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    A brief history

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    A brief history of English literature This study guide is intended for GCE Advanced and Advanced Supplementary (A2 and AS) level students in the UK‚ who are taking exams or modules in English literature. It should be most useful right at the start of the course‚ or later as a resource for exercises in revision‚ and to help you reflect on value judgements in literary criticism. It may also be suitable for university students and the general reader who is interested in the history of literature. This

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    A Brief Encounter

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    A Brief Encounter The poem “Summer Love” by Marilyn Chin written in 1994 uses descriptive emotional imagery through various tones to illustrate short lived relationships during the summer of a woman’s life. The situations and settings of the poem add to the theme of the poem as well as her use of figurative speech to describe the emotions she experiences during and from these relationships. The author Marilyn Chin has expressed several emotions within the poem through the use of descriptive

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    Policy Brief

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    WrItIng effectIve rePorts 4.1 Preparing policy briefs 4 .1 4.2 More reporting formats 4.3 Writing effectively Lesson 4.1: Preparing policy briefs 4 .1 Learning objectives At the end of this lesson‚ you will be able to:  identify two types of policy briefs (advocacy and objective);  describe the characteristics of a policy brief;  describe the structure and contents of a policy brief; and  conceptualize a policy brief about a food security issue. Introduction In this

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    INTER-GENERATIONAL ENERGY SECURITY POLICY BRIEF Purpose The purpose of this policy brief is to provide the ACT Office of the Commissioner for Sustainability and the Environment (OCSE) with suggestions on securing inter-generational equity for energy within the ACT. electricity (22%)‚ diesel (18%)‚ and petrol (16%). Solar energy accounted for below 1% of Australia’s net energy consumption (seen in Figure 1). Regarding electricity prices‚ (seen in Figure 2) Canberra has witnessed a 45% increase

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    The Picture of Dorian Gray By Oscar Wilde The Picture of Dorian Gray is a novel written by Irish writer‚ Oscar Wilde. The main character‚ rich and beautiful Dorian Gray‚ owns his portrait‚ which instead of him becomes older and where are traces of sin and mistakes. While Gray becomes uncontrollable and ruthless‚ his appearance stays youthful and flawless. At the end‚ in his despair‚ Gray destroys the picture and himself. The novel gives us a very good lesson – we can do whatever we want

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    Oscar Banks and his father‚ Campbell‚ are overwhelmingly and scarily similar. Although they are related‚ being father and son‚ the way they act as almost the same person is eerie and concerning. Both use lying‚ trickery‚ and other forms of manipulation to get what they want‚ however they both have very different agendas. Although both Oscar and his father Campbell believe in manipulation‚ Campbell uses manipulation as a way to control everything‚ where Oscar uses manipulation to undo his father’s

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    The Importance of Being Victorian: Oscar Wilde “The truth is rarely pure and never simple. Modern life would be very tedious if it were either‚ and modern literature a complete impossibility” (Wilde 14). As a brilliant writer of the 1800’s‚ Oscar Wilde devoted the majority of his works towards unveiling the harsh truths of the Victorian society. Leading a life of deception himself‚ he chose to showcase his distastes for the social injustice he saw around him with unrestrained humor. Being the first

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    In his preface‚ Oscar Wild dare to say that art is quite useless. "What do you mean art is useless?" was the first thing that came in my mind‚ "but art has so much meaning: it elevates our awareness of things‚ questions everything‚ contextualizes and re-contextualizes ideas‚ sharpens our appreciation for beauty‚ thought‚ and skill‚ it can define cultures‚ and is able to capture the essence and spirit of the time in which it’s made". It doesn’t have only meaning but it is useful too. It is useful

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    Irish 1891‚ Oscar Wilde‚ stated‚ “Disobedience‚ in the eyes of anyone who has read history‚ is a man’s original virtue. It is through disobedience that progress has been made‚ through disobedience and through rebellion.” Wilde’s purpose of his claim is to remind mankind that disobedience is not always foul when fighting for a constitutional right and for the good of mankind. Imagine how unfair the world would be if we didn’t have the courage to stand up for the rights we believed in. Oscar Wilde’s claim

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    PROJECT BRIEF FORM ------------------------------------------------- 1. Your details: Full Name: Fardzalilla Binti ZailiStudent ID: CVB 090514792E-mail @coventry.ac.uk: iela_maniac@yahoo.com.Course of study: 301 KM (PROJECT)Project Supervisor: Miss Nur Hazwani Binti DzulkeflySecond Assessor : Madam Zarila Binti Zahari | 2. Project title (provisional) [Meaningful‚ relevant and concise] Abandoned child among school teenagers and how to overcome | 3. Intended user or group of users

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