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    English essay plan Introduction: In both texts‚ the men can be seen as forces of society‚ however the men in Street car show far more brutal and savage behaviour‚ where as the men in All new people‚ to a certain extent reflect freedom from the gender expectations and social structures of previous generations. Paragraph one: • Introduce and compare the male characters of both texts. • Jobs‚ roles and masculinity Stanley Myron Mitch Charlie Engineer in a factory - Physical labor Fireman

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    the human species is the most intelligent species of all. And what distinguishes it from all the other billions species in the world? The choice of making their own decisions. The ability to shape their own future. It is a fact that every person is a unique indivisual. Therefore‚ whether to be an honest‚ sincere human or to be a roguish‚ dishonest crook is but an individual’s choice. Every person in a specific group or society is responsible for their own disposition‚ and their own reputation

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    Post-Colonial Theory and Heart of Darkness        "Heart of Darkness" begins and ends in London; on the Nellie on the Thames. The most part‚ however‚ takes place in the Congo (now known as the Republic of the Congo). The Kongo‚ as it was originally known‚ was inhabited first by pygmy tribes and migratory ’Bantus’ and was ’discovered’ by the Portuguese in the 14th Century. The Portuguese brought with them Catholocism; European missionaries. The Congo was ruled by King Alfonso I from 1506 - 1540

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    Heart of Darkness   Joseph Conrad was able to introduce and build both external and internal conflicts that continue to develop throughout the text with the use of literary techniques such as external dialogue‚ internal dialogue and figurative language. Marlow‚ the protagonist‚ tells his story and is listened to by the first person narrator‚ creating external dialogue that illuminates Marlow’s internal conflict. The narrator himself then alludes to his own conflict of fear through internal dialogue

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    Essays Heart of darkness and Metamorphosis Both the novel Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad and the short story Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka signify and are about going beneath the surface. Although these books were written by different authors and published several years apart‚ they share numerous similarities in the overall message of the story. The heart of darkness is about imperialism and takes a step into telling a tale of individuals that embarked on the imperialistic journey from Europe to Africa

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    In Conrad’s Heart of Darkness‚ the portrayal of women takes a backwards step and is reverted back to the primitive‚ more demeaning viewpoint. Conrad employs characters that reflect the archaic perspectives concerning women. The main character‚ Marlow‚ generalizes all women and depicts every woman as living in a dream-like state merely “going through the motions” of life. His five women characters were kept unnamed and their speech limited‚ highlighting the belittlement of women in the male-dominated

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    POPULAR CULTURE OUTCOMES • Analyses relationships within and between social and cultural groups. • Accounts for cultural diversity and commonality within societies and cultures • Evaluates continuity and change‚ assesses social futures and strategies for change and the implications for societies and cultures. • Evaluates the influence of power‚ authority‚ gender and technology on decisions making and participation in society. • Applies appropriate language

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    Culture creates who we are as individuals; it guides us in making every day choices and gives us a foundation on which to live our life’s and to run others. Our culture sets us aside from others‚ making us unique to the eye and to the heart. It gives us values to set the norms we live by‚ the capability to communicate and the drive to create the technology of which we use day by day. So what exactly is Culture? Culture is basically a human’s society’s total way of life; which is learned and shared

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    Symbolism in Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness Essay Symbolism plays a major role in the portrayal of some of the basic concepts in Joseph Conrad’s novel Heart of Darkness. In the beginning of the book‚ the symbols of darkness and light appear with their universal meaning‚ which‚ with the progress of the novel‚ is broadened so that it completely changes in the end. In the beginning‚ darkness seems to show the backwardness of the African continent and its people‚ whereas light stands for the

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    Mou’s latest film Hero purposely emphasizes the singularity of its title. Yet perhaps it can be said that if the movie is indeed centered solely on just ONE concept‚ notion and example of the divine Hero that could be deduced‚ then its scope may be a bit too narrow-minded. One can say that the movie depicts various heroic virtues‚ but exactly whom one views as the hero will be dependant on one’s values and perspective. If there is something that should be discerned from the whole movie‚ it is that the

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