Year 12 English Standard Assessment Task Part A: Reading & Writing – Analysis Written by Izak Lucas-Parr Text 1: Edward Scissorhands (Film) Directed by Tim Burton Edward Scissorhands (1990) tells us a story about an artificial man‚ Edward ‘Scissorhands’‚ who was made by a lonely inventor in his mansion atop a hill near a small town. Long after his inventor’s death‚ Edward is brought into society by Meg‚ a local resident and encounters many new and interesting things as he attempts to belong in
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all around us‚ the world is full of it and you simply take as much as you require." That is one thing that‚ English composer‚ Edward Elgar once said. Edward Elgar has had a big impact on orchestral music and music in general. Elgar was determined throughout his life and he made his dreams and visions come true. Edward Elgar is a very inspirational figure in music. Youth Edward William Elgar was born on June 2‚ 1857 to a middle-class family in Broadheath‚ Worcestershire. His father‚ William Henry Elgar
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In Tim Burton’s expressive film‚ Edward Scissorhands (1990)‚ audiences are exposed to the gothic world of Edward‚ played by Johnny Depp as he struggles to fit into the conformed and opposing world of the town below the dark mansion that he inhabits. This film is mainly directed at teens and adults and not children under eleven years of age. Even though most children would understand the storyline and recognise the characters intentions‚ they may not fully appreciate the true morals and themes of
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5th ‘’Sinner In The Hands Of An Angry God’’ Jonathan Edwards used rhetorical strategies to get effectively to get his point across. Such as: imagery‚ metaphor‚ simile‚ pathos‚ and ethos. All of these rhetorical strategies were successful in this sermon. The ones that I will be explaining in this analysis of his sermon are metaphor‚ pathos‚ and imagery. These rhetorical strategies that Jonathan Edwards used‚ was the best way to get his point across. Imagery played an important
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Communism in the Soviet Union and Why it Failed Communism is defined as "a system of political and economic organization in which property is owned by the community and all citizens share in the enjoyment of the common wealth‚ more or less according to their need." In 1917 the rise of power in the Marxist-inspired Bolsheviks in Russia along with the consolidation of power by Vladimir Lenin and Joseph Stalin‚ the word communism came to mean a totalitarian system controlled by a single political
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Edward Snowden: Villain or Hero? “You can’t have 100% security and then also have 100% privacy and zero inconvenience. Society had to make choices” said President Obama. It has become a given in society that it is on the government’s agenda to procure its nation’s safety in exchange of the privacy or freedom of the people. Edward Snowden‚ a paladin of social justice‚ has now come to light with outstanding facts as for what specifically it is that the National Security Agency (NSA) is able and
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Answer the following questions for: Communism‚ Socialism‚ and Capitalism What are the major components of this economic structure? Who controls the economy? Who has the power to influence the economy? What are the strengths of this structure? What are the weaknesses of this structure? What is an example of this type of structure in the world? What is Gross Domestic Product (GDP)? How it is calculated? Gross domestic product is the monetary value of all the finished goods and services produced
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Vladimir Lenin’s early life‚ how it led him to communism‚ and his life as a communist. Communism is a political theory derived from Karl Marx‚ advocating class war and leading to a society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs. Vladimir is known for his various efforts and contributions to the communist and socialist parties. One of his famous quotes is‚ “The goal of socialism is communism.” He was difficult to satisfy which made
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Charlie in the Chocolate Factory‚ Big Fish‚ Edward Scissorhands. All famous movies directed by Tim Burton‚ a dark and mysterious director. Burton has an odd sense of style‚ which is used to captivate characters emotions and sense suspicions. Burton is a talented director and takes many things into consideration before directing a film. In many films directed by Burton‚ he uses shots and framing‚ non-diegetic sound‚ and camera angles to create mood. To begin‚ Burton chooses shots and framing to help
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Capitalism vs. Communism: On ice advantage? An iconic period in time where the world held their breath‚ not when the air hung stale over the threat of an inter- continental nuclear war was possible but comparably so during the 1972 Canada vs. Russia summit series. Ideally this should have not caused as much as a stir as it did‚ the threat of an all out nuclear war as over and a detente had been called. With two hockey loving countries buying for the title things did get especially heated both
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