Frankenstein contrasts his 'thirst for knowledge' with Elizabeth's interest in 'the aerial creations of the poets'.

Frankenstein contrasts his 'thirst for knowledge' with Elizabeth's interest in 'the aerial creations of the poets'. What is your response to Shelley's exploration in Frankenstein of the relative merits of science and literature? Mary Shelley grounded her fiction of the scientist who created a monster he cannot control upon an extensive understanding of the most recent scientific developments during her days. She thereby initiated a new literary genre, what we now call science fiction. More importantly, she used this knowledge both to analyze and to criticize the more dangerous implications of the scientific method and its practical results. Implicitly she contrasted what she considered to be "good" science - the detailed and reverent description of the workings of nature- to what she considered "bad" science, the hubristic manipulation of the elemental forces of the nature to serve man's private ends. In Frankenstein, she illustrated the potential evils of scientific hubris and at the same time challenged the cultural biases inherent in any conception of science. Victor Frankenstein chooses to work within the newly established field of chemical physiology. He must thus become familiar with the recent experiments in the disparate fields of biology, chemistry, mechanics, physics and medicine. The need to span the entire range of science is stressed by Frankenstein's chemistry

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In Othello Shakespeare presents a society in which there is one form of morality and justice for men and an entirely different one for women.

In Othello Shakespeare presents a society in which there is one form of morality and justice for men and an entirely different one for women. Do you agree? Examine IV.III In Othello the protagonists are subject to rigid divisions between male and female expectations and often have to sacrifice themselves for it. The play confronts traditional principles which would have been central to the Jacobean public. Throughout the play Shakespeare outlines the social obligations which drive the characters' lives as well as destinies. Men are expected to fulfil different roles in the society than women. The play challenges honesty and sexuality and tests moral values of the characters and the ideals of justice. Although initially presented as often being completely for men and women, visible links between the moralities' of the two sexes are drawn which forces the Jacobean audience and modern reader to reconsider their moral principles and judgements. In addition, Shakespeare reveals the influence of social standing on the character's morality, which often overrides that of gender. The differences in sexual morality and justice between men and women are explored in the play. The importance of sexual interactions is evident in all the relationships between the characters, however the attitude towards sexuality is not the same for men and women. In Scene IV.III during a discussion

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In this assignment I am going to discuss how HIV and skin cancer two diseases are caused and what the risk factors are. I will then describe the preventive measure and how it stops the disease developing.

Introduction In this assignment I am going to discuss how HIV and skin cancer two diseases are caused and what the risk factors are. I will then describe the preventive measure and how it stops the disease developing. The word HIV stands for human immunodeficiency virus. HIV It is an infection that attacks and destroys the body's infection fighting cells, this is called lymphocytes, and this is what causes the disease. Milton medical centre explains that HIV is caused by a retrovirus, which is a type of virus that releases its genetic code, called RNA, into a healthy cell. The virus also contains an enzyme called reverse transcriptase that converts the virus' RNA to DNA and allows it to reproduce. This is how the virus attacks the immune system. The body's immune system fights infection by producing white blood cells, called T-cell lymphocytes, and proteins called antibodies. HIV reproduces inside the T-cells. Eventually, this destroys the cells and releases particles of the virus, which then attack other T-cells and the damage continues. As more and more T-cells are destroyed, the immune system is weakened to the point that the body becomes unable to fight infections. The patient develops other diseases and cancers, called opportunistic infections because they take advantage of the patient's weakened immune system. When this occurs, the patient is diagnosed with full-blown

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  • Subject: Healthcare
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History Coursework - World War One Sources Question

