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In A Study in Scarlet Conan Doyle presents a prima facie case of cold-blooded murder. As the investigations progress, it becomes uncertain that Holmes is dealing with unjustif...

AQA English language Paper 2 Question 2: the SUMMARY question (not to be confused with Question 4 which is more tricky)(extract : Ben Fogle and the power of the sea)Question: You n...

Did you know, you don`t necessarily need to have the best grammar to be a good writer?What is more important than anything else when you write is your intention. How do you want the r...

Hello... let`s look at how to analyse a Fiction Extract:In an analytical response, you should show how language and structure create meaning. You could also explore the effect on the...

What would happen to that life if the Sun suddenly went out? Because light from the Sun takes eight and a half minutes to reach Earth, we wouldn`t notice immediately if the Sun sudden...

When Alice Walker s The Color Purple was released in 1982 it was hailed by the New York Times as a striking and consummately well-written novel that enabled her to te...

Lorraine Hansberry is much loved stateside, so why is she all but unknown this side of the Atlantic? In simple terms, Lorraine Hansberry is what you get if Arthur Miller had been born...

Gender-flipping Shakespeare Due to its history, gender fluidity is practically baked into Shakespeare. Midsummer Night s Dream lends itself to mixing the genders, and despite seemi...

Well, let`s take perhaps the most obscure image in the poem, from the final lines of the first section: `in the warm New York 4 o clock light we are drifting back and forth / be...

When answering question 2 on English Language Paper 1 (AQA), it is important to show that you are fully aware of the multiplicity of ways that language is being used. You can scan ...