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    Biology 1.3 – The Use and Abuse of Drugs Lesson | Learning Focus‚ Outcomes and ideas | Syllabus content (Summary) | Activities (Including HWS focus) | Homework | Resources | SEAL / PLTS ETC/Extension | 6 | FFL: New Drugs Outcomes: All pupils should be able to define the term ‘drug’ and give examples of medical drugs.Most pupils should be able to explain why drugs need to be tested before they can be prescribed. Describe the uses and problems associated with thalidomide.Some pupils will be able

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    ahoo’s Mission Our mission is to be the most essential global Internet service for consumers and businesses. How we pursue that mission is influenced by a set of core values - the standards that guide interactions with fellow Yahoos‚ the principles that direct how we service our customers‚ the ideals that drive what we do and how we do it. Many of our values were put into practice by two guys in a trailer some time ago; others reflect ambitions as our company grows. All of them are what we strive

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    “Good satire comes from anger. It comes from a sense of injustice‚ that there are wrongs in the world that need to be fixed. And what better place to get that well of venom and outrage boiling than a newsroom‚ because you’re on the front lines” (Hiaasen). This literary work is used to expose the follies of its subject using techniques such as mockery‚ sarcasm‚ innuendo‚ and other witticisms. Satirists use this to point out a fault in society that they feel should be morally corrected. In order to

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    Oscar Wilde’s use of satire in The Importance of Being Earnest “Ignorance is like an exotic fruit…” writes Oscar Wilde as he sets the literary table with a rich display of Victorian satire (Wilde). Born in Dublin to affluent parents‚ Wilde experienced a social advantage that gave him more than a taste of indulgent upper class life to ridicule. He attended Oxford on a scholarship and was considered a genius. Wilde was characterized as humorous‚ frank‚ and showy. Writing novels‚ poems‚ and essays

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    Liz Jansen From Dryden to Blake British English 10-01-2013 1415 words Hidden Messages of the Dressing Room Satires On Jonathan Swift and Lady Mary Wortley Montagu Jonathan Swift is one of the most famous poets from the eighteenth century. He has written many satires including “The Lady’s Dressing Room”. This poem is about a man named Strephon and a woman named Celia. In the poem‚ Celia tries to make herself presentable to society while Strephon sneaks in her dressing room and there discovers

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    because everyday people of your social rank die of starvation and disease. One would think that this is not fair‚ but in the seventeenth century a voice was needed to raise support to help solve this serious social and political problem. Jonathan Swift was born into a poor family on November 30‚ 1667. He attended Trinity College to get

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    Number: 8 Group: The chalcogen group Chemical formula: 02 Melting point: 54.36 k (-218.79 C‚ -361.82 F) Boiling point: 90.188 k (-182.962 C‚ -297.332 F) State at room temperature: Gas 2. What do we use oxygen for? Describe two common uses of oxygen in our world‚ that do not take place within

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    Proposal is a “proposal for preventing children of poor people from being a burthen to their family. Jonathan Swift’s thinks this proposal would lower the poverty in Ireland. In the “Modest Proposal “ Jonathan swift uses irony and satire understatement to convey his message. The message that Swift was trying to convey is that the Irish people need help. He is trying to get rid of the property by getting rid of the children by feeding them to the rich. He is telling the Irish people they should not be

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    Satire is the use of sarcasim or humour to draw attention to something which is absurd or bad. The humour of satire isn’t upfront‚ however subtle. Sattire is illustrated in George Orwell’s novel Animal Farm‚ the poem Five Ways to kill a man by Edwin Brock‚ Icarus Allsorts by Roger McGough and the play Loot by Joe Orton. They all portray similar ideas about satire to demonstrates opinions about different events. In his novel Animal Farm Orwell uses the techniques of satire‚ allegory and fable to

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    between amusement and critique is a central dynamic of successful satire‚ as it is through humour that the satire may censure its target‚ prompting the respondent to revaluate their own perspective with that of the satirist. Through his hyperbolic depiction of the nepotism inherent in the diplomatic posting system in The Ambassador‚ Sitch’s series The Hollowmen reveals the malleability of political values. Sitch furthers his satire of such political expediency through his ironic depiction of the policy

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