Members of the board, Please find below my proposal to why "The role of art in developing empathy for people and groups who live lives that are different to your own." I believe that art plays a vital and massive role in developing empathy in us human and groups of people different to ourselves. Art is able to create an image within ourselves which make it easier for ourselves to reflect and put ourselves into other peoples shoes to see what their experiences may be like and how they differ to...

A desert of emptiness with not a single living organism in sight. One tree stands strong, resilient to all the obstacles nature throws its way. A desolate desert with the sun trying to shine its light onto the desert. Dissipating clouds hover around in the sky allowing small rays of sunshine to break through and greet this empty land with its warmth. The clouds and sunlight blend together to create this magic hour of a shimmering state. The tree, the sole survivor in this void of emptiness, dan...

Extract: There was music from my neighbour’s house through the summer nights. In his blue gardens men and girls came and went like moths among the whisperings and the champagne and the stars. At high tide in the afternoon I watched his guests diving from the tower of his raft, or taking the sun on the hot sand of his beach while his two motorboats slit the waters of the Sound, drawing aquaplanes over cataracts of foam. On weekends his Rolls-Royce became an omnibus, bearing parties to and from th...

Fitzgerald uses setting and imagery through certain diction to establish a dismal mood. The first example of this is when it says "men who move dimly and already crumbling…" This phrase from the passage is an example of how there is use of imagery to support the idea of a dismal environment and creates a dismal atmosphere. There is also use of diction which add to the dismal atmosphere. Furthermore, looking at specific words from the passage he uses the word "desolate" and also "brood" which are...

**Describe Peter Singer’s arguments on the topic and your thoughts about how he has argued his case. Give at least two examples from the essay you have chosen. Peter Singer argues the case of Euthanasia and how everyone should get to have the choice of ending their life. He raises some great arguments for why this should be the case such as the first which is based on the ethical implications. He specifically talks about a quote derived straight from Gillian Bennet. The quote was as follows: “B...

The 3 different debates were quite different from each other and focused on totally different things. The most interesting thing I learnt was the “dress code” story that Dhanvi brought up about how her friend had faced a similar dilemma of how she was dress-coded and was sent home before her big assignment. This was interesting and I felt more connected to this as it was a personal story from her life and someone I know. The single greatest thing I learnt about rational argument is the fact that...

A beautiful blue sky with distant clouds. A tower of large stature can be seen far away, across the horizon. Green. Surrounded by prospering vegetation and farmlands all around. Peace and Tranquility in the air. Suddenly a portal opens up in the sky and two objects of small stature fall to the ground. THUMP! "Huh? Where am I? What is this? Kids! Kids!" Furiously screamed Amit. "Excuse me, who are you? Do you know where we are?" Calmly questioned Jennifer. "No clue. Have you seen my childre...

A beautiful blue sky with distant clouds. A tower of large stature can be seen far away, across the horizon. Green. Surrounded by prospering vegetation and farmlands all around. Peace and Tranquility in the air. Suddenly a portal opens up in the sky and two objects of small stature fall to the ground. THUMP! (Amit slowly gets up to witness this glorious land) Amit: Huh? Where am I? What is this? Kids! Kids! Jennifer: Excuse me, who are you? Do you know where we are? Amit: No clue. Have you ...

Clear skies. The sky is an ocean of blue. The air, fresh like a mint. Standing there to witness this glorious sight. A place like this makes you seem insignificant. Irrelevant. Makes your problems seem futile. The demolished buildings are rich with millennia of history. Two men stand, embracing it all. Standing in the eminence of this beautiful place. This place is something straight out of a fairytale. The air smells like heaven. The presence of God is felt. The air tastes of paradise and histo...

Alone. Not a soul in sight. The air reeked of manure. One donkey walking up the mountains. No villages in close proximity. Landlocked by enormous mountains making me feel like an ant. Numerous objects hang on top of the donkey, impaling his skin. He slowly walks across this beautiful landscape, the sound of gravel can be heard from a mile away, his hooves gently scraping across this rocky plain, the air reeks of loneliness. One sole soldier walking all alone with one sole purpose of carrying goo...

