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How do I start writing an essay?

The most important thing about the essay-writing process is planning. The amount of time that you spend planning an essay determines how well that essay will flow and ultimately, the mark that you will...

DL
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How do I go about improving the structure and content of my essays?

Good question! The first place to start is to read through your marking criteria long before you start essay writing (and ideally early on in the year!) - this is what your examiner will have and will ...

RH
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How does Fitzgerald present and develop the theme of The American Dream in The Great Gatsby?

This is a very common type of question both for 'The Great Gatsby' and also other classics (taking a very obvious theme and asking you to present some interesting thoughts on it). You're going to want to ...

BF
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What do Feminist critics do?

Rediscover texts written by womenRevalue women’s experiencesExamine representations of women in literature by both men and womenChallenge stereotypical representations of womenExamine power relations with...

GG
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What is are metaphors and why are they used?

The use of language to refer to something other than what it was originally applied to or what it ‘literally’ means in order to make a connection between the two things, or suggest a resemblanceWe recogni...

GG
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