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John Webster, The Duchess of Malfi
History & The Arts

John Webster, The Duchess of Malfi

...manages to convey both their contemptibility and their voracious appetite for the rewards that come with princely favour. This type of imagery continues in his next simile: ‘Could I be one of their flatt’ring panders, I would hang on their ears like a horse-leech till I were full, and then drop off’ (1.1.53–5). Bosola’s similes and metaphors vividly capture the...
Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Christopher Marlowe, Doctor Faustus
History & The Arts

Christopher Marlowe, Doctor Faustus

...manages to become is the entertainer of the established ruling elite. Marlowe certainly makes a point in Act 4, Scene 1 of stressing the limitations of his protagonist's conjuring powers. Because Faustus is still unable to raise people from the dead, he can do no more than summon spirits who resemble Alexander and his paramour. In Act 4, Scene 2 the point seems to be not...
Listening for form in popular music
History & The Arts

Listening for form in popular music

...manageable way, for instance as a set of sections and subsections. Table 14 Form of ‘Midnight Special’ TRACK TIMING SECTION 00:00 Instrumental introduction 00:11 Chorus 1 00:21 Verse 1 (Yonder come Miss Rosie ...) 00:40 Chorus 2 00:50 Instrumental interlude 01:01 Verse 2 (When you get up in the morning ...) 01:20 Chorus 3 01:29 Instrumental interlude 01:41 Verse 3 (If...
Getting started with French 2
Languages

Getting started with French 2

...manage better next time? In Week 1, you were introduced to an important point of pronunciation which should help with your listening and speaking skills. Now you have reached the end of Week 1, reflect a little on what you have learnt. In the box below, note down what you have found easy, useful or fun, and what was more difficult. Week 1 Reflection What was most useful...
Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Studying mammals: The opportunists
Nature & Environment

Studying mammals: The opportunists

...manageable for small mammals, where the amount of heat required to warm the body mass is relatively modest; but for animals as large as a grizzly, reheating on this scale may be physiologically impossible. Finally, for the female, it may that a high Tb is necessary to support the development of the cubs that, as DA mentions, are born as the mother 'dozes' [p. 162]. Bear...
Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Critical criminology and the social sciences
Society, Politics & Law

Critical criminology and the social sciences

...management, for instance? Equally, sure he might ask what the internal social relations of the firm were like. Perhaps they were patterned in such a way that crucial layers of employees were disaffected or felt no responsibility for the well-being of the firm. All of those questions relate to what a sociologist would think of as the firm's social structure. But she or he...
Getting started with French 1
Languages

Getting started with French 1

...manage better next time? In Week 1, you were introduced to an important point of pronunciation which should help with your listening and speaking skills. Did you practise the different sounds ‘u’ and ‘ou’? Why not return to that section and practise again. If you would like further practice, watch this screencast: Bonjour ! Today we are going to look at the u and...
Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Start writing fiction
History & The Arts

Start writing fiction

...manager who lives in a messy house; the shy librarian who goes bungee-jumping; the habitual flirt who avoids relationships. Discussion Check what you’ve written to see if you’ve shown the character in a sympathetic light. If your portrayal seems distant or aloof, rewrite it. Try to identify more closely with the character. If you haven’t already used the first...
Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs