Family Diversity

Does divorce mean that the family is in decline? OBJ: To know what divorce is, to examine why it happens and to consider the consequences. What is divorce?  Divorce is the legal separation between husband and wife.The termination of a marriage. But there are different types of divorce, such as empty shell marriage which is them married by name only, Desertion where one partner leaves the other and legal separation, where the court separates financial dealings but still married. divorce statistics are presented in three main ways: The...

Creative critical response coursework

OBJ: To know the itches second set of prophecies. To understand what is expected in the creative critical commentary coursework. "Macbeth! Macbeth! Macbeth! beware Macduff; Beware the thane of Fife. Dismiss me. Enough." Shakespeare establishes the power of the supernatural. "Be bloody, bold, and resolute; laugh to scorn The power of man, for none of woman born Shall harm Macbeth." The equivocation allows for the superstition linked to caesarian birth were thought to be blessed. "What is this That rises like the issue of...

Braggadocio

OBJ: To deploy our critical language effectively to “review” a scene (AO1) To explore and probe AO2 Word of the day: Braggadocio (boastful or arrogant behaviour.) In a good review, you should be able to evaluate different productions, you also need to show your own interpretations of the character. It is important that you add some well placed judiciously placed quotes, in addition it is good to add a layer of what of other critiques have said about the production. Critique of Polanski's adaptation of the Macbeth banquet scene: Finch's...

Section A

OBJ: To recap which AOs you should address for each part of the unseen poetry questions and how  to respond to unseen poetry in the AS exam. AS Paper is two hours and 15 minutes long; Unseen Poetry = 20 marks Home poetry = 50 marks Part A: 5 marks – JUST AO1 is marked (come up with 5 'answers' and embed quotes – keep it short and sweet) Part B: 5 marks – JUST AO2 is marked (in this answer, focus on language, structure, form analysis of quotes and ideas in the poem. You can literally pick and explore quotes for this one.) The use of sibilance...

Unseen Poetry

OBJ: To explore how to respond to the 10 mark question in unseen poetry in the AS exam. Analysis of The Passion Of The Shepard To His Love 'There will I make thee beds of roses And a thousand fragrant posies' - Nature is seen as idyllic in pastoral poetry 'Come live with me and be my love' - Idyllic language used to depict nature represents idyllic aspect of love. 'pretty lambs we pull; Fair lined slippers for the cold, With buckles of the purest gold' - Celestial imagery insinuates transcendence of his love over normality. The regal...

The Passionate Shepard to his Love

COME live with me and be my Love, And we will all the pleasures prove That hills and valleys, dale and field, And all the craggy mountains yields. There will we sit upon the rocks, 5And see the shepherds feed their flocks, By shallow rivers, to whose falls Melodious birds sing madrigals. There will I make thee beds of roses And a thousand fragrant posies, A cap of flowers, and a kirtle Embroider'd all with leaves of myrtle; A gown made of the finest wool Which from our pretty lambs we pull; Fair lined slippers for the cold, With...

Economic factors

Push factors: the negative aspects of their 'home' society that may make them want to migrate. Examples of push factors are lack of jobs and poor economy. Pull factors: Things the destination society might offer that attracts migrants, examples of pull factors are a stable economy and good exports. Recent and future patterns We have increasing levels of both immigration and emigration, highest in 2004, this is down to Britain joining the European...

Oligopoly

OBJ: To recognise how institutions and audiences effect magazine production. Oligopoly In the UK, the magazine industry operates as an oligopoly. An oligopoly is where several companies have grown larger and larger whilst competing , to the point where they all have equal power and they all dominate the market. In the UK the companies that dominate the magazine market are: Hearst - produce 300 worldwide magazines with their UK company Hearst UK publishing 24 magazines in Britain including Cosmopolitan, Men's Health, Elle, Esquire, Good housekeeping...

Macbeth revisits the witches

Equivocation he use of ambiguous language to conceal the truth or to avoid committing oneself. The witches use equivocating language in order to manipulate Macbeth, The prophecy 'None of women born can harm Macbeth' this is an example of equivocation as it leads Macbeth to believe he is invincible, However, Macduff was born of a C-section, Therefore he wasn't 'born' meaning that Macduff can kill Macbeth. "Darkness, we may even say blackness, broods...

