Missed 2 lessons, Blog wasn’t working for a period. The eerie and disturbing presence of the oozing ghastly smog giggled maliciously, seeping ever closer to me, like it was stalking me. It felt as if a lengthy and slender arm of vapor, coiled lightly around my leg chaining me down to the withered and jagged […]

Missed 1 lesson Thursday 16/05/19 In this assessment I will cover the many aspects of magical realism in The Book Thief by Markus Zusak. Magical Realism is the setting of one non-fictional feature in an otherwise realistic setting in this case, Markus Zusak is trying to convey the ideas of Human Existence in The Book […]

“The murmuring shadow glares, motionless at its inception~” Shadow of Innocence  ‘Illinois’s Jackman Car Crushing Services’, or better known as Ogden’s resting place. Once lively and jittering with effervescent and pure organic life, now a disquieting and fear inducing resting ground for many stolen lives.  Bates Maloch, came to Illinois for a fresh beginning, no […]

Survival – Between a Rock and a Hard Place, Touching the Void, In the Heart of the Sea, Apollo 13 The human instinct to survive is perhaps our most powerful drive. Forcing us to push past our limits and do whatever is necessary for self preservation. So in short term; survival is humanity’s strongest weapon.  […]

State your topic/idea in the first sentence: Simon’s narration in Chapter 5 is significant because? Expand with relevant background detail: Simon’s narration is told through Joe’s perspective, however Simon validated Joe’s account as ‘fair and correct’. Simon’s ‘voice’ shows us that he resented Joe’s injury and that he felt justified in distancing himself from Joe. […]

“We took the customary summit photos and ate some chocolate. I felt the usual anti-climax. What now? It was a vicious circle. If you succeed with one dream, you come back to square one and it’s not long before you’re conjuring up another, slightly harder, a bit more ambitious – a bit more dangerous. I […]

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