Trees

Complex Numbers

Factorising a Cubic Polynomial

Simultanious Equations - one linear one quadratic

Geography

Coastal Processes - Waves Written Notes

Coastal Deposition - Beaches and Sand Dunes Written Notes

Physical Weathering - Freeze Thaw Action Written Notes

Physical Weathering - Exfoliation (Onion Weathering) Written Notes

Chemical Weathering - Carbonation Written Notes

Physical Geography - Online Notes

Regional Geography - Downloadable Notes

How Tsunamis Work

Biology

Biology Mindmaps 

Biology Resources

The Kidney - Written Notes

Anatomy & Physiology - Written Notes

The Cell - Written Notes

The Circulation System - Written Notes

The Digestive System - Written Notes

Life - Online Notes

Food - Online Notes

Diffusion and Osmosis - Online Notes

Homeostasis - Online Notes

The Basic Structure of the cell

ALL BIOLOGY DEFINITIONS

Chemistry

Organic Chemistry - Written Notes

Organic Compounds Summary Sheets

Chemistry Stoichiometry - Online Notes

The Periodic Table - Online Notes

Arrangement of Electrons in the Atom - Online Notes

The Atom - Online Notes

Chemistry Definitions 

More Useful Chemistry Online LC Notes

Finding the Concentration of Hydrochloric Acid

Finding the Solution of Sodium Hydroxide and Standardising it

Determine the percentage of Ethanotic Acid in Vinegar

Determine the % of Water of Crystallisation

Preparing a solution of Sodium Carbonate

Prep for Acid/Base Titrations

Home Economics

Nutrients - Carbohydrates Written Notes

Social Studies - Family Functions Written Notes

Convenience Foods - Online Notes

Diabetes - Online Notes

Effects of Processing Fruit 

Food Preservation

Lipds - Omega 3 Fatty Acids

Minerals - Online Notes

Vitamins - Online Notes

Properties of Protein

Social Studies - Online Notes

Food Additives - Online Notes

Eggs - Online Notes

Cheese Production

Cheese - Online Notes

Flashcard Homec Terms

Microwave Oven Notes

Additives in Food Notes

Carbohydrate Terms

Protein Terms

Lipid Notes

Meat Notes

Music

How To Read Sheet Music

Accounting

Money Management Terms

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I did some drawings on my ipad using the goodnotes app and referencing google images.

every 1 is honestly beautiful and tragic like sometimes i can't look people in the eye because im like i know something is making you deeply irreversibly sad and you're just here talking to me about the weather and im going to let you

“There are two MLKs. There once was a man named Martin Luther King Jr. who actually lived and breathed. He was a radical who believed in the redistribution of wealth, argued for slave reparations and that wrote that moderate whites who didn’t speak out on racism were just as bad as the Ku Klux Klan. Seventy-five percent of Americans disapproved of that man when he was killed by a white supremacist in 1968. Then, there is the Martin Luther King Jr. that exists in the collective white memory. Through a complex combination of whitewashing, self-guilt and the intentional rewriting of history that absolves them of their hatred, they have painted a sanitized, impressionist portrait of a civil rights icon whose dreams were fulfilled by America’s unwavering commitment to justice and equality. Out of whole cloth, they managed to fabricate a fantastic hologram of King that is ahistorical, but still “based on a true story.” Their Martin was a lover, not a fighter. They remember a socially conservative, respectable reconciler; not an anti-establishment revolutionary. And, for their sake, his doctrine of nonviolent resistance was eventually reduced to simple “nonviolence.” This is the King they will remember this weekend.”

— Martin Luther King Jr. and the White Delusion of a ‘Non-Racist’ America (via blxckberrying)

me, a legal adult: when i grow up,

School just really sucks cause they take this wonderful concept of learning and discovering new things and just completely ruin it with the atmosphere of judgement and suppression of creativity and strict deadlines and basing your intelligence on a letter and wow you ruined it nice job

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Yay let’s all be friends who hate our lives and take AP Lit together! 

How to apply:

follow me 

reblog this 

fill out this

track #aplitgroup

What is this?

A group to motivate us bc motivating us can be hard sometimes 

and help us learn stuff

yeah u get it 

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Studying at Starbucks aka how to really stretch one cup of coffee

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24 Invaluable Skills To Learn For Free Online This Year

Here’s an easy resolution: This stuff is all free as long as you have access to a computer, and the skills you learn will be invaluable in your career, and/or life in general. 

1. Become awesome at Excel.

Chandoo is one of many gracious Excel experts who wants to share their knowledge with the world. Excel excellence is one of those skills that will improve your chances of getting a good job instantly, and it will continue to prove invaluable over the course of your career. What are you waiting for?

2. Learn how to code.

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Perhaps no other skill you can learn for free online has as much potential to lead to a lucrative career. Want to build a site for your startup? Want to build the next big app? Want to get hired at a place like BuzzFeed? You should learn to code. There are a lot of places that offer free or cheap online coding tutorials, but I recommend Code Academy for their breadth and innovative program. If you want to try a more traditional route, Harvard offers its excellent Introduction to Computer Science course online for free.

3. Make a dynamic website.

You could use a pre-existing template or blogging service, or you could learn Ruby on Rails and probably change your life forever. Here’s an extremely helpful long list of free Ruby learning tools that includes everything from Rails for Zombies to Learn Ruby The Hard Way. Go! Ruby! Some basic programming experience, like one of the courses above, might be helpful (but not necessarily required if you’re patient with yourself).

