In year 8 English this term‚ we have been reading and analysing various short stories of which I have thoroughly enjoyed. These stories include ‘Lamb to the Slaughter’ by Roald Dahl‚ ‘A Daughter’s Story’ by Fatima Moradi‚ and ‘Jewelled Mirror’ by Izel Öztürk. We investigated and analysed the use of language devices such as metaphors‚ irony‚ and personification. We have worked on summarising the stories‚ the moral/purpose of the story‚ points of view and the multiple types of first and third person
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Lazarus”. Death is very much a universal theme and one present in numerous poems written by Sylvia Plath. The subject of death‚ and consequently Plath’s work‚ can therefore relate to everyone as it is relevant to all humanity‚ nobody is exempt. It can be seen that Plath had a preoccupation with death‚ it has been said that she was attracted to it like “moths to an electric light bulb” . Indeed‚ Plath attempted suicide on several occasions throughout her life‚ finally succumbing to her “passionate
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In Chapter 8 of A Different Mirror Takaki talks about the experience and the reason why The Chinese immigrated to the U.S in the late 1800’s. He also talks about the work and jobs the Chinese people were able to produce. While some did experience the same discrimination and racism as many other immigrant groups during this time such as Eastern Europeans‚ Irish‚ and‚ later‚ Mexicans‚ the United States seemed to welcome the Chinese immigrants and their labor. Takaki talks about a time when the Chinese
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Introduction: Five Forces Framework Porter’s Five Forces Model is a model that analyzes an industry to help develop a business strategy. The model uses five forces that have been identified to categorize an industry as intensely competitive or not competitive at all and this will then determine the attractiveness of the market.There are many features of an industry in which a company competes that determines the level of competition it will face and the profits it will get. The most famous classification
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C.S Lewis starts off with narrating the main events of his childhood that formed how he thought and acted. Of course the beginning is the character of his parents‚ which he humorously contrasts – emotional and vivacious father‚ calm and rational mother. Other elements are his inclination towards imagining‚ drawing‚ and writing instead of sports due to a missing knuckle in his thumb‚ the turbulence caused by the death of his mother and calm stability‚ the consequential growth in friendship and camaraderie
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A Different Mirror: Takaki’s use of the Tempest In the first chapter of “A Different Mirror” by Ronald Takaki‚ he explains stereotypes and biases of white‚ Eurocentric attitudes that have been with us since the earliest days of the colonies and settlements here. Beginning with the early colonists and their treatment of the natives‚ there is a pattern of ruthless acquisition of land and goods. According to Takaki‚ the early settlers judged native americans as lacking everything identifiable in
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In the “Nosedive” episode of Black Mirror‚ the director‚ Charlie Booker satirically presents the idea that our society continues to abuse the privilege of utilizing social media‚ especially‚ how individuals choose to display themselves on social media in comparison to reality. This idea is conveyed when Lacie was forced to ride with Susan‚ an individual who was rated below 2.0. Lacie was initially hesitant about this; however‚ she began to realize that this individual was actually a kind individual
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Marco Iacoboni and colleagues (2005)‚ developed an interesting experiment to test the mirror neuron phenomenon‚ called the Teacup Experiment. The test subjects are shown three video clips involving the same simple action: a hand grasping a teacup. In the first video‚ there was no context for the action‚ just the hand and the cup. In the second video‚ the subjects see a messy table‚ complete with cookie crumbs and dirty napkins-the aftermath of a tea party‚ clearly. In the third video‚ the subjects
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In poems of Sylvia Plath‚ entitled “Lady Lazarus” and “Daddy” some elements are similar‚ including used hostile imagery‚ gloomy atmosphere as well as recurring theme of suicide‚ but the poems differ in respect of the speaker’s point of view and attitude towards addressed person or unfavorable surroundings. These elements are employed by Plath in order to intensify the impact on her audience and convey all extreme emotions. Another issue that is considered to be worthy of thinking over is the question
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! ! The texts in this elective reflect the ways in which composers experiment with ideas and form to question human beliefs and values. ! Texts studied in ‘After the Bomb’ reflect a skepticism of conventional ideologies prevalent in the Cold War (1945-1990) era. These shifting social‚ political and cultural values caused an ideological warfare that influenced many to reevaluate their beliefs and alter their perception on the nature of humanity. The texts in this elective undoubtedly reflects the
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