Olivia bagnall “ The general vision and viewpoint of texts can be quite similar or very different “ In the light of the above statement compare the general vision and viewpoint in at least two texts of your comparative course ( 70 marks ) The general vision and viewpoints of the three texts I have studied show many similiarities and differences throughout. While I feel that the three texts How Many Miles To Babylon ‚ Casablanca and Oedipus Rex are primarily pessimistic texts there are
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road when they reach the shore‚ which was their destination‚ or alternatively‚ there is the possible interpretation that the end of The Road is when the man dies as he is a focaliser. Another area of interpretation of this question is the level of pessimism as “unbearable” suggests that it is so devastating that the reader couldn’t continue even if there was more to read. I personally think that yes it could be interpreted as a pessimistic end (all three aforementioned) however there is also an inevitable
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the main differences between them is a genre shift. In her article Marchant uses epideictic arguments in order to appeal to the general reader’s attention. Specifically‚ Marchant tries to emphasize the uniqueness of her subject with enthusiasm and optimism. For instance‚ the author mentions optimistic phrases like "Everything ’s going to be fine" and emphasizes uniqueness by saying “People who have rich social lives
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Candide Written by Voltaire‚ Candide‚ is a story heavy with political satire. Meant to critique the philosopher Leibniz‚ Candide‚ explores optimism through humor‚ caricature‚ and satire. Candide is the story of a man (Candide) who is exiled from the Baron’s castle for having an affair with Cunegonde. The story follows Candide as he journeys through vastly different geographies interacting with a series of supporting characters. The book ends with the main cast of characters having survived a series
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Work- a Burden or a Blessing? Imagine if you could plan your perfect day and have everything fall directly into place. What activities‚ people‚ or events would you include? While in my junior year of high school my perfect day was planned. It was going to be on Memorial Day‚ the day every student looks forward to in California. It’s the first official beach day of the summer and that year it was going to be the best. Summer had come early and it was hot‚ breaking all previous years high temperatures
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Question: Analyse how the growth or breakdown of a character relationship or individual in a text (or texts) you have studied? Analyse the deterioting relationship between the narrator and his wife Lerice. “A successful marriage requires falling in love many times‚ always with the same person.” Within the text “Six Feet of the Country” by Nadine Gordimer‚ we are given insight into a deterioting relationship. The negative narrator and his wife’s relationship is slowly crumbling due his lack of interest
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Transience by Freud In this text‚ Freud recalls a story that dates back to the years of the First World War‚ while on a countryside walk with some friends‚ one poet. This young poet then‚ stopped to admire the scenery‚ longing somehow what would remain of that beauty falling winter‚ and reflecting on the fate of the same: that beauty would disappear. All this beauty that could exist in the landscape‚ was overshadowed by the characteristic of the transient. Freud writes in this essay that this
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The theory of the “Broken window fallacy” says that destruction and the costs incurred along with it do not reap any kind of benefits to the economy. If any kind of destruction occurs‚ there are many parties that are going to be affected‚ if it’s a natural disaster it would affect the business of the economy and the economy is hit badly. If everything was working on normal pace‚ the business could have flourished and would have new avenues‚ but on the event of the destruction all those extra opportunities
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Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close If I were to ask you if you were an optimist or a pessimist‚ what would you answer? Is the glass half empty or half full? Undoubtedly‚ you’ve felt down at least once in your life. Sadness is an emotion everyone must deal with. In the beginning of the book Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close‚ Oskar is asked if he is an optimist‚ which he answers yes. Shortly after‚ Oskar loses his father‚ the most important person in his life‚ causing Oskar to fall into a period
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POSITIVE THINKING Positive thinking is a discipline that trains the human mind to change a perceived reality by repeatedly making positive mental statements. A person practices positive thinking when they derive a positive sense of well being‚ optimism‚ belonging‚ meaning and/or purpose from being part of and contributing back to something larger and more permanent than themselves. Positive thinking is a process of choosing positive emotions from stimuli in the environment and applying them to
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