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Mine is ' How Gregor and Mersault in the Outsider and the Metamorphosis act as a tragic hero which leads them to their own fate'
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hey guys, so i have my reading list for this summer, it is a list of four books that we have to read before the start of our first semester, and i was wondering if anyone had any insight to the book i am currently reading, (100 years of solitude by gabriel Garcia Marquez) i am currently only on the third chapter of the book and i am finding it extremely hard to get into. the literary imagery is wonderful in the book and, the literature is really methodical and descriptive, however i am finding it extremely sluggish.... the book is taking an extremely long time to get to the point, and i do not want to juxtapose reading another book and sending an email to my IBC stating…
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So I have to write my comparative essay between House of the Spirits and Chronicle of a Death Foretold. I have chosen 'the role and significance of isolation' in the two stories and I have two main points I want to focus on. The first is isolation of a character (Esteban Trueba and Santiago Nasar respectively) and perhaps scoping over whether or not it is voluntarily. The second point is isolation in terms of location (Tres Marias and the town in which Chronicle is set and how it affects the storyline. Does anyone have any suggestions for laying it out? Or points to cover? Or anything? Help would be very appreciated.
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Hey guys, I'm currently working on my WL2 assignment which is a detailed study of a key passage from Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House, and I was just wondering about the format of this assignment. Would it simply look like a regular essay/commentary with a statement of intent at the beginning?
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The topic I chose for my essay has to do with the portrayal and significance of the outsider in chronicles of a death foretold by marquez and house of the spirits by allende. The difficulties i am having with this is that firstly with the format, is it supposed to be intro, point 1 compared, point 2 compared, point 3 compared, conclusion? also can anyone help me think of points i could use in my essay? i'm having a blank and am having problems with this too.
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I'm currently reading the three WL books from which we'll have to write our essay in the fall, and consequently started brainstorming a topic. We haven't received any guidelines from our teacher yet, but as the early bird catches the worm, I'd like to enquire some specifics here already. First of all, can I focus on merely two characters (one per book) or would it be better to broaden my horizons to include more? I already have a topic, but I'm not completely sure how to go about it. Should I compare these two characters - and if so, should I choose two that have common traits? And finally, how many words is a WL-essay? I know these are stupid questions, but I couldn't f…
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Ummm yeah I joined here coz I'm fee ling extremely worried about my IOP. It's coming up in 4-5 weeks or something, not to mention our teacher has conviently gone away for those weeks So basically I just have no idea where to start... I've got my topic, I'm doing Chaucher and how he was one of the first poets to write in modern English and to just analysis his use of Language, using the Canterbury Tales as part of my memorised poem... But apart from that I have no idea where to go from there!! I can't really think of any creative way to present it, and I really do want to get a good mark on this as it's the only thing that counts this year lol Any help at all would be …
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John Donne!
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Hi, So I've studied Shakespeare before, and understood his language quite easily, but now we're studying John Donne, and since he lived around the same time I figured it wouldn't be too difficult to understand his poetry... but it is! The first poem we studies was okay, I didn't get it right away but after 3-4 times reading it I understood what it's about, but the one we're studying now I still don't get even after a bunch of times reading it - I need help, tips or something! Those of you who have studied him, what helped you to understand? Thanks
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I have to compare the characters Mikage, Yuichi, Eriko, Satsuki and Hitoshi from Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto with the characters Chikako, Mrs. Ota, Fumiko, The Inamura girl, Kikuji and Kikuji's father from Thousand Cranes by Yasunari Kawabata. This is in preparation for my world lit essay..... If you only know one of the books then please give me character thoughts and analysis on just the characters you know. Thanks!!
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Hi I was wondering if anyone could tell me the structure we are suppose to use for our IOP's. I am a bit confused about the task. Does our topic have to be a question? What are we trying to achieve by the IOP? And if anyone could send me a rubric that would be incredible! Thank you
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A doll's house Metamorphosis written by franz kafka pride and prejudice wuthering heights ? which will relate each other ? i have to write essay.. and dont have any idea...
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hi, im doing A1 english standard and am wondering what are the most important points in analyzing poetry. what can i do to practice this? my teacher isn't really giving help.
