essay topic sharing thread

[choc_bananas]

"Nineteen Eighty Four is a parable for our own times." Discuss.

I would discard the above part 2 question. It is not a well-written question. Too much room for students to go off topic and go outside the text.

i thought the same thing. :-)

[brendan]

"The bleak setting of Nineteen Eighty Four reflects the bleak lives of the characters." Discuss.

That question is definitely one to write a practice essay on.

[choc_bananas]

"The bleak setting of Nineteen Eighty Four reflects the bleak lives of the characters." Discuss.

That question is definitely one to write a practice essay on.

i'm writing on part 2 for 1984. The text is perfect for it.

[brendan]

lol yeah true. i thought gattaca was perfect for part 2, but then i got into the exam and i did it for part 1 instead.

[choc_bananas]

lol yeah true. i thought gattaca was perfect for part 2, but then i got into the exam and i did it for part 1 instead.

lol. I'm certain i'm going to write on 1984 for part 2. I will decide between 'Citizen Kane' and 'A Man for All Seasons' for part 1 once I see the questions. Also 'A Man for All Seasons' is my back up for part 2 if the 1984 question takes me by surprise.

[melanie.dee]

im not sure what im going to do.. i like both my texts for part 2 (man for all seasons and look both ways) however ill probably end up doing lbw part 2 and man part 1

[joechan521]

I've only studied hamlet part1 and lantana for part2, does that mean i have no choices to make in the exam?? since part1 and 2 are so different, is it possible for me to do hamlet in part2??

[ninwa]

"Nineteen Eighty Four is a parable for our own times." Discuss.

I would discard the above part 2 question. It is not a well-written question. Too much room for students to go off topic and go outside the text into some unrestrained discussion of global politics.

Yeah, I agree. I read that while I was typing them up and I was like :?  But I thought I'd put it up anyway

[ninwa]

I've only studied hamlet part1 and lantana for part2, does that mean i have no choices to make in the exam?? since part1 and 2 are so different, is it possible for me to do hamlet in part2??

What do you mean you've only studied hamlet p1 and lantana p2?

If you know both these texts well enough, you should be able to answer most questions on them. So yes, I think you could do hamlet part 2 no problem.

[joechan521]

i dont know, hamlet part 2 questions seemed to be very hard to write,
the ones in past yr exams had
hamlet demonstrates that the only way to succeed in a corrupt world is to adopt its values
i got no idea what to write about it

[ninwa]

Well, just don't restrict yourself. Maybe a part 2 topic about hamlet will come up in the exam which is absolutely perfect. Keep your options open is my advice

[joechan521]

all depence on the topic! if it happens to be a shit one, or 2 shit ones, im dead... i'll feel like riping apart the paper

[ninwa]

Lol, bit late I know, but I found some more 1984 topics

The citizens have no right to a personal life or to personal thought. How true is this of the society in 1984? Discuss.

"If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face - for ever." The future is set in 1984 and no-one can change it, not even Winston. Discuss.

"The Party seeks power entirely for its own sake. Power and conformity are paramount in 1984." Do you agree?

When writing in his journal, Winston thinks to himself that the only hope for the overthrowing of the Party lies in the proles. Are they to be Winston's saviour? Discuss.

"Do it to Julia!" Why does Winston betray Julia?

Room 101, the place where everyone meets his or her worst fear. In 1984, why is control so complete?

Winston loves Julia but doesn't see a long future with her. Why not?

"As soon as I saw you I knew you were against them." What does being against them achieve in 1984?

"It's the Golden Country. It's nothing, really. A landscape I've seen sometimes in a dream." The novel 1984 never reflects this view. Why?

"You will be fighting in the dark. You will always be in the dark." How true of this is Winston's life in 1984?


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I don't like those topics much tbh, and I don't know if they're part 1 or 2, but here they are anyway.

[melanie.dee]

gaaaar i dont know what to do, i want to write part 2 for both my texts i hate part 1 essays.

which do you think would work better as part 1, look both ways or a man for all seasons? im thinking man. but i really like man part 2s. but i dont think i could write a very good lbw part 1. but my man part 2s are better than my lbw part 2s which i always feel like are too simple. gar i should have thought about this a bit more.. iv written no part 1 prac essays :|

[melanie.dee]

heres some man ones, they're just ones i made up haha but whatever

'Bolt's A Man for All Seasons illustrates that the sacrifice of one's integrity is often  precondition to success.' Discuss.

'The play A Man for All Seasons suggests that morality poses nothing more than "administrative inconvenience" on the path to success.' Discuss.

These are the type of questions I wanthahahha. I wish we could write our own essay topics