‘FANTASY STORIES AND FANTASY FILMS MERELY SERVE AS A MEANS OF ESCAPISM.’ DO YOU AGREE? Q: Do you agree? T: Arts (literary/media) K: Fantasy stories & films; merely; escapism Introduction: Imagine getting whisked away into Neverland where you never have to grow up. Or envision getting transported into an extraordinary land called Pandora where you fly with pointy-eared archers who live in harmony with nature on Mountain Banshees. Indeed‚ fantasy stories and films have the power to transport
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"How far do you agree with the idea that Hooper is entirely responsible for Kingshaw’s suicide?" “I’m the king of the Castle” is a dark novel‚ written by Susan Hill. The novel is based on two boys; Charles Kingshaw and Edmund Hooper‚ and their experience of psychological bullying and power. Due to the lack of love‚ isolation‚ frustration and confusion; all these feelings from Kingshaw were responsible for his suicide. I do not think that Hooper is entirely responsible for Kingshaw’s death at
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Maggie; A girl of the Streets Pertaining to Gender Inequality Stephen Crane’s Maggie; A Girl of the Streets depicts the shockingly harsh and destitute lives that many people had to sustain in turn of the 20th century New York City. It reveals a disturbing realism of slum life and poor living conditions‚ and addresses several social forces that occurred during this time. Prominently‚ this story tackles the idea of gender inequality and discrimination. Maggie‚ the main character of this novella‚
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revolution would spread to Europe and then to the whole world. 2) ‘Leninism’ meant the ideas of Lenin. The first form of Leninism focused on Lenin’s policies during the civil war of 1918-1921. The second form of Leninism took inspiration from the ‘New economic policy’ introduced in 1921. 3) The left wing party was represented by Trotsky throughout the 1920’s. The right wing by Bukharin. Zinoviev and Kamenev switched between the right and left in 1925‚
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How far do you agree that the role of the Royal Navy did not substantially change between 1763-1914? The period between 1763 to 1914 was a time of major change for the Royal Navy. In their attempt to gain full control over the waters‚ they adopted multiple naval tactics‚ incorporated new technology in terms of ship types and weapons on boards; all effecting the role of the Navy worldwide. The British Royal Navy had no match or rival; especially evident after they decisively destroyed their European
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In “Maggie: A Girl of the Streets”‚ irony is a central theme surrounding Maggie’s life because it lead up to her death‚ and briefly showed a different side to some characters. The characters that had such ironic events were Maggie‚ Pete‚ and Mary. Maggie had her epiphany about Pete and the scene with her family; Pete turned out to be insecure and Mary show emotion towards her daughter after she died. Each character eventually had some type of dramatic change at some point in the novel. When someone
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To what extent do you agree with this statement concerning Britain 1951 to 1964 – ‘Britain has lost an empire and not yet found a role’ [45] From 1951 to 1964 there was a period of change for Britain. The government came to reality that Britain didn’t have the necessary resources to maintain their empire. Military demands on events such as Korea (1950-53) and Malaya (1948-60) placed major stress on Britain’s manpower and the prideful Navy was in decline driven by financial expediency. Now Britain
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doing perfect research” (Griffiths‚ 1998‚ p97). Do you agree? The statement by Griffiths (1998) that there is no hope in doing perfect research (97) has raised a few eyebrows and has become a highly controversial issue over the past decade. Reading and Writing sources (2010) defines research as a systematic examination to obtain facts. According to this definition‚ research is obtaining accurate‚ reliable information‚ with the use of a method. Now‚ how do we define accuracy and reliability in a world
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Issue: Education is the single most important factor in the development of a country? Do you agree? IMPORTANCE OF EDUCATION Today‚ having a good education is really important for people. So that‚ most people apply a lot of tecniques which help them their work and school. Education is the single most important factor in the development of a country. Countries need a lot of things for their future because educated people are good at many things‚ such as communication
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’Antigone is a thoroughly admirable character.’ How far do you agree with this statement? Throughout the play‚ Antigone is presented as an audacious and unorthodox female character‚ whose actions depict her independence and confidence. She dismisses the rules which she believes are false‚ and honourably battles against her uncle’s rule to bring justice to her slaughtered brother; her original intentions suggest how important family relationships are to her. However‚ Antigone’s reckless behaviour
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