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    Analysis of Rhetoric in "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer

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    • Word count: 2755
    • Submitted: 25/10/2012
    • Marked by teacher: (?) Katie Dixon 26/06/2013
    • Awarding body: AQA (for A-levels)
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    To Kill a Mocking Bird Essay. In the book, To kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee highlights the meaning of the narrative using novel standpoint, structure and irony. Harper Lee investigates the absurd attitudes of adults towards race and status

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    • Word count: 2029
    • Submitted: 12/02/2012
    • Marked by teacher: (?) Laura Gater 18/07/2013
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    HOW DOES FITZGERALD TELL THE STORY IN CHAPTER 1 OF THE GREAT GATSBY?

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    • Word count: 2855
    • Submitted: 17/12/2010
    • Marked by teacher: (?) Lucy Foss 29/05/2013
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    TO WHAT EXTENT CAN A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE BE CALLED A TRAGEDY?

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    • Word count: 2052
    • Submitted: 17/12/2010
    • Marked by teacher: (?) Roz Shipway 22/02/2012
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    Innocence and Experience in "Atonement" and "The Go-Between"

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    • Word count: 2875
    • Submitted: 03/11/2009
    • Marked by teacher: (?) Katie Dixon 05/07/2013
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    Explore the presentation of Iago in Shakespeare's Othello.

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    • Word count: 2291
    • Submitted: 29/04/2008
    • Marked by teacher: (?) Laura Gater 03/05/2013
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    Compare the presentation of the psychological effects of war on the individual in 'Regeneration' and 'Journey's End'.

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    • Word count: 2659
    • Submitted: 28/01/2005
    • Marked by teacher: (?) Katie Dixon 05/07/2013
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    Explore the ways Shakespeare presents the concept of authority in Antony and Cleopatra

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    • Word count: 2067
    • Submitted: 31/03/2006
    • Marked by teacher: (?) Val Shore 25/02/2012
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    Explain how the poets of Happy is England Now in the anthology Up the Line to Death present World War I

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    • Submitted: 06/01/2012
    • Marked by teacher: (?) Lucy Foss/Snell 05/02/2012
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    Henry V compared to the War Poets. Throughout 'Henry V' there are very strong references to God, sin and salvation. War is viewed as a moral and spiritual means of upholding the status quo.

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    • Word count: 2188
    • Submitted: 08/11/2011
    • Marked by teacher: (?) Katie Dixon 07/08/2013
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There are two forms of English at A level. The most popular is English Literature which allows you to study a mixture of drama, poetry and prose from a variety of writers, both classical and contemporary. English Literature requires you to build skills of criticism, analysis and evaluation and your assessment will be based on your ability to apply these in interpreting and discussing the texts.

English Language on the other hand involves the study of communication, linguistics and grammar and how English has developed and is developing as a language. English Language requires you to build a new body of knowledge and be conversant with linguistic terminology.

Both A levels are seen as giving the successful candidate a strong background in literacy and analysis and are favoured by university admissions tutors.

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