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Theme Study Journal Entry 6: Charles Darwin(Newspaper Article; New York Times)
This Lengthy article talks about how Charles Darwin is still Influential after 200 years and explores his theory in detail. At First, Darwin’s theory was Largely accepted then challenged, in fact, it has been challenged many, many times, A large amount of people believed that Darwin’s theory of Natural selection between animals was absurd, however, this theory was Accepted by a…
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Theme Study Journal Entry 5: Abraham Lincoln(Newspaper Article; New York Times)
This Newspaper Article talks about Lincolns life from Birth To Death. Surprisingly, Abraham Lincoln was born to a Poor Family in Kentucky, where he was Self Educated, A Self educated Person who grows up to become very powerful is known as a ‘Self Made Man’ because they usually get their authority by themselves, this makes…
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Theme Study Journal Entry 4: Stephen Kings ‘The Running Man’ (Fiction)
The book is set in North America in the year 2025, in Co Op city (Not the real Co Op city) in the Fictional state of Harding west of Detroit, with the state being an Authoritarian police state, the Book follows Benjamin Richards, a Working class man from ‘South of the Canal’ which is Shown in the…
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Theme Study Journal Entry 3: Eragon (Fiction)
This story is about a young man called Eragon, A peasant farmer’s boy who was adopted by his uncle after his mother died, Eragon is introduced as a normal farmers boy who seems to be an adept hunter, Eragon lives at a farm near the village of Carvahall, The village is described as quite average,…
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Extract From Out Of The Blue
This Extract from ‘Out of the Blue’ Is about a victims perspective of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, it shows the emotions that were racing through a victims mind amidst the Chaos. A language Feature I identified in the text was Rhyme, it is the most prominent feature as it appears in every Paragraph, however every word that…
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Of Mice And Men: Predjudice Paragraphs.
There are many predjudices in Of mice and men which show what life was like in 1930s America. One of the most prominant predjudices is Racism, specifically against African-Americans This Predjudice is mentioned throughout the book where many white characters use the word ‘Nigger’ to Describe Black people, or Crooks, the Negro stable buck. The extent…
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What was life like in the Great Depression?
The Great Depression: 1930s America When the Great Depression Hit, money became very hard to come by, manual labour was required to earn even a slight amount of money and almost every able man in the country had to toil to get a salary. Many american men and boys lost most of their possessions and money due to the great depression, All…
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Theme Study Journal Entry 2: Rise of Hitler (Film)
The film I have chosen that comes under my theme of One man can change the world is called Rise of Hitler. I have chosen this film because of the actions Hitler took in the Film that led to his dominance over most of Europe…although the film doesn’t feature the war it shows the actions that…
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Theme Study Journal Entry 1: MK Gandhi (autobiography)
This Autobiography of MK Gandhi falls under my theme of: ONE MAN CAN CHANGE THE WORLD because of the actions Gandhi took over the course of his life that eventually led to his political and religious standing in society before he was assassinated by Nathuram Godse. Gandhi explored the culture of South Africa and England in his book…
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Young Samurai: The way of the sword
This book is about a teenager from England called Jack, based in the late 1800s, He sets sail with his father to explore new lands but unfortunately, his ship is taken over by pirates on the coast of Japan, He is saved by a samurai and barely escapes with his life, but his father is…