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    Robert Frost writes poems that stimulate a persons mind to see an array of beautiful imagery and cheerful scenes. However‚ Frost is not always so pleasant. Not only does Frost provide a sense of beauty and happiness in his poems‚ but there is also a sense of darkness‚ trouble and anguish. In Frost ’s poem "A Girl ’s Garden" we see how he incorporates beauty with anxiety and doubt through his style‚ word order‚ and New England setting. Robert Frost has a distinctive style when he writes poetry. He

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    The Themes of Existentialism in “The Shawshank Redemption” Existential themes can be found in so many different mediums‚ such as in TV show‚ books‚ poems‚ music‚ dance and the list can go on and on. I must be fair in saying that “The Shawshank Redemption” is on a small list that I have as favorites. This film is full of existential platforms. The main character displays actions that lead us to believe that he believes he is free. The supporting character has a completely different

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    "The Shawshank Redemption" has a religious theme throughout the film as the warden only believes in two things "discipline and the Bible" and when the warden first speaks to Andy he quotes from the Bible "Salvation lies within" which isn’t mentioned again in the film until Andy escapes and the warden reads it in the inner cover of the bible which also Andy kept his rock hammer in which was the tool Andy used to create the hole in his cell for him to escape. Now Andy a character which throughout the

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    Avatar is now the greatest money earning film in history so it’s obviously popular with audiences. The key reason for this popularity is because the director has strategically chosen what to use in their target audience in terms of age‚ social class and gender. For age‚ Avatar attracts a wide range age probably between 18 – 34 males where they are more looking forward to the action when the Na’vi tried to defend their home tree against the humans. Technology might also play a role into hooking the

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    To achieve this standard‚ the student needs to create a fluent and coherent visual text which develops‚ sustains and structures ideas using verbal and visual language. A visual text is created: A visual essay on themes in the film The Shawshank Redemption. This is explained in a supporting commentary (note that this commentary is not assessed). The student creates a fluent and coherent visual text by introducing ideas of friendship‚ hope and negative effects of imprisonment. These are developed

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    Throughout the poem‚ Into Battle‚ the poet‚ Julian Grenfell uses several techniques to convey his pro-war attitude. In this essay I will look deeper into those techniques and analyse his language use to show how he has done this‚ through several P.E.E.L paragraphs. In stanzas three and four Grenfell glorifies a soldier’s death using positive personification of nature. This is shown when he uses phrases such as; ‘All the bright company of Heaven‚ Hold them in their high comradeship’‚ ‘They stand

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    Analyse how at least one setting helped you better understand one or two characters or individuals. !! In the film‚ The Shawshank Redemption the director‚ Frank Darabont‚ uses the prison setting to help the audience to better understand the inmates of Shawshank State Prison. Darabont uses an array of film techniques to illustrate his purpose of institutionalisation and the importance of hope. !! The nature of the prison is cold and oppressive. The prison is lit by blue/grey lighting that complements

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    Characteristics of Effective Technical Writing Technical writing is meant to get a job done. Everything else is secondary. If the writing style is interesting‚ so much the better. There are 6 basic characteristics of technical writing: 1. Clarity: The written document must convey a single meaning that the reader can easily understand. Unclear technical writing leads to wasted time‚ money and resources. 2. Accuracy: This means to not only be careful to avoid errors in recording

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    Every citizen how the rights of life‚ liberty‚ and the pursuit of happiness. Those are the statements given to us by the Declaration of Independence. Out of these words‚ people believed that an ideal lifestyle can be found in America‚ dubbed the American dream. This concept provides the belief of prosperity and happiness‚ in which can be achieved with hard work and determination. The Catcher in the Rye and Shawshank Redemption conflicts prevent the protagonists from acquiring the standards of what

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    Wrongfully Convicted: Andy Dufresne and Rubin Carter People in prison face many emotional challenges. They are likely to become institutionalized‚ and unable to function in society outside of the prison. Not all people in prison are even guilty of their crimes. They have been denied a fair trial‚ and are wrongfully convicted. This causes them much emotional distress. One way that they can get over this distress‚ as well as get through the time they have to serve in prison‚ is through a strong friendship

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