How are guns presented to us in ‘Revolver’ By Marcus Sedgwick? Revolver is a novel from Marcus Sedgwick about guns for teenagers. Revolver is set in 1910 in a place mysteriously cold and desolate. How sig Anderson thought turn more and more towards a colt revolver‚ waiting to be used! Although it’s set in 1910 and 1899 it’s written in 2009 to show its still relevant today because of the mass shooting and major gun issues in the United States of America. There are numerous figurative descriptions
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some say it is trust. In the story Of Mice and Men‚ John Steinbeck uses the similar relationships between George and Lennie and Candy and his dog‚ as well as their mistakes‚ to say that thinking of others before oneself is the most important part of a friendship. Thus‚ Of Mice and Men creates a parallel between the friendships between George and Lennie and Candy and his dog in order to suggest the value of selflessness in friendship. The first similarity between the relationships of George and Lennie
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CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS International General Certificate of Secondary Education MARK SCHEME for the October/November 2012 series 0500 FIRST LANGUAGE ENGLISH 0500/23 Paper 2 (Reading Passages – Extended)‚ maximum raw mark 50 This mark scheme is published as an aid to teachers and candidates‚ to indicate the requirements of the examination. It shows the basis on which Examiners were instructed to award marks. It does not indicate the details of the discussions that took
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"Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck is a novel involving two extremely different main characters. George is reasonably intelligent‚ hard working ranchman. Lennie on the other hand always manages to find trouble. He is equally hardworking and honest as George but his simple childlike mind always finds him trouble wherever he goes. where as in The Withered Arm by Thomas Hardy the two main characters hate each other. Rhoda is old and has a child to farmer Lodge. On the other hand Gertrude is young‚
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Name _____________________ Mr. Pappas Date_______ Period ______ Colonial Settlement Brochure Directions: Pretend that you are a travel agent working for the New England‚ Middle‚ or Southern colonial region. Create a travel brochure that will catch the eye of a common European person. Your job is to encourage people from Europe to move to your colony and settle there. Be sure to include what the colony has to offer and what the colony does not. Identify which region (New England‚ South
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Of Mice and Men PEEL Paragraph This paragraph will be about the disgust and horror which is conveyed during chapter 3 of‚ Of Mice and Men during a fight between Lennie and Curley. Towards the end of the novel the fight begins where Curley ‘slashed at Lennie with his left‚ and then smashed down his nose with his right’‚ already this quote shows the power of Curley in this fight and the sheer harshness and magnitude of the whole situation. The word ’smashed’ used is onomatopoeia‚ meaning it’s spelt
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John Steinbeck uses visual imagery and dialogues to show the relationship of George and Lennie in the novella‚ Of Mice and Men. On page 19‚ a master and servant relationship is shown in the quote‚ "even in the open one stayed behind the other". This indicates that George is leading Lennie along the way and that Lennie relies on George to give out instructions. It creates a master and pet dynamic on the readers. On page 26‚ the phrase "I want that mouse" shows that George is the person in the duo
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In the book “of mice and men” the author john Steinbeck uses direct and indirect characterization to explore the complex relationship between George and Lennie in many ways. In the first paragraph I will explain the challenges both Lennie and George face and how they keep them together. In the second paragraph I will explain how Steinbeck brings out the differences between Lennie and George. In the third paragraph I will explain how Lennie and George are different from the others on the farm. 1st
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My coursework is a study of tourism on Bourton-on-the-water. In this coursework I will investigate two hypotheses. A hypothesis is an idea which can be tested based on geographical theory. To test these hypotheses we will use data collected from our Environmental Quality Survey and our Traffic count. To carry out this study‚ we visited both Bourton-on-the-water and Charlbury. I went round in a group of four people and we all came to an appropriate final conclusion on each of the questions/observations
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Year 8 Speech Structure Sheet: Introduction: Attention grabber: You need to start in an interesting way to engage your audience. Possibilities include a famous quote‚ a rhetorical question‚ an interesting fact‚ an anecdote or personal experience. The attention grabber must relate to your topic. (1 sentence) Acknowledge your audience: You must acknowledge who you’re speaking to‚ whether it be classmates‚ ladies and gentlemen or UNESCO committee members. The audience is outlined on your task sheet
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