4. Learn to make a mobile game.

If you’re not interested in coding anything other than fun game apps, you could trythis course from the University of Reading. It promises to teach you how to build a game in Java, even if you don’t have programming experience! If you want to make a truly great game, you might want to read/listen up on Game Theory first.

5. Start reading faster.

Spreeder is a free online program that will improve your reading skill and comprehension no matter how old you are. With enough practice, you could learn to double, triple, or even quadruple the speed at which you read passages currently, which is basically like adding years to your life.

6. Learn a language!

With Duolingo, you can learn Spanish, French, Portuguese, Italian, or English (from any of the above or more). There’s a mobile app and a website, and the extensive courses are completely free.

Full disclosure: BuzzFeed and other websites are in a partnership with DuoLingo, but they did not pay or ask for this placement.

7. Pickle your own vegetables.

Tired of your farmer’s market haul going bad before you use it all? Or do you just love tangy pickled veggies? You too can pickle like a pro thanks to SkillShare and Travis Grillo.

8. Improve your public speaking skills.

You can take the University of Washington’s Intro to Public Speaking for free online. Once you learn a few tricks of the trade, you’ll be able to go into situations like being asked to present at a company meeting or giving a presentation in class without nearly as much fear and loathing.

9. Get a basic handle of statistics.

UC Berkeley put a stats intro class on iTunes. Once you know how to understand the numbers yourself, you’ll never read a biased “news” article the same way again — 100% of authors of this post agree!

10. Understand basic psychology.

Knowing the basics of psych will bring context to your understanding of yourself, the dynamics of your family and friendships, what’s really going on with your coworkers, and the woes and wonders of society in general. Yale University has its Intro to Psychology lectures online for free.

11. Make your own music.

Step one: Learn how to play guitar: Justin Guitar is a fine and free place to start learning chords and the basic skills you’ll need to be able to play guitar — from there, it’s up to you, but once you know the basics, just looking up tabs for your favorite songs and learning them on your own is how many young guitar players get their start (plus it’s an excellent party trick).

Step two: A delightful free voice lesson from Berklee College Of Music.

Step three: Have you always thought you had an inner TSwift? Berklee College of Music offers an Introduction to Songwriting course completely for free online. The course is six weeks long, and by the end of the lesson you’ll have at least one completed song.

Step four: Lifehacker’s basics of music production will help you put it all together once you have the skills down! You’ll be recording your own music, ready to share with your valentine or the entire world, in no time!

12. Learn to negotiate.

Let Stanford’s Stan Christensen explain how to negotiate in business and your personal life, managing relationships for your personal gain and not letting yourself be steamrolled. There are a lot of football metaphors and it’s great.

13. Stop hating math.

If you struggled with math throughout school and now have trouble applying it in real-world situations when it crops up, try Saylor.org’s Real World Math course. It will reteach you basic math skills as they apply IRL. Very helpful!

14. Start drawing!

All kids draw — so why do we become so afraid of it as adults? Everyone should feel comfortable with a sketchbook and pencil, and sketching is a wonderful way to express your creativity. DrawSpace is a great place to start. (I also highly recommend the book Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain if you can drop a few dollars for a used copy.)

15. Make your own animated GIF.

BuzzFeed’s own Katie Notopoulos has a great, simple guide to making an animated GIF without Photoshop. This is all you need to be the king or queen of Tumblr or your favorite email chains.

16. Appreciate jazz.

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Have you never really “gotten” jazz? If you want to be able to participate in conversations at fancy parties and/or just add some context to your appreciation of all music, try this free online course from UT Austin.

17. Write well.

Macalester College’s lecture series is excellent. If you’re more interested in journalism, try Wikiversity’s course selection.

18. Get better at using Photoshop.

Another invaluable skill that will get you places in your career, learning Photoshop can be as fun as watching the hilarious videos on You Suck At Photoshop or as serious as this extensive Udemy training course (focused on photo retouching).

19. Take decent pictures.

Lifehacker’s basics of photography might be a good place to start. Learn how your camera works, the basic of composition, and editing images in post-production. If you finish that and you’re not sure what to do next, here’s a short course on displaying and sharing your digital photographs.

20. Learn to knit.

Instructables has a great course by a woman who is herself an online-taught knitter. You’ll be making baby hats and cute scarves before this winter’s over!

21. Get started with investing in stocks.

If you are lucky enough to have a regular income, you should start learning about savings and investment now. Investopedia has a ton of online resources, including this free stocks basics course. Invest away!

22. Clean your house in a short amount of time.

Unf$#k Your Habitat has a great emergency cleaning guide for when your mother-in-law springs a surprise visit on you. While you’re over there, the entire blog is good for getting organized and clean in the long term, not just in “emergencies.” You’ll be happier for it.

23. Start practicing yoga.

Most cities have free community classes (try just searching Google or inquiring at your local yoga studio), or if you’re more comfortable trying yoga at home, YogaGlohas a great 15-day trial and Yome is a compendium of 100% free yoga videos. If you’re already familiar with basic yoga positions but you need an easy way to practice at home, I recommend YogaTailor’s free trial as well.

24. Tie your shoelaces more efficiently.

It’s simple and just imagine the minutes of your life you’ll save!