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What are the different characteristics of a speech?

Allusion – When one refers to the words of someone else. Attention grabber – You can grab the audience’s attention in several ways, e.g. with a quote, joke, big or bold statement Bond – Gaining a rapport wit...
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How to approach a comparison question?

General Tips: - If this question regards the three books you had to read, only compare 2 – it is very difficult to get top marks comparing three and most commonly two will get you just a good a grade or even...
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How to analyse a cartoon?

General tips for any language analysis: - Always go from the macro to the micro – from the context to the little details - In the introduction identify the type of text, the purpose and audience (see below a...
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What is Plato's 'theory of recollection'?

Plato's 'theory of recollection' goes back to an idea he elaborates in his dialogue the 'Meno'. Essentially, Plato believed that our soul had a pre-existing state where it enjoyed knowledge of the forms. How...
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What are Aristotle's four causes?

Aristotle offers four causes to explain how things come to be. There is the material cause, which literally refers to the stuff that a thing is made from. There is the efficient case, which is the agent that...
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