Year 10 English examination 2010 page 1 Year 10 English Examination November 2010 * You have two hours to complete this examination * You must write your answers on this paper and ask for extra paper if necessary. * Use blue or black pen. Do not use twink. * Attempt ALL questions. Name: ____________________________________________________ Form Class: ____________________________________________________ English Teacher ____________________________________________________
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Society‚ parents‚ friends‚ teachers‚ and media‚ are encouraging individuals to "be yourself." Initially the idea of being yourself seems only natural‚ maybe even unavoidable. In order to be yourself‚ one must first know exactly what their "self" is. Based on biological criteria‚ the first characteristic of our "self" is given to us at birth----our sex. We are given our sexual identity‚ female or male‚ and expected to have the same gender identity. Males should be male‚ and females should be
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What changes would you like to see take place in your country within the next 10 years? Prosperity‚ stability and harmony have always been goals of countries and these take a lifetime of planning to achieve. By virtue of her smallness and dynamism‚ Singapore has taken a relatively short time‚ since her independence‚ to change and develop into what I hope will be a better place to live in. Family planning measures were introduced in Singapore in the early seventies. The results show that the
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‘feminist’ first started to gain popularity in the 1970s. Starting in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries‚ continued into the 1960s and 1970s‚ then followed by the 1990s to the twentieth century‚ feminism and feminist grown across the nation. From clubs and organizations‚ to readings and speeches‚ feminist all across the nation‚ and world‚ have influenced aspects of our daily lives‚ including our literature. “Feminist criticism examines the ways in which literature reinforces or undermines the
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In the story Where are You Going‚ Where have you been reach out to young girls that have family issue and personal issues going on in their life. Connie is a young teenager who is self-centered and thinks that she is a grown women but still has a child mindset. She doesn’t know how much danger she is in by messing with a older man that she barely knew. Connie felt like nobody in the family careed about her so she decided to stay at home instead of going to the family barbecue. She is a shattered
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The Fantasy of Life In the novels The Great Gatsby and "Where Are You Going and Where Have You Been" authors F. Scott Fitzgerald and Joyce Carol Oates show a theme of fantasy versus reality to convey a deeper meaning within their novels. They express this theme using characters such as Gatsby‚ Connie‚ Daisy and Arnold Friend within the stories. Through these characters lives and experiences the theme is created connecting both stories. The theme of fantasy versus reality is used to a great extent
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“Will You Fight Now?”‚ is the strongest recruitment poster. I think this because I believe that it sends the strongest message to someone who reads it. I have several reasons to think this‚ and I will show you my reasons in the upcoming paragraphs. The poster‚ “Will you fight now?”‚ shows that everyone is terrified that the Germans will invade America. It uses scare tactics to persuade men who are capable of fighting to go and fight for their country. The poster shows that if you do not go
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“Where are you going‚ where have you been” by Joyce Carol Oates In the short story‚ “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been‚” author Joyce Carol Oates depicts the main character as a fifteen year old daydreamer. Her name is Connie‚ and she is obsessed with her appearance. Connie’s mother constantly teases her about looking in the mirror and always obsessing over her looks. Connie believes her mother does this because her own looks have faded. Connie has an older sister‚ June. June is constantly
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It was more to a vision than a dream when I imagine myself in 2026‚ but within an instant I am blown away. I discover that I am the new legend in the genetic research field in the United States‚ not only that but a mother too. Consequently‚ I see an extraordinary day of my future sought life‚ a casual day yet inscribed within history: the day I discover the AIDS cure. Suddenly‚ a river of emotions erupts through my veins but I know it’s everything I want in my future and everything I want the
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As humans‚ we tend to suffer from some sort of flaw in our character that cripples us from being able to have a successful life‚ this flaw could lead people to make disastrous decisions that can lead to unfortunate outcomes. Two examples of such can be found in the characters Laura and Connie from the play The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams and “Where Have You Going‚ Where Are You Been?” by Carol Oates respectively. By psychoanalyzing both Laura and Connie‚ it becomes evident‚ through actions
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