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    In 1905‚ Frederick Blackman‚ a British physiologist‚ concluded that photosynthesis‚ the capture of light and conversion of it into chemical energy is a two-way process‚ of which only one uses direct light to trap radiant energy. In the Hill Reaction activity‚ our group will be focusing directly on the light dependent reaction. The overall purpose of this experiment is to try to prove the hypothesis that this reaction does produce compounds that have the energy of light. The first of the two major

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    entertain or to move us‚ but to make us think and to make us understand the deep and hidden meaning of events." This quote by Maupassant reveals why Hemingway‚ the author of the short story "Hills Like White Elephants‚" and Russell Banks the author of "Blackman and White woman in a dark green Rowboat" use literary techniques. Ann Charters says in appendix III of "The Story and Its Writer‚ in all successful fiction characters come alive as individuals. They must materialize on the page through the accumulation

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    How does Malorie Blackman create a vivid picture of the bomb and its aftermath in this passage? A shocked atmosphere concludes this chapter with a bombing of Dundale shopping centre in the book noughts and crosses‚ Malorie Blackman makes the aftermath and bombing of the Dundale shopping centre very vivid for the reader by using very interesting and useful word and phases. Firstly‚ Malorie Blackman uses many ominous hints and foreshadowing to create a vivid picture of what was about to happen in

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    How do the authors show the hardships and struggle the young generation have in To Kill A Mockingbird and Noughts & Crosses? ‘Noughts & Crosses’ by Malorie Blackman is a novel‚ which follows how two characters‚ Callum and Sephy‚ both deal with the surrounding racially segregated community. It explores the struggles they’ve had through a rangeful of events. ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’ by Harper Lee similarly uses the perspective of a young mind to explore community and the community’s attitudes towards

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    NOUGHTS AND CROSSES Teacher’s Pack By Frances Gregory CONTENTS Introduction 3 Overview for Scheme of Work 4 Navigator 5–6 Lesson Plans‚ WS 7–45 Assessment 46 INTRODUCTION English teachers don’t need to be told the enormous value and pleasure of reading whole texts as class readers. Little compares with that feeling when a class are truly engaged in the reading of a really good book. Those moments stay with you forever – indeed‚ they fuel the desire to find

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    simplest form could be the notion of being accepted within a specific setting‚ it is not always this easy to be accomplished. By studying the poetry in ‘Immigrant Chronicle’ by Peter Skrzynecki as well as my related text ‘Noughts and Crosses’ by Malorie Blackman‚ it can be seen that although most people wish to feel the experience of belonging‚ it is not everybody who are willing to make some hard choices to achieve it. In order for Peter to feel a sense of belonging to his new surroundings and with

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    Racism is a severe problem in 21st century multicultural societies. A novel which deals with the serious aspect is ‘Noughts & Crosses’ by Malorie Blackman. This essay will investigate how the writer uses characterisation‚ theme‚ structure and the setting of a fictional dystopia to explore racism from both points of view. The story is set in a fantasy Britain. The roles of black and white have been reversed and amplified. Noughts are second-class white people who on the poverty line. Crosses are

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    in life making sure you make the right decision that could change your life forever. The four texts have I have chosen are Boys Don’t Cry by Malorie Blackman‚ My Sisters Keeper by Jodi Picoult‚ Juno by Jason Reitman and All of these four texts connect together by decision making and how it effects your life. The Novel Boys Don’t Cry written by Malorie Blackman Is about a young teenage boy (17) called Dante who gets the baby he didn’t know he had‚ dumped on him by his ex-girlfriend Melanie‚ the baby

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    person based on race‚ gender‚ social class‚ and religion or group associations.) These themes are evident in the short film ‘Chinese Whispers’ directed by Neil Paddington and Stuart McKenzie‚ and in three written texts ‘Noughts and Crosses’ by Malorie Blackman‚ ‘Patches Hide No Scars’ by Haree Williams and ‘On the Sidewalk Bleeding’ by Evan Hunter. “I used to comfort myself with the belief that it was only certain individuals and their peculiar notions that spoilt things for the rest of us. But

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    “Noughts and Crosses” by Malorie Blackman The book is called Noughts and Crosses by Malorie Blackman. The beginning is set on a private beach. The two main characters which are also the first characters to be introduced in Chapter 1 are called Callum and Sephy. In this book‚ Crosses (black people) and Noughts (white people) aren’t equal. Crosses have all the power while Noughts are treated like dirt. Callum is a Nought and Sephy is a Cross. In the first chapter Callum entered a new school which

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