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hello, I was wondering if Perfume and The Stranger are not permissible anymore as world lit. books. I've read them both and loved them, so if we can (teachers) choose them I'd have a talk with my teacher. Also, does anyone have the list of books we can read? thanks
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Are your teachers also obsessed about metaphors, similes, oxymorons, alliterations, synecdoches, metonymys...?? here you can discuss about and ask help ! Let me start with a question....what is the figurative language in "women were curing him"...i know it relates to curing...as if it were a medicine but i dont know what it is! FIRE AWAY....hehe isnt that fig language??
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Hi, my teacher tells me my conclusions are awful and that they just repeat the main points of commentary-I always thought that WAS a conclusion. Apparently not, could you please give me some advice on writing a conclusion? My topic is Lady Macbeth's soliloquy in Act 1 Scene 5. Thanks
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Is A1-self taught the same the exam as just A1? For example, if I took self-taught German and German A1 in a school where it was offered would the exam be the same and, moreover, would it be graded the same?
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So I'm doing my WL2 paper on the Great Gatsby and the The Stranger (or The Outsider). My topic is comparing the use of weather in the two books, but my teacher says I need to make it more specific but I don't know how? Thank you[;.
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I'm rather confused right now... The English Course Companion, many of the notes on this site and various posts have said that a structure for World Lit Assignment 1 Comparative Essay should look like this: -Intro -Point of Comparison 1 -POC2 -POC3 -Conclusion Yet my English teacher, before school ended (we're supposed to get this done during our school's exam week, since we don't have any exams), told us to do it like this: -Intro -Work A -Work B, with references to Work A but mainly focusing on Work B -Conclusion And the structure above is one that was listed under "Never use." Nevertheless, an essay that I saw used a structure similar to above: -Intro -Work A -Work B -…
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I need help with my world lit paper. It's due next week. I'm doing a comparison of Chronicle of a Death Foretold and Pedro Paramo. I'm comparing Santiago Nasar and Pedro Paramo.
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who is studying in Chinese as A1 course...? could you tell me... i think maybe we can communicate with each other to transfer some idea about this course. and i think we can both get advantage from that.... i am looking forward about that..!>
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Hi, im doing my iop on john donne thinking of the topic which most likely gonna be "affection and intimacy in John donne's poetry" i decided to use "the sun rising", "valediction forbidding mourning", and "the flea" can somebody give me some tips or guides of how three of these poems collaborate or share the same idea of "affection or intimacy" thanks
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Here is the thing. We were told by the teacher to give in a title for our World Literature Essay 1, but I really dont know what topic to chose, this is largely because I dont know how to structure my World Literature Essay (or what the format is, or what the requirements are...) Does anyone have a general outline about the World Literature Essay for A1 English? I know that it has to be a comperative study, but I would also like to attain some mark schemes or a gerenal criteria perhaps. It would be very useful if someone could provide me with something like this... Thanks alot
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For our Oral commentary, we are doing: Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte Othello by Shakespeare Much Ado About Nothing by Shakespeare The General Prologue of the Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer Is four the normal number of works studied? I acknowledge that Othello and Much Ado are rather simple, but Wuthering Heights is an intense book, and Chaucer will be difficult, considering we have only studied the prologue, not the body, so we can't relate well to the rest of the text. Plus... the language is vaguely archaic. I love all the works we have, but is it normal to do 4, and rather difficult ones at that? Is that the point?
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I was writing my World lit 2 and realized that i have no idea how long it has to be. Does it have to be 1,500 words like the other World Lit or is it 1,00 words. Also, can you use other sources or you can only use the one book?
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OKay i have a world lit 1 assignment due and i would love to know if these thesiss (haha) are worthy or need to be phrased better. Basically, I need opinions and help too The relationships in Pedro Paramo and Chronicle of a Death Foretold between Pedro Paramo and Susana San Juan, and Santiago Nasar and Maria Cervantes personify the control women have over men thus reflecting Rulfo’s and Marquez’s view on the role of women in society. OR Through the passive aggressiveness of Father Renteria, from Pedro Paramo, and the villagers as a whole, in Chronicle of a Death Foretold, Rulfo and Marquez criticize/satirize society’s weak, maleable will and role in the deaths of the two…
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My English teacher wants us to write a comparative essay by contrasting two novels we have studied this year but she hasn't told us what structure it needs to be in. Am I meant to group the paragraphs by themes/points or by the novels?
