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Leaving Cert English Comparative – General Vision and Viewpoint – Wuthering Heights, Hamlet and Rear Window #625Lab
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Philip Larkin Full Guide for Leaving Cert English
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Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin Full Guide for Leaving Cert English
“Ní Chuilleanáin’s demanding subject matter and formidable style can prove challenging.” Discuss this statement, supporting your answer with reference to the poetry of Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin on your course. …
Should I use the CAO change of mind facility?
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Leaving Cert English: Write a descriptive essay based on a variety of glimpsed moments
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Leaving Cert English Personal Essay: one or more moments of uncertainty you have experienced.
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Leaving Cert English Short Story: The Pain of Saying Goodbye
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Elizabeth Bishop: Moments of Discovery & Controlled Writing Style (2.0)
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Hamlet: Corruption, Deception, Dramatic Techniques
“Throughout the play "Hamlet", Shakespeare makes effective use of a variety of dramatic techniques to evoke a world full of deception and corruption.” Discuss this statement, supporting your answer with…
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Leaving Cert English Poetry essays: theme by theme or poem by poem?
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Leaving Cert Biology: Human Nutrition
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Descriptive Essays for Leaving Cert
What is a descriptive essay? In more familiar terms, a descriptive essay is a mix of - aesthetic (vivid, elaborate, flowery) language like you would find in…
Leaving Cert English John Donne Sample Answer: Physical and Spiritual Aspects of Life
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French in 90 words: Smoking, Addiction, Alcoholism, Drugs, Obesity, Violence
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French in 90 Words: School Subjects for Leaving Cert
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King Lear: List of Essential Quotations for Leaving Cert
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Write a personal essay in which you describe a place that you consider beautiful
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Leaving Cert English Higher Level Timing
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My biggest productivity hacks for the Leaving Cert
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Leaving Cert English Comparative Tips
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Paper II Single Text Question Tips
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Leaving Cert English Graduation Speech Sample Answer
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Comparative – Literary Genre – Sample Essay: 1984, Rear Window, The Song of Achilles
“Studying a selection of texts helps to highlight how some authors can make more skilful use of the same literary technique than others.” Choose one literary technique common to three texts…
Leaving Cert English Emily Dickinson Sample Answer: Enduring Appeal and Universal Relevance
Far from being old fashioned and irrelevant Emily Dickinson’s unique poetic language continues to have both an enduring appeal and universal relevance. Discuss. The poetry of Emily Dickinson is nigh…
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Why do so few students get high grades in English?
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What are some things about Frost’s subject matter and imagery that make him stand out? His poetry is down-to-earth colloquial and traditional at the same time. It is traditional in…
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Theorem 11. If 3 parallel lines cut off equal segments on some transversal line, then they cut off equal segments on any other transversal. If you like it, use the…
John Keats Full Guide: Abstract Ideas and Direct Style
“John Keats presents abstract ideas in a style that is clear and direct.” To what extent do you agree or disagree with this assessment of his poetry? Support your points…
Repeating the Leaving Cert: Lessons Learnt
We interviewed Caoimhe, who is currently repeating her Leaving Cert having missed her Primary Teaching course by only 15 points. Our aim was to get the lessons she learnt from…
Personal Essay: Moments of Uncertainty
Write a personal essay about one or more moments of uncertainty you have experienced. Themes: sexuality, social conflict Candidates may adopt a variety of approaches (serious, humorous, anecdotal, discursive,…
John Keats: Ode to a Nightingale
Summary: the speaker engages in a fantasy escaping his reality inspired by a nightingale. This poem is special. It is one of literature’s most famous lyrical poems, meaning it focuses…
Gerard Manley Hopkins Full Notes and Sample Answer: Innovative Style and Fundamental Truths
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The oral is worth 40% of both the Higher and Ordinary exam. The Sraiths are a vital component, and if you are well prepared, will settle you before the general…
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Cell Structure: Notes and Sample Answers
The light microscope parts and functions: Eyepiece lens: magnification Nosepiece: holds the objective lenses Objective lens: magnification Clip: holds the slide in place Stage: the slide is placed on the…
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Leaving Cert History Sample Essay: Religion and Culture in Northern Ireland
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“What seems to be the problem…?”Write the speech you would deliver to a group of world leaders in which you persuade them to deal with one or more of the…
Why your phone may sabotage your Leaving Cert
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The Night Before Results
I remember going to bed that Tuesday night like it was yesterday. After a long stretch of things not going my way, I was sort of ambivalently welling up in…
The US and The World: Politics and Administration
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US and The World Sample Answer: Lyndon Johnson as a Political Leader
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Eavan Boland Full Guide: Reflective Insights and Precise Use of Language
“Boland’s reflective insights are expressed through her precise use of language.” Write your response to this statement, supporting your answer with suitable reference to the poetry on your course. (2011 HL…
John Donne Full Guide: Startling Imagery In His Exploration of Relationships
“John Donne uses startling imagery and wit in his exploration of relationships.” Give your response to the poetry of John Donne in the light of this statement. Support your points…
John Donne Leaving Cert Notes: The Dreame
The Dreame (Deare love, for nothing less than thee…) From our Complete Guide: H1 Leaving Cert English Dear love, for nothing less than thee Would I have broke this happy…
The Scientific Method: Notes and Past Answers
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Short Story Sample Answer: Fit the story to the title on exam day
HL Paper 1 Section C A versatile short story. This story is written in a way that could be altered on exam day to fit into a broad range of…
Short Story: a Car Journey
2016 HL Paper I Section CBased on a student's essayWrite a short story that centres on two characters and a car journeyJoe grimaced as his car slid to a stop…
Sound
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2014 Higher Level Paper II “The cultural context within a text often dictates the crises or difficulties faced by characters and their responses to these difficulties.” (a) Discuss to what…
Comparative | General Vision and Viewpoint | Citizen Kane, The Dead and Wuthering Heights
2007 Higher Level Paper II ‘The general vision and viewpoint is shaped by the reader’s feelings of optimism or pessimism in reading the text.’ In light of the above statement,…
Comparative | Cutural Context | The Great Gatsby, All My Sons, The King’s Speech
“The cultural context can have a significant influence on the behaviour of the central character/characters in a text.” Compare the way in which the behaviour of the central characters in…
Philip Larkin: Realities of Ordinary Life and Lyrical Beauty
The 2014 Leaving Cert English Higher Level Paper asked this question:“Larkin is a perceptive observer of the realities of ordinary life in poems that are sometimes illuminated by images of…