History Coursework - World War One Sources Question ) Sources A, B and C are war recruitment posters published by various governments with the aim of influencing more people to volunteer for armed service in the war. Sources A and B are an earlier type of source, depending on the patriotic fervour that swept Britain at the war's outset, portraying enlistment as a duty to the country and empire. The posters themselves being of an accusatory nature, demanding from the reader "What did you do in the war?" and that they should "Go!", the fighting taking a crusade-like facade in which the only way to please parents, friends and girls was to join up and head towards the fighting. That this was accepted by many, was partly because the war was seen as an adventure, and perhaps because the last war where there was mass recruitment was almost one hundred years previous, the majority of those fighting in the interlude being well-trained career soldiers. Source C, however, is a much later source, as can be determined from the approach it uses to "persuade" people to enlist, preventing the "mad brute (of) militarism", in this case, a raving gorilla, that represents Germany, from reaching out from Europe (bottom-centre, right) which has been decimated, to the shores of "America" (bottom, centre). The poster compels the reader to joint up for the US army, probably after the USA

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Macbeth by William Shakespeare tells the story of a tragic hero who loses everything because he is a victim of forces outside his control.

Macbeth Liam Mac Callum "Macbeth" by William Shakespeare tells the story of a tragic hero who loses everything because he is a victim of forces outside his control.As Macbeth begins, "two truths are told..." Macbeth is in the state of awe, and is ecstatic as he realizes that not one, but two of the witches prophecies have proven to be true. Macbeth seems to be puzzled of the outcome as he then continues to question these mystical predictions. Macbeth still is very bewildered at the accuracy, as he calls these predictions "supernatural", meaning that he thinks that finds these predictions to be very mysterious and out of this world. As he examines, he is confused as he realizes that they cannot be bad, yet they cannot be good. He also feels pleased and thrilled knowing that what has happed cannot be bad, but then his thoughts are a little dismayed knowing that it is neither good. At this point, we realize that his character is not the one that contains the milk of human kindness, as Lady Macbeth puts it, because he states that he has had thoughts of contemplation murdering the king. He feels afraid of these thoughts, as he says that these thoughts have unfixed his hair, and made his heart beat ravenously. He is also worried of these thoughts, for as the witches have predicted, he

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What Has Been The Impact Of Globalisation, Industrialisation and 'Development' On The World (its Peoples, And The Environment)?

What Has Been The Impact Of Globalisation, Industrialisation and 'Development' On The World (its Peoples, And The Environment)? The powers that be in the Western World we inhabit today are constantly churning out through the media and other mediums, ideologies to promote their agendas on Globalisation. Through the use of buzzwords like 'progress', 'freedom', 'democracy' and 'free trade', we are fed a very biased (and often propaganda based) version of events. In this essay I intend to define and analyse the concept of Globalisation and focus on its effect on the world and it's inhabitants. Using both pro and anti -globalisation sources I aim to explore how globalisation developed from past millennia, who really are the beneficiaries of this global system, the consequences of a globalisation culture, and if there are any alternatives to the present state of affairs. Globalisation is the term used to describe the increased pace of interconnectedness that has taken place over recent years. People around the globe are more connected to each other than ever before. Information and money flow more quickly than previous years. Also Goods and services produced in one part of the world are increasingly available in the next. International travel is more frequent, and international communication is commonplace. This phenomenon (along with others) can be classified as globalisation.

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(a) What is meant by the concept of climax communities in plant succession? (b) Analyse the role of human activity in plant succession.

Section C- Ecosystems Chloe Borthwick (a) What is meant by the concept of climax communities in plant succession? Succession is the long term change in a plant community from a bare inorganic surface to a climax community. The series of changes happen over time (temporal) and space (spatial). A climax community is reached when habitat is stable, the vegetation is in equilibrium with the local environment, and in balance with the climate and the soils of the area. The plants go through the prisere, which is a chain of successive seres from a pioneer community to a climax community. Each successive sere usually has an increase in the number of species and the height of the plants. For example Studland Bay in the South West of England has a pioneer species of sea lyme grass which succeeds to the climax community of oak, which was mainly influenced by the climate. (b) Analyse the role of human activity in plant succession. Plagioclimax, if reached can stop or alter the natural succession so climatic climax can never be achieved resulting in a sub climax. A few examples of this would be clearing, burning, planting, harvesting, urbanisation and pollution. Secondary succession would be a result of this as it would occur on a surface that had previously been influenced by an allogenic factor, for example land clearings from forest fires. There are few physical environments

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Investigate the properties of a sensor.

