“...I was born a crime.” These are the words Trevor Noah uses to describe his birth‚ a candid truth as Noah was born a mixed child during South Africa’s Apartheid. Under Apartheid law‚ the mixing of races was the ultimate crime as it defied the very principles which Apartheid stood for. In his memoir‚ Born a Crime‚ Noah tells the story of his life‚ a young boy caught between white and black‚ in a time when that was simply not done. Noah’s perception that his childhood was normal‚ hindered his ability
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F. Scott Fitzgerald said of The Great Gatsby that it ‘contains no important woman character’. How are women presented in The Great Gatsby‚ and how can this be compared with the presentation of women in Cormac McCarthy’s No Country for Old Men? Initially‚ it appears that the women characters are seen as inferior and are significant only in the relationship to male characters. A distorted view could be shown as both texts are written by male narrators. F.Kerr said that Fitzgerald felt “women are
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How is Curley presented by Steinbeck in Of Mice and Men? Curley is one of ‘Of Mice and Men’s’ major characters. Although he does not appear to hold a central role‚ he is very important in other respects. The first of these is the way in which he treats George and Lennie‚ and the ranch workers in general on the ranch. Curley is the boss’ son. Therefore he acts like he is the boss himself. He orders the others around‚ and‚ although it is true that he does hold some power on the ranch‚ he does not
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Prodigal Son Open with scripture reading luke 15:15-24 Pray for the class time and the devotional Background info: Earlier in the story the son left the family with his inheritance and here’s what he said to his father: “I wish you were dead” The father obliges and the son leaves and goes and spends his money in “wild living” and nothing else is said about it He gets a job feeding pigs which was the worst job for a jewish boy‚ especially one of the father He comes to his senses and goes back
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Homework DNA You must create a moving PowerPoint presentation or video to show the structure of DNA‚ how it was discovered and how it can be used in genetic engineering. If you cannot create a PowerPoint or video then you must produce a storyboard/written set of instructions describing what you would have done. Your homework should be at least 1 page typed (size 12 font) or sensible sized handwriting (8 words per line). Labelled diagrams‚ tables and charts are also appropriate for this task but
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Describe Act 1 Scene 1 Othello The scene opens on a street in Venice at night time. Iago and Roderigo are two friends (or so Roderigo thinks)‚ and they are arguing about a ‘deal’ made between the two of them. Iago‚ a soldier in the Venetian army‚ promised Roderigo that he would help him win over the beautiful Desdemona‚ the daughter of a Venetian senator called Brabantio. Instead‚ Desdemona has fallen head over heels in love with a black Moor called Othello‚ who is very senior in the Venetian
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no matter where you are or what time period you are in‚ human characteristics don’t change. People are self-centered‚ and they only think about themselves when they are in danger. And this directly relates to 1984. Winston’s example fully describes how people would react when they are in a situation where they have to decide what to give up. They novel 1984 is a reflection of today’s world. The author who wrote this novel
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How is Jane Eyre presented as a victim? Described as “humbled” by her “physical inferiority to Eliza‚ John and Georgiana Reed” Outsider – “dispensed from joining the group” “like a Turk” minority group? Not sure Needs to be protected – windows‚ curtains etc physical barrier from the other Conflicted – separates herself whilst longing to belong Pathetic fallacy – mist‚ clouds‚ ceaseless rain Reference to sea-fowl – who dwell on “solitary rocks and promontories” “bad animal”‚ “Madam Mope” – verbally
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Frodo Baggins is the main character of the Lord of the Rings‚ he is the centre of attention‚ even when he is not in the scene. He does not share the characteristics of traditional heroes‚ for he is presented as an ordinary Hobbit‚ neither fast nor strong nor particularly smart. He is not adventurous as he himself admits to Gandalf at the beginning of the tale. ‘I do really wish to destroy it! cried Frodo. ‘Or‚ well‚ to have it destroyed. I am not made for perilous quests. I wish I had never seen
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The play A secret date explores how George and Virginia have to hide a crucial fact about themselves to be able to date each other. While Virginia believes their love is real‚ George thinks their love is actually lust‚ and Virginia want a partner to be with through her tough times. In the play The Clean House‚ we noticed that Virginia was a very childlike character‚ and often had to hide things about her life. She would always get into a fight with her sister‚ raising her voice often as a child
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