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    Journey by Patricia Grace

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    UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS General Certificate of Education Advanced Subsidiary Level and Advanced Level LITERATURE IN ENGLISH Paper 3 Poetry and Prose Additional Materials: *8973287783* 9695/31 October/November 2009 2 hours Answer Booklet/Paper READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST If you have been given an Answer Booklet‚ follow the instructions on the front cover of the Booklet. Write your Centre number‚ candidate number and name on all the work you hand in. Write in dark blue

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    Potiki - Is Toko Maui?

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    She took a pendant from her ear and put it on the blanket beside him. ‘Tokowaru-i-te-Marama. Ko Tokowaru-i-te-Marama te ingoa o tenei‚ ’ she said. (Grace 36) <br> <br>The passage above comes from the book Potiki. It ’s when granny Tamihana breathes life into Toko and gives him the name of her deceased brother. In Potiki‚ a novel written by Patricia Grace‚ we are introduced to a family that is given a special gift. That gift is in a form of a child named Toko. Toko isn ’t any ordinary child for he knows

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    Grace Patricia Kelly‚ born November 12‚ 1929 into the rich Kelly family‚ in Philadelphia‚ Pennsylvania. The youngest child in a 6 person family. This included Grace Kelly’s parents; John Kelly‚ Maragret Majer and her siblings; John Kelly Jr.‚ Elizabeth Kelly‚ and Maragret Kelly. Years into her acting career‚ she met her future husband Prince Rainier III. Grace Patricia Kelly is a hero to many for her hard work and success despite her doubtful family. When Grace was a child‚ her father had always

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    This is an explorative essay on the theme in Patricia Grace’s novel Potiki that ‘telling and retelling stories is an important and valuable part of being human’. <br> <br>An important theme in Potiki is the enduring idea that creating and sharing stories as a central part of being human is important. It is a significant theme because the novel is heavily imbued with Maori culture‚ in which the stories and spoken teachings are given prominence‚ and also because it is a popular belief that people need

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    Patricia Monologue

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    Scene IV Patricia is zipping up her suitcase. She is presentable‚ well-dressed‚ and in orbit. It is morning‚ sunshine enters through the window. The room’s temperature feels cool and comfortable to be in. The beds are unmade‚ proof that housekeeping has not knocked on their door yet. Patricia: In a high voice‚ so that Hernan can hear from the distance. Are you ready? Hernan: He responds from the distance‚ coming from the bathroom‚ in a high voice too. Almost. He exists the bathroom with his hair

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    Patricia Puccinini

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    It is true that the role of artists is to reflect society‚ but some artists do more than this. Patricia Piccinini is one artist who not only reflects current cultural and social ideas but presents us with things to think about to make us question our beliefs. Patricia Piccinini is a contemporary Australian artist whose main works are installations and sculptures and occasionally digital photography. She uses mixed media mainly consisting of fibreglass‚ plastic‚ human and animal hair to construct

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    Analyse how the lack of a clear outcome in at least TWO short stories you have studied makes the stories successful for you: Journey by Patricia Grace and The People Before by Maurice Shadbolt both look at land confiscation and compensation cases that occurred during the early colonization of New Zealand and their modern relevance today. Although both these authors approach this similar topic differently‚ both stories lack a clear outcome. This is particularly effective for us as readers because

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    Patricia Collins

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    organizations‚ and has acted as consultant for a number of businesses and community organizations. She is also Charles Phelps Taft Emeritus Professor of Sociology within the Department of African American Studies at the University of Cincinnati. While Patricia Collins was in high school‚ she encountered a few problems while trying to get her education. Her public school education stressed conformity to set of values that she has found very troublesome. She has kept silent when the classroom discussions

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    Patricia Benner

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    After reading Patricia Benner’s model “From Novice to Expert‚” I have been able to reflect on my nursing experiences and to evaluate where I consider myself based on her hierarchy. Benner explains that nurses develop skills and an understanding of patient care over time from a combination of educational and personal experiences. Her premise was based on the idea that nurses could gain knowledge and skills without actually learning the theoretical constructs. She felt that the development of a nurse

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    Patricia Bennar

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    Nursing Theorist: Patricia Benner Patricia Benner is a contemporary theorist who is most noted for her research in nursing. Her research has received many rewards because it has contributed strongly to nursing and changed the way that nursing was done. She is also a prolific writer in the field. Major Concepts The major premise of her work is knowledge. She wants to "discover and describe" the role that knowledge has in the nursing practice. She calls her work "articulated research" and it distinguishes

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