Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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My Seven Commandments.
Everyone may do what they want, however there are boundaries Everyone has the right to stand up for what they believe is right and wrong There shall be the people’s rule only. Once every year there shall be ‘ The Purge ‘, however there has to be a reason for this. Fun should be more important than…
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Make a list of human traits that Orwell has given the pigs!
1. Their inspirational speeches 2. The animals singing 3. Their characteristics 4. Their deeper character meaning, representing someone in history. 5. The willing to rebel 6. Being inventive 7. Being active manually, such as, they now have to do everything for themselves, before they’d have everything done for them by the humans. Or being heavily…
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Define and provide.
Define PERSONIFICATION – Giving inanimate objects humans features. ANTHROPOMORPHIC – giving human characteristics to a God, animal, or object. SIMILE – a figure of speech in which two things are compared to each other. METAPHOR – use of a word/phrase in special meaning that provides an image ASSONANCE – similar vowel sounds in words that do not rhyme SIBILANCE – Words that literate in…
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Read And Define. Treasure Island
TOTTERING – walking unsteadily or shakily. CAPSTAN – any of various windlasses, rotated in a horizontal plane by hand or machinery, for winding in ropes,cables, etc. CONNOISSEUR- a discerning judge of the best in any field: a connoisseur of horses. TYRANNIZED – to exercise absolute power or control, especially cruelly or oppressively (often followed by over ) RHEUMATICS – pertaining to or of the nature of rheumatism. RUFFIAN – a tough, lawless person; roughneck; bully. INDIGNATION – strong displeasure at something considered unjust, offensive, insulting, or base; righteous anger. GABBLING – to speak or converse rapidly and unintelligibly; jabber. BUCCANEER – any of the piratical adventurers who raided Spanish colonies and ships along the American coast in the second half of the 17th century. EMBOLDENER – to make bold or bolder; hearten; encourage.
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Sub article School Skiing Trip
On Friday, the 24 March 2013 a proportion of the London Nautical students left for their ski trip in Sestriere, Southern France. This ski trip takes part annually and the students always enjoy themselves. This usually takes place during the Easter Holiday because it is not at all educational, however this year the trip is…
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Romeo and Juliet Assessment Results
Over-All grade: INCOMPLETE: 6C Film: Not yet assessed Timeline: 6A – Detailed and insightful Dramatic Monologue: 6C – Well-prepared presentation delivered with clarity and some awareness of the character’s thoughts and feelings Essay: Reading Grade: 6C – Clear appreciation of some of the lingustic, stylistic, generic and historical context of the play. Occasional lapses in…
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Investigative Journalism Homework 1
Generating my question My question is ‘why do people get more angry than others ?’. Answer Well,the reason why is that those who are easily angered generally have what a low tolerance for frustration, or might overreact to many unnecessary incidents during their daily business. Some of them, get angry and can not control their anger then they…
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Analytic essay decisions
out of the two questions i will pick : How does William Shakespeare explore the idea of fate
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Translation
ACTUAL: ”I fear too early, for my mind misgives fears Some consequence yet hanging in the stars still Shall bitterly begin his fearful date 1.4.115 With this night’s revels, and expire the term party, end the life Of a despised life closed in my breast my hated life By some vile forfeit of untimely death.…
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