‘FANTASY STORIES AND FANTASY FILMS MERELY SERVE AS A MEANS OF ESCAPISM.’ DO YOU AGREE? Q: Do you agree? T: Arts (literary/media) K: Fantasy stories & films; merely; escapism Introduction: Imagine getting whisked away into Neverland where you never have to grow up. Or envision getting transported into an extraordinary land called Pandora where you fly with pointy-eared archers who live in harmony with nature on Mountain Banshees. Indeed‚ fantasy stories and films have the power to transport
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’Antigone is a thoroughly admirable character.’ How far do you agree with this statement? Throughout the play‚ Antigone is presented as an audacious and unorthodox female character‚ whose actions depict her independence and confidence. She dismisses the rules which she believes are false‚ and honourably battles against her uncle’s rule to bring justice to her slaughtered brother; her original intentions suggest how important family relationships are to her. However‚ Antigone’s reckless behaviour
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the single most important factor in the development of a country? Do you agree? IMPORTANCE OF EDUCATION Today‚ having a good education is really important for people. So that‚ most people apply a lot of tecniques which help them their work and school. Education is the single most important factor in the development of a country. Countries need a lot of things for their future because educated people are good at many things‚ such as communication and also to know
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shops need to be located where people can get to them easily and its seen as easier to go to an out of town shopping centre than go to the CBD of a city. An advantage of this includes the social advantage is that there are many more free car parking spaces at out of town centres‚ whereas in a CBD parking is usually very hard to find and when it is found it is far away from the shops. This encourages shoppers to go to the out of town shopping centres as it is either more convenient‚ or cheaper. This
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Secondary Three English: Expository Writing (CA – 30 marks) Susan Lieberman‚ a Ph.D. psychologist‚ once said‚ “Family traditions counter alienation and confusion. They help us define who we are; they provide something steady‚ reliable and safe in a confusing world.” It is true‚ that families indeed play an important role in the future of a child. Families nurture a child‚ and mould him or her into who they become in the future. Families are the support and backing of a child‚ and how they are
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‘Hard Time’s as a novel of social realism is wholly unsuccessful. Do you agree? ‘Hard Times’ is a novel based on a short visit made by the author Charles Dickens to a town similar to ‘Coketown’ called Preston. He made this journey in an attempt to identify the social problem of the exploitation of factory workers. Dickens was sensitive to the social abuses which pervaded the Victorian society and so with an approach of a utilitarian denial of human imagination; he used the factories of the fictional
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They have developed ties to the government through federal agencies‚ think tanks‚ and direct contact with congressman‚ senators‚ and presidents (7). Secondly‚ the people who are being targeted by scientists are industries with lots of money6‚ which have the resources to hire and provide funding to influential people who will defend their products. With strong reputations and money‚ contrarian scientists are perceived as “experts” with “informed opinions” and thus are granted a false sense
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concept is better thought of as the doctrine of ‘shared powers’‚ which is what checks and balances are all about. Checks and balances are exercised by each branch of the federal government. The president is given the power to recommend legislation to the Congress. He does this formally in January of ever year in the State of the Union Address. It is in this opportunity that he effectively says to Congress ‘this is what I want you to debate and pass into law’. Also‚ the president has the power to veto
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The Importance of Attention to Detail In life a person generally finds out at an early age that acquiring the ability to focus and concentrate are crucial skills that aren’t easily learned. By nature‚ humans lack patience and are always looking to get the answer to a problem as quickly and as easily as possible. It’s not hard to see why this trait is so ingrained in the brain simply because it’s natural to want to avoid the frustration and the wasted time it takes to solve a problem or listen
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language. Secondly‚ studying the basics of English at secondary school is less stressful than learning overseas.This is because students living at home do not have to worry about problems such as finding accommodation‚ paying for their study and living costs‚ and trying to survive in a foreign country where day to day living causes much stress. However‚ there are obvious advantages of learning English in Britain.Every day‚ there are opportunities to practise listening to and speaking with British
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