Beyond Despair: The Drowned Woman in Victorian Literature and Art The death of a beautiful woman is‚ unquestionably‚ the most poetical topic in the world ―Poe‚ “The Philosophy of Composition” Suicide is often portrayed as the ultimate form of despair; an action relinquishing all hope of reconciliation or salvation. Yet it was a subject that fascinated Victorians. Indeed‚ Philippe Aires notes that the staging of death as an aesthetic event was a nineteenth-century invention (466). Often mentioned
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The Value of Young Adult Literature In this scholarly piece of writing it informs all of the different types of readers about the nature and the evolution of young adult literature. Michael Cart is the author of this White Paper‚ where he explains the differences between YAL and other pieces of writing to young teens between the ages of 12-19. YAL is so important is because it can help young teens overcome life’s challenges as the characters in the books did. Such as life lessons‚ they help make
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Just a couple decades ago‚ the idea of Young Adult literature (YA) was almost completely non-existent. In a short period of time‚ this genre has not only come into being‚ but caused a whirlwind of controversy. I realized several years ago that I had to jump on this YA train if I wanted to keep up with what everyone was talking about. The first book I read due to this “peer pressure” was Twilight. After ripping through the four-book series in a weekend‚ I was left to wonder‚ is this really the substance
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IGSCE Chemistry Notes Oxides Oxides are used to determine whether an element is a metal or a non-metal. Most non-metals are classed as acidic oxides. While most metals are classed as basicoxides. Acidic Oxides * Reacts with water to form acids * Neutralises alkaline solution to form salt + water Basic Oxides * Neutralises acidic solutions to form salt + water Amphoeteric Oxides * These are non-metals which display both acidic and basic properties Alkaline Oxides * Reacts
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Edexcel IGCSE Maths 2 Answers to activities and exercises Unit 1 NUMBER 11 ACTIVITY 1 Time (h) Speed (km/h) 1 160 2 80 4 40 6 26.7 7 22.9 8 20 EXERCISE 1 1 a 4 days 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 a a a a a a a 28 days 8 men 12 people 60 years 40 000 men 12 hours 32 km/litre b 2 days b b b b b b b 6 days 16 men 8 people 15 years 20 000 men 72 km/h 20 litres c 2 c c c c c 2 days 3 4.8 days 32 men 6 people 1200 years 400 men EXERCISE 1* 1 a Number of light bulbs (N) 6 5 2 30 b 3000 = NP 2 a Number of
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower and its inclusion in a history of childhood in literature. First and foremost‚ The Perks of Being a Wallflower (1999) is a ‘coming of age’ novel focusing on a young high-school freshman‚ Charlie‚ and his friends. Published in 1999‚ Stephen Chbosky received critical acclaim for writing a novel dealing with the sensitive issues some teenagers face during their time at high school. Exploring homosexuality‚ sex‚ drugs‚ violence and love‚ our protagonist Charlie goes
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Japanese Literature Reporters: Afable‚ Carlo Manasis‚ Fahra Afro-Asian Literature MTh 09:00 – 10:30 Japanese Literature I. Introduction Facts about Japan * Also known as “Land of the Rising Sun” * An archipelago made up of 6‚852 islands * Its capital is Tokyo * Japanese is its national language * The government is Unitary Parliamentary Constitutional Monarchy II. History of Japanese Literature Japanese Literature can be divided into four main periods: ancient‚
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EXAMINERER TIPS for IGCSE History 0470 Good revision is not just learning your history but also how you use it to get the best grade you can. General advice Preparing to get a good grade begins as soon as you start your IGCSE course. You can prepare by: • finding out what you need to know. • organising your notes. Make a list of the topics studied under the headings ‘Core content’ and ‘Depth or Nineteenth/Twentieth Century Studies’. • knowing how your IGCSE papers are structured and practising past
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Studying Literature in Grade 12 Graduating students in Ontario should only study Canadian literature in a Grade 12 English course. While good writers exist in all cultures‚ Ontario students should only study Canadian writers because we need to become more familiar with our literature. The reasons for this are the need to focus on our own Canadian culture despite being surrounded by other cultures‚ the need to promote and establish our own writers‚ and the need to encourage younger Canadian authors
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IGCSE Paper 2 Tips Part 1 – Passage A ● Question 1 ○ Read the question first. ○ Read Passage A with the question in mind. ○ Look at the question again to make sure you understand. ○ IMPORTANT: whatever the question asks you to create‚ it is VITAL that you include details from Passage A but EQUALLY VITAL that you include your own original ideas/details. ○ The mark scheme’s top band says that the best marks will be awarded to students who make inferences from the information that is already there and
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