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    Analyse how Frankenstein and Blade Runner imaginatively portray individuals who challenge the established values of their times. Mary Shelley’s Gothic romantic science fiction novel‚ “Frankenstein”‚ (1818) and Ridley Scott’s hybrid genre film; mixture of science‚ detective‚ crime and thriller fiction‚ “Blade Runner” (1982) imaginatively portray individuals who challenge the established values of their times through the use of cinematic; camera shots and lighting‚ and literary techniques; imagery

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    Yolen’s heroes and heroines are inspired by fairy tales; however‚ they still reflect the reality which surrounds them. In Yolen’s Briar Rose‚ heroes and heroines are inspired by fairy tales still reflecting the reality which surrounds them. This is seen‚ for example‚ in her characters who are inspired by fairy tales. In reality‚ these characters represent the real life experiences of those who lived through the Holocaust and the heroes of World War two. The heroes and heroines in Yolen’s Briar

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    The novel ‘Frankenstein’‚ written by Mary Shelley (1818)‚ and Ridley Scott’s film ‘Bladerunner’ (1982)‚ are both texts that address and thoroughly explore the issue of the role of science and technology in society and how it impacts the human race. Although they were composed in different eras‚ both texts were composed under the influence of industrial‚ scientific and technological revolution. Both ‘Frankenstein’ and ‘Bladerunner’ address the issue of how science and technological advancements‚ such

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    CLASH OF CIVILISATION ITS IMPACTS IN IR INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS DEPARTMENT PRESIDENT UNIVERSITY 2015 WHAT ARE WE DISCUSSING? FIRST TERM SECOND TERM • AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE SUBJECT • THE POLITIC OF IDENTITY • THE HISTORY AND THE FOUNDER • THE CLASH IN IR – THE EVIDENCE OF REALISM • THE FAULT LINES OF THE CLASH • REVIEW • THE OPPONENT • THE STORIES OF CLASH • THE CLASH IN THE AGE OF SECURITY THE HISTORY RE-TELLS INDIAN WAR CRUSADE WAR CARTHAGE VS ROME AZTEC AZTEC EXTINCTION EXTINCTION

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    Avatar and Capitalism: The Conflict of ‘By Any Means Necessary’ Civilization was born from the human need to evolve from savages. Throughout history humans have deemed our great civilizations as what separated us from savages‚ but as Mark Twain’s once said‚ “The only very marked difference between the average civilized man‚ and the average savage is that one is gilded and the other is painted” (Vowell‚ 2005). A relation can be drawn between Twain’s remarks and Director James Cameron’s film Avatar

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    days after Stuart arrived there was a riot’‚ to introduce what the next part of the story is about and to draw the reader in‚ making them want to know more about what happened. He goes on to give the facts through his use of formal register and intertextuality‚ by using the newspaper extract which acts as a direct contrast to what follows i.e. the biased way in which the account of the riot is told by Stuart. This tells us that Masters doesn’t necessarily trust the view with which Stuart has witnessed

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    placement of segments of the never-completed fairy tale at intervals through the narrative adds suspense and mystery to the novel. More importantly the fairy tale references deepen to the story of Gemma’s holocaust sufferings. Yolen also uses intertextuality to structure her novel. The story tells a narrative in the present‚ but flashbacks are

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    William Shakespeare‚ a literary genius‚ composed a famous piece of literature in the late 16th Century that has defied time and became a universal text‚ valued for more than four hundred years. The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare is a grand narrative- its themes transcend time‚ place‚ culture and context. Owing to the plays universal themes and timeless elements‚ the text has been skilfully and cleverly appropriated to be valued in various periods of time. The film 10 Things I Hate About

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    voice:"Children do not stay young for long in this savage country"(p. 22). This gives the reader an insight in the huntsman’s thoughts as well as the girls‚ and we get an understanding of the decisions taken by the characters. The short story has intertextuality‚ as it’s a rewriting of the fairytale "Little Red Riding Hood"‚ but it’s uncharacteristic as a fairytale as it does not start with the usual "once upon a time"‚ and does not end with "they lived happily ever after". Angela Carter has chosen to

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    English 1 Simon Drury Group P 9/27/2012 Tuesday 3:10 Kathleen Samson Paul Auster has said that The New York Trilogy is centrally concerned with “the question of who is who and whether or not we are who we think we are.” Use this remark as a point of departure for a discussion of the character Quinn –his presentation in the novel and his experience –

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