Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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How is Caesar’s hubris used against him?
Caesar’s hubris is used against him, there is evidence of this in act 2 scene 2. ‘ ‘Break up the senate till another time, When Caesar’s wife shall meet with better dreams.’ ‘ Decius Brutus is questioning Caesar’s sense of identity, which is linked to his pride. Caesar’s wife has persuaded him to stay home…
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‘I simply want to tell you that there are some men in this world who were born to do our unpleasant jobs for noun.’ Lee indicates that, the majority, of the rest of Maycomb aren’t as morally strong as Atticus to do the unpleasant jobs in Maycomb, such as defending a black man’s word against…
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Part a) How does Lee use details in this passage to present Miss Maudie’s view if Maycomb?
‘ We’re so rarely called on to be Christians, but when we are, we’ve got men like Atticus to go for us.’ Said miss Maudie. Lee make Maudie’s view of Maycomb shown in this quote. Maudie thinks that Maycomb is an isolated town, where not a lot happens. Things that challenge you as a person,…
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Debate Homework – Nobody has the right not to be offened
Can we truly have free speech?Will free speech only exist in a society without censorship?Is there an unsolvable conflict between free speech and offence? I think that we have the right to be offended Free speech. There will always be that group or individual that will appose someone’s opinion because they disagree or have…
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GCSE Literature Poetry Performance – The Charge of the Light Brigade
Bruke charge from Joel North on Vimeo.
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GCSE Literature Poetry Performance (2nd Attempt) – The Charge of the Light Brigade
Bruke charge (2nd) from Joel North on Vimeo.
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The Charge of the Light Brigade Performance
Bruke Light Brigade from Joel North on Vimeo.
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TKAM Chapter 22 – How has Harper Lee shown the change in the childrens’ character after the trial?
Harper Lee shows that the trial effected Jem more than any other child. ‘It was Jem’s turn to cry, his face was streaked with angry tears’. He was the only child that cried because of the outcome of the trail. As the oldest out of the three, he felt most distraught due to his realisation…
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TKAM Chapter 15 – How is tension ated and relieved?
Atticus is outside the prison where Tom Robinson is being kept. A mob emerges and confronts Atticus. S, J and D jump into the circle. Tension is created because the readers can predict that Atticus is in danger. Tension building ‘ You know what we want,’. A voice in the shadowed mob speaks with Atticus.…
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TKAM Chapter 12 – How does Harper Lee present Cal’s church?
Atticus is away, therefore Cal takes the J and S to her church, where the black section of Maycomb go. Harper Lee tells us that it has no ceiling, was not painted and that it had ‘lamps that were unlit and hung on brass brackets’. Harper Lee is trying to tell us that first person church,…
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