Frigid Zone Frigid Zone – The earth’s surface is divided into five zones, namely, the South Frigid Zone, the North Frigid Zone, the South Temperate Zone, the North Temperate Zone, and the Torrid Zone. Different kinds of climates are experienced in different regions across the world due to the various…
Analysis of ‘A Different History’, by Sujata Bhatt: The poetess Sujata Bhatt, while writing this poem has given importance to the culture and various religions in India. She has emphasized in her poem by repeating words and questions and thereby making her poem stronger. She writes about Indian traditions, lost…
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Summary Allen Curnow is a poet from New Zealand who has contributed much to the recognition of poetry from New Zealand. He trained initially to be a priest like his father but later assailed by doubts turned to journalism instead. He says that his poetry deals with “questions that are…
Author Background Erich Remarque was drafted into the German army in 1916 when he was eighteen. Germany was then fighting the First World War. He was wounded during the war. Later when the war was over, he decided to tell the public how dehumanizing war was. Shorn of all associations…
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Author Background Betty Smith shared many common things with her heroine, Francie Nolan. Both of them were born to impoverished parents who lived in Brooklyn. Though there was no money in the house, they have plenty of love to go around. Betty went to university after the birth of her…
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Analysis of ‘A River Runs Through It’, by Norman Maclean Author Background Norman Maclean was born in Iowa but moved to Missoula, Montana. He worked as a fire fighter, fisherman, logger and later as a teacher of English. He came to writing rather late in life but his only book…
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Analysis of ‘A Prayer for Owen Meany’, by John Irving Author Background John Irving grew up in Philips Exeter Academy as the stepson of a faculty member. He did not meet his biological father even once in life though he used to attend John’s boxing matches. Though dyslexic, Irving was…
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Analysis of ‘A Painted House’, by John Grisham: Author Background John Grisham, a writer of popular fiction that topped bestseller charts regularly, was born in Arkansas. There was never much money in the family because of which they moved about quite a lot looking for work and better opportunities. His…
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Analysis of ‘A Lesson Before Dying’, by Ernest J. Gaines: Author background Ernest J. Gaines was born into the fifth generation of a sharecropper family. Though born several generations after the abolition of slavery, he grew up in highly deprived conditions. His initial education came in a church when a…
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Analysis of ‘A Separate Peace’ by John Knowles Analysis of ‘A Separate Peace’ by John Knowles – John Knowles was born in Fairmont, West Virginia to wealthy parents who could afford to send him to Philip Exeter Academy. Though the novel is not autobiographical in that the incidents described there…
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Personal profile Carol Ann Duffy, born on December 23, 1955 to a Roman Catholic family in Glasgow, is a famous playwright and poet from Scotland. In May 2009 she was appointed Poet Laureate in Britain, besides which at Manchester Metropolitan University, she is Professor of Contemporary Poetry. In Scotland, she…
Summary The speaker declares the sight in front of him is the most beautiful one on earth. Unless you are a person with no sensitivity, you cannot but be moved by this wonderful vista. This early morning’s beauty is like a vestment that the city drapes itself in. It…
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FIRST LANGUAGE ENGLISH 2 Paper 0500/01 Reading and Directed Writing………………………………………………………………………………….. 2 Paper 0500/02 Reading and Directed Writing………………………………………………………………………………….. 4 Paper 0500/03 Continuous Writing ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 7 Paper 0500/04 Continuous Writing ………………………………………………………………………………………………. 10 Paper 0500/05 Speaking/Listening ………………………………………………………………………………………………. 12 Paper 0500/06 Speaking and Listening ………………………………………………………………………………………… 14 Paper 0500/01 Reading and Directed Writing General comments…
Author Background Rick Bragg was born in 1959 in an impoverished white community to an alcoholic father and a hard working mother who wanted the best for her children but could only provide the minimum. He started working at small newspapers before moving to New York Times in 1994. All…
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Analysis of ‘A Son’s Veto’, Thomas Hardy The Author Thomas Hardy was born in rural England where he spent his early life training as an architect. His family did not have much money and this made him acutely conscious of social inequalities in Victorian England. He moved to London when…
Analysis of ‘A Raisin in the Sun’, by Lorraine Hansberry Author Background Lorraine was born in 1930 to well educated colored parents who lived and worked in Chicago. Though Chicago did not officially follow segregation, whites and blacks practiced segregation. In 1938, Lorraine’s father bought a property in a white…
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Analysis of ‘A Tale of Two Cities’, by Charles Dickens Author Background Charles Dickens was the product of his times. He lived during the 19th century during which social problems manifested themselves sharply all over England. A large poor section was created as jobs moved away from the countryside to…
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Analysis of ‘An Englishman’s Home’ by Evelyn Waugh Author Background Analysis of ‘An Englishman’s Home’ by Evelyn Waugh – Evelyn Waugh is considered to have been one of the best writers of English prose in the twentieth century. Sharp wit and satirical insight mark most of his writing. He was…
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Summary The poet one evening happens to see farm horses, those powerful shaggy animals working the plough and something jolts his memory and he recalls his earlier fear of these animals. As a child, Edwin Muir lived in the Orkney Islands where animals like Shetland ponies were used regularly as…
Analysis of ‘A Horse and Two Goats’, by RK Narayan: About the author RK Narayan brought Indian writing in English to western nations. He was helped in the venture by Graham Greene. Narayan’s stories mostly have the fictional town of Malgudi as their geographical reference point. Malgudi could be anywhere…
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Analysis of ‘A Birthday’, by Christina Rossetti: Summary In marked contrast to her other love poems, A Birthday by Christina Rossetti, is an exuberant poem that celebrates a fulfilled love that brings great joy. In a series of brilliant and densely beautiful comparisons, the poet says that her heart is…
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Robert Cormier was an American novelist who was known for his deeply pessimistic novels for young adults. In most of them, the protagonists are defeated in the end. Cormier began writing when he was very young; however, it was when he became a journalist that his writing career took off…
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From Sleep Unbound Author Chedid, Andree Timeline Chedid, Andree was an Egyptian-French novelist and poet of Lebanese and Christian descent. She was born on 20th March 1920 in Cairo, Egypt and died on 6th February 2011, in Paris, France. Synopsis The novel explores themes like interconnected ties, individuality and humanity…
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Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland Author Carroll, Lewis Timeline Carrol, Lewis was an English writer, Anglican deacon, logician, photographer and mathematician. He was born on 27th January 1832 in Daresbury, United Kingdom and died on 14th January 1898 in Guildford, United Kingdom. Synopsis A young girl, Alice goes off to sleep…
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International General Certificate for Secondary Education (IGCSE) is a certification for secondary studies which prepares students for the A Level, International Baccalaureate and BTEC Level 3. This is what meets the eye. IGCSE actually does much more than that. That is why this course is sought after, and most reputed…
Arthur Asher Miller (October 17, 1915 – February 10, 2005) was an essayist, playwright and cult figure in the American theatre in the twentieth century born in Harlem in the New York City. All My Sons (1947), Death of a Salesman (1949), The Crucible (1953) and A View from the…
How To Write An Effective Argumentative Essay While writing an effective argumentative essay a basic format can be followed which includes the introduction, the body, the first point with supporting information, followed by other points with supporting information and last of all, the conclusion. An argumentative essay and a persuasive…
