The following are two things about my essay writing that I am proud of: Embedding of quotes Mentioning Ibsen’s name multiple times in each paragraph Through practice, I’ve learned that I’m really good at embedding quotes because I’ve demonstrated that I can change them slightly to fit into the sentence that I am writing. However, […]
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What Does Ibsen Think?
After looking at this list of quotes, I think that Ibsen’s worldview was very different to other people’s in his time. He believed that women and men should be equal, which was not the case in 19th century Norway. From these quotes, we can see that Ibsen values equality for women and people of different […]
19th Century Norway
After reading this blog post, I have learnt more about 19th century Norway. What do you believe to be the three most important facts about 19th century Norway? “Norway … became an independent nation in 1814” (Cron) which caused the upper-middle class to grow. The country became more industrialised which brought more money into the […]
Women’s Rights – A Doll’s House
“A woman cannot be herself in the society of the present day, which is an exclusively masculine society, with laws framed by men and with a judicial system that judges feminine conduct from a masculine point of view.” To what extent are Ibsen’s words still true today? Provide real-life examples in your examples. 350-500 words […]
Foundational Stories
Through my partner’s presentation, I can identify several examples of how a particular foundational story has been retold, adapted, revisioned and alluded to. In Udit’s presentation, he talks about an Indian story called Mahabharata. He gives examples of how this story has been turned into movies, TV shows, graphic novels and books. Through my partner’s presentation, […]
Grade 9 Personal Statement
Living in Vietnam as an expat for 14 and a half years has had a huge impact on my life. I am Australian but I was born in Bangkok, Thailand. When I was 2 weeks old I moved to Ho Chi Minh City. Leaving Vietnam and moving to Singapore was really hard for me. I […]
Macbeth Act 4 – Willing Murderers
What kind of people are willing to undertake such dreadful business as murdering innocent women and children? I think that most of the people who murder innocent people have mental illnesses or have had issues/problems in the past. Sometimes, they don’t know how to control themselves or they want to release their anger and don’t […]
Macbeth Act 2 – Feelings and Mood
Analyse the ways in which Shakespeare evokes contradictory feelings towards his characters. In act 2, Lady Macbeth has convinced Macbeth to kill Duncan. In act 1 she talks about Macbeth “look[ing] so green and pale,” suggesting that he is worried and scared of killing Duncan (1. 7. 37). However, in act 2, Macbeth kills Duncan […]
Macbeth Act 1 – Characterisation
Differentiate between the direct and indirect characterisation Shakespeare uses in order to construct his characters. Shakespeare uses both direct and indirect characterisation to give the audience a clear idea of the characters. Before Macbeth is shown to the audience, the other characters subtly describe some of his characteristics throughout Scenes 1 and 2. This is […]
C3 – Rates and Energetics Test – Reflection
1 Strength: One strength of my test would be understanding and drawing graphs. This is something that I have improved on from my last test. I was able to understand the graphs showing exo/endothermic reactions and I was able to draw a graph showing amount of gas produced at different temperatures. 1 Weakness: One weakness that […]