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    Authority & Individual

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    In Fahrenheit 451‚ written by Ray Bradbury‚ authority is viewed as ruthless and the individual is portrayed as innocent. This is also emphasised in two related texts‚ Whose Life Is It Anyway? By Brian Clark‚ and Shawshank Redemption‚ directed by Frank Darabont. The themes of ruthlessness and innocence are exemplified throughout all three texts‚ through the concept of the authority and the individual. In Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451‚ authority is depicted as ruthless. This is shown throughout the

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    Explore the ways that John Steinbeck presents strong feelings/attitudes in Of Mice And Men. A strong attitude portrayed in the novel is Racism. John Steinbeck uses the character Crooks in order to represent racism and what it was like for the black community during the Great Depression. The ranchmen and Curley’s wife all display racist attitudes towards Crooks‚ for example in chapter four Curley’s Wife says "Well you just keep your place then‚ Nigger. I could get you strung

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    Power can be demonstrated in many wayspower can be used over someone mentally but also physically. Vermeer from “A girl with a pearl earring” had both types of power over Griet. In the book you find out how Vermeer got what he wanted from Griet through power and how Griet gradually becoming more than a maid. She goes from being a maid to an assistant to Vermeer subject. Vermeer being Griet’s master made him automatically have power over how ‚ his paintings was another source of power also his impact

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    Explore the ways that Scrooge’s emotions change in “A Christmas Carol” The story will not leave us‚ but will “haunt” us “pleasantly” as Dickens hoped. We are experiencing this by exploring the ways that emotions of main character‚ Ebenezer Scrooge‚ change during reading “A Christmas Carol”. Charles Dickens uses a lot of adjectives and many similes in order to present a clear image of what Scrooge looks like‚ as well as his personality‚ and this is before we have ever met him: “Hard and sharp as

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    There are many reasons why people try to learn a foreign language‚for example‚ is because there is many easy ways to learn it and to used in your normal life.There are several ways to learn a foreign langauge . In my opinion the best way to learn a foreign langauge are being around natives speakers‚ taking courses and doing exlensive language learning activties . The best way to learn a foreign language bay using many things ‚like for example‚ stadying at school and making some courses like english

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    Parental Authority

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    of Parental Authority The nature and purpose of parental authority is to direct and instruct towards achieving a good‚ as many philosophers will agree on. However‚ there are certain philosophers that differ on the rational use of parental authority. Some will adhere to the notion that parental authority must be bounded to moral law‚ whereas others believe in the divine nature of parental authority. Nevertheless‚ most philosophers will agree that the correct use of parental authority for any family

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    State Shapes

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    State Shapes 1. One distinct shape is not better than another‚ as it depends on the state’s situation. Politically‚ compact states are by far the best. The government is close to all portions of the state‚ rather than any other state shapes. For example‚ Brussels in Belgium is more politically stable‚ mainly because of its ability to interact with the other portions of the state. In other state shapes‚ there is an area where it is more difficult to communicate with. For example‚ in a prorupt state

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    Explore the ways loneliness is presented and developed in ‘of mice and men’ Loneliness is presented in ‘of mice and men‚’ in many ubiquitous forms. 2 characters‚ who are overly dominant in the world of loneliness‚ are George and Crooks. ‘We are the loneliest guys in the world.’ As this statement is said‚ the audience is under realisation of the true meaning behind the novella. As well as personal loneliness‚ there are forms of physical loneliness‚ such as the setting of the book‚ which takes

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    The Shape of Things

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    The Shape of Things Essay “Love is whatever you betray‚ betrayal can only happen if you love” (John le Carre). The play The Shape of Things by Neil Labute reminded me of this quote by John le Carre because of the reality in life and reality in the play. Beginning in a museum located in a small town‚ Adam was a shy student working at the historical facility and a conversation sparked up between him and a girl named Evelyn. As the play went on‚ Evelyn became so important to Adam that he simply

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    Critical Analytical Essay Humans are constantly living under the presence of threatening forces. More often than not‚ human’s immediate reaction to threatening forces is to escape from it. In her play‚ The Shape of a Girl‚ Joan MacLeod demonstrates that an individual often reacts in an inhumane manner towards a moral issue when under the pressure of threatening forces in order to prevent any potential harm. Nevertheless‚ it is the fear of being harmed that ultimately causes greater damage to oneself;

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