Explore the Stylistic Conventions of Both "Notes from a Small Island" and "In Patagonia" and account for their different audiences.

Explore the Stylistic Conventions of Both "Notes from a Small Island" and "In Patagonia" and account for their different audiences. Bill Bryson and Bruce Chatwin both participate in the ability to Travel write. Travel writing is were one would travel and then list in chronological order what they have experienced. Bill Bryson is able to do this in an entirely different fashion, to Bruce Chatwin. Bill Bryson was born in Des Moines, Iowa, in 1951. Bryson settled in England in 1977, and lived for numerous years with his British wife and children in Yorkshire. Bryson then went back to America, but has now returned to England. As well as writing 'Notes from a small Island' Bryson has also written 'down Under' 'Notes from a big Country' 'A walk in the Woods' 'Made in America' 'Neither here nor there' and 'The lost Continent'.1 Bruce Chatwin was born in Sheffield in 1940. After attending Marborough School he began work as a Porter at Sotheby's, which is an auctioneer. Chatwin became one of the youngest directors at Sotheby's and then Chatwin abandoned his job to explore the world, as his dedication was travel writing. During 1972 and 1975 Chatwin worked for the Sunday Times and quickly announced his departure for in a telegram; 'Gone to Patagonia for six months'. This journey motivated to write the first of his books which was simply named, In Patagonia. In Patagonia won

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Characteristics of Maggie and Don in the Rainbow Bird

Characteristics of Maggie and Don in the Rainbow Bird Maggie is a nature-lover & fascinated by nature. Instead of paying attention in class, Maggie's mind "had been filled with a vision of the bird." This clearly shows that she is so enthralled by the rainbow bird that she cannot concentrate in class. From what her mother said, "It's a bird now", I can infer that she may have other interests before. In school, she carried "beetles' wings and cowries" about in her desk "to stare at" and this shows that she is a person who loves nature. Her love for nature is also evident in the way she reacts when she finds out that the Honey Man killed the rainbow bird and its family. Her anger and sorrow reveal how much the bird means to her. She is secretive, loner and is misunderstood by others. Maggie refuses to let her friends know about "her secret" about the rainbow bird. She is afraid that if they find out about the rainbow bird, they will start teasing and making fun of her. Maggie is very emotional, sensitive and revengeful. Upon hearing about the rainbow bird's death, Maggie "lets herself get worked up" and started to curse the Honey Man. This is evident in "He will die. I know he will.. Serve him right, too" She hates the Honey Man so much that she describes him as a "devil" and a "beast" and wished that "forked lightning would leaped out of the sky and char him to ashes."

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Heroes by Robert Cormier How does the relationship between Francis and Nicole develop?

Heroes by Robert Cormier How does the relationship between Francis and Nicole develop? Francis and Nicole first meet in the "seventh grade at St Jude's Parochial school during arithmetic". Immediately, Francis feels that there is a connection between them as Mother Margret introduced Nicole to the class. Francis described Nicole as "the most beautiful girl I had ever seen" and believed that there was a moment between them, "our eyes met and a flash of recantation passed between us, as if we had known each other before". He also noticed "Something else flashed in her eyes, too, a hint of mischief", Francis took the "hint" as an indication that they were going to have some good times together. This could mean that this a beginning of their relationship, but Francis realises that he has to talk and have Nicole notice him, if he wants more then a friendship. Nicole and Marie LaCroix became friends and walked home together and often Francis noticed that Nicole would visit Marie, who lived above him on the third floor. Francis used this as an advantage to "get a glimpse of her and perhaps catch her attention". He also tried to "seek out Marie and try to get her to mention Nicole Renard". He finally admitted to Marie that he liked Nicole and made her swore not to tell anyone. Three days later when nicole was leaving after visiting Marie, she said to Francis " 'Don't fall off,

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The little cloud- short story character analysis

