Category Communication

We learn about resilience in Chapter 8 through Miss Maudie by her trying to take of care of her plants despite her house being burnt down. ‘She held up her hands. A network of tiny lines criss-crossed her palms, brown… Continue Reading →

“One country, two systems” has been and will be the principle of Hong Kong and China until 2047. Well that’s what the Chinese government promised anyway. 1st July 1997. The transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong from the United Kingdom… Continue Reading →

It is important for characters to conceal the truth to maintain their social contracts because it would put them into a position that they wouldn’t want to be in. An example is when Dill and Jem lied to Atticus about… Continue Reading →

Shame influences the actions of characters in Chapter 2 by putting them in positions that they do not want to be in or do not want to accept. This is shown when Miss Caroline offers Walter Cunningham money which he… Continue Reading →

If you break a social contract, it puts you in a position where you feel shameful or isolated. This is shown in To Kill A Mockingbird when Scout and Dill have a conversation about Dill’s father and Scout pushes the… Continue Reading →

I have a dream that one day this nation would rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed.    

In recent months, explicit images of the most famous celebrities ,such as Jennifer Lawrence and Kaley Cuoco, have been leaked in an event called the ‘Fappening’. This has caused a lot of commotion on the Internet and it has brought… Continue Reading →

My chosen topic: Celebrities have the right to privacy   In recent months, explicit images of the most famous celebrities ,such as Jennifer Lawrence and Kaley Cuoco, have been leaked in an event called the ‘Fappening’. This has caused a… Continue Reading →

I think that some of the sentences are able to mix the word classes and still make sense. This is shown when Orwell writes ‘I shall double the final figure in order to arrive at the complete amount.’ This can… Continue Reading →

This wasn’t what I wanted. It never was. I tried but I got nowhere. It all began about 6 months ago,when school began. It was the first day of Year 10 and everyone was in the new school uniform for… Continue Reading →