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    Since the ancient past‚ the human race has experienced temptation and attraction towards forbidden things. It started with the story of Adam and Eve‚ the first man and woman in the history of humanity. They were drawn to the forbidden fruit. As humans‚ we have been given the free will to make our own choices. We are a very special creation; hence‚ the masters of our own will. We can make decisions and choose things irrespective of them being right or wrong. It is our free choice that allows us

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    How does Weir’s portrayal of the relationship between Book and his world move us into a deeper understanding of power? The 1985 film ‘witness’ directed by Peter weir is a crime/drama that develops the theme of conflict though individual power on a social‚ cultural and personal level. These areas of power are highlighted through the use of film techniques such as; camera shots‚ camera angles‚ lighting and costume. The film outlines the juxtaposition between mainstream American society and the Amish

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    only recognizing God as God. (Holden 2007) His outstanding qualities are love‚ justice‚ wisdom and power. A witness is an individual who states facts from direct personal knowledge or views of truths of which he/she is convinced of. Thus‚ the term “ Jehovah’s Witness”‚ which describes someone that proclaims the truth that Jehovah is a loving and just God‚ deserving of our love and obedience. Both religions follow Jesus Christ‚ and put faith in the

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    The novels Hatchet and Forbidden City can be compared easily because they both describe stories of teenagers facing conflict and struggle. The similarities and differences between both books are the shown in the conflicts between the main characters and themselves‚ their families‚ nature and society. By examining these problems in each novel one can see that they both deal with the overall topic of teenagers coming of age and creating their own identity through challenges and difficulties. In

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    How does peter weir portrayal of the relationship between book and his world move us to a deeper understanding of power? The romantic‚ mystery filed movie witness was directed by peter weir in 1985. The movie is based around a young Amish boy Samuel who witnesses the brutal murder of a police officer and a police officer John Book who heads the murder investigation. In the film the responder is exposed to‚ two parallel plots that of forbidden love with Rachel and of course the murder plot. It

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    Module B: Witness Syllabus: This module requires students to engage in a detailed analysis of the text…respond imaginatively‚ affectively (emotionally) and critically. Explore and analyse particular characteristics of the text… Topic Sentence Witness‚ directed by Australian director Peter Weir‚ made in 1985 combines a crime story with a love story‚ creating a dual narrative. Introduce question… Plot * This dual narrative film is set in 1984‚ in Lancaster‚ Philadelphia. *

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    Forbidden Love Lord Byron was known for having one forbidden love‚ which is depicted in his poem "When we two parted". The theme of the poem forbidden love comes from the poem itself telling a story about a love affair‚ and how both cannot coincide with each other‚ cheating and loving one person. The poem starts off with Byron and his mistress departing from one another‚ the two lovers now are nothing‚ but allusions‚ memories in each other’s mind. Also that they only both left with "half Broken

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    novel? ‘Terror and Chaos are now our rulers.’ These words haunt and rule over the people of Kabul. The main characters endure through physical and emotional torment‚ living in a world where fear is lived in ordinary daily routine. The book ‘My Forbidden Face’ by Latifa illuminates the world of Afghanistan before and after the Taliban invasion. Latifa’s mother faced detrimental physical and emotional trauma throughout the novel. Latifa changes from a cheerful teenager to a fearful and cautious woman

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    Andy Weir draws readers into the book with every chapter by adding more things that makes readers question what is going to happen next or makes readers want to keep reading. Weir uses Mark Watny was the main character who is essentially trapped on Mars for a long time. Mark is trapped on Mars and is trying to figure out a way to leave along with the help of NASA. The theme of the book is Survival. Andy Weir wrote his best selling book The Martian and included many different elements‚ but the two

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    The Forbidden Planet During the post World War II era‚ in 1956‚ director Alfred M. Wilcox created this scince fiction masterpiece‚ which was based on Shakespeare’s The Tempest‚ The Forbidden Planet. This exciting film stars Leslie Nielson‚ Walter Pidgeon‚ and Anne Francis. If you have read The Tempest‚ you know that a ship full of people crash onto a desolate island inhabiting a mage and his daughter and a deformed fish man. In The Forbidden Planet‚ rather than a vessel crashing‚ it’s replaced

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