The Man The drop in method I used in my story was a combination of starting right at a dramatic moment as well as starting with a key conversation. SKRRRTTT! A van comes drifting into the abandoned warehouse and comes to a halt at the feet of David and Albert. David was extremely anxious. Underprepared for what was to come. This was his first hand off and he had no idea what to expect. “What do you think we should do?” Questioned David. “Is it too late to back out?” Asked Albert. Both of ...

The Crush Author: Wolf Wolfie Wolferson Alone. A 7 year old girl on the train. Her eyes filled with rage. Tears rolling down her face like a water fountain. Her fists clenched with fury. The reason she is crying is because her crush likes her back, but isn't "ready for anything," yet. There was a point in the during the train ride when she couldn't handle herself. She took her anger out by slapping someone on the train with full power. The random person she slapped turned out to be her crush! T...

Michele became aware of her special power when she clicked the switch to the broken basement light, out of habit, and the light went on. She was always told she was a special child with great unforeseen power. At the time she was caught completely off guard and was overcome with major responsibility. She had a decision to make. It was either use her power for the greater good and to help the people of Earth in this war, fighting for humanity, saving the world, or to conceal her hidden power and...

The Boy Who Lied "Bedtime!" My mother screamed. I pleaded and begged her to let me stay up past my bedtime to watch the football game. At the time I was 7 and I had no idea what the consequences of lying were. "Please!" I requested. "No!" My mother responded. As a child, I had no option but to go to my room and obey her orders. I desperately wanted to watch the football match. I wanted to support my favourite football team and cheer them on. I was willing to do anything, and so, I displayed my ...

What is the nature and purpose of creative expression? Creative expression is quite essential in the world we live in. In many cases creative expression can be the way a person shares their thoughts and feelings and expresses themselves when they don't know how. They are able to do so through the form of art, music, creation and more. The primary purpose of creative expression would be to express how a person is feeling or display their imagination in a certain manor. This is often a form to sh...

Prose 1.Outline two ways in which Pilkington gives you a sense of perspective in the first 8 lines of the text? [2 marks] Pilkington gives us, the readers, a sense of perspective in the first 8 lines of the text by using descriptive language. Additionally, he expresses his opinions to display perspective and also uses a substantial amount of imagery to give us, the readers, the idea that we are there and actually experiencing what is happening. Identify two ways in which the author makes the d...

Compare and Contrast how Simpson and Mears depict human survival in the wilderness similarly and differently: The following extract is an extract from the well-known book Touching the Void written by famed author Joe Simpson. The following extract is taken from Chapter 10, page 163 of the book. I will be comparing the extract with the documentary Mears' documentary over survival. Time: 04:00 - 05:00 There are many similarities and differences between the two pieces and both pieces depict h...

Comment on how emotion is conveyed through music and sound. Scene: 1:31:10 - 1:34:10 The scene mentioned above is a scene from the movie Toughing the Void based upon the worldwide known book Touching the Void written by Joe Simpson based upon his actual real life experiences climbing the Siuela Grande. In this scene Joe seems to have become delirious and delusional as he is not in the correct state of mind. I will make 2 key points confirming that the director conveys this through the use of m...

Scene: 1:25:33 - 1:26:33 The following scene is a scene from the movie "Touching the Void" based on the worldwide known book "Touching the Void" written by Joe Simpson. In this scene we can see a dehydrated Joe Simpson desperately drinking dirty water to quench his thirst. Purpose: The scene shown above shows the viewers how desperate Joe is and how much he craves survival. The scene shows us how Joe is willing to go to any extent and surpass his physical capabilities to ensure that he stays ...

The book Touching the Void is an amazing book written by Joe Simpson. It is a book that revolves around his experiences and his journey climbing a Brobdingnagian mountain in Peru called Siuella Grande. In this book, specifically the 1st chapter 24th page, there is great use of emotion and emotive language. The author uses many emotive vocabulary to express the emotions felt at the given moment. At first we are introduced to the idea that the characters are in astonishment and absolute wondermen...

During this past year, I have had many interests and many things and subjects have caught my attention, however, in retrospect one of the subjects that really caught my attention was the topic of Coding. More specifically The programming language Python. I have always been very fascinated with coding and programming and have always wanted to indulge in the topic and explore it, and this past year I really tried to learn how to programme in Python. This year I was able to learn some of the basi...