SENSORS COURSEWORK PLAN: We were asked to investigate the properties of a sensor. The sensor I have chosen is a potentiometer. A potentiometer is a device which taps off a fraction of its input to provide a controlled output. It consists of a sliding contact which moves across wire coils to cause a change in resistance. Equal movements of the sliding contact give equal changes in output. We are actually using the potentiometer as a variable resistor so that instead of tapping of a proportion of the potential difference it taps off a part of the resistance. We are using a rotary potentiometer for our experiments. This means that the slider moves in a circular motion across the contacts. For us to be able to conduct tests we must be able to accurately measure how much we have moved the contacts so that we can compare it with the change in resistance. We have decided to measure the movement in degrees. This means we had to fix an arm to the moving contact of the potentiometer so that we could see the moving part of the potentiometer. Then we had to draw a circle on some card and mark of the degrees using a protractor. We then mounted the potentiometer on the card so that it was held firmly in place. This meant that now we could see how many degrees movement gives a certain out put. There are a number of things which we can investigate about the potentiometer: Resolution

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Discuss how Hardy introduces the characters of the three women, how their fates are intertwined and what importance they have in the rest of the novel.

Discuss how Hardy introduces the characters of the three women, how their fates are intertwined and what importance they have in the rest of the novel. The Return of the Native is set in the vast and gloomy Egdon Heath, and is based around the small community that inhabits it. To Hardy, the Heath itself is a character and the first two chapters of the novel are dedicated to it, in the first not a single human appears and in the second, Hardy persists to leave his characters nameless. However, in spite of the fact that the main characters are yet to be identified the routes of their lives are foreshadowed by the foreboding quality of the Heath. The first eleven chapters make up the 'Book First', 'The Three Women', those three women being Eustacia Vye, Thomasin Yeobright and Mrs.Yeobright. Eustacia Vye is a highly strung, coldly passionate and self-involved young lady who desperately craves the glamour and intensity of the life she was forced to leave behind in Budmouth. She is first introduced, unnamed, in chapter two, when she is seen by Diggory Venn on the mount of the Heath on bonfire night. She is poetically described, "Such a perfect, delicate, and necessary finish did the figure give to the dark pile of hills that it seemed to be the only obvious justification of their outline." Chapter five of the novel is then dedicated to her, entitled 'The Figure against the Sky',

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The Rebirth of Dialogue: Bakhtin, Socrates, and the Rhetorical Tradition by James P. Zappen. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press, 2004. 229 + viii pp.

The Rebirth of Dialogue: Bakhtin, Socrates, and the Rhetorical Tradition by James P. Zappen. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press, 2004. 229 + viii pp. Plato wrote dialogues. Mikhail Bakthin constructed a literary theory based on dialogue. And as part of this theoretical work, Bakhtin interpreted the dialogues of Plato. Rhetorical scholars have always been interested in Plato; recently, they have shown considerable interest in Bakhtin as well. Surely, then, someone has already undertaken a systematic study of Plato and Bakhtin. No. Not until now. James P. Zappen's The Rebirth of Dialogue: Bakhtin, Socrates, and the Rhetorical Tradition is the first book-length analysis, and synthesis, of the work of Plato and Bakhtin. More, Zappen's book extrapolates two conjectures from Bakhtin's theories and Plato's dialogues: first, while recognizing the difficulties involved, Zappen reviews Bakhtin's attempts to retrieve something of Socrates' original work, and second, in his concluding epilogue, Zappen tries to apply the insights and techniques of Socrates, Plato, and Bakhtin to the task of revitalizing the role of dialogue in rhetorical theory and within the rhetoric classroom. This ambitious program is economically achieved in 160 pages of text and a further 60 pages of notes and references. Zappen's rhetorical task in this study is formidable. He must explain two very

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  • Subject: Religious Studies & Philosophy
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