Cultural Context – Educated, A Raisin in the Sun, Ladybird for Leaving Cert English Comparative #625Lab

Compare the extent to which the expression of individuality or divergence from social or cultural norms is tolerated within the cultural context of each of at least two texts on…

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Cultural Context – I’m Not Scared, The Great Gatsby, The Plough and the Stars for Leaving Cert English

Understanding who holds power and who is powerless helps to reveal the cultural context in texts. #625Lab. This essay is en route to a H1. Why? Clearly structured, genuinely engaged with…

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Cultural Context – I’m Not Scared, The Great Gatsby, All My Sons for Leaving Cert English #625Lab

“The world of a text, and how it affects the behaviour of central characters, can influence a reader’s response to the events that take place”. With the Comparative, you will…

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Cultural Context: A Doll’s House, I’m Not Scared and The Plough and the Stars for Leaving Cert English

“Understanding who holds power and who is powerless helps to reveal the cultural context in texts”. Compare how the distribution of power within each of the three texts on your…

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Cultural Context – The Great Gatsby, Children of Men and The Plough and The Stars for Leaving Cert English #625Lab

Understanding the cultural context of a text allows you to see how values and attitudes are shaped. Show how this statement applies to one of the texts on your comparative…

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Cultural Context – Juno, Foster, The Plough and The Stars for Leaving Cert English

“Understanding the cultural context of a text adds to our enjoyment of a good narrative.”  In the light of the above statement write an essay comparing the cultural contexts of…

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Cultural Context – Wuthering Heights, The Great Gatsby and The Plough and the Stars for Leaving Cert English

''In any cultural context, deeply embedded values and attitudes can be difficult to change''. Compare the extent to which the above statement is valid in relation to your understanding of…

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Cultural Context – Big Maggie, The Great Gatsby and Juno for Leaving Cert English

“In any cultural context, deeply embedded values and attitudes can be difficult to change.” Compare the extent to which the above statement is valid in relation to your understanding of at…

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Cultural Context – Wuthering Heights, The Great Gatsby, The Plough and The Stars for Leaving Cert English #625Lab

"The main characters in texts are often in conflict with the world or culture they inhabit" In light of the above statement, compare how the main characters interact with the…

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Leaving Cert English Comparative – Cultural Context – I’m not Scared, Wuthering Heights

“The issue of social class is important in shaping our understanding of the cultural context of a text” Compare the importance of social class in shaping your understanding of the…

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Comparative | Cultural Context | Wuthering Heights, The King’s Speech and The Plough and The Stars

2014 Higher Level Paper II “The cultural context within a text often dictates the crises or difficulties faced by characters and their responses to these difficulties.”  (a) Discuss to what…

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Comparative | Cutural Context | The Great Gatsby, All My Sons, The King’s Speech

“The cultural context can have a significant influence on the behaviour of the central character/characters in a text.” Compare the way in which the behaviour of the central characters in…

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Comparative | Cutural Context | The Great Gatsby, The Plough and the Stars, The King’s Speech

“Deep-seated attitudes and expectations illustrate the possibility or impossibility of social change in texts”.  Discuss, comparing all three of the texts that you have studied for your comparative course. You…

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