ENGA2HL Both Texts A and B‚ interrelate a common theme and discuss a common issue‚ the women’s role in society. Text1 (a) is adapted from the novel The Stone Diaries by Carol Shields (1993). While Text 1 (b) is an article written by Frank Kano‚ called “A TV Boss…” published in the “The Observer” magazine on October 17‚ 2004. Carol talks about women and how they are bored and tired from staying at home doing typical work like cleaning‚ washing and cooking. While on the other hand‚ the author of Text
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Charles Dickens’ novella “A Christmas Carol” portrays the precipice humanity faces when overcome with greed and material wealth. A Christmas Carol has the purpose of educating society on how they need to change unless they want to be met with a bleak future. Dickens represents these changes through the transformation of Ebenezer Scrooge‚ who embodies what most upper class people of society valued in the 1800s. Through this‚ Dickens is able to show readers that the things we should value most in life
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In recent discussions of the “Mindset” and “Think Differently”‚ a controversial issue has been raised. On one hand‚ Carol Dweck argues that working hard‚ challenging yourself and think positive‚ will help us succeed. On the other hand‚ Ken Robinson remind us that not all of us are great in academically‚ but are gifted in some other ways. My own view is that many people have different ways of approaching of how to become successful‚ whereas on the other hand‚ not everyone has the potential of becoming
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During the Christmas Eve afternoon‚ all the family adorn the Christmas tree and we go to church. In the evening we return home and wait for “Santa” listening Christmas songs (some of them sung by carol singers who wander from one house to another). We love Stefan Hrusca‚ the most famous Romanian carol singer‚ and Dean Martin‚ Nat King Cole and Bing Crosby. In the Christmas morning we open the gifts and we are always surprised and happy. After all this comes the Christmas meal when the entire family
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during the Christmas season. There are people giving‚ Christmas carols‚ cookies‚ wonderful food‚ and all of your family and friends get together for Christmas. It’s the lights‚ sparkling and twinkling‚ making everything bright and beautiful‚ especially at night when they light up the darkness and we just stare in awe with smiles on our faces. Or maybe it’s the music that makes Christmas time so special. The beautiful Christmas carols that never seem to grow old or stale. We never forget the words
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David Ventura Professor Favors English- 1302.81202 21 October 2015 “Grit” Yes‚ grit is a predicator of academic‚ professional‚ and personal success. Grit can be defined as strength of character or the ability to overcome failure and continue to work toward success. People with grit are not always the people with the most natural ability‚ but their work ethic and ability to overcome obstacles allows them to achieve success. Grit is a very valuable characteristic in almost any venture‚ as it gives
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The Spirit of Christmas ----A simple analysis of A Christmas Carol Christmas is a symbol of the God’s love to mortals. On this day‚ God gave his only son to the Mortal World‚ which brought gaudete and peace. For the Christian‚ the significance of Christmas is sharing the love and peace with each other selflessly. At the mention of literature about Christmas‚ Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol is the most famous one. It is a story about how the selfish businessman Mr. Scrooge changed into a
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How does Dickens show the development of Ebenezer Scrooge throughout ’A Christmas Carol’? Throughout ‘A Christmas Carol’‚ a novella by Charles Dickens‚ it is apparent that there is an on going development and alteration of the character of Ebenezer Scrooge‚ whom the story is based around. Charles dickens‚ in the opening paragraphs of the first Stave‚ presents Scrooge as an uncharitable‚ scathing and parsimonious person‚ feared by the people he passes. Dickens does this through the words he selects
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“This boy is Ignorance. This girl is Want” A Christmas Carol contains lessons not only for Scrooge but for the society of Dickens’s day. Discuss Charles Dickens’ classic novella‚ A Christmas Carol endorses the belief that all life is precious and equal. A Christmas Carol contains lessons not only for Scrooge but for the society of Dickens’s day. Through the supernatural journey of protagonist Ebenezer Scrooge‚ Dickens intends to convey to the contrast between the two classes of the era and the
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Having the right mindset can make a big difference in person’s life because it can either inspire the individual to keep going or give up completely. In her book‚ “Mindest: The New Psychology of Success”‚ Carol S. Dweck argues that growth mindsets are individuals who love challenges and are not afraid of failures‚ they believe in their learned abilities over talents. On the other hand‚ fixed mindset people focus on the results only. One person can alternate from a fixed mindset to a growth mindset
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