texts discuss how Channel 4’s drama reflects its public service remit. ‘Channel 4 no longer makes programmes for minorities‚ because it wants to bring audiences together rather than segment them.’ (Jeffries‚ S). The objective of this essay is to discuss and examine the ways in which ‘Channel 4’ dramas reflect its public service remit. Throughout this essay there will be an analysis focusing on two particular television drama’s that have been produced purely for Channel 4 to show if they do reflect
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My Son the Fanatic 1. Introduction The theme of my term paper is the analysis of a short story with special regard to the socio-cultural and historical background. All the stories I could have chosen for that in school result from our semester theme "Britain: Past and Present"‚ but the story of my special choice was: "My son the fanatic"‚ by Hanif Kureishi. I have chosen this story because‚ as reported by my English teacher‚ this story does not only describe the situation of immigrants in Great
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English assessment. How does John Boyne use the character of Shmuel to show the suffering of Jewish people under the Nazis? There are many quotes in the book ‘The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas’ that show how the Jews were treated under Nazi control‚ through Bruno’s friend from the other side of the fence. However‚ the author does this in a clever and unique way; through his clothes. An example of this is found on page one hundred and six in chapter ten‚ where Shmuel “wore the same striped pyjamas
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politics come from shows like the Daily Show. The Daily Show has a negative impact on peoples views and opinions on politics. The Daily Show is a comedy show which gives false information which people tend to believe. The host of the Daily Show is a stand up comedian named Jon Stewart. The Daily Show also happenes to air on a channel called the Comedy Central. The Comedy Central is known for obnoxious comedies like the Chapel Show and South Park. So why do people take the Daily Show seriously and use
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Son‚ written by Yiyun Li. Karolina Strömberg 10SPC Han are an ethnic group native to East Asia. Han is the majority ethic group of the chinese population and by that one can think that maybe the name Han (in the story) was decided because he is not so different from others as he thinks he is. That his mother will wait at the airport for him with a photo album that contains pictures of woman that he can marry. A diamond bachelor has usually passed the optimum marriage
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How far is Shylock a character for whom we can feel sympathy? How would a contemporary audience’s response to him differ from that of an audience in Shakespeare’s time? Shylock isn’t a character for whom we can feel much sympathy for because he always seems to be thinking about himself and his money rather than other people around him. Through most of the play he seems selfish‚ and it seems in some parts of the play as though he doesn’t care about his daughter. He also has a very strict religion
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’Buddy’‚ written by Nigel Hinton‚ tells the story of the eponymous Buddy‚ who we feel sympathy for throughout the book. The author manages to make us feel this way‚ by going in depth with the main character’s personal reflection. In this essay‚ my aim is to show how the author creates sympathy for the central character. This novel opens with Buddy feeling guilty after his mother leaving home. He then lives in poor conditions with his unemployed‚ "Teddy Boy" father‚ whom Buddy finds embarrassing
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to feel this way. Nonetheless‚ his feelings intensified when a ghost of his father told him that he was murdered. At this point‚ Hamlet’s character has changed into something that was unrecognizable. As time went on‚ he realizes that he is unsure on how to approach the situation resulting in his character being changed. In Hamlet‚ written by
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Nathanael Greene was born in 1742 and grew up as a Quaker before taking on responsibilities for the family foundry in 1770. He gained an interest in politics and had a noticeable sympathy for the Patriot cause. Around 1774‚ Greene played a role in the formation of a militia known as the Kentish Guards. The unit was chartered and Greene was eager to enroll and was later accepted. This was the beginning of Greene’s military affairs‚ and he later served on a militia committee of the General Assembly
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Mother to Son is an empowering poem from a mother to her son. The first part of the poem alludes to the mother explaining to her son that life isn’t easy. The mother explains the struggles that she has went through in her life span. The mother illuminates to her son‚ through trials and tribulations she has accumulated wounds‚ cuts‚ and bruises that life has brought a upon her. But despite these hardships she has learned when things become hopeless don’t run away. She has learned to face the obstacles
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