WRITING AN ESSAY IN VCE PHILOSOPHY Writing a philosophical essay is different from essay writing in many other disciplines. The aim of a philosophical essay is to defend a thesis‚ usually one which is fairly narrowly defined‚ through the presentation of reasons. A good philosophical essay will normally exhibit the following virtues: 1. Has a clear thesis 2. Has a clear argumentative structure 3. Presents reasons which support the thesis 4. Stays on topic 5. Examines
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The Book Thief Markus Zusak Summary: This novel‚ narrated by Death‚ follows the growth of a young German girl who must learn how to live with her new adoptive parents during World War II. While at their house‚ her adoptive father teaches her to read and causes her to fall in love with the written language. One night‚ the son of one of the father’s old war friends comes to the house seeking shelter from Nazi’s‚ as he is Jewish. Liesel Meminger and Max‚ the man seeking shelter‚ bond over a love of
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A Son Writes Home The Vietnam War was a very controversial war in American history. The War was infamously known as being a War supported by few if even any Americans. Many people lost their lives fighting in this war‚ and the people that survived are left with mental scars from the War. Most troops wrote letters home (America) detailing the events that were occurring in Vietnam. These letters allow us the readers to gain insight to a very honest detail of the events occurring in Vietnam.
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The oil painting entitled “Nighthawks” was made by Edward Hopper in the year 1942. This image of a brightly lit dinner surrounded by dark empty stores illustrates the quiet loneliness of a night on the town. Elements of this painting come together to show a small group of night owls engaged in small talk inside a comparatively lively dinner on the corner of a shadowy and empty street. • Line: Actual lines are seen throughout the image‚ they are used to shape the buildings‚ streets and interior
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as a true‚ almost common sense tool to combat this rise. Prevention will always be the first choice to prevent drug abuse‚ but when that method fails Naloxone should be available to minimize the damage. Naloxone stands as a treatment with no real negatives and enormous lifesaving potential. Opiate overdoses are a tragic possibility for many individuals in this country‚ with greater availability Naloxone could provide more of them with a second chance at
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language is classified in the TibetoBurman Family. They also had their own script. There is a lot of myth and mystery surrounding their writings. The Hawaiian language is closely related to Marquesan‚ Tahitian‚ and Maori. They did not read or write. Traditional Lepcha homes are rectangular buildings‚ raised 1 to 1.5 meters off the ground on stone piles‚ with the space underneath serving as shelter for farm
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Sample Lab: The Vitruvian Man Purpose: The purpose of this investigation is to measure the arm span‚ in centimetres‚ and the height‚ in centimetres‚ of Grade 11 IB Biology students and determine if there is a significant difference in the means of the two measurements. Hypothesis: IF the arm span and height of Grade 11 IB Biology students are measured and the means compared‚ THEN the mean of the arm spans will be the same as the mean of the heights. This is expected BECAUSE in Leonardo da Vinci’s
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these ghouls.As they began to corner her the 5th ghoul’s thing erupted from its back.She was going to die her she thought and her parents would have no idea it ever happened.She was practically rambling to herself as she closed her eyes mentioning how her parents were right about ghouls and she was wrong and that she shouldn’t have listened to his
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Introductions to Composition One Dr. Renee J. Schlueter September 2‚ 2011 Picking up hitchhikers in upstate New York is illegal. Murray struggled internally while he passed a ninety-two year old on the highway‚ because he seen too much of his own mother in her just to let her go by. Murray also struggled internally while the older lady explained she was going to Nassau‚ only three miles away from where she was at. He could not understand why this senior-citizen would be out walking three miles
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Icy Chattroranongsak Period 3 AP LIT September 22‚ 2014 Structural Analysis and Thematic Interpretation Macbeth Act 1 pgs. 24-31 A. A short statement of what the passage is about. Throughout the first act of the play “Macbeth” by William Shakespeare‚ Macbeth is introduced as a warrior hero. After the successful battle he had‚ Macbeth crosses the witches who predict him that he will be Thane of Cawdor and ultimately King of Scotland. At first he was in doubts but until the messenger arrives and
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