task 2 practice fair

The spotlight of darkness solely sits on the carousel. All else that is around the carousel is bursting with brightness. Vines are coming out of the cracks from underneath the concrete floor, and they are growing its way up the royal blue and white fence. This carousel is clearly a burden. The rusty carousel is shaped as a crown which suffered from a severe fall. The ruler of this crown would be a king who is chaotic and disorganised. It seems as if the owner of this crown is not very particula...
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How does Fitzgerald use details of setting and imagery to establish a mood in another chapter?"

Fitzgerald uses diction in order to establish a festive and uplifting mood, highlighting the contrast between the West egg and the valley of ashes. In the second paragraph of chapter 3 we can see an example of this when Nick describes the lights in the house being " enough coloured lights to make a Christmas tree". By comparing the lights at the party with lights from a festive holiday, it instantly creates a happy mood as it produces an image in the mind of the reader of being with a happy fami...
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How does Fitzgerald use details of setting and imagery to establish a mood in the opening pages of chapter 2?

How does Fitzgerald use details of setting and imagery to establish a mood in the opening pages of chapter 2? Fitzgerald uses hyperbole and juxtaposition to establish a dull and discomforting mood. Firstly, this can be seen when the author says "Grotesque gardens". The use of this juxtaposition creates an unsettling tone for the reader as usually gardens are seen as beautiful and elegant. Gardens create a very fresh image in your mind since they contain a lot of greenery and bright colours. ...
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Choosing Death by Peter Singer, essay topic response

The essay “Choosing death” by the Philosopher Peter Singer, explores the idea of the legalisation of euthanasia. He argued that choosing to end your life with the help of a doctor should be legal. He immediately starts his essay with a quote from Gillian Bennett, “I WILL TAKE MY LIFE TODAY AROUND NOON.IT IS TIME.”, and then further goes explains Gillian Bennett’s situation. The quote engages the reader to read the rest of the essay as they want to know why someone would want to take their own li...
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Debate reflection

After listening and participating to the debates in class which were about whether NFT's were art, whether graffiti should be legal, and whether international schools should have dresscodes. The most interesting thing I learned was that graffiti has legalised in multiple countries. I found this the most interesting as the representation and stigma around graffiti has always been quite negative immediately (which is something Mahroosh pointed out in her debate) and so it surprised me. During my o...
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Screenplay response to image

This screenplay was made by Dhanvi, Julie and Amber. Fade in Ext- Deserted post-apocalyptic land - daytime A support dog (Benjamin) and a young woman (Carrie) carrying a briefcase stand in the centre of an isolated, dried out terrain, the only signs of life, other than the two of them, are miniscule bushes of dehydrated grass. There is a car on the far right end of the long shot which other than a few minute scratches and dust particles, looks practically brand new. Carrie Strange, isn’t i...
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Imagening a dialogue between two characters

Ext. A thin road path leading to castle in England. It is a frisky day out with lots of wind but the is as fresh as ever. Rhyme and Isabella are walking towards the castle but as Rhyme stops to take a picture of the landscape, Isabella takes a seat on what she thought was a rock. Rhyme (excitedly gasps) Wait! Stop right here the sky looks absolutely stunning. Isabella (annoyedly) Fine but not too long. I want to see what’s out there. Like what's inside the rocky building. Rhyme...
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Decriptive Writing (formative)

The Climb An endless climb towards the top. Every brick stacked on top of each other was uniquely its own. I counted 886 bricks to the top but it was most likely more than that. One of the bricks that caught my eye was the 53rd brick, this one was special. Most bricks had already crumbled into pieces but this brick was as if it was recently built in. The untroubled surface was pure perfectionism. It was a symbol for what was to come at the top when you finally finish the endless climb. Some pie...
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Descriptive writing practice (donkey)

“Swooshh”, that was the sound of the wind blowing through the mountains. The thousands of white cotton candy bubbles covering the icy blue sky set the mood of the day. Behind the mountains one could hope fresh, crispy air would be found because near the donkey there was no chance. The only fresh and wildly thing about this landscape was the single piece of vegetation right in front of the donkey’s eyes. Its camouflage green colour allowed it to fit in with the rest of the crumbling rocks and dus...
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Dropping the reader into the story

