Wai Kaung Professor Fasano EWRT 211 31 October 2012 The Golden Land Burma isn’t just a place where I was born; it is much more that. It’s where my culture sank into my blood‚ for I can never disinherit this place. Located in the Southeast Asia‚ Burma is rich in cultures and natural attractions. The tropical climate and the warm feelings of Burma are unforgettable. Burma is known for its magnificent landscapes‚ mouthwatering multicultural food‚ and hospitable people. I adore this country because
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The Hurried Child Discuss the ways in which Text 1 attempts to shape your response to the ideas presented about contemporary childhood. The feature article “The Hurried Child” written by Kathleen McDonnell uses language conventions to put forth particular ideas about contemporary childhood. Contemporary childhood is presented as being negative in the article ‘The Hurried Child”‚ even the title of the article has negative connotations. The main ideas centre on the notion that children no
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Quarrying Limestone: Advantages and Disadvantages Limestone is a mass production material‚ it can: make concrete when burnt and mixed with appropriate amounts of clay‚ be used as an aggregate (crushed rock)‚ it is a suitable quality of a good dimension stone which can be used for buildings. Also‚ limestone can be used as a feedstock in some industrial processes‚ for example desulphurisation of coal-fired power station flue gasses‚ in iron and steel production or in fertilizer production. Limestone
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One Malaysia What is One Malaysia? One Malaysia is an idea which has been inspired by Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak to overcome racial problems and issues. This idea is about uniting and integrating all citizens of Malaysia from all races and religion into one track towards peaceful and harmony Malaysia. It is to grow unity among various races in Malaysia based on particular important values that should become habit of every Malaysia citizens. It is not a new policy that separates from other policies
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philosophers such as John Locke believed in what is known as the tabula rasa. It is a theory which suggests the human mind begins as a "white paper void of all characters without any ideas‚" (Gerrig et al. 51-57). This theory is what Mary Shelley ’s Frankenstein revolves on as one researcher suggests that this notion of tabula rasa is what Shelley ’s account of the Creature ’s development seems to hold (Higgins 61). By considering this concept‚ where all humans start as a "blank slate‚" as reflected in
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The characters John‚ from Brave New World‚ and the monster‚ from Frankenstein‚ both have very similar backgrounds. In both novels‚ the characters are treated very poorly in the societies they live in‚ and are considered outcasts. However‚ these characters also have some major differences. John and the monster both struggle with rejection but they differ in that John was given more control of his situation. In both novels‚ the main characters are totally rejected by those around them. This is made
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this idea? Through the use of numerous techniques‚ the prescribed texts demonstrate that although times change‚ human concerns about aspects of the world remain the same‚ or very similar. This is apparent in a comparison of Mary Shelly’s novel‚ Frankenstein‚ and Ridley Scott’s film‚ Blade Runner. Techniques like imagery‚ atmosphere‚ camera angles and contrast‚ portray contextual concerns so that despite the texts being composed 164 years apart‚ we note parallels demonstrating that aspects of the
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explicit; usually with a director telling their victim exactly what to do regardless of what the victim wants. However‚ there are more forms of mind control other than the common overtaking scenario. The two father/creator figures in Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein and Chaim Potok’s The Chosen are affecting their children subconsciously. They are both raising their children with little to no verbal or physical influence‚ which affects different results on both creations. The differing outputs of similar inputs
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Discuss Mary Shelley’s approaches and methods in relation to the theme of questionable motives in ‘Frankenstein’ (part of letter 1). In ‘Frankenstein’ by Mary Shelley‚ the theme of questionable motives is a reoccurring one‚ of which many become apparent at the very beginning of the novel in the letters sent from Walton to his sister‚ Margaret. During letter one‚ arguably the most important character in the novel‚ Robert Walton‚ is introduced where he notifies Margaret of his preparations leading
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How are monsters created? The question whether people are born evil or are transformed has been around forever. The Creature from Frankenstein‚ written by Mary Shelley‚ and Grendel from Grendel‚ written by John Gardner‚ had similar situations. Grendel was a beast who had no communication with humans or any other living creature. He could understand the humans‚ but they could not understand him. He could not even communicate with his mom because she had forgotten the language long ago. He was isolated
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