GCSE essay "Pride and Prejudce"
Match making in "Pride and Prejudice" English novelist Jane Austen's 'Pride and Prejudice' was published in 1813, although it was initially called 'First Impressions.' Pride and Prejudice is a love story that is both humorous and deeply serious yet still remains an exciting and suspenseful story. The novel does not question or challenge the inferior position allotted to women in early nineteenth-century life. Upper class women could not work and thus are economically dependent upon men. For women, success is defined only in terms of marriage and domestic affairs. In this world marriage is a complex institution; young teenage women are considered 'out' in society (suitable for a husband) after they attend their first dance. For most women, the choice of a husband is the most significant decision they will make. Because few women hold jobs, those who do not marry may live lonely lives. For this reason, Mrs Bennet is keen to have her daughters to be married off as soon as possible. 'The business of her life was to get her daughters married.' Mrs Bennet is a 'women of mean understanding, little information and uncertain temper.' Whereas in contrast, her husband, Mr Bennet was, 'so odd a mixture of quick parts, sarcastic humour, reserve and caprice.' The couple had been married for twenty-three years despite their contrasting personalities and differences in intellect. Yet
The veil- for or against? This essay will be centered on the issue of Muslim veils. The Koran, Islam's holy book tells Muslims to dress modestly.
This essay will be centered on the issue of Muslim veils. The Koran, Islam's holy book tells Muslims to dress modestly. Male modesty has been interpreted to be covering the area from the navel to the knee - and for women it is generally seen as covering everything except for their face, hands and feet when in the presence of men they are not related or married to. However, there has been much debate among Islamic scholars as to whether this goes far enough. This has led to a distinction between the hijab (literally "covering up" in Arabic) and the niqab (meaning "full veil"). Hijab is a common sight among Muslim women, a scarf that covers their hair and neck. Niqab consists of covering up completely, including gloves and a veil for the face - leaving a slit for the eyes, or covering them too with transparent material. Tell the faithful women to lower their gaze and guard their private parts and not display their beauty except what is apparent of it, and to extend their scarf to cover their bosom Koran, 24:31 (English translation) This form of dress is rarer, although it has been growing in recent years; it is this which former UK Foreign Secretary Jack Straw says he objects to at face-to-face meetings with his constituents. Article 1 entitled; 'Let's draw a veil over Mr. Straw', by Rajnaara Akhtar the chair of Protect Hijab, clearly argues against the veil
Cannabis and cannabinoids do have therapeutic potential in a number of medical conditions for which other treatments are not f
Cannabis and cannabinoids do have therapeutic potential in a number of medical conditions for which other treatments are not fully adequate; but cannabis is not a harmless drug. It produces disinhibition, cognitive difficulties, emotional disturbances, poor motivation and (sometimes) addiction. Cannabis smoke also contains carcinogens, particulate matter and tar suggesting that in regular users it will produce a similar spectrum of respiratory, circulatory and neoplastic diseases to tobacco smoke. Christian doctors need to speak the truth about cannabis's adverse effects, discourage its harmful use and support legislation which protects the vulnerable from exploitation, whilst supporting the evidence-based therapeutic use of cannabinoids where appropriate. Cannabis is the world's most widely used illegal drug. British school children have the highest (around 40 percent) and adults the second highest use compared with the rest of Europe.[1] About one in five 16-29 year olds have used it in the last year, one in eight within the last month. The majority of young people believe it is safe and should be legalised or at least decriminalised. Only a third of adults believe cannabis to be harmful. The pro-cannabis lobby has attracted massive support from the public, media and even political parties such as the Liberal Democrats. Successive governments have however rejected such
To what extent does the death penalty contribute to a rise in the crime rate?
To what extent does the death penalty contribute to a rise in the crime rate? The death penalty is one of the most questionable punishments; many claim that, disregarding the crimes that have been committed, it is highly unethical and simply wrong to kill another human. Even though the vast majority of the population appears to be against this punishment, it may be interesting to analyse the death penalty simply form the point of view of its effectiveness. In doing so, it is useful to examine capital punishment from different perspectives, here its impact will be examined from the psychological and historical point of view; it is also useful to look at the research data on the effectiveness of capital punishment. First of all, when one takes the psychological impact that death penalty has on potential criminals it may be noticed that the fact of death penalty being enforced may have very little to do with whether a person will commit a crime or not. This is due to the fact that, what really determines the proclivity for violence is the social background, the way in which the person has been brought up and people who influenced him or her have played the biggest part in who this person will grow up to be. Due to those factors, some people are more prone to committing crimes than others. Besides this, a tendency to commit a crime may also result from some kind of mental
Response writing: Abortion Issue reflects ironies of modern Living Jayanthi Natarajan, in her article, comments on the social and public pressures which come into effect,
Response writing: Abortion Issue reflects ironies of modern Living Jayanthi Natarajan, in her article, comments on the social and public pressures which come into effect, when a persons personal issue is being discussed, which hold prime importance to a persons life. It not only provides a case which is being discussed but goes about giving both the sides of the story and expresses the different views and opinions in her articles. She stresses on the importance of respecting humans and their lives, highlights that abortion, which is the issue, brought into focus by Jayanthi Natarajan, must be legally permitted if it is beneficial to society. She ardently thinks that a person's personal difficulty must take priority in this type of a 'public debate'. This article highlights that a subject of such unease for someone, being discussed in public, without understanding the emotions faced by the problem, is just inappropriate and creates unnecessary public interest. However after explicitly stating that Niketa Mehta and her husband filed a petition to the Bombay High Court, seeking abortion of the unborn foetus with possibly congenital abnormalities, Jayanthi Natarajan implicitly states that it is ironical that a personal matter has become an interesting public debate. This just shows the lack of awareness of the writer, even though her views are well supported, she fails to
