Section A: Fiction Assignment This is an extract from the‚ Midnight’s Children‚ by Salman Rushdie. In this extract‚ the protagonist‚ Saleem Sinai shares the history about his birth and the significance of why his birth is considered as a historical event. He explains how on the 15th of August 11947‚ he was born but at the very time of his entrance into the world‚ India gained its independence from the British. The rest of the extract is focused on his concerns and feelings about sharing his monumental
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painting to her children as her treasures by Angelica Kauffman was painted in the early neoclassical period. In this painting you can see the simplicity of colors and the symmetry that gives away the fact of it being a neoclassical painting. The lady in red is showing off her jewelry to Cornelia‚ and asked her about her treasures. Cornelia is shown signaling at her children and calling them as her treasures. The painting shows the love and confidence a mother has in her children. The color schemes
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ideas‚ new theories‚ and develops a new way of thinking. Taking something so simple and elaborating on it making it sophisticated. In the Poem "School Children"‚ W.H Auden tries to emphasize to the readers that a simple playground where inhabits their fun filled activities is actually a prison. Here I will be explaining why the poem "School Children" is actually good. For a short poem Auden packs a lot of information that he sends out to the reader making his point straight and clear. As a little
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Both the passages mentioned have two very diffrent ideas on screen time for children. One passage has firmly stated that too much screen time for children is unhealthy and unproductive. The other passage has firmly stated that screen time is not such a bad thing and can help a childs learning and productivity. Both have very good detail and mention very good points on their reasoning‚ also they both mention several studies that contribute to their cause. Both the passages make several fair points
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Fiona Maye is a well-respected High Court judge and works with family law. She is 59 years old without children and have been married to her husband Jack for 35 years. Fiona lives in London and have a society life with dinner parties‚ entertainments and concerts with her at the piano. Her life takes a drastic turn when Jack tells her about an affair he are going to have with another woman. Chocked by his honesty‚ she hides in work and forbidding herself to feel. Fiona have often cases who have different
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Stephen Kings Children of the Corn is a short story about a couple (Burt and Vicky) who explores a strange town‚ but ends up face to face with a ironic twist when they attempt to flee from children who intentions are not quite normal. The plot of this story takes on the profound message of role switching truths‚ and likewise correlations of the spiritual beliefs that our society has obtained. Through the literary devices of characters and allusion Stephen King takes symbolic representation on the
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hope‚ the quote ‘never give up’ quote was developed and formulated. The book of All Good Children conveys a similar message to the readers with an extension to the quote. Max the protagonist of the story lives in a society constructed out deception practically by every adult living in his world. His supposed utopian society where he is fortunate to live in is under a totalitarian rule. The population of children and adolescents alike receive what is allegedly a vaccination‚ but
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social services‚ usually they tend to think of them in a positive connotation. They usually assume that they are providing those who cannot provide for themselves. At least that is what they are supposed to do. In Jonathan Kozol’s Rachel and Her Children‚ Kozol is a reporter who interviews people in poverty‚ especially those who live in the Martinique Hotel. He spends time with all different types of people of all race and genders‚ and really gets to know not only them‚ but their families as well
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modern art. Rodchenko’s photomontage of children‚ a man‚ and industrial devices is one of his masterpieces that display how justxaposition‚ ingenious photo placement‚ and hidden meaning further promoted the Soviet cause.
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that illustrate the harsh and beautiful lives of Haitians. The author Edwidge Danticat portrays the idea that hope is crucial to survive through hardships and to attain freedom. Hope pushes Haitians to keep living and to escape their troubles. In Children of the Sea‚ Celianne‚ a pregnant teenager‚ looks to escape Haiti in order to stay alive and keep her daughter. This hope keeps her from giving up. Although when her baby dies‚ her hope is gone‚ giving her no reason to live. After holding the dead
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