‘Frankenstein’ - Commentary The extract from ‘Frankenstein’ by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley is a narrative of Victor Frankenstein‚ a scientist‚ who has created life from dead matter. He has made a promise to his creature that he would create another monster – a female – for his companionship. He has been working hard on this task alone in his laboratory. Victor contemplates the ramifications of his work on society. He fears that the new monster may become wicked and treacherous‚ maybe even worse
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Tiffany Thet November 26‚ 2011 IB English Year 1 Heart of Darkness Commentary Heart of Darkness is a novella written by Conrad‚ a parallel of the very experiences that Conrad has gone through and ultimately a look at human nature at its lowest and cruelest form. The book centers around Marlow‚ an introspective sailor‚ and his journey up the Congo River to meet Kurtz‚ reputed to be an idealistic man of great abilities‚ as if he was a deity. Ultimately Kurtz’s mental collapse and subsequent
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AS English | 10/23/12| Week 8 SDL While taking the AS English Exam‚ you will be expected to complete commentaries on passages provided. Below is a list of tips for getting the best possible grade on the exam: 15 Relevant tips for Commentary Writing: 1. Create a commentary plan – include all phrases /sentences you are to comment on. 2. Create a coherent argument 3. Give a balanced judgment which gives attention to all parts of the question 4. Go beyond the text in the discussion
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I realize that IB will one of the most challenging courses I will take before I enter college and I am not even in the program yet. It is a culture in itself. However‚ I am also a part of the music culture at EWHS where I am included in the Symphonic Band ‚ as well as the Mello- Aires and because both groups require the majority of my time‚ I am well versed in each culture’s rules and values. Both the IB program and the music program have similar standards‚ values‚ and traits to live up to‚ but
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Name: AP Economy Review Packet QUESTIONS 1. Economics is best described as a. the study of how scarce material wants are allocated between unlimited resources. b. the study of how scarce labor can be replaced by unlimited capital. c. the study of how decision makers choose the best way to satisfy their unlimited material wants with a scarce supply of resources. d. the study of how unlimited material wants can best be satisfied by allocating limitless amounts of productive
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N12/4/CHEMI/SPM/ENG/TZ0/XX 88126104 CHEMISTRY standard level Paper 1 Friday 9 November 2012 (afternoon) 45 minutes INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES • Do not open this examination paper until instructed to do so. • Answer all the questions. • For each question‚ choose the answer you consider to be the best and indicate your choice on the answer sheet provided. • The periodic table is provided for reference on page 2 of this examination paper. • The maximum mark for this examination
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Food and Beverages at Southwestern University Football Games? Food and Beverages at Southwestern University Football Games Southwestern University (SWU)‚ located 30 miles southwest of the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex‚ has witnessed tremendous growth in its football program. With that growth‚ fueled by the hiring of legendary coach Bo Pitterno‚ has come more fame‚ the need for a bigger stadium‚ and more complaints about seating‚ parking‚ long lines‚ and concession stand prices. Southwestern University
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The purpose of this investigation was to see if doing push ups affects one’s heart rate. It was found that the exercise that was performed did affect the heart rate. Therefore‚ doing push ups did increase the heart rate. If doing exercise increases one’s heart rate‚ then doing push ups affects the heart rate. This investigation deals with analyzing the effect on doing an exercise‚ in this case- pushups; will increase one’s heart rate. I have analyzed ten boys between the ages of fifteen and seventeen
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IB SL English 2 Commentary on The Comfort of Strangers In one part of the novel‚ The Comfort of Strangers‚ the English writer Ian McEwan describes the admiration with which his male character‚ Robert‚ contemplates his sisters playing dress up. Though the speaker’s age is never divulged‚ we readily jump to the conclusion that he is around ten years old because of the childish and rudimentary language. The structure of the sentences is also very reflective of the child’s young age‚ as well as
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English HL Commentary - Too Many Names - Pablo Neruda The poem " Too Many Names" by Pablo Neruda written uses several poetic devices ‚ including metaphors‚ anaphoras and asyndeton light on one of the ideas the poet to shed light back into communist political opinion. It is the idea of equality and equal worth of each human being ‚ with such names as a method to this claim that names are of no use to explain. While the poem ( including the title) ‚ Neruda‚ his idea of the names of people
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