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    How does Alagiah create emotion in this extract? In the extract‚ ‘A Passage to Africa‚’ George Alagiah appeals to the readers emotions through his sensitive writing style and insightful presentation of facts. He takes us on a roller coaster of emotions and allowing us to empathize with the difficulties faced by the Somalians.He uses effective language that creates an impact on the reader‚ which portrays the harsh conditions and reality of the ‘famine of quiet suffering and lonely death.’ The title

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    Soren Kierkegaard‚ stresses the existence of the individual person creates his or her life through the choices he or she makes. As the plot of The Stranger develops‚ Camus skillfully presents an existential perspective on life

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    How Shakespeare creates tension and suspense in Act 2 Scene 1 Macbeth is one of Shakespeare’s most dramatic tragedies which made it necessary for Shakespeare to create tension and suspense throughout the play. The play was written during the reign of King James 1st‚ and because of this the themes of the play have a striking resemblance to the period. Common beliefs in the 1600s are upheld throughout‚ such as witchcraft; King James felt threatened by ‘witches’ and this resulted in unmerciful killing

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    emergence of a new‚ secular and individualistic way of thinking. Such ideation perpetuated the talented intellectuals of the time to formulate new ideas‚ and in Niccolo Machiavelli’s case‚ a new way to govern. In his book‚ The Prince‚ Machiavelli uses his “how to guide” to delineate the political theory a prince should use in order to secure his power and govern his people effectively. This piece

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    Of Mice and Men By John Steinbeck Journey is a term that implies travel‚ which can offer up new insights‚ experiences‚ cultures and perspectives. Journeys can have positive or negative effects‚ as we see in John Steinbeck’s “Of Mice and Men”. In the novel‚ the writer takes us into the American outback‚ and we journey with the characters as they face the various challenges and barriers that arise as they attempt to achieve the ‘great American dream’ – settling down and farming their own land.

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    “…disobedient wretch! ...get thee to a church Thursday Or never look me in the face.” Using abrasive name-calling along with an ultimatum‚ he tries to force Juliet to marry Paris. Not bothering to understand how or why Juliet feels so strongly about not marrying Paris‚ Capulet creates a tension between Juliet and himself. The

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    Does Facebook (or other forms of social media) create isolation? 2.46 billion people are connected through social media every single day and the number one social media used worldwide is Facebook; as of 2017. With this number of people on social media‚ every single day‚ we are forgetting about socialising with friends and family. Social media are making more and more people isolated. Social media is creating a number issues in our society and only more and more people are going to sign up and get

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    Macbeth has finally found his way to the throne and throws his first social gathering as king. Macbeth needs this banquet to be nothing other than perfect‚ and when it ends up being absolutely horrid‚ Shakespeare incorporates a large sense of dramatic tension into the play that keeps the audience on complete suspense through the imagery‚ supernatural theme‚ and the confusion and chaos between Macbeth’s alter egos. One of the most prominent themes in Macbeth is the theme of ambition. Once the weird

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    Immigration creates diversity in Canada. Immigration and diversity is what Canada is known for all around the world. As it says in the Canadian Multiculturalism Act‚ "It is hereby declared to be the policy of the Government of Canada to foster the recognition and appreciation

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    facing problems too big for them to handle. Their grandparents and parents allowed big corporations to elect political leaders‚ and create a country living far from equal. It is time to transform into something that works‚ to open our minds to the new solution‚ or maybe just leave these ideas behind altogether. Rave and its religious culture has the potential to create a utopia if the “responsible” population of this society chose

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