printers or screens. 1. Classes of computers Computers can be classified as follows: • • • • Supercomputers Mainframe computers Minicomputers Microcomputers‚ commonly called PCs 1.1 A supercomputer is used to process very large amounts of data very quickly. They are particularly useful for occasions where high volumes of calculations need to be performed‚ for example in meteorological or astronomical applications. 1.2 A mainframe computer system uses a powerful central
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Satire is the use of sarcasim or humour to draw attention to something which is absurd or bad. The humour of satire isn’t upfront‚ however subtle. Sattire is illustrated in George Orwell’s novel Animal Farm‚ the poem Five Ways to kill a man by Edwin Brock‚ Icarus Allsorts by Roger McGough and the play Loot by Joe Orton. They all portray similar ideas about satire to demonstrates opinions about different events. In his novel Animal Farm Orwell uses the techniques of satire‚ allegory and fable to
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On the Twelfth Day of Christmas your true love tells you that they are actually a girl pretending to be a boy! That is not exactly how the song goes‚ but Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare explores this very current concept. Shakespeare’s early plays were written in the conventional style of the day‚ with elaborate metaphors and rhetorical phrases that did not always align naturally with the story’s plot or characters. However‚ William Shakespeare was very innovative‚ adapting this traditional
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Hello everyone today I will be talking about David Williamson’s play “The Club” and how the characters and their experiences are brought to life through dialogue. Dialogue is two or more people sharing ideas or opinions and The Club uses Dialogue to portray the status‚ purpose and direction of each character. Laurie is the coach for The Club and his Goal is to make the best of his players and bring the best out of them. Laurie has little power in the boardroom but is still a big influence over many
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types of satire. Horatian satire is lighthearted and mocks human flaws‚ and Juvenalian satire which is bitter and negative and attacks an institution. In this piece Wilde uses Horatian satire to mock the values and morals of the upper-class in Victorian society. The first piece of evidence that supports the idea that this piece uses Horatian satire is that it is making fun of people’s actions. This scene is two people having an interview. Lady Bracknell is questioning Jack to see if he would make
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audience. Throughout the story‚ in order to express himself‚ Brutus makes many appeals to ethos. For instance‚ at the start of his eulogy‚ Brutus uses the phrase: “Romans‚ countrymen‚ and lovers‚ hear me for my / cause‚ and be silent that you may hear‚ Believe me” (JC.III.ii.13-14). When he uses the specific words “Romans‚ countrymen‚ and
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A narrative sonnet‚ "Richard Cory‚" by Edwin Arlington Robinson is the tale of a man who appears to have it all. The residents of the town‚ who are obviously of a lower financial status‚ idolize Richard Cory. They admire him and desire to be much the same as him. At last however‚ they take in an important life lesson. Richard Cory commits suicide‚ demonstrating to the community that a few things can’t be obtained and that looks can betray. The focal thought‚ or topic‚ of "Richard Cory" is that wealth
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novel‚ these two concepts are approached and defended by two men‚ who with the playwright’s use of syntax in their dialogues; embody the feelings and image of the side that they’re defending. When the authors wrote of Brady’s inquisition to the young schoolboy Howard‚ Brady said “…In all this talk of bugs and ‘evil-ution’‚ did Mr. Cates ever make a reference to God or the Miracle He achieved in
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“Thunder and lightning. Enter three witches” He uses this technique to highlight the importance of an occurred event. It shows us that nature is mirroring what is happening in the human world. Connecting the audience knowledge and belief of the great chain of being. The belief that everyone has a rightful
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The periodical context of the novel exhibited revolutionary changes to the pre existing foundations of neoclassicism and its complementary sense of reason and enlightenment. Romanticism with its emphasis on feeling‚ passion‚ imagination and emotion was spreading malignantly. It was this concoction of imagination and passion that allowed Shelley to question the scientific endeavour and its associated consequences of the era and to challenge her audience reconsider them. I will discuss the most prominent
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