Initiation by Sylvia Plath – Commentary In the short story‚ Initiation‚ Sylvia Plath exemplifies the idea that freedom‚ independence‚ and acceptance can only be achieved when one learns to overcome the desire to fit in with the ideals of society. Through the character Millicent and the many uses of devices‚ Plath demonstrates that through the acceptance of our imperfections and flaws‚ one learns the beauty of individuality. The point in the story when Millicent meets the small man from the
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Economics Commentary U.S. Employers slashed jobs for the third straight month in March and unemployment rose to a nearly three-year high‚ offering the latest signs that the economy has fallen into a recession. The Labor Department’s much anticipated report‚ released Friday the 4th of April‚ showed a net loss of 80‚000 jobs last month. That marks the third straight month that jobs have fallen - the longest period of decline since early 2003. Now having acknowledged that the US is in a recession
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Comparative Commentary The two texts ‘Daddy‚ what did you do in the war against pollution?’ (text 2a‚ written in 1995) and ‘Stay Cool’ (text 2b‚ also written in 1995) are both dealing with the problem of global warming. While text 2a is an advertisement and text 2b is an excerpt from an editorial in the magazine ‘The Economist’‚ the texts are both for mass communication; the texts are available for everyone. I will analyse these two pieces in terms of content‚ point of view‚ structure and imagery
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Guidance for completion of your reflective commentary A reflective approach to your educational and culturalexperience will bring about changes in the way you perceive your academic environment. Further‚ this reflective approach can go on to produce changes in attitudes and awareness which may‚ in turn‚ benefit your personal and professional growth. While a single experience in isolation‚ such as your overseas or homeplacement‚will be insufficient to achieve such growth‚ that experience coupled
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ECONOMICS COMMENTARY – 1 Recently‚ demand for Aluminium has increased (data mentioned in article). Demand is the various quantities of a good a consumer is willing and able to buy at different price levels during a particular time period. The supply of Aluminium is steadily increasing‚ but the demand is likely to overtake supply‚ which is the various quantities of a good a producer is willing and able to produce at different price levels during a particular time period. This surge
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QASMT Yr 10 Pre-IB English Commentary on a Speech A Guide to Preparing Your Draft DRAFTING THE INTRODUCTION Using the information from your planning doc‚ write the introduction. DRAFTING THE BODY Writing a commentary is just the same as writing an essay in many respects. Both commentaries and essays all have: A Subject Statement which usually highlights one of the themes (Ideas) that is explored. Arguments are the ways in which this Subject statement is explored eg through the use
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Structure an I.B. Commentary (Oral or Written) I. Introduction A. Set the context 1. for a poem‚ some generalizations about the poet’s work and this poem’s relation to the poet’s work as a whole‚ as well as a summary of what happens in the poem 2. for a passage from a play or novel‚ a brief summary of the action leading up to the passage‚ as well as a summary of what occurs in the passage itself B. Identify the speaker/narrator 1. for a poem‚ basic evidence
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"Attack" is a poem written in 1917 by Siegfried Sassoon while he was convalescing from his wounds in a hospital in Scotland. He was a soldier who fought in the First World War. Attack is a short‚ 13-line poem written in speech rhythm with some rhyme. The poem is described in a very vivid way which makes the reader think that the author himself witnessed the scene. The poem begins with the poet describing the setting of the poem. The landscape is in a battlefield where there are still remains of previous
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Virginia Woolf the writer of “The Death of a Moth” and Alexander Petrunkevich the writer of “The Spider and the Wasp” have many differences and similarities in their writing. They both use great details in their stories but Woolf uses metaphors and similes for her main idea and Pertrunkevich uses explicit details to state his thesis. The main similarity that Woolf and Pertrunkevich share in there writing is the use of very vivid details. They both create a clear mental picture in the readers head
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Patchwork Analysis Eavan Boland’s unique poem‚ Patchwork‚ allows the reader to be privy to the private thoughts of a persona‚ presumably the author herself‚ as she struggles to answer the question of fate or destiny. Throughout the poem‚ while quilting alone late at night‚ the speaker puzzles over the randomness of the universe‚ utilizing the simple quilt metaphor to inspire a final epiphany. Immediately revealing the central theme of the poem as well as alluding to the narrator’s apparent self-doubt
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