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    Voltaire’s novella‚ Candide‚ uses satire to discuss and criticise philosophical Optimism‚ the prevalent Catholic philosophy during his time period‚ the Enlightenment era. Voltaire himself was known to oppose this theory‚ and employed caricatural figures in his writing‚ such as the characters of Pangloss and Martin‚ to mock the ideas that they stand for. The old woman‚ as a character‚ is not a protagonist nor does she show up particularly frequently in the text‚ but she is significant to the theme

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    the iron was placed in contact with the other‚ it attracted it. In ancient times men knew of a special kind of rock that could pull other rocks of the same kind and pieces of iron toward itself. Such rocks were called lodestones. In modern times man uses the same force exerted by the ancient lodestones to generate electric power‚ to store information in computers‚ and to study the secrets of the universe. The force is called magnetism‚ and objects that exert it are known as

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    life‚ and without blood‚ we could not live. This is known to everyone‚ and because of this‚ when Shakespeare uses the symbol of blood to represent treason‚ murder and death‚ it is easily understood and fits in perfectly with the ideas we have of blood.<br><br>Blood is mentioned often in the play and most times in reference to murder or treason. The first sinister reference to blood is in Act 2‚ Scene 1‚ when Macbeth sees the dagger floating in the air leading him to Duncan’s room and he sees "on the

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    the poet goes on to commends the darling‚ saying she is more exquisite than the most pleasant summer day‚ yet soon the cool winds of the autumn day will make the flowers fall. He also goes on explaining that summer doesn ’t keep going long and so does one ’s youth. Next‚ he said that sometimes the summer days can be to hot and sometime it will get cloudy‚ then he naturally continues by saying that everything delightful in the end blurs by chance or by nature ’s inexorable changes. Returning to the

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    How does the Catherine Tate sketch use language? Catherine Tate uses a wide variety of linguistic techniques and lexis throughout the comedy sketch with the Prime minister. The effects these techniques have on the audience are focused as they effectively engage the audience whilst being humorous and tactile. The tenor used is strong and inappropriate. Our expectations of a girl participating in work experience with the Prime Minister are somewhat obedient and well mannered‚ yet the complete

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    Courtney Mehmen How does Stowe use religion and the characters in the book to argue that slavery is inherently evil and immoral? In what specific instances do southerners use religion to defend slavery? In the book‚ Uncle Tom’s Cabin‚ by Harriet Stowe‚ she writes many different dynamic opportunities to show us how she felt about the problems of America in the 1850’s era. She was very avid about anti-slavery and wanted to show the North what truly happened in the South when it came to slavery

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    The Sword in the Stone is a book about an adopted child named Wart. He is of royal blood and does not know this. One day when Wart is in the forest‚ he finds a magician named Merlin. Merlin comes home with Wart and agrees with Sir Ector‚ Wart’s guardian‚ to become Wart’s tutor. Merlin goes about educating Wart by transforming him into different animals. Through each transformation Wart experiences different forms of power‚ each being a part of how he should rule as king.<br><br>The first transformation

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    Heaney vividly conveys his feelings about the death of this brother at the first stanza by foreshadowing the death he was about to face. He says - “Counting bells knelling classes to close” describing the ringing of the bell. I noticed that Heaney uses the word ‘knelling’ instead of ringing.This almost creates a tone and mood of suspense as the word is usually used to describe church bells knelling for a funeral mass. Another reason why he used bells as an example is to indicate the end of time.

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    Shakespeare uses love as an overall theme for his play. Love is an intense feeling of deep affection‚ and normally‚ authors use it to show the relationship between two people. Shakespeare takes what love means to an entirely new level‚ and uses it in an unusual way within this play‚ for love is not only used in the general sense of love for other people‚ but in the love of power over others and how to use the love that other people hold for one person to one’s advantage. Shakespeare’s use of love in

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    implausible story. Additionally‚ Victor’s inclusion of these personal letters in his narrative allows Alphonse and Elizabeth to express themselves‚ shedding light on their respective concerns and attitudes‚ and thus rendering them more human. Shelley’s use of letters enables the shift of narrative from one character to another while remaining within the bounds of the standard novel. Letters also serve as a means of social interaction‚ as characters are frequently out of immediate contact with one another

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