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    he scientific method‚is a method or procedure that characterizses science according to the observations‚measurements‚tests‚and the hypothesis of an experiment.The scientific method has been around since the Renaissance began to do the studying of what inductive reasoning was‚going all the way back into the 10th Century. Even though it was founded by many philosophers its said to have derived mainly from two contibutors; Aristotle and Greek philosophers.Aristole‚aj ancient greek philosopher who invented

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    Assignment 1 " Money is the root of all evil". To what extend is this one of the themes of the novel you studied. The Pearl by John Steinbeck - The theme of Greed Nurain Ariff This theme emerges the moment the people of La Paz get to know about Kino’s pearl and we begin to see changes in the characters. All of them have their own selfish schemes when they learn about Kino’s pearl. When they know that Kino has the pearl the village of La Paz is alive with avarice. Everyone wants something

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    1. Characterization: Direct Characterization- “Crooks could leave his things about‚ and being a stable buck and a cripple‚ he was more permanent than other men‚ and he had accumulated more possessions than he could carry on his back” (Steinbeck 65). Indirect characterization- A. “A guy sets alone out here at night‚ maybe readin’ books or thinkin’ or stuff like that. Sometimes he gets thinkin’‚ an’ he got nothing to tell him what’s so an’ what ain’t so. Maybe if he sees somethin’‚ he don’t know

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    the spectrum. Arthur Birling is seen by the audience when the curtains go up as a ‘rather portentous man’; this gives them the image of someone who is very serious and significant. Despite this image the audience get‚ this is later diminished by what Mr Birling says after that. He goes on and talks about the Titanic and how it is ‘absolutely unsinkable’; he also says about the Kaiser and how ‘nobody wants war’‚ he also makes references to England’s ‘steadily increasing prosperity’ and how Russia

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    and Men’ by John Steinbeck was written during the Great Depression in America in the 1930’s. During the Great Depression there was a great job loss which resulted in men becoming migrant works. This was particularly hard for black Americans because back then discrimination against black people wasn’t abolished yet; they were segregated from the white people which meant they couldn’t find work. They were treated very poorly and were considered one level up from animals. Steinbeck had a good knowledge

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    and guilt showed more evidence of her madness. This idea can be supported by the following quote/s. ‘‘What‚ will these hands ne’er be clean?’’ In the quote shown‚ Lady Macbeth had asked a rhetorical question to herself‚ epitomising her guilt and madness as she meant that she cannot rid herself of the blood she sees on her hands‚ and ultimately‚ the guilt that she feels. This was because what she was seeing was all an illusion. This may be classed as a dramatic irony as‚ Lady Macbeth thought blood

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    With close reference to pages 183-186 analyse Salinger’s use of language and structure‚ exploring Holden’s contradictory view of the world. On Page 183 Holden says ‘you could tell the two hot- shots I was with weren’t enjoying it too much. They stayed close as hell to me‚ and the one that didn’t talk at all practically was holding onto my sleeve’. Holden calls them ‘hot shots’ because they acted phony by bunking school and then lying about there being no school. (P182). Throughout the novel‚ Holden

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    In this section of the novella Of Mice and Men by John SteinbeckSteinbeck presents the black Stable Buck‚ Crooks‚ as petulant‚ lonely‚ yet he is not portrayed by Steinbeck in a stereotypical manor. In the setting description of Crooks’ isolated bunk‚ it is described that he owns a “tattered dictionary” and a book on Californian Law. This demonstrates to the audience how he is well educated. A working-class black person during the Depression era of 1930s America would have been unlikely to grow

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    They can lie‚ cheat‚ treat you badly and somehow manage to make it all seem like it’s your fault. Don’t fall for it‚ that is just what they do. Lady Macbeth states in Act 1 Scene 5 “Glamis thou art‚ and Cawdor‚…. like th’ innocent flower‚ But be the serpent under’t” (I.V.45-49).Later on she’s goes to say O‚ never Shall sun that morrow see!...Give solely sovereign sway and masterdom”(I

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    The story Of Mice and Men‚ written by john steinbeck is a exceptional piece of literature based on the theme of dreams. This story was published in 1937 towards the end of the great depression. The farm is set just outside a california city called soledad. The people during this time didn’t have much and were plagued with poverty and famine. Although they had to survive through these scarce times the people managed to hold on to hope and dream‚ this dream was the American dream. The dream did not

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