Core Study: WW1 1914-1919 War on the Western Front Reasons for the stalemate on the Western Front Expectations * Each major power believed war would be swiftly won-“over by Christmas” * Poets such as Rupert Brooke romanticised war as noble‚ romantic and character building * Duty and patriotism were key features in 1914 The Schlieffen Plan If war was to occur‚ Germany would be attacked on both sides by the Triple Entente. The aim was to deal with the larger threat France
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sentence/complex sentence) Informal Style The following are some characters of informal style: • Vocabulary: low-level; perhaps slang; dialogue style • Organization of text: more so narrative or note-like • Audience: usually personal (more first or third-limited point of view) • Sentences: mostly simple or compound sentences Organization of Text Writing is organized in various ways‚ depending upon the author’s purpose: to inform‚ to entertain‚ to express a belief or opinion‚ and
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Esperanza: the Person Behind the Print In The House on Mango Street‚ by Sandra Cisneros‚ a little girl from a Latino heritage is given birth to. Not literally‚ but in the sense of characterization. Esperanza is a fictional character made up by Cisneros to bring about sensitive‚ alert‚ and rich literature. She is the protagonist in the novel and is used to depict a female’s life growing up in the Latino section of Chicago. Cisneros creates the illusion that Esperanza is a real human being to communicate
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teenagers seem to have is the feeling that acceptance into certain ‘popular’ groups is key to success and happiness. In Maestro‚ after moving to Darwin‚ Paul abandons his first friend from Darwin‚ Bennie Reed‚ to join ranks with his bullies and the ‘popular’ boys. Paul fantasises about the idea of power and popularity‚ leaving the person he should have stayed with and supported by himself. Later‚ as he reflects on his past‚ he realises what he did and ponders why. Why was popularity so important that
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WIFE’S STORY The Wife’s Story by Ursula K. Le Guin is a story about a woman married to a man who turns out to be a werewolf. In this tale Le Guin reverses the typical werewolf story into the point of view of other wolves. She tells the story in a first person narrative which is very effective. The narrator’s voice in this story changes the ways you will normally respond to any other story. The Wife’s Story is not the typical werewolf story you would expect. In Le Guin’s story she describes a wife’s
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since greatly evolved thanks to concepts such as post modernism‚ gender neutrality and audience sophistication. With the introduction of a female demographic‚ the relationship has morphed to incorporate their larger audience. Slasher films were first designed as a ‘safe scare’ – in which their audience could experience the rollercoaster of fear of a crazed killer massacring sinful teenagers without any of the danger. A set of conventions were developed‚ creating a formula for slasher films to follow
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a death in the plot‚ which was Addie’s‚ the mother and wife of the family the novel revolves around. The title foreshadows what the story will be about. With the first person point of view in the title‚ it also suggests that the story might be told from the point of view of the person who is dying. While that person is dying‚ the person reflects what is happening around before he/she goes. However‚ the meaning of the title does indeed change once having read the story. While the title does stick
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bond and experience the refugee lifestyle. Furthermore‚ the novel emphasizes the effect of major events in Valentino’s life on him‚ using a narrative voice to silently speak to people around him and sharing his story. However‚ he begins to use second-person point of view at the very end of the novel and directly addresses the readers that “[he] will tell stories to people who will listen and to people who don’t want to listen” to his life story‚ because he knows that “[we] are [here]. How can [he] pretend
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focus on the horizon instead of the ground beneath our feet‚ a place more deserving of our attention. People that constantly have their eyes glued on the horizon‚ and nothing else‚ often regret not doing more later on. This can relate directly to my first text‚ “The Road Not Taken” – “I shall be telling this with a sigh‚ somewhere ages and ages hence”. Here‚ Robert Frost is looking back on his decision from the diverted road in the future‚ and is glad of the decision that he made‚ and sighs as a sign
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of bazaar. Moreover‚ Afghan’s music is added in the movie to increase the mood and realistic. The replacement of the first person narration plays an essential part in the movie. The novel is written from Admir’s point of view where his own thoughts and opinions are also included. The personal narrative of the book is what makes the story poignant. Therefore‚ the third person point of view in the movie would be completely different. It is more objective and immediate‚ and more details are included
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