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So I have just finished my first draft of my world lit 2, and gotten it back from my teacher with a few comments What I did was option B (a creative essay), on The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende my topic was basically focusing on how Ferula, Rosa and Clara, and Blanca influenced Esteban's character throughout the novel However, apparently my teacher thinks that I've basically written out a 1200 word plot summary I can see why she thinks this - my essay follows Esteban's life, which I guess essentially is the novel's story line but I didn't do this intentionally! I basically took 4 or 5 pivotal moments in his life.. and focused on those. but I guess I need to fix t…
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'Your idea of love is the same as that of all the other young men of the new generation. "Cluck, cluck, cluck, "you call to the hen and the moment the hen comes anywhere near you, you run for your life! I am different. But that's enough of that. What can't be cured must be endured.' He turned over on his side. 'Aha! there goes a valiant ant dragging off a half - dead fly. Take her away, brother, taker her away! Never mind her resistance: avail yourself of your animal right to feel no compassion - not like us poor self - destructive brethen!' Thanks:)
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hey does anyone know what the term "absurd hero" means? i've tried searching but havent really got a clear idea of it...? This is for any essay on the play Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead. Thx
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My first World Lit Assignment is on the books Medea by Euripides and A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen. I'm exploring the concept of motherhood in both the texts. I have thought of a few things such as the comparison of them as mothers, one leaves them the other kills them. The situation they are in. The difference of time and era. The Social Situation of Women. Now I kinda of seem stuck. If anybody could give me ideas to work on, would be of great help.
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is there a guide on this site for writing a world lit? if not, please share any tips on what structures, what to include my teachers from harvard, and has been grading me really hard this year, seems that at times when i try or don't, I always get right in between c+ & b's in the class, but since this is grade externaly, hopefully i have a better chance of getting a decent grade. Thanks
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hello everyone! i'm doing my IOP on East, West by Salman Rushdie but i d'knw where to start! can i have some help in this please? any hints or clues as to where i should focus on and where i can get my sources from?
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I was just wondering how useful the English Course Companion is for me, at the end of Year 1, in HL. I have the biology one and I was thinking of getting the one for chemistry, and considering getting the English one along with it. What does it contain, exactly, that could benefit me, especially since English doesn't have a set syllabus of things that I need to memorize? I'd probably use it for my IOC, World Lit I and II, and my finals. Thanks! And yes, I realize my grammar kind of failed in the subtitle. T_T Whoops...
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Hey all, I'm finding this text quite difficult and wondered if anyone else had read it, and had some comments/help? The hardest part is trying to make sense of it when it flutters from time period to time period? Any notes or ideas? Especially on language
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I'm a bit confused , because my teacher said that we should use extra books , for our would lit essay and not just the books we compare ( in my case "metamorphosis" by Franz Kafka and "the outsider " by Albert Camus). He means for example :analysis by other academics about the books and so on. I just want to know whether my teacher is the only one who wants that , or if it's a necessary thing , in order get a good mark .
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is/has anyone done their IOP on The Things They carried by tim o'brein?
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I have decided to do my world lit on the books perfume by patrick süskind and The Sailor Who Fell From Grace WithThe Sea by Yukio Mishima. I am analysing the first two chapters of both books and talking about the authors use of narrative techniques. However, I do not know exactly what to include as narrative techniques. One thing I am going to talk about the use of olfactory description in perfume, yet my problem isn't finding things to talk about in the books, more explaining what effect the technique creates for the audience or for the novel in general. Isn't it always like emphasis or for better understanding? and things along those lines. Also, of course authors use…
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Hi IB Survival Guide: I have a World Lit essay on One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich and Antigone. I was planning on doing something regarding Passive and Active Resistance to Rule in Denisovich and Antigone respectively. I'm having trouble formulating a thesis... I was thinking: 'The use of varied resistance in the novels Ivan Denisovich and Antigone reveals the character of their respective protagonists and the system which they fight against. Not really sure what to do... Any help is appreciated!