Creative Essay
No Man's Land Jack Harvey's alarm clock pierced the silence of the winter morning. Jack crawled out of his bunk bed, stretched his arms towards the ceiling and unleashed a tremendous yawn. A typical start to what Jack thought would be another typically tedious day's work at school. Jack peered through his bedroom window to see the surrounding streets and houses covered in a thin layer of frost. 'Jack, are you up yet?' called his mother impatiently from the kitchen downstairs. 'Yes Mum, I'm coming now,' replied Jack as he pulled on his school uniform. Jack hurried sliding down the banister attempting to do up his tie on the way. 'Good morning mum, what is for breakfast?' asked Jack readily. 'Good morning son, you're favourite scrambled eggs and toast. I hope you have packed your bags, the bus leaves in 10 minutes?' Jack glanced up the clock above the kitchen doorway, 'What..? Why didn't you wake me up sooner? Now I am not going to get any breakfast!' scowled Jack. 'Jack you're 15, you should be responsible for getting up in time for school? I need to go to work, I will see you at four o'clock. Have a good day love.' Jack's mum kissed her son on the cheek, Jack pulled away from his mum slightly, still angry with her. Jack quickly eat his eggs and munched on his toast before grabbing his school books and swiftly made his way out of the house. The cool winter air
Against Peace
LAGEISHON MOHANADAS PEACE? NOT WELCOMED HERE! Many people in this world strive for peace. But, do we want everything to be in peace? Do we want things to be silent? Serene? Still? Unhurried? Calm? There are some things that were never meant to be peaceful and never should be. The Suez-Sinai War killed hundreds. The Kashmir Conflict killed thousands, and is still not satisfied. The Korean War killed tens of thousands. The Iran-Iraq War was a horrific exhibition that showed the world how to kill using chemicals instead of guns and bombs. The Sri Lankan Civil War uprooted as many as a million Tamils from their homeland. These wars are merely a sample of the wars that have shattered earth. The world was struck by two emperors of wars: WWI and WWII - each slaughtering millions. But not all wars kill. Some wars give life. Think about the wars that take place within our body: the heart beats; blood jets through our veins; white blood cells murder viruses; muscles tear and rip; light rays strike the retina; electrical impulses shoot through nerves, and on it goes. There is no peace here, for they beat, jet, murder, tear, rip, shoot, and strike. But, there is nothing wrong with this lack of peace - or should we call it, war? These wars better our lives and in some cases are the main reasons that life exists. Noah should not send a dove here and hope it will return with an olive
Satirical Writing
Satirical Writing To be honest I've never been to England. I can't even begin to imagine why anyone would want to go. Even the mere thought of it is enough to send shivers down my spine. You can sense the gloom, despair and misery radiating and pouring out from this measly little island, which leads us to ask how this miniscule dot on the map can conjure such utter depression. Of course it may sound unreasonable and perhaps judgmental if someone who has never there to make such extravagant statements, but I have been to a British school for my entire school life (a melancholy 11 years) and one thing I've learned is that they love to talk about themselves and of course England. I suppose it might have been interesting if they actually had something to say about it, I've heard the same things about England over and over again. In fact I could name all the places in England: Hastings, Surrey, Burnley, Swindon... well I don't want to bore you but you get the idea. To begin with let's start with a quote shall we "The sun never sets on the British Empire..." Maybe not, but apparently the sun never rises on England, at least not bright enough that you can get a tan. Or perhaps there are other reasons why the British are always such a sickly pasty white color. Could be the dull tasteless food leading to a dull colorless complexion? Or maybe it's the centuries of living on an
The lack of variation in ICT work topics
The lack of variation in ICT work topics. What do you think when you walk into an I.T lesson? "Let's go on the internet and see how many dirty images we can get through Google's strict school filter" or "Let's go on as many games as possible until the teacher catches us and throws us out"? Or do you walk into the lesson and just do nothing, waiting for the bell after 60 long minutes? In the past years, simply working on a computer has been fun enough for most people, but we're not most people, we're not stupid, we're in the 21st century and it's about time we did more in our I.T lessons than sit and do juvenile work! We do presentations, we do documents, we do newsletters, but do we learn about computers when we do those things? Do we hell! The majority of people in the school couldn't tell apart a processor from the heat sink that covers it! The thing that we don't realise is how important knowing these things will be in the future. In the past 10 years alone, new technology has meant that the use of computer hardware in industry has grown almost exponentially - there has been over a 500% increase. Now, imagine yourself in another 10 years time and try to tell me that your knowledge of computer equipment will not help in your job, will not help your further career and will not help you gain an advantage over people that do not know these things. I can tell you now that you
Even if you are on the right track you will get run over if you just sit there - creative writing.
"Even if you are on the right track you will get run over if you just sit there" The world that we exist within today requires us to operate by high standard procedures and ambitious methodologies to ensure our journey on the right track to success. In order to achieve the maximum potential of ones results one must constantly keep regulating and incorporating new strategies to implement as time and the tasks at hand progress so that they can continue their journey on the right track to success. The process of implementation and regulation requires copious amounts of hard work that is why it is commonly agreeable that it is impossible to stay on the right by just sitting there. The right track is the journey in which objectives such as beneficial activities are conducted to develop your current position in your state of being. The concept of just sitting there refers to the act of indulging in low productivity, and poor efficiency activities, that show no progress of ones status. Ford Motors a publicly held American automobile manufacturer was one of Americas largest automobile company by market capitalization and revenue. Henry Ford revolutionized the concept of transportation by inventing the first fuel-combustion vehicle in the 1920s. He had played the most significant role in the development of the US economy by giving birth to the automotive industry. It is not
