Relevance of English in Present Days Tuhina Paul T.D.C 5th Sem (English Hons) Language is the medium through which people can express their own thoughts ‚beliefs‚ideas and expressions with the other people.So‚that there must be one common language for communication and in this regard English language is very much relevant and also at the same time today’s one of the most popular and communicative language of the whole world . English is the language
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Surname Centre No. Initial(s) Paper Reference 7 1 6 1 Candidate No. 0 1 Signature Paper Reference(s) 7161/01 Examiner’s use only London Examinations GCE Team Leader’s use only English Language Ordinary Level Question Leave Number Blank 1 Friday 9 January 2009 – Morning Time: 3 hours 2 3 4 Materials required for examination Items included with question papers Nil Extracts Booklet 5 6 7 8 9 10
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Oedipus Commentary: Corruption of Power Power‚ in the right hands can be a very rewarding thing. But when given to the wrong person‚ that power can blind one’s judgment. In Oedipus pages 15 to 16‚ Sophocles portrays this exploitation of power and authority through the use of characterization‚ diction associated with death‚ and dramatic irony. Through the use of characterization‚ Sophocles is able to mold Oedipus’ character into Aristotle’s definition of a tragic hero. Oedipus is a very admirable
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On the 7th of November 2012 Barack Obama delivered his presidential victory speech in his hometown of Chicago. This is a critical commentary of that speech. Barack’s aim apart from thanking voters was to deliver the message that through working together‚ they could drive America forward. The mood was more subdued than the jubilant one of 2008 which carried a similar message of unity. The uplifting tone present four years earlier whilst not replaced‚ was just a little more sombre. It could be argued
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Commentary on ‘Anthem for Doomed Youth’ In World War 1‚ many soldiers died without any funerals. They just died out with their mates in the war sight. This poem‚ “Anthem for Doomed Youth”‚ was written in 1917 in France during World War 1. The author talks about the young soldiers who died during the war without any funerals. As he also was one of the soldiers in the battlefield‚ he wanted to commemorate the soldiers who have sacrificed for the country and remember their devotions. First of
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unlawful‚ become void when the act become impossible or unlawful.” The circumstances under which a contract may be discharged by supervening impossibility include‚ inter alia‚ a supervening event defeats the whole purpose or object of the contract. The English case Krell v Henry [1903] 2 KB 746 is a good illustration of the above rule. In this case the court held that because the King’s illness was considered a supervening event which made it was impossible for the defendant to achieve the real purpose
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Commentary – King Lear Carlos Eduardo Moliterno The importance of Act V Scene iii lies on the theme Love and Duty – the guide to conscious. In this scene the play is already coming to an end‚ and the plot is finally getting to a closure. The quote “The wheel is come full circle; I am here.” on Act V Scene iii Line 211 summarizes the play and allows the audience to understand all of the character’s life throughout Shakespeare’s‚ King Lear. All of the characters in the play follow “the wheel”
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Amongst John Updike works‚ style is articulated in the way the writer chooses his words and organizes them. Style‚ is the verbal identity of a writer‚ as distinctive as his face or voice. In the short story‚ “Dear Alexandros‚” Updike experiments with several different writing styles. The use of style in “Dear Alexandros” principally influences the impression the reader derives about the main character. This short story was written in a first person point of view. “Lifeguard” is more of a
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Pratik Harde Commentary on ‘A Gift’ by Rahila Gupta The story is an interior monologue that traces the feelings and emotions of a relationship between two women. It is a very reflective piece or work that is written in first person narration. We are not aware of the identity of the narrator. The title of the story contradicts the story. A gift is given to someone out of happiness and that which has good memories that which stays with a person forever. But here the story is called a gift which
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‘Othello’ Act 1 Commentary In the first act of Othello‚ the antagonist of the play‚ Iago‚ is introduced rather than Othello himself. Iago and Roderigo are known to the audience in the beginning while Othello’s name is never mentioned in the first scene but is referred to as ‘he’ ‘him’ ‘moor’ etc. which creates anticipation in the audience. But as the play develops Iago mentions Othello a lot by giving him different other names. These named used by Iago gives us an impression that Othello is a bad
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