englishSTPM/S920 MAJLIS PEPERIKSAAN MALAYSIA (MALAYSIAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL) PEPERIKSAAN SIJIL TINGGI PERSEKOLAHAN MALAYSIA (MALAYSIA HIGHER SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION) LITERATURE IN ENGLISH Syllabus and Specimen Papers This syllabus applies for the 2012/2013 session and thereafter until further notice. 1 NATIONAL EDUCATION PHILOSOPHY ―Education in Malaysia is an on-going effort towards further developing the potential of individuals in a holistic and integrated manner‚
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“Stupid Decisions” In the story “Kansas‚” Stephen Dobyns’ portrayal of the farmer as a round character demonstrates the theme of don’t make stupid decisions of characterization when the farmer chases after his wife‚ the boy hitchhikes‚ and the wife is being unfaithful. It started with a boy trying to get from a school in Oklahoma back to summer school. He hitchhiked on a dirt road in Kansas‚ and much to his surprise‚ his life would change forever. The farmer is a round character as he
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Pettersons “Out stealing horses”‚ a great amount of water imagery is used in different forms such rivers‚ lakes‚ and rain. Water is often used to represent a turning point in a novel in literature‚ it is known to represent change and life. The flashbacks that Trond has in the novel are very descriptive; he remembers the little details about his past that indeed had a great influence towards him‚ especially the summer of 1948. As he recalls it‚ we learn about his personality being a man who is very
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Hazel Lancaster attends a support group for cancer patients to please her mother and ends up meeting the boy she will fall in love with. Issac‚ the only person she likes in the support group‚ brings his friend Augustus Waters for support. Hazel and Augustus have a disagreement over Augustus’s fear of oblivion which Hazel explains that everyone will die eventually. After the session ends‚ Augustus approaches her and the two end up flirting‚ mocking the rug at the support group‚ and watching Issac
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as if they were alone together. Confronted by the spectre of his murdered victim he loses all self-control‚ and before the assembled nobility breaks out into speeches which must inevitably betray his guilt. This very important scene‚ filled with flashback‚ symbolism‚ imagery‚ and irony‚ takes place in the banquet hall of the palace‚ and opens with King Macbeth entering with his queen‚ nobles‚ lords‚ and attendants to the royal hall of Scotland with the banquet ready celebrating Macbeth’s coronation
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Allusion An allusion is a figure of speech that makes a reference to‚ or a representation of‚ people‚ places‚ events‚ literary work‚ myths‚ or works of art‚ either directly or by implication. A brief reference‚ explicit or indirect‚ to a person‚ place or event‚ or to another literary work or passage Function The function of allusion depends as well on the author’s intent; a reader may search out parallels to a figure of speech or a passage. Example: In act one of Death of a Salesman Adonis
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5 beginning with “Many years later...” and concluding with “...the laboratory of an alchemist”. Gabriel García Márquez was born in 1927 in Colombia‚ Spain the shared setting of this world famous novel (The Modern World). The extract begins as a flashback with Colonel Aureliano Buendía recollecting the years immediately following the founding of Macondo. José Arcadio Buendía‚ the founder of the town‚ is obsessed with the ‘magical’ devices brought to the isolated village by a band of gypsies. Making
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Blurring the boundaries between Fiction and Non-Fiction has always been a great way for authors to make their points‚ yield their arguments‚ and to keep interest. Some may even be inclined to believe that there is not a definite boundary between the areas of fiction and non-fiction. Fiction is often used throughout non-fiction writings as more of a point of view than a character in itself. This voice is not exactly a character in the text‚ but it still exercises an attitude toward the material
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Alice Sebold’s number one national bestselling novel The Lovely Bones depicts the horrendous rape and murder of a small-town girl named Suzie Salmon. Suzie must then watch--from her own personal heaven—her family and friends struggle to cope and move on with their lives. The novel is set in the suburbs of Norristown‚ Pennsylvania‚ 1973. Published in 2002‚ The Lovely Bones became an instant bestseller‚ and in 2010 it was released into theaters around the world. Alice Sebold’s early years helped
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Dialectical Notes The Diary of Anne Frank Quote Analysis *The first table (blue) represents the five dialectical notes under the Inward versus the Outward Self Theme‚ while the second (turquoise) represents the dialectical notes under the Generosity and Greed in Wartime theme. Quote | Response | “Yes‚ Mr. Dussel! According to him‚ nothing‚ I repeat… nothing‚ is right about me… my appearance‚ my character‚ my manners. While he was going on at me‚ I thought… sometime I’ll give you such a
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