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Research and Writing Skills. Inspiration Be surprised, excited, fascinated…. Lectures. Previous Knowledge. Inspiration. Significant People. Passions. Exhibitions. Places Visited. Historical Descriptive Primary Secondary. Research understand and use the various types.
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Research and Writing Skills
Lectures Previous Knowledge Inspiration Significant People Passions Exhibitions Places Visited
Historical Descriptive Primary Secondary Researchunderstand and use thevarious types
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Introduction 15% - 150 words Main body 75% - 750 words Conclusion 10% - 100 words Structure your Writinga rough guide to word count for 1,000 words
1,000 Words Introduction Main Body Conclusion 150 750 100 375 375
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Yet what of the supporting role played by the beast, where does this animal come from, why does it play so magical yet crucial a part in these tales? The danger posed by bears and wolves discussed in Warner (1995), was a very genuine fear in the 17th and 18th century.
BibliographyBooksEtcoff, N. (1999) Survival of the Prettiest. London: Abacus Warner, M. (1995) From the Beast to the Blonde. London: Vintage Warner, M. ed. (1996) Wonder Tales. Six Stories of Enchantment. London: Vintage Journal ArticlesHow dangerous is obesity? (1977) British Medical Journal, No. 6069, 28th April, p1115Newspaper ArticlesByrne, C. (2005) Doherty’s former manager denies selling film on Moss. The Independent, 19th October, p.9.Film/VideoThe Singing Ringing Tree (1957) Directed by Francesco Stefani, Icestorm, 71 mins [Video: VHS]VisitsTate Modern, London; visited on 10.11.06
Does Beauty exist or is it a made-up myth, constructed for profit and pleasure, or is there something deeper to all this. ‘beauty provokes pleasure, rivets attention, and impels actions that help ensure the survival of our genes.’ (Etcoff, 1999 p. 25)Is physical attraction therefore then crucial to our choice of partner, our procreation opportunities and ultimately our survival. We love the look at smooth skin, thick shiny hair, curved waists, and symmetrical bodies because in the course of evolution the people who noticed these signals and desired their possessors had more reproductive success. We are their descendants. (Etcoff, 1999 pp. 25-6)While this argument is compelling, other factors need to be considered.
BibliographyBooksEtcoff, N. (1999) Survival of the Prettiest. London: Abacus Warner, M. (1995) From the Beast to the Blonde. London: Vintage Warner, M. ed. (1996) Wonder Tales. Six Stories of Enchantment. London: Vintage Journal ArticlesHow dangerous is obesity? (1977) British Medical Journal, No. 6069, 28th April, p1115Newspaper ArticlesByrne, C. (2005) Doherty’s former manager denies selling film on Moss. The Independent, 19th October, p.9.Film/VideoThe Singing Ringing Tree (1957) Directed by Francesco Stefani, Icestorm, 71 mins [Video: VHS]VisitsTate Modern, London; visited on 10.11.06
BibliographyBooksEtcoff, N. (1999) Survival of the Prettiest. London: Abacus Warner, M. (1995) From the Beast to the Blonde. London: Vintage Warner, M. ed. (1996) Wonder Tales. Six Stories of Enchantment. London: Vintage Journal ArticlesHow dangerous is obesity? (1977) British Medical Journal, No. 6069, 28th April, p1115Newspaper ArticlesByrne, C. (2005) Doherty’s former manager denies selling film on Moss. The Independent, 19th October, p.9.Film/VideoThe Singing Ringing Tree (1957) Directed by Francesco Stefani, Icestorm, 71 mins [Video: VHS]VisitsTate Modern, London; visited on 10.11.06Appendices...might be useful in future, longer essays1: Interviews2: Additional Information
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