Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Letter to Editor: Belinda Webb
Belinda Webb’s article is highly accurate and well thought out. Her points are viable, logical and clear; they are consistent and her views are indisputable as she does not show any doubt or contradiction. All of this brings you to the unavoidable conclusion that it can only be the truth. When you place this next…
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Controlled Assessment: Shakespeare and the Literary Heritage
How do the studied poets and Shakespeare use literary techniques to show how people respond to forces in the world in which they have no control? This essay will compare the ways in which the writers of ‘Hamlet’, ‘On My First Sonne’, ‘Do not go gentle into that goodnight’ and ‘A Song in a Storm’…
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Controlled Assessment Satire – Social Media
Social Media, the new sensation that has grabbed the attention of young people all over the world, teaches them all of the key values that a young person should adhere to. For instance a key example is how it teaches young people to care about their appearance. In fact there is a sophisticated rating system…
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Coursework: Descriptive writing: Now and Then. JuiJitsu Grading Before and After
The wide spread anticipation spiralled around the huge hall. It built up the already clenching tension in your muscles that your pre-stretching didn’t seem to help whatsoever. The only thing that relaxed you even slightly, was the fact that you knew for certain that you were not the only one experiencing the anxiety. The room…
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pedros
“Ade re” I called as I chucked a bucket of neró on the now cindered hospital. The leitourgía had gone awful and a plan that was meant to be ponirós, ended up with a hospital in flogés. The lack of security allowed the paketo to move out to the next enklimá and still have time…
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How does Simpson present the mountain as an evil force in the book ‘ To Kill a Mockingbird’
Throughout the whole novel Simpson uses language devices like personification, metaphor and semantic fields to present the mountain as if it was an evil force fighting against them. He shows the mountain to be merciless, cold and dangerous which makes the book much more gripping as you feel a greater sense of risk when reading…
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Reading Journal Entry: The Walking Dead
The Walking Dead is a series or graphic novels that were later turned into a very successful ongoing TV show. It is based on a zombie apocalypse and relays the journey of a man named Rick Grimes as he tries to survive. Rick is a Police Sheriff with a wife and son at the start…
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Touching the Void: Chapter 1 summary
Joe and Simon meet up with their friend Richard and begin to prepare for their summit of the mountain. They depart for the first length of their journey and the chapter ends with Joe and Simon settling down in a snow-hole for the night.
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Comparison of ‘Do not go gentle into that goodnight’ by Dylan Thomas with Hamlet’s soliloquy
This poem by Dylan Thomas shows similarities to the ‘To be or not to be’ soliloquy in Hamlet, however it has a strong difference in tone. In the soliloquy Hamlet is contemplating ending his life whereas in the poem the poet is repetitively telling people to fight against death. This is present in the meter.…
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Hamlet To be or not to be Analysis
The word ‘outrageous’ is an adjective used to describe something that is unbelievable or surprising. It is next to the word ‘fortune’. This becomes a very interesting combination because it is saying that fate will be out of the ordinary or extravagant. If he had said something like ordinary fortune he would have wanted to…
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Reading Journal Entry: Liar and Spy
Liar and Spy is an award-winning fiction book written by Rebecca Stead. It was released in 2012 and one the Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize soon after. Liar and Spy seemingly targets a young audience however it builds an interesting story and a lot of detail is put into the characters, especially the main character who…
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Hamlet Act 4 Scene 3 summary
Claudius talks to his advisors and updates them on the current situation. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern arrive with Hamlet. The king pressures him to reveal the location of the body but Hamlet continues to resist. He throws a volley of insults at the King and tells him maybe he will be able to find Polonius in…
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