Mister Pip written by Lloyd Jones is a story told by Matilda. It is set in the 1990’s on the South Pacific tropical island of Bougainville. The islanders are living in fear in the grip of a civil war rages between the rebels and the Redskins. Mr. Watts or “ Pop Eye” as the children call him‚ is the only remaining white man on the island and he volunteers to teach the village children. He reads Charles Dickens novel Great Expectations to the children‚ who are fascinated by it. Matilda is especially
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especially after her mother‚ the wise Mr Watts‚ and her island home cease to exist. The novel opens with a colourful description of Watts‚ whom the children call Pop-Eye due to his eyes that "stuck out further than anyone else’s". We learn of his marriage to Grace‚ a native of Bougainville‚ which explains why he remained long after most white men had abandoned the island. With military tension rising and the school room growing over with creepers‚ Watts decides to take on the task of educating the
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inductance‚ frequency‚ power and energy (work). 2) What is the difference between AC and DC voltages? Give examples. 3) Provided a household has: * 10 light bulbs of 60 watts each (used 6h/day on average) * TV using 100 watts (used 4h/day on average) * A washing machine using 1000 watts (used for 3 /h once every 3 days) Calculate the total average energy consumption of this household in a quarter (90 days) in joules than in Kilowatt hours (kWh). 4) If the energy
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characters‚ Mr Watts‚ Matilda and Dolores are flawed characters in challenging environments. In this essay‚ I will explore these three characters. Mr Watts‚ Matilda and Dolores‚ the narrator who have character flaws which‚ because of the hostile environment‚ leads to ultimate tragedy. Mr Watts is an alien in Bougainville. He started in New Zealand in comfortable circumstances‚ but when he moved to Bougainville‚ he experienced extreme tragedy. He dies in conditions of complete barbarity. Mr Watts is a flawed
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The film “Look Both Ways” directed by Sarah Watt explores many ideas such as fear‚ religion/faith‚ and loneliness. These ideas are portrayed to the viewer using a variety of visual techniques such as animation‚ photomontage‚ transitions‚ close-ups‚ adjacent worlds‚ music‚ tracking‚ still shots‚ sound effects and cuts. The idea of fear of various characters is portrayed in the film using a variety of techniques. Watt uses animation when Meryl is walking and imagines someone coming up to her and
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spectrophotometer to measure the amount of light being transmitted through a test tube. Chloroplasts were placed into test tubes along with water‚ DPIP‚ and a buffer to neutralize the pH of the solution‚ and then placed under a lamp with a standard 40-watt light bulb. One test tube was used to calibrate the spectrophotometer so that each transmittance reading would be
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but one white man has left the island and the villagers are left stranded in their own fear. However‚ when Mr. Watts offers to teach the children‚ do the children gain a new form of escape. This is illustrated after the first reading of Great Expectations‚ “But as the rebels an redskins went on butchering one another‚ we had another reason for hiding under the cover of night. Mr. Watts had given us kids another world to spend the night in. We could escape to another place.” where the children uses
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0906 Writing May 30‚ 2011 Comparative Analysis The poem “Against Idleness and Mischief” written by Isaac Watts and the poem “How Doth the Little Crocodile” written by Lewis Carroll are two pieces of work that are always being compared and contrasted. The two poems are written by different poets in different times‚ however‚ they are very similar with each other in perspectives like the form‚ writing style‚ subject. Comparing to Carroll’s poem‚ “Against Idleness and Mischief” is more positive
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The obvious challenge of teaching young children‚ starving for a distraction from ever-present turmoil‚ is not the only difficulty that Mr. Watts faces. Dolores‚ Matilda’s overzealous Christian mother‚ expresses an extreme distrust of the teacher and his curriculum. She does everything in her power to ensure that her daughter’s mind is not polluted by the strange white man‚ including making weekly visits to the classroom. She even goes as far as stealing and hiding Dickens’ Great Expectations‚ an
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