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Hey I have my IB Oral coming up soon and I was thinking of doing an structured discussion instead of a presnentation The problem is that all the other students did a presentation so I am not quite sure how to do the open discussion Did anyone do that for his/her Oral and what do you guys think of it? Thx for the feedback
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Hey guys, basically I was looking back at my WLA and the criteria before, and still don't understand why it got the grade it got. However when I asked my teacher she told me "it's probably because of your topic being cliche" she is still waiting for the examiner's report, so I will verify if that is the reason or not. So post your WLA titles on here, not because I'm redoing it or anything, so that others might havea better understanding of what a "6" or "7" essay title is like... mine was: "The role authority in Lorca’s The House of Bernarda Alba and Anouilh’s Antigone. To what extent can authorities be described as tyrants?" which received a 5, after about 9 drafts o…
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Hello, I take SL A1 English, and right now my predicted grade is dwindling between a 4 and a 5. I would really want to get at LEAST a 5 for English though, as it is really important for my University applications. Any English experts out there that can kindly give me some tips and advice on how to do well, and what to do to improve? Any input would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! scstdnt
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Hi everyone, I'm about to write the 2 required assignments for German A1 and I've got some difficulties in choosing the themes that I want to investigate. Of course I'm well aware that you can't give me concrete ideas, but maybe you could help me in another way. In the last term, we have read 3 different books (Der zerrissene April, Antigone(Anouil) and Chronik eines angekündigten Todes). Later on, we did also some discussion, but nothing in depth. Now my question is the following: Would you recommend me (I'm average in German) to choose for the comparison in Assignment 1 a very big and important theme like what is the role of honour killing (which of course is much easie…
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I was wondering if anyone had any tips or advice for how to do the oral commentary for English. We haven't been give much practice yet and I'm getting slightly worried In my school we can express a preference for one of the two texts that we have studied, Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald or Measure for Measure, Shakespeare.
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I have to write a paper on the poem "The Wasps' Nest" for an unseen commentary and I m completely stuck for ideas. Can someone help me with some themes/ideas/literary analysis of the poem? Two aerial tigers, Striped in ebony and gold And resonantly, savagely a-hum, Have lately come To my mailbox’s metal hold And thought With paper and with mud Therein to build Their insubstantial and their only home. Neither the sore displeasure Of the U. S. Mail Nor all my threats and warnings Will avail To turn them from their hummed devotions. And I think They know my strength, Can gauge The danger of their work: One blow could crush them And their nest; and I am not their friend. And …
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Hello I am going to wirte my first world lit next week, and I was woundering if you could help me being creativ. I was thinking of this as my topic , "How is magical realism used to promote women in the novels House of the spirits and Like water for chocolate?" I need some examples , and whatever you might think can help a poor A1 student Cheers Alfabeta particles
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My teacher had a discussion with us about our Paper 1 exam that we will take on Monday. He told us that examiners usually like to see some unique style of writing. They tend to get bored of SCASI. So I was just wondering. How do you guys encounter a commentary?
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hey everyone, my english teacher told me that it is very rare to get a 7 in English A1. she said that last year she only gave out two 7's in the entire year! is this normal? is it like this at your school? does anyone have any tips? thanks
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Hey everyone, I'm doing my World Lit 2 right now, its a Detailed Study: Key Passage on Albert Camus's The Outsider. My passage is chosen from the final two pages where Meursault gets angry and shouts at the priest until the final line. So far i've identified three main aspects i was going to deal with. 1) Meursaults development as a character, from detached and passive early in the novel to one that expresses anger, hope etc -Meursaults role as a metaphorical character (teacher mentioned talking about this, not sure what to say!) 2) Camus's use of Death at pivotal points in the novel, (Mamans death, the Arabs death and Meursaults execution) to express his ideas (Absurd…
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Hey all, I wanted to know who could offer some structural [how to organize], time management [1 hr planning and 1hr writing?], thematic[one work discussion, then the next work?], treatment of works [side by side comparison? listing? etc] or other kinds of advice for paper 2 English on Monday? I'm shooting for high marks! Thanks. Oh! I almost forgot, how does one mention references that will yield high marks here if you can't really provide page numbers. Also, how do you avoid plot summary? And are there any examples involving more short story/novel based paper 2s for English? Thanks again!
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hi...i want to do my world lit. on the books Like water for chocolate and The house of the spirits. i need help in coming up with a thesis...im thinking about comparing or contrasting household items (food, a house, etc) that either unite or separate characters from both books. Can anyone help me narrow this down? Any other ideas that i can write about?
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