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    atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima‚ which he never finishes. What we get is a raw look at humans trying desperately to find a sense of purpose in their lives through different means such as religion and science. Science is a great way to discover new things. Science helps us invent new technology and helps improve and shape religions and their beliefs. But science can be dangerous because something can always go wrong. In Frankenstein‚ by Mary Shelley‚ Victor creates a creature that he though would

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    ii) The play‚ “Juno and Paycock”‚ by Sean O’ Casey is another comparative text I have studied under the theme of poverty. It is set in the inner city of Dublin during the Irish Civil War. It centres on how does the poverty affect the Boyle family members living in a two-room tenancy in a tenement house at the time of when Dublin had some of the worst slums in Europe. The key moment of the play which draws my attention to the chosen theme is the scene where Juno Boyle told her husband‚ Jack “Captain”

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    The Kite Runner‚ written by Khaled Hosseini‚ and The Crucible‚ written by Arthur Miller‚ share many similar themes‚ characters‚ and ideas. One particular theme that is present throughout both of these written pieces is love. Defined by the Oxford Dictionary‚ love is a strong positive emotion of regard and affection. It can be found in moments of one’s life‚ through relationships‚ and through people. In The Kite Runner and The Crucible‚ one can see the similarities of love through friendship‚ paternal

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    Oscar Leonard Carl Pistorius‚ also known as “Blade Runner”‚ was born November 22‚ 1986. He was born in Johannesburg‚ South Africa and is the middle of three children. Oscar was born with a condition called fibular hemimelia. Fibular hemimelia is a congenital condition in which someone is missing the fibula in one or both legs. Unfortunately‚ Oscar was born without a fibula in both legs. His parents had to make a terribly difficult decision to have his legs amputated when he was 11 months old. The

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    In Bouriana Zakharieva’s essay‚ Frankenstein of the Nineties: The Composite Body‚ Kenneth Branagh’s 1994 film version of Mary Shelley’s novel‚ Frankenstein is discussed and examined in relation to its literary counterpart. A more recent film that seems to parallel the novel is Colin Trevorrow’s 2015 film‚ Jurassic World. The film is about a theme park that has created a genetically modified‚ hybrid dinosaur called the Indominus Rex. There are many similarities between the film and Shelley’s nightmarish

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    trouble"�. There were battles between relatives and clans to determine the ownership of land or trade. In the play‚ the witches chant‚ "Fair is foul and foul is fair"� which suggests the collapse of all that is good and the triumph of evil. Macbeth is a study of the tragic consequences that befall a once "valiant"� man whose thirst for power fuelled by the regicide of the King becomes nothing but a "dead butcher"�. One King who took great interest in the supernatural world was King James I of England‚

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    Texts composed from specific contexts provide insights into new paradigms corresponding to their historical‚ social and economic framework and as a result‚ composers incorporate and mould ideas within texts as a reflection of context. The capacity of thematic concerns to transcend time are manifested within Mary Shelley ’s 19th century gothic novel ’Frankenstein ’ (1818) and Ridley Scott ’s dystopian science fiction film ’Blade Runner ’ (1992) as both pose markedly similar existentialist discourses

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    The following is a critical essay of Mary Shelley’s "Frankenstein" and Charlotte Bronte’s "Jane Eyre" using Romanticism as a basis. I decided that I would pick those aspects of romanticism that I found most prevalent and interesting in the texts. After reading these stories‚ I realized that there were many ideas relating to Romanticism in the texts‚ some of them being variations of its definition; yet‚ they relate nonetheless. Nature is a common theme in Romanticism. There is often an increasing

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    altering one’s pursuit of dream. A range of relationships are explored and this is done through a variety of language techniques such as symbolism and imagery. The movie‚ The Glass Menagerie is set in a small apartment in St Louis in America. The context of the film is important to understand as; the people did not have any welfare support. The difference is also exemplified in the idea of how relationships tie to one another; Tom can only leave the house when his ‘sister gets married’ as she is the

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