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    In Egypt march‚18‚ 3014‚. There was one day the king of egypt had a sun called Apu and his dad’s name is Sanjay.the egyptians always likes to have power over other kind of people and feel they can control everyone.They don’t like sharing power with other countries and they like to be selfish.This means they never help others countries when they needed and they always independent.All the slaves from egypt were being controlled by a chip so they could always work and listen to the egyptians in everything

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    so busy dreaming the American Dream‚ fantasizing about what they could be or have the right to be‚ that they’re all asleep at the switch. Consequently‚ we are living in the age of human error.” – Florence King. The American Dream is the legendary utopia of equality‚ democracy‚ and prosperity. F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ the author of The Great Gatsby‚ examines the question of whether or not the exuberance of material wealth and riches is really satisfactory in the seeking of the American Dream and the pursuit

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    How far do you agree that Jack represents disorder and savagery in the novel? You should refer closely to his words‚ to events and to actions and opinions of other characters in your answer. (Chapters 1-4) In this book‚ Lord of the Flies‚ we see young boys stranded on an uninhabited island. As the story progresses the boys more savage sides starts to show. I agree that one boy in particular‚ Jack‚ seems to represent savagery and disorder more than the other boys. In chapter 1‚ Jack is portrayed

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    Night’s Dream‚ Queen Elizabeth was the authority that ruled England. She became a very important figure to the 16th Century. Tensions arose out of her control of both State and Church. Jennifer Clements’ describes the tension‚ as “anxiety about female dominance and male inadequacy‚” (Clement). Titania‚ the fairy queen‚ holds the power over the fairies and the natural world‚ while Oberon holds a power similar to that of Theseus‚ a power that resides in the power of status. However‚ Oberon does not entertain

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    John Steinbeck – Of Mice and Men About author He is widely known for the Pulitzer Prize - winning novel The Grapes of Wrath (1939). Another works: East of Eden (1952) and the novella Of Mice and Men (1937). As the author of twenty-seven books‚ including sixteen novels‚ six non-fiction books‚ and five collections of short stories‚ Steinbeck received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1962. Steinbeck’s novels can all be classified as social novels dealing with the economic problems of rural labour

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    The American Writer: John Steinbeck           John Ernst Steinbeck Jr.‚ was a well-known American writer (“John Steinbeck (1902-1968)”). His most famous books were Of Mice and Men‚ The Grapes of Wrath‚ and East of Eden (John Steinbeck). “As the author of twenty-seven books‚ including sixteen novels‚ six non fiction books‚ and five collections of short stories‚ Steinbeck received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1962” (“John Steinbeck (1902-1968)”).           John Steinbeck was born on February 24

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    Answer the questions in the spaces provided – there may be more space than you need. Calculators must not be used. Information The total mark for this paper is 100 The marks for each question are shown in brackets – use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question. Questions labelled with an asterisk (*) are ones where the quality of your written communication will be assessed. Advice Read each question carefully before you start to answer it. Keep an eye on the time

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    my own death” his a phrase to show Harold’s development and emotional change; this is the reason why he ultimately convinces Karent to change the ending‚ therefore changing his fate.

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    innocent and mentally handicapped with no ability to understand abstract concepts like death. While he acts with great loyalty to George‚ he has no comprehension of the idea of "loyalty." For that reason‚ he often does not mean to do the things that get him into trouble‚ and once he does get into trouble‚ he has no conscience to define his actions in terms of guilt. Lennie only defines them in terms of consequences: "George is going to give me hell" or "George won ’t let me tend the rabbits." He is

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    With leadership comes power; some use their power for the greater good and some abuse it. Many people want to be the leader of a group‚ but may underestimate the amount of responsibility it actually takes. Although everyone is capable of using their power for the greater good‚ it is easy for someone to get caught up in power and abuse it. In Golding’s novel “Lord of the Flies” Ralph‚ one of the main characters‚ shows how people are capable of using their power for good. The plane Ralph‚ and a group

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