Proceeding the bridge to the crumbling edges of the building , a gate stops oncoming cars. Around the gate, guards patrol the road. Within the walls of the looming structure, lies a wild collection of priceless art. – The street was completely empty. The buildings rose from either side. The pavement was lined with rubbish. […]

Ethos I think that facial hair plays a large factor in secondary education. Facial hair discriminates between a student and a teacher. This is a recognised power relationship and should not be undermined. A teacher needs to be listened to and respected as a superior. A teacher can feel threatened or challenged which would effect […]

Nineteen Eighty-Four, a glimpse at a dystopian future, but more importantly, a possible future. Winston, who lives in London, Oceania, is the protagonist in the story who lives under the marxist/totalitarian state with the rest of the community. The state upholds marxist trends of categorising and controlling the people. The author George Orwell writes this […]

(Complexity of their ruling) One part – The Dulling down of language (Newspeak) to leave people emotionless and controlled.

‘The Soldier’ – Rupert Brooke That the place they are talking about will always be England, he is making it England and it will be like that forever. Fighting for it. To me, the tone of the poem is (self) understanding and proud. The writer is explaining this setting with pride and honour of England […]

Above the sea of opened books, was a young girl sitting comfortably on a deep blue chair, reading. Around her were stacks of unopened stories yet to be explored. Beyond the stacks surrounding her, lay a city littered with innumerable amounts of books, exceeding that of the girls chamber of words. Into the sky flew

The old rattly carriage crawled through the ghastly forest, shuddering on the unforgiving ground.

David Hume || Frankenstein “Reason alone cannot be a motive to the will”, part of one of David Hume’s four thesis on his theory of Passion over Reason. This theory states that human decisions are made dominantly by passion not reason. “Beware; for I am fearless, and therefore powerful.” , Mary Shelley’s novel, Frankenstein, portrays […]