struggles‚ the tensions between ethnic groups and religions. As well as presenting different types of conflict‚ these poems offer a variety of attitudes to war‚ from the glory of ‘Charge of the Light Brigade’ to Owen’s bleak and bitter ‘Futility’. Sometimes the poem speaks from the point of view of a soldier‚ as in ‘Bayonet Charge’ or ‘Futility’. Other poems explore the wider effects of conflict − for example ‘Poppies’ concentrates on the feelings of a mother‚ ‘Belfast Confetti’ on a community‚ and ‘The
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have achieved minimum 5 A* - C passes at GCSE‚ including English. Many subjects specify additional entry criteria which will be strictly adhered to‚ see prospectus for details. To do 4 ‘AS’ subjects you must have achieved minimum 7 A* - C passes at GCSE‚ including English. Many subjects specify additional entry criteria which will be strictly adhered to‚ see prospectus for details. To do BTEC Level 3 you must have achieved minimum 5 A* - C passes at GCSE To do BTEC Level 2 you must have achieved
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During the American Civil War many advancements in weapon technology were made. However many older stratagems and newer weapons were still being used by both the Union and Confederate forces. This combination of more accurate‚ faster-firing weapons and outdated tactics would result in the highest amount of casualties of any American war. The Battle of Gettysburg alone‚ for example‚ resulted in approximately 50‚000 casualties. The improvements of military and civilian technology also aided both sides
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Examiners’ Report Summer 2008 GCSE GCSE Arabic (1606) Edexcel Limited. Registered in England and Wales No. 4496750 Registered Office: One90 High Holborn‚ London WC1V 7BH Edexcel is one of the leading examining and awarding bodies in the UK and throughout the world. We provide a wide range of qualifications including academic‚ vocational‚ occupational and specific programmes for employers. Through a network of UK and overseas offices‚ Edexcel’s centres receive the support they need to
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registered charity number 1073334. Registered address AQA‚ Devas Street‚ Manchester M15 6EX Dr Michael Cresswell Director General. AQA GCSE Mathematics SP12/43603F / Specimen Assessment Material / version1.0 / For First Teaching 2010 Glossary for Mark Schemes GCSE examinations are marked in such a way as to award positive achievement wherever possible. Thus‚ for GCSE Mathematics papers‚ marks are awarded under various categories. M A Method marks are awarded for a correct method which could lead
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Schooling within the UK is provided either by the government or private sectors. Some parents may also choose to home school their children. Government run schools (state schools) mostly follow the national curriculum‚ and are funded by the government with no contributions from parents or businesses. They are usually mixed sex schools and all ability meaning no entrance exam is required to attend. Some state schools are faith schools meaning the children that attend these schools usually follow a
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LCpl Beck‚ Ashton Commandant’s Professional Reading Program Michael Shaara‚ The Killer Angels The Killer Angels: An Inside Look at the Battle of Gettysburg The Killer Angels written by Michael Shaara‚ is a historical fiction novel that describes in great detail the events that took place during the battle of Gettysburg. In the forward we are given an in depth view of each of the main characters and key figures of the battle. For instance‚ we are told that that General Robert Edward Lee is an
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the soccer game where the rules of society were over ruled by the rules of the game. The psychology of the author is also an interesting one as he is against the oppressive colonial rule of the British but at the same time he says that putting a bayonet through the locals’ guts would give him a lot of pleasure. The brutal honesty of the author is a characteristic feature of his
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determines how “Asian teenagers (aged 15-17) do in GCSE rather than culture. Culture is hard to define and operationalise between different “Asian” groups. In test after test‚ nationally‚ Chinese and Indian students show superior performance in mathematics and other subjects compared with their Pakistani‚ Bangladeshi (also “Asian”) and non-Asian counterparts. In 2003‚ according to National Statistics‚ 71% of boys and 79% of girls achieved 5+A*-C GCSE/GNVQs. These statistics were significantly higher
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GCSE History – Medicine Through Time Revision Notes TOPIC 1 – PREHISTORY Prehistory is the time before written records! Background Information Prehistoric man lived in nomadic lives They were hunter-gathers‚ they didn’t grow crops They left no written records‚ historians rely on archaeological evidence which may be hard to interpret One way round the problem of evidence for prehistoric medicine is to study people who‚ until very recently‚ lived in a similar way to prehistoric man. For
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