A State of Mind

Identify the two types of narrative used in the extract and justify each with a short quotation. 6 pts A first person narrative "I have good news...”/ a diary 3 pts (2 + 1) A third person narrative. "Daniel placed his biro..." 3 pts (2 + 1) 2. Explain the use of the italics in the first paragrap 4 pts The italics underline the fact that we're reading Daniel's diary / They are used to differentiate the two types of narrative visually.

the BBC news transcriptions must be learnt. What is the point of a tablet PC ? To be dizzy – dizziness :To struggle to do something – a struggle :To see the point of something :It is neither a phone nor a lap-top :My own Ipad :Rough (edge)(adj) – roughness – roughly (adv) :# smooth – smoothness – smoothly (adv) :(Also) Roughly = approximately :To figure out something :A rival = a competitor :To flood (the market) with :A proponent (of) :‘its strength lies in making computing more comfortable’ :Strength

we have been exposed to violence and deviant behaviour. Time and time again we hear stories of people doing horrible things to others and either getting away with it or being punished for their actions. Murder is by far the most serious of crimes and serial murder its worst form. Theodore Robert Bundy is one of the most successful and dangerous serial killers in the United States history. Probably one of he most talked about as well. Theodore’s murders were definitely attributed to rage and jealousy

A relevant remark : une Remarque pertinente Irrelevant = beside the point : hors sujet A discrepancy between and : une divergence entre et Paradoxical : paradoxal Questionable : discutable Controversial : controversé A far-fetched idea : une idée tirée par les cheveux In my opinion = to my mind : à mon avis To me : pour moi According to the journalist : d’après le journaliste At first sight = on the face of it : à première vue To claim that : pretendre que To justify : justifier To

Explore the presentation of the monster in ‘Frankenstein’ To a large degree, the novel ‘Frankenstein’ can be seen as a book of journeys. From the very opening we are introduced to Walton’s geographical ascent, as he pursues a land “never before imprinted by the foot of man.” As his boat ventured northwards, we are simultaneously introduced to Victor Frankenstein’s ‘meta-narrative’, which reveals his own intellectual journey into undiscovered territory. Certainly one journey reflects the other

centre piece of the socialist vision, an inevitable outcome of long standing debates within the labour party and of its rise to power” (Caincross 85 cited in Millward 97) This is one of the arguments for the programme of nationalisation in the UK. It is one of many suggested for the phenomena, which occurred in the late 40’s, and accounted for over 80% of the transfer of private industry to public ownership. This particular political argument centres on the idea that “Private ownership of productive

:Not so Clockwork The nurse had her name written in a tab. “Selene”. Anyone that could wrestle with the Western hieroglyphics could easily work out the name of that nurse. And as a very good friend of mine used to say, a name encloses the self. Yes, my reader, even if Shakespearian dramaturges argue that the name is anything but important. They are ignorant and I am nothing but the holder of truth. She was young; we could say if we, as an audience, could agree upon what youth is. Well, let us just

------------------------------------------------- The state secret privilege doctrine in US law and its use in the fight against terrorism: a protection of national security? a danger for public liberties. When talking about Human Rights and the United States, many authors would talk of ‘American exceptionalism’. This expression refers to the idea that the United States of America (hereafter US) have a troubled relationship to Human Rights (hereafter HR). On the one hand, they see themselves

process of privatisation, especially the preparation of nationalised industries for privatisation, was associated with marked improvements in performance, particularly in terms of labour productivity.[92] But it is not clear how far this can be attributed to the merits of privatisation itself. The "productivity miracle" observed in British industry under Thatcher was achieved not so much by increasing the overall productivity of labour as by reducing workforces and increasing unemployment.[93] A number

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