television show Doctor Who‚ (2005-present)‚ can be seen as modern day noir to some extent. Doctor Who can be seen as modern day noir because it has multiple elements that are used to characterize the genre of noir. Some characteristics of noir that are portrayed in Doctor Who are a morally ambiguous protagonist‚ a fatalistic viewpoint of the protagonist‚ the femmes fatales. The Doctor is a morally ambiguous character that struggles with making the correct choices at times even though he is basically good
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How is Curley presented by Steinbeck in Of Mice and Men? Curley is one of ‘Of Mice and Men’s’ major characters. Although he does not appear to hold a central role‚ he is very important in other respects. The first of these is the way in which he treats George and Lennie‚ and the ranch workers in general on the ranch. Curley is the boss’ son. Therefore he acts like he is the boss himself. He orders the others around‚ and‚ although it is true that he does hold some power on the ranch‚ he does not
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Vallabh Bhai Patel‚ Bhagat Singh‚ Sukhdev‚ Rajguru and Chandra Shekhar Azad. Struggle for our motherland was such a moving force that it united all the people belonging to different castes‚ classes and beliefs into a single nation. women came out to help men equally. Women likeAruna Asaf Ali‚ Sarojini Naidu‚ Vijay Laxmi Pandit‚ Kamla Nehru ‚ Kasturba Gandhi and Annie Beasantcontributes greatly to the success of our freedom movement. Every year we celebrate Independence Day with full of pride in our
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“This pearl has become my soul‚” (Steinbeck 65)‚ said Kino‚ the main character in John Steinbeck’s wondrous book‚ The Pearl. Kino is a lowly‚ poor brush house villager given a chance to become rich and accomplish feats that only a wealthy white man at the time could do. When he found a pearl that could make him rich‚ everything changed. Greed overcame Kino and lead him to hope and wish for things no brush house man would think of. Greed can lead us to do many things‚ even when people try to stop
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showing the pandemonium and trouble that arises if the people do not follow the rules that are in place. The trickster also allows the people of a religion to express ideas and desires that might not ordinarily be acceptable in their society. In this way the trickster plays a very important and cathartic role in a religion or myth. Penelope‚ from Homers The Odyssey‚ is a woman of grit and spirit. Ellen Shull declares in her essay “Valuing Multiple Critical Approaches: Penelope‚ Again
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Journal: Of Mice And Men by John Steinbeck After having read the description of the novel‚ my expectations were that this would have been a typical story of a good ending‚ no matter how thrilling the suspension dots in the end may make the plot seem to be. However‚ upon reading it‚ it was becoming clearer that Steinbeck’s use of certain details and foreshadowing in the text was already suggesting the outcome resulting otherwise. For example at the very beginning the name of the town Lennie and
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Examine the ways in which government policies and laws affect the nature and extent of family diversity. (24 marks) (Ao1-14 Ao2-10) Some sociologists have suggested that social policy has caused families to become more diverse while others disagree. Social policies are the laws and practices put in place by the government that effect social issues‚ in this case the family. For example‚ in the 1930’s the Nazi government in Germany wanted to encourage Aryan families and put in place policies
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is used to describe the river by Steinbeck‚ this creates a very positive image in the minds of the reader who along which the diction Steinbeck used to describe the slipped winkling gets a positive childlike feeling because as kids we like to play in the green parks and we often sing rhymes about twinkling stars‚ Steinbeck is using this this show a free environment where animals have freedom. the colour yellow used to describe the sands is another way Steinbeck uses diction to describe the setting
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Using your understanding of critical views on these plays‚ compare the ways in which ford and Shakespeare represent women in ‘Tis Pity She’s A Whore and The Taming of the Shrew. In the 17th century or in early modern England the man was the head of the household. The man was at the top and the husband’s role as governor of his family and household which includes his wife‚ children‚ wards and servants. In those days they thought it was instituted by God and nature. The family was seen as the secure
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GCSE Practice Questions Prose or literary non-fiction Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck 1. How does Steinbeck show the power of dreams and dreaming in the novel? 2. Explore why the relationship between George and Lennie seems so special in the novel. 3. How does John Steinbeck show the influence of ranch life on the behaviour of the characters in the novel? 4. Explore some of the ways in which Steinbeck presents disadvantaged characters in the novel. 5. “Guys like us are the loneliest guys in
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