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    Contexts That Motivate Learning Based on Malcolm Knowles research of adult education‚ and how to engage adults in the learning experience‚ he concluded that there are four distinct motivational contexts that stimulate an adult to learn. The first being practical context‚ which is a solution- based learning. This adult will be encouraged to learn by knowing that the information they are attaining is or will be purposeful in their lives. The second is personal context. This adult is driven by the

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    Frankenstein In the novel Frankenstein‚ both Victor Frankenstein and his monster are engaged in solving the different and unique mysteries of their individual lives. The knowledge that they gain in their investigations are what shape this story. Victor engrossed himself in solving the mystery of the creation of life and its commodities‚ whereas the monster is trying to learn how to solve the mysteries of life and live life itself by only observing society. Victor is possessed by "Promethean

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    The Presentation of ‘The Monstrous’ in the opening chapters of Frankenstein In Frankenstein‚ Mary Shelley presents a powerful depiction of monstrous nature that is perceived to us through the use of: nature‚ context‚ contrast‚ perception‚ imagery and language in the novel. Through these devices and means‚ a bleak outlook of humanity as a whole is portrayed. According to Fred Botting in‚ ‘Making Monstrous’ monsters often appear in political and literary writings as symbols of ‘a terrible threat

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    forces of revolutionary and Napoleonic France" (Poggio 26). Romanticism was a period of art that expressed the disdain for the industrial revolution. Not only was it disrupting nature it was disrupting a peaceful life. "Mary Shelley explored in Frankenstein the danger involved when science oversteps the boundaries of human potential" (Poggio 28). The backlash of the industrial revolution was present in the arts as well as the economy and work force. During the industrial era‚ "Here were all the elements

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    In the story‚ Frankenstein‚ the monster wants someone to care about him and accept him in every way since he feels rejected towards the human. For instance‚ the monster tells Victor‚ “You must create a female for me whom I can live with in the interchange of those sympathies necessary for my being” (104). The monster appearance may be difficult to look at but he developes the same patterns as the human such as sense of smell‚ touch‚ sight‚ taste‚ and hearing. The monster looks just like the humans

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    Chapter 3 Review and Reflect 1) List three purposes for assessment. To gain knowledge of children’s 1.needs‚ 2.interests‚ and 2.strengths 2) What is meant by the term authentic assessment? When information is gathered in a natural‚ everyday setting it is called an authentic assessment. 3) Which of the following is considered a formal method of assessment? A. Checklists. B. Standardized tests. C. Rating scales. D. Anecdotal records. 4)List three considerations for choosing a method

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    How does a comparative study of Frankenstein and Blade Runner bring to the fore ideas about the consequences of the desire for control? Both ‘Frankenstein’ By Mary Shelley (1818) and ‘Blade Runner’ composed by Ridley Scott (1992) express the concerns of the dire consequences that come as a result of the need for control. These texts were heavily influenced by the rapid growth of technology although reflecting different eras. They highlight the dangers of excessive ambition and the threats to the

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    English Assessment Task 2 – Texts and Context – Poetry ------------------------------------------------- Texts are a product of their contexts. (How the same story can have a different meaning based on their context) Texts are a product of their contexts‚ but to what extent is this statement true? To investigate the truth behind this statement we explore the poets John Donne and William Wordsworth in the Metaphysical and Romantics movement. The context of these different movements heavily influenced

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    "Destiny was too potent‚ and her immutable laws had decreed my utter and terrible destruction." Victor Frankenstein says this right before telling Walton his story.Destiny played an important role in the book Frankenstein. Victor sees it as the force that caused his downfall. He blames most of what has happened on destiny. At first it was his destiny to build the monster‚ afterwards he says it is his destiny to destroy it. Victor feltas if some force was making him experiment‚ that some force was

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    Reflects on the Society in Gulliver’s Travels Jonathan Swift wrote Gulliver’s Travels in 1762 with the intent of providing entertainment for people. Entertainment through satire was what Swift had in mind. In Gulliver’s Travels‚ Jonathan Swift traveled to four different foreign countries‚ each representing a corrupt part of England. Swift criticized the corruption of such parts and focused on the government‚ society‚ science‚ religion and man. Not only did Swift criticize the customs of each country

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