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How does Miyazaki effectively use visual symbolism and auditory imagery to explore the psychological effects of isolation in the film “The Boy and the Heron”? - English A Lang & Lit IA exemplar scored 7

How does Miyazaki effectively use visual symbolism and auditory imagery to explore the psychological effects of isolation in the film “The Boy and the Heron”?

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How does Nawal El Saadawi use narrative voice in “Woman at point Zero,” to portray the oppression of women in a patriarchal society? - English A Lang & Lit IA exemplar scored 7

How does Nawal El Saadawi use narrative voice in “Woman at point Zero,” to portray the oppression of women in a patriarchal society?

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How, and to what effect, does RLS use symbolism and setting in Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde to explore the duality of human nature? - English A Lang & Lit IA exemplar scored 7

How, and to what effect, does RLS use symbolism and setting in Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde to explore the duality of human nature?

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In what ways does the motif of religion contribute to the presentation of abuse of power in The Outsider by Albert Camus? - English A Lang & Lit IA exemplar scored 7

In what ways does the motif of religion contribute to the presentation of abuse of power in The Outsider by Albert Camus?

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How does Margaret Atwood use dehumanizing symbolism, irony, and negative connotations in her dystopian novel The Handmaid’s Tale to explore how Gilead has distorted female dynamics in order to perpetuate patriarchal oppression? - English A Lang & Lit IA exemplar scored 7

How does Margaret Atwood use dehumanizing symbolism, irony, and negative connotations in her dystopian novel The Handmaid’s Tale to explore how Gilead has distorted female dynamics in order to perpetuate patriarchal oppression?

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How does Joy Harjo use epigraphs, anecdotes, and poetry, to convey the transformation of her
identity in the late 20th century memoir, Crazy Brave? - English A Lit IA exemplar scored 6

How does Joy Harjo use epigraphs, anecdotes, and poetry, to convey the transformation of her identity in the late 20th century memoir, Crazy Brave?

How does George Orwell’s characterisation of Benjamin and his exploration of rhetoric in the novella Animal Farm reveal the peril of apathy in confronting exploitation? - English A Lang & Lit IA exemplar scored 6

How does George Orwell’s characterisation of Benjamin and his exploration of rhetoric in the novella Animal Farm reveal the peril of apathy in confronting exploitation?

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How does Gabriel Garcia creatively use literary devices to delve into societal pressures surrounding female virginity as a symbol of honor in his text Chronicle of a Death Foretold? - English A Lang & Lit IA exemplar scored 5

How does Gabriel Garcia creatively use literary devices to delve into societal pressures surrounding female virginity as a symbol of honor in his text Chronicle of a Death Foretold?

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How does Baldwin use Tish's narration to demonstrate the first-person perspective of injustice and racism in America? - English A Lit IA exemplar scored 5

How does Baldwin use Tish's narration to demonstrate the first-person perspective of injustice and racism in America?

How does reading Virginia Woolf's "Shakespeare's Sister" alongside
Carol Ann Duffy's The World's Wife explore women's identity and the
impact of historical and literary contexts on their struggle
for recognition in a patriarchal society? - English A Lang & Lit IA exemplar scored 5

How does reading Virginia Woolf's "Shakespeare's Sister" alongside Carol Ann Duffy's The World's Wife explore women's identity and the impact of historical and literary contexts on their struggle for recognition in a patriarchal society?

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How does Artie Speigelman utilise juxtaposition non-linear narrative and characterisation to portray the lasting effects on the survivors of the Holocaust and their families? - English A Lit IA exemplar scored 4

How does Artie Speigelman utilise juxtaposition non-linear narrative and characterisation to portray the lasting effects on the survivors of the Holocaust and their families?

In what ways does George Orwell creatively utilise characterisation to present the effects of power and manipulation in his novel Animal Farm? - English A Lang & Lit IA exemplar scored 4

In what ways does George Orwell creatively utilise characterisation to present the effects of power and manipulation in his novel Animal Farm?

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In The World's Wife, how does Carol Ann Duffy explore the agency of female characters in their transformation and struggle against patriarchal oppression? - English A Lang & Lit IA exemplar scored 7

In The World's Wife, how does Carol Ann Duffy explore the agency of female characters in their transformation and struggle against patriarchal oppression?

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How does Bong Joon-Ho utilise symbolism in his 2019 film Parasite to critique class disparities present in South Korean culture? - English A Lang & Lit IA exemplar scored 6

How does Bong Joon-Ho utilise symbolism in his 2019 film Parasite to critique class disparities present in South Korean culture?

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How does Gabriel Garcia creatively use characters to examine the detrimental effects of gender and power issues on women in his text, Chronicles of a Death Foretold? - English A Lang & Lit IA exemplar scored 4

How does Gabriel Garcia creatively use characters to examine the detrimental effects of gender and power issues on women in his text, Chronicles of a Death Foretold?

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How does Jordan Peele, in the film get out, successfully utilise symbolism to highlight the consequences of stereotyping on the identity of individuals in contemporary America? - English A Lang & Lit IA exemplar scored 6

How does Jordan Peele, in the film get out, successfully utilise symbolism to highlight the consequences of stereotyping on the identity of individuals in contemporary America?

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How does William Hogarth utilize lighting and expressions in his painting to illustrate
moral decline and hypocrisy to serve as both a mirror and a critique of 18th-century
British society? - English A Lang & Lit IA exemplar scored 6

How does William Hogarth utilize lighting and expressions in his painting to illustrate moral decline and hypocrisy to serve as both a mirror and a critique of 18th-century British society?

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In Laurie Simmons's The Instant Decorator series about the culture of domesticity, she effectively comments on society's expectations of both men's and women's individuality through a variety of rhetorical techniques. - English A Lang & Lit IA exemplar scored 6

In Laurie Simmons's The Instant Decorator series about the culture of domesticity, she effectively comments on society's expectations of both men's and women's individuality through a variety of rhetorical techniques.

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How does the House of Dior use color and light, and lexical, and aural strategies to
communicate the ideas of luxury and freedom associated with female empowerment? - English A Lang & Lit IA exemplar scored 4

How does the House of Dior use color and light, and lexical, and aural strategies to communicate the ideas of luxury and freedom associated with female empowerment?

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How and to what effect does Carol Ann Duffy employ sensory imagery in her
poems Standing Female Nude and A Healthy Meal to critique authority and
power structures? - English A Lit IA exemplar scored 3

How and to what effect does Carol Ann Duffy employ sensory imagery in her poems Standing Female Nude and A Healthy Meal to critique authority and power structures?

How does Peter Shaffer explore the destructive ramifications of faith,
ambition, and the quest for legacy in Amadeus? - English A Lit IA exemplar scored 4

How does Peter Shaffer explore the destructive ramifications of faith, ambition, and the quest for legacy in Amadeus?

How does William Shakespeare portray loss of personal integrity in the strive for power in his drama Macbeth - English A Lang & Lit IA exemplar scored 4

How does William Shakespeare portray loss of personal integrity in the strive for power in his drama Macbeth

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How does Henrik Ibsen use the recurring symbol of the pistols in Hedda Gabler to explore the interplay between gender and power? - English A Lang & Lit IA exemplar scored 7

How does Henrik Ibsen use the recurring symbol of the pistols in Hedda Gabler to explore the interplay between gender and power?