The most unusual thing I ever stole? A snowman Midnight. He looked magnificent; a tall‚ white mute beneath the winter moon. I wanted him‚ a mate with a mind as cold as the slice of ice within my own brain. I started with the Better off dead than giving in‚ not taking what you want. He weighed a ton; his torso‚ frozen stiff‚ hugged to my chest‚ a fierce chill piercing my gut. Part of the thrill was knowing that children would cry in the morning. Life’s tough. Sometimes I steal
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Extended Essay – English B Title: American Society Should Take Responsibility for its Troubled Teenagers Research question: Regarding Green Day’s twelve-minute-long music video “Jesus of Suburbia” as well as its lyrics‚ how have the problems of American society led to the problems of American teenagers? Candidate Name: He‚ Jing Candidate Number: 001458-039 School Name: Shanghai Pinghe Bilingual School School Code: 001458 Word count: 3672 Abstract: I’m concerned about
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Danika Hazard Period 2 3/21/13 Mock Paper 2 Themes are very important in literature. They can be reflected in one’s life and although Jane Austen and F. Scott Fitzgerald have more than 100 years separating their lives‚ they treat some themes very similarly in their novels. The themes of love‚ wealth and change are very universal and relatable themes and in Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby and Austen’s Pride and Prejudice‚ and they are displayed and treated in similar ways. In both novels there
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The prescribed passage‚ Maiden Voyage from Denton Welch’s novel is rich in action and suspense. Several literary devices are employed by the author to create such an appealing effect. The first person narrative is introduced in the first line of this passage and is very important throughout the prose‚ especially when the protagonist encounters the decapitated head. The narrative style enhances the sensations of utter surprise and horror by describing the experience in a more personal viewpoint
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Essay Outline Prescribed question: How and why is a social group represented in a particular way? Title of the text for analysis: Things Fall Apart‚ Chinua Achebe Part of the course to which the task refers: Part 3: Literature – text and context Key Points: • Define masculinity in Okonkwo’s viewpoint • Explore how Okonkwo never shows his emotions because of fear • Describe the struggle of Okonkwo’s strength • Discuss the importance of Okonkwo’s reputation of Umuofia •
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Question: How was your understanding of cultural and contextual consideration of the work developed through the interactive oral? Work Used: Jacob and Willhelm Grimm’s Cinderella Throughout the interactive oral‚ we extrapolated the ideas of cultural and contextual works of Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm’s short story‚ Cinderella. Our discussions brought not only very insightful thoughts out into the open‚ but also theories on the author’s and plot keys that had me reanalyzing the entire piece.
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The first descriptions in the poem are of savagery‚ the thing‚ rough and crudely done‚ cut in coarse stone‚’ these are to signify how imperfect the object is‚ made by an imperfect being thus indicating the objects inferiority. But‚ conversely these images could also indicate a certain sense of simplicity within the object; it is not needlessly ornate. The next are of disdain for the object‚ spitefully placed aside‚ as merest lumber‚’ the attitude of the collector lends to the idea that they prefer
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Commentary on The In-Between World of Vikram Lall In this passage from The In-Between World of Vikram Lall by M G Vassanji‚ the petrifying attack of two siblings and their rescue is depicted. With the use of an extremely detailed character description‚ the horrific nature of the attackers and the amiable personality of the rescuer become very apparent. Also‚ the unusual and enticing setting brings the story to life and also calls attention to the contrast experienced in the passage. Furthermore
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Written Assignment Diploma Session May 2015 Reflective Statement Word Count: 397 words Written Assignment Word Count: 1‚485 words English A Literature HL Reflective Statement During the interactive oral‚ we discussed the main theme of the meaninglessness of human life that is present in The Stranger by Albert Camus. We emphasized mainly on Meursault’s detached and unemotional characteristics‚ especially when the jury uses this against him at his trial: “He stated that
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Commentary on my Speech: The importance being healthy and knowing what health is. I wrote a speech directed at college students persuading them to think about the importance of being healthy. I was inspired by the use of rhetorical questions used in Tim Ryan’s ‘Draft’. For example in the first paragraph I say ‘so is that all? Is that the definition of health? This causes the listener to think about what I’m saying which links to my target audience as young people can often lose interest during
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