In the Short Story "A Little Cloud" by James Joyce, the character of Thomas Chandler or "Little Chandler" is anxiously awaiting a visit from his old friend, Ignatius Gallaher. Chandler becomes very preoccupied with the thought of meeting his old friend. While day dreaming about old poetry books that lay on shelves at home, Chandler has an indistinctive poetic aspiration. His shyness has always held him back; and so the books remained on the shelves collecting dust. As the story unfolds, Chandler's true appearance, personality and inexplicable status becomes evident. With his small stature, Thomas Chandler was called "Little Chandler" because he "gave one the idea of being a little man." With small hands that were white, delicate and had well manicured cuticles, Chandler maintained a well kept groomed look. It was important for Chandler to take the "greatest care of his fair silken hair and moustache" for his outward appearance mattered a great deal working in the King's Inns. In an ideal world, Chandler's life appeared perfect. Having a lovely baby with his wife Anne, establishing a stable career and having exceptional manners. However not everything seemed perfect to Chandler. Almost depressed Chandler "watched the scene thought of life; and he became sad." Covering up true feelings and emotions, Chandler desperately wanted to "read out something to his wife." However

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Pan's Labrynth Newspaper Article

Noticias Del Siglo Woman and brother find girl dead By Sehar Yesterday night, police took in 13 suspects who could have been related to the brutal murder of a child. A young female, roughly aged 8 - 10 years was found murdered outside the famous Labyrinth, El laberinto del fauno. Police have asked around the local area of Bilbao, but have asked the townspeople to come forward, as they might hold the vital information of this case. Policía Juan Marígon states that "We want to finish this case within 4 - 6 weeks, we need the key to solving this murder, but someone out there holds it, not us." Police have told the public, with help from the forensics, they have found fingerprints of the future suspects. The 13 men who are kept in for indepent interviews Have released information about who they are and that they are part of the Spanish Maquis guerrillas. The man and his sister have also revealed a quote from behalf of both of them; "We knew the girl, she was very close to us both." Once alone, the woman said "The girl was like my own daughter. I used to look after her as my own. I hope the police find out who done such a thing." Later on, Detective Felipé Romerez revealed the names of the woman and her brother. The woman, Mercedes Julientos, and her brother, Frederico Julientos are both suspects themselves. Whilst on the crime scene, forensics had discovered

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Do you think that Henry James wrote The Turn of the Screw as a ghost story?

Do you think that Henry James wrote The Turn of the Screw as a ghost story? Although The Turn of the Screw may appear to be a ghost story superficially, it can be argued that the governess's visions of what appear to be the ghosts of Peter Quint and Miss Jessel are the result of a number of different occurrences. Alternatively, one may choose to believe that The Turn of the Screw is merely an account of a woman haunted by the spirits of her employer's dead servants. However one chooses to view the book, the origin of each explanation lies in the moral, social, and psychological ideologies of Victorian society. The Victorians were very interested in the supernatural, and many books were written about ghosts in different forms. Gothic novels in particular became very popular, and these, as ghost stories, contained many of the features of The Turn of the Screw - melodrama, the threat to a woman of an intimidating male figure, and the paranormal, to name but a few. In this section, I will attempt to explain how The Turn of the Screw can be seen as a ghost story. From the very beginning of the book, we are told that "Griffin's ghost ... appearing first to the little boy, at so tender an age, adds a particular touch." Douglas goes on to argue that if the presence of a child gives the story "another turn of the screw", the presence of two children ought to give the story two

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In his novel, So Much to Tell You, John Marsden [IS1] presents a traumatised teenager who makes progress[IS2] through friendship[IS3] . Important friendships Marina encountered include those with school friends, her councillor, Mrs Ransome

Example essay: Question: Through friendship, Marina progress. Explore this statement and comment on how the reader is positioned to viewed Intro: In his novel, 'So Much to Tell You', John Marsden [IS1]presents a traumatised teenager who makes progress[IS2] through friendship[IS3]. Important friendships Marina encountered include those with school friends, her councillor, Mrs Ransome and crucially, her father.[IS4] When witnessing Marina's progress, the reader is positioned [IS5]to feel sympathy, relief, and joy as the novel develops. Body Paragraph 1: The reader is first introduced to Marina in Chapter 1 when the author/ Marsden reflect her thoughts as she has recorded them in her diary. However, over time and though growing friendships, Marina makes great progress[IS6]. Marina is an elective mute and seems isolated. She states that she is, 'very embarrassed at being noticed' [IS7]and 'uses only grey school blankets' [IS8]as if to facilitate hiding. Marina has experience a traumatic accident that has resulted significant scaring to her face. It seems that as a means of coping with the trauma she has opted not to speak. However, her feelings about her mutism are ambivalent. Marsden[IS9] presents her feelings on her silence as 'always my fortress, sometimes my prison[IS10].' These metaphors[IS11] are highly effective; a fortress suggest a fortified building that is

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My Ending for "When the Wasps Drowned".

