of mature students entering higher education has risen significantly since the 1980s‚ as successive governments have sought to widen participation to a diverse group of students (National Audit Office‚ 2002). Whilst in the past it was possible to describe a typical university student‚ today the student body is much more diverse in terms of both age and social background. The government’s widening participation initiative‚ driven by the Dearing Report (Dearing‚ 1997)‚ has developed an agenda for lifelong
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Montag’s views on society changes throughout Fahrenheit 451 as he reads books and meets several characters. Such as Clarisse‚ Beatty‚ and Faber. Clarisse asks questions that open his eyes to the emptiness of his life and society. Beatty who ruthlessly manipulates and bullies him with his vast knowledge of literature. Then‚ Faber who uses him to do what he could not because of his cowardice. Montag is a very conflicted character‚ when he starts reading books he is overwhelmed and confused by the complexity
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MonOedipus & Montag Oedipus and Montag are two very different people. Oedipus is the king of his land and Montag is just a firefighter in a small community. What we do not realize is that they are also very similar in many ways. One way they are similar is that both come to a difficult realization. Oedipus comes to the realization that he is married to his mother and has killed his father and he does not handle it very well. He ends up stabbing his eyes out from being so ashamed. Montag realizes
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Satanic Simile and Milton’s Redefinition of the Epic The epic similes in John Milton’s Paradise Lost serve a greater purpose than that of decorative speech‚ in that they find a niche in the sector of functional language where they are used to impart understanding of Milton’s greater theodicy. He precisely echoes the poetic text of epic writers such as Homer and Virgil‚ but with the identified intention of creating a work that superseded those traditional epic poems. Milton sought‚ as an author
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What is Tesco? Tesco is a business which sells literally everything. In this report I will be identifying the key stake holders‚ the purpose of the business‚ business sector‚ and business scale and business ownership. Tesco was founded in 1919 by Jack Cohen from a market stall in East London. Over the years Tesco’s has grown and they now operate in 12 countries around the world‚ employ over 530‚000 people and serve tens of millions of customers every week. What is the purpose of the business
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Aeneas and Mezentius Book ten of The Aeneid incorporates varied similes on the heroic figures of Aeneas and Mezentius. These similes further illustrate to its audience the character and nature of Aeneas and Mezentius. Lines 778 to 783 offers an epic simile of Aeneas‚ “Just as Aegaeon‚ who had a hundred arms and hands-they say-and fire burning from his fifty mouths and chests‚ when he clanged at Jove’s thunderbolts with his fifty shields‚ each one just like the other‚ and drew as many
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In the novel Fahrenheit 451‚ Clarisse McClellan’s curiosity was crucial in the character development of Guy Montag. Throughout the novel‚ because of Clarisse‚ Montag faced a personality shift.Montag shifted from a very strict person that goes by the rules to a very defiant person. Clarisse was necessary for Montag’s self-examination. She showed him how he’s missing out on love‚ pleasure and being content in life.Although he did become rebellious to the government he potentially became more aware
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firemen of the town who if they find a book‚ they burned it in four hundred and fifty one degrees. Guy Montag is a third generation fireman. Being the typical stereotype men‚ he takes life a different approach. He takes pride in his work and serves as a role model for twenty-fourth century town citizens. He goes through multiple struggles and conflict. He is the hero in this story’s journey. This hero conflict starts when he meets his bohemian teenage neighbor‚ Clarisse McClellan. “I’ll hold onto the
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Prohibit Further Use of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2002 I stand to affirm the legislation to prohibit any further use of the No Child Left Behind Act. The goal that is stated in the act is that “All students are expected to meet or exceed state standards in reading and math by 2014.” which has failed. In 2013 only 38 percent of those tested scored as proficient readers on the National Assessment of Educational Progress‚ known as the “Nation’s Report Card‚” released by the Department of Education
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As Montag gains knowledge of what the world could be his traits develop to change him into a new man. In the beginning‚ Montag gets pleasure from fire. He burns “illegally owned books in the houses of their owners” for a living (F451 Summary). He “[grins] the fierce grin of all men‚” making the reader feel that Montag is sadistic (Bradbury 4). Later on in the book‚ Montag burns Beatty alive because “he [knows] he [is] two people” and Montag needed to be different. As Montag starts change‚ he experiences
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