Hecate's Soliloquy translated into modern English

HECATE Don’t I have a reason to be angry, you disobedient hags? How dare you give Macbeth riddles and prophecies about his future without telling me? I am your boss and the source of your powers. I am the one who secretly decides what evil things happen, but you never called me to join in and show off my own powers. And what’s worse, you’ve done all this for a man who behaves like a spoiled brat, angry and hateful. Like all spoiled sons, he chases...

Hecate

OBJ: To consider the role and purpose of Hecate.  Who is Hecate? Hecate or Hekate  is a goddess in Greek religion and mythology, most often shown holding two torches or a key and in later periods depicted in triple form. She was variously associated with crossroads, entrance-ways, dogs, light, the Moon, magic, witchcraft, knowledge of herbs and poisonous plants, necromancy, and sorcery. In the post-Christian writings of the Chaldean...

Introduction to John Stewart Mill

John Stewart Mill was born in 1806 and died in 1873, Mill was a philosopher, social reformer and economist, his key works include "On liberty" and "Utilitarianism" "It is better to be a human being dissatisfied than a pig satisfied; It is better to be Socrates dissatisfied than a fool satisfied." - John Stewart Mill on Happiness His main interests were political philosophy, ethics, economics and inductive logic. John...

Evaluating Bentham

OBJ: To evaluate Act Utilitarianism. To understand Mill's improvements to the theory. Strengths of Act Utilitarianism: Democratic Focusses on Happiness Common sense system Flexible system Egalitarian No one persons pleasure is more valued more than any other It includes a decision making procedure Encourages others to be kind to one another Recognises the importance of consequence. Weaknesses of Act Utilitarianism: Can justify acts that we consider intrinsically wrong (Gang Rape, the holocaust) Doesn't consider the intention behind the action Doesn't...

The Hedonic Calculus

OBJ: To know and understand Bentham's Hedonic Calculus Intensity --How intense is the pleasure or pain? Duration --How long does the pleasure of pain last? Certainty --What is the probability that the pleasure or pain will occur? Propinquity (nearness or remoteness) --How far off in the future is the pleasure or pain? Fecundity --What is the probability that the pleasure will lead to other pleasures? Purity --What is the probability that the pain will lead to other pains? Extent --How many persons are affected by the plea...

Jeremy Bentham and Utillitarianism

What is Utilitarianism? Utilitarianism is a teleological ethical theory that states that right and wrong are determined by the utility of it. Jeremy Bentham established pain and pleasure were important qualities in making moral decisions; He believed that motivation comes through pain and pleasure. Utilitarianism is a democratic system as the pleasure can't be just for one person.The only good is the maximisation of pleasure and the minimisation...

Absolute and relative approaches to ethics

OBJ: To be able to compare objective and absolute. What is moral Absolutism? Moral absolutism is the idea that an action is always right or wrong; the right or wrongness of an action is fixed for all peoples at all times. "There will not be different laws at Rome or at Athens, or different laws now and in the future, but one eternal and unchangeable law will be valid for all nations and all times."  -Cicero on natural ...

Teleological and Deontological Ethics

OBJ: To revise what effects our moral decision making. What is an ethical theory? An ethical theory is a set of ideas which offer a suggestion of how we know something is morally wrong. Teleological ethics Actions are morally right or wrong depending on the consequences of the action, No actions are intrinsically right or wrong. Deontological ethics Deontological ethics are concerned with the nature of the act, it needs no justification. Deonlogical ethics tend to be for or against an absolute or religious l...

What is ethics?

OBJ: to investigate what influences our ethical and moral decision making. Morality: The word morality comes from the Latin word 'Moralis' and it is concerned with what actions are right or wrong. Ethics: It comes from the Greek word 'ethika' and it is concerned with how people behave in society. Ethics is the study of morality and how people make moral decisions, the subject explores the consequences and motives of moral decision making and human nature. What kind of things can influence our moral decision making? Guilt Experience Up bringing Opinion...