When the Wasps Drowned: Ending Justin McDermott That night, I was woken by what sounded like digging. I got up out of bed and crept over to the window, being cautious not to wake Therese. I peered through the gap in the curtain. I could see a small light at the end of Mr Mordecai’s garden; he was filling in a hole. He continued for about five minutes until the hole was full. He then carefully pulled what looked like a wooden flower boy over the bare patch of the lawn. Mr Mordecai then heaved what looked to be a large industrial sack, over his shoulder, and struggled into his house. By this time I was feeling particularly restless so decided to go and sit down stairs to try and cool down. I walked down the stairs and continued through to the kitchen. I got a glass of ice cold water from the dispenser in the fridge and went and sat at the breakfast table. Due to the heat we had left all the windows open, so you could hear quite a lot from outside. A short while later I heard Mr Mordecai’s distinctive, vintage car start and drive away. I was still concerned about what I had just witnessed. Had Mr Mordecai just dug up that body me and Therese found? I couldn’t resist. I had to find out. I carefully opened the patio doors from the kitchen to the barbeque patio, picking up a torch along the way. Therese hadn’t filled up the hole completely, just covered it,

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Report on "Sophie's World" by Jostein Gaarder

Sophie's World Essay Sophies world by Jostein Gaarder is a story of a fourteen year old girl, Sophie Amundsen, who lives in Norway with her mother and her animals in her garden. She is soon joined by the mysterious Alberto Knox, first through correspondence, and then linked by a full-scale philosophy course chosen her for to explain the secrets of life. In Sophie's World, Jostein Gaarder twines the history of philosophy with the supenatural actions of Alice in Wonderland. While different people might have different ideas about the book, I believe Sophies world has achieved the right to be a novel and a history of philosophy, with its detailed characterisation, plot, setting and philosophical ideas that it has used that engage the reader. The main plot begins when Sophie comes home from school to find a white envelope addressed to her asking "who are you? Where does the world come from?" This begins her thinking about the major questions of existence, and then the philosophy course began. Alberto is not physically revealed until late in the first quarter of the novel. Through the second quarter of the novel So Sophie starts taking the philosophy course and odd things such as talking dogs occur. Sophie finds items, and postcards addressed to Hilde which extremely baffles her. While the reader is digesting the vast information presented in the philosophy course,

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I am not Esther - Fleur Beale Q1: Describe a character relationship in your text and explain why this relationship is important.

I am not Esther - Fleur Beale Q1: Describe a character relationship in your text and explain why this relationship is important. In the book "I am not Esther" by Fleur Beale, character Kirby sent to live with her uncle and his family in a cult. The character relationship between Kirby and Uncle Caleb is very controlling and tense. Kirby is first introduced to Uncle Caleb in the motel when she and her mother stop over to sleep there. Kirby's mother explains to Kirby that she is going to be sent to her uncle who lives in a cult. Uncle Caleb and his son Daniel come to pick up Kirby to take her to the cult. When I the cult, at first the relationship between Kirby and Uncle Caleb was very tense. Uncle Caleb would make the whole family pray for Kirby every time she disobeyed the family. Uncle Caleb has a very demanding attitude and must have it his way. Further on into the book we start to see Kirby giving into Uncle Caleb's ways. We she first arrives to the cult the family decide to replace her name with Esther. Of course initially Kirby does not agree to this. When the family starts praying she notices that the youngest of her cousins is crying. The youngest of the cousins happens to be Maggie. After a little while Uncle Caleb notices that Kirby is quite close to Maggie. He ends up exploiting Maggie to get to Kirby. Another way Uncle Caleb uses his power over Kirby is

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