Compare the representation of the experience of war and attitudes towards it in Stephen Cranes Do not weep, maiden, for war is kind(TM) and Ronald Blythe(TM)s A Suffolk farmhand at Gallipoli June 19
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A critical analysis of 'Down at the dinghy,' by David Salinger
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Discuss the presentation of the effects of war on soldiers in Journeys End and compare with the effects of war on soldiers in Blackadder Goes Forth. How far do you agree that Journeys End presents this theme in
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Consider two contrasting characters in the play. How does the playwright convey their personalities and their attitudes to the situation in which they find themselves?
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A Landscape Like home Extract from the Emperial War Museum Book of the Somme by Malcolm Brown. How does the writer present his thoughts and feelings about World War One? A Landscape Like home Extract from the Emperial War Mus
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