Santa Claus' murder story I was 6 when my brother John leaned across the kitchen table and casually whispered that he had killed Santa Claus. A shocking moment for us all. For my family, my friends, and for me of course. This miniature sculpture almost life like Santa Claus had gone through generations and generations of the Appleberg family. So it was no surprise when I found out that my brother’s first reaction was to lay on the ground hysterically crying, imagining all of the thousands o...
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Class collective mini stories

I was absent for this task. ...
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Quick narrative write

Michelle became more aware of her special power when she flicked the switch to the broken basement light, out of habit, and the light went on. Her special powers has left her in total and completely shock. Michelle had always thought someone was playing a trick on her, but as it turned out she was the one doing all the tricks all along. This was something completely out of the ordinary and definitely not something she could share with the world. ...
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Creative writing on childhood story

A sweet murder story It was your typical Sunday morning. I woke up, had some breakfast, which was delicious, played with lego friends and then a not so typical thing happened, i got the news from my parents. Guests were coming over. Normally I love guests but these guests were torturous, so bad as if they came straight out of a horror movie. I had many reasons to dislike these awful guests but one of the main reasons was that they never enjoyed the play doh food I made them. Yes, I know play ...
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first thoughts on the global context 2022

What is the nature and purpose of creative expression ? Creative expression to me is a mechanism to express your emotions and thoughts. It is not a task or something that has to be done, it something you enjoy and the motivation comes from within. The best part about creative expression is that it can be done in an infinite amount of ways, for example you can dance, sing, paint, write, design or bake. As humans we develop our minds to think creatively even if we don't want to, being creative i...
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Rewriting short answer responses (An Idiot Abroad) concisely

Outline two ways in which Pilkington gives you a sense of perspective in the first 8 lines of the text? [2 marks] Two ways Pilkington gives you a sense of perspective in the first 8 lines is by using descriptive language and by stating a personal connection. Identify two ways in which the author makes the description of the toad killings memorable. [2 marks] Two ways in which the author makes the description of the toad killings memorable is by using a sense of humour and also the unexpected u...
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Analytical comparision of the extracts from chapter 10 with the Ray Mears scene

The prose extract is taken from chapter 10 page 149 in Touching the void by Joe Simpson and the film scene is taken from 3:44 - 5:06 in season 2 episode 6 of * Ray Mears' Extreme Survival* One similarity that can be found between this extract and film scene is that there is a male individual willingly in a survival situation. In the film extract it is Ray Mears who chose to go to a stranded island in Asia. This is very similar to the prose extract because Joe Simpson, who is a male individual...
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film scene sound analysis

COMMENT on how emotion is conveyed through music and sound. scene: 1:31:09- 1:34:00 In Touching the Void by Joe Simpson, in the scene where Joe is laying in the rocky mountains the emotion of delusion is conveyed through the music and sound. The diegetic sounds we can hear in this scene is the wind and also the synchronous sound of Joe squishing the rocks and mud. These sounds are quite calming normally but during this scene it is not because of the voice-over being added on top of this. Th...
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film scene analysis presentation: Joe comes out of the cave

In the scene where Joe comes out of the cave in Touching the Void, the function of the scene is to show that Joe achieved the impossible. After Joe was stuck in the crevasse and almost had accepted his death, he found a way out. The non-diegetic sounds in this scene such as music help show Joe's emotions. The music is orchestra music which often can portray multiple emotions at once which relates to Joe's emotions in this scene since he has just achieved the almost impossible (gotten out of a ca...
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Analysis of page 21 chapter 1 Touching the Void

Analysis of emotive language. In this extract from Touching the Void by Joe Simpson, the author uses emotive language throughout the extract. A few examples that can be found in the first paragraph are “calming and tranquil” and “lethargy” and in the last paragraph an example that is found is, “awed” and 'fantastic”. In the first paragraph all of the emotive language that is used creates an overall calm and relaxed mood. This contrasts with the emotive language used in the last paragraph becaus...
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my interest- playing the piano

Recently I have taken it upon myself to learn how to play piano. This interest didn't just appear. I've always had a passion for music but recently I decided to actually learn how to make music or at least recreate music. The reason why I wanted to learn how to play the piano specifically was because I always watched this cover "taking pictures of you" on youtube. I liked this song for not just its lyrical writing but also for the instrumental part, which in the cover is the piano. So finally I ...
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