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Write an essay on one or more of the aspects of literary genre which you found most interesting in the texts you have studied on your comparative course. This is…
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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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Literary GenreA film is always going to have a different impact to that of a novel or a play. There are some unique instruments in a director's toolbox that are…
“The general vision and viewpoint of a text can be determined by the success or failure of a central character in his/her efforts to achieve fulfilment.” In the light of the…