Nuclear transfer

Written task 2 Question 1: If the text had been written in a different time or place or language or for a different audience, how and why might it differ? ‘Ich bin ein Berliner’, a speech by John F. Kennedy on the Berlin Wall, has been delivered on the 26th of June 1963 in the west of Berlin. The Belin Wall was built in 1961 and divided Berlin in East and West Berlin. The east of Berlin and also the east of Europe, was controlled by the soviet Union and the west of Berlin was controlled by…

The Day After Tomorrow is a 2004 science fiction movie directed and produced by Roland Emmerich. The movie depicts the disastrous event of an abrupt climate shift, which is accompanied by several natural disasters such as tornadoes and flooding, causing a new ice age in the Northern Hemisphere (The Day After Tomorrow). After its release the movie received very negative reviews from the scientific community for being scientifically incorrect and showing natural events that are barely possible to…

By any metric, the atrocities performed against other human beings in World War II surpass previous wars on a grand scale. Allied or Axis, no side in particular had the monopoly on causing wanton death and destruction during this period of strife. The firebombing of Dresden and the targeting of civilians in the Holocaust and bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki just prove further that there was a meager worth placed on human life. The Allies, the protagonists of World War II, were also ones to…

Chinua Achebe’s short story “Marriage Is a Private Affair” was written in 1952 and it talks about the conflict between Nnaemeka and his father, Okeke, because of Nnaemeka’s choice to marry Nene, a woman who did not come from their tribe and is pursuing a career in teaching (which Okeke believes that it violates the teachings of the Bible). The conflict between Okeke and Nnaemeka lasted for eight years, and the couple had to endure the oppositions of Okeke and the Ibo tribe (the tribe where…

Comparing Individuality and Conformity in Fahrenheit 451 Individuality is celebrated in modern day society, but during the Cold War, the world seemed as though there was little hope for self-expression to live another day. In the novel, Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, there is a prominent theme of conformity found various times throughout the dystopian society. Conformity was a common theme in the real world during the Cold War, when this novel was written. In this society, books have all been…

There are a lot of differences between the characters concerning plot and narration since it is clear that the one is a major character and the other a minor one. However, the main difference between Jane Fairfax and Jane Eyre is their upbringing. Jane Fairfax was adopted by the Campbell family and they treated her with love and warmth. “That nature had given it in feature could not be unseen by the young woman, nor could her higher powers of mind be unfelt by the parents.” (Austen 129) Here,…

In The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka, we see a unique view of a family dynamic and how easily it can change. Gregor Samsa was once the jewel of his family and the sole provider. Once Gregor Samsa’s transformation occurred so did his importance in the family. He went from the most important person in his family to the most useless one. This led to an overwhelming feeling of loneliness. Gregor although he was lonely beforehand he did not feel the sting of it because of his family's appreciation…

In The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka, the protagonist, Gregor Samsa, goes through a change that gives him a new perspective. His metamorphosis causes not only a physical but a psychological transformation within Gregor. This transformation is not exclusive to Gregor, but is also prevalent within the entire Samsa family. Gregor’s metamorphosis was sudden and unexpected. “When Gregor Samsa woke up one morning from unsettling dreams, he found himself changed in his bed into a monstrous vermin” (4).…

On the 12th of June, 1987, President Ronald Reagan delivered a powerful and emotional speech in west Berlin, Germany. This speech was addressing the Berlin Wall, and all of the political issues that came with it. 26 years prior to Reagan’s speech, the Berlin wall was built to separate the communist East from the “Allied” west, this wall was extremely controversial and kept any people from leaving west Berlin without great difficulty. Reagan’s speech had immense impact on Berlin, 2 years after…

Petrobras is a Brazilian oil company that was created by the Brazilian government in 1953. For the first decade Petrobras struggled to be successful despite being given a constitutional monopoly by the Brazilian government. Brazil did not have any oil reserves or the knowledge in oil exploration, and the goal for Petrobras was to become a world class oil producer. Petrobras began to see success in the 1980s when they developed deep water and ultra-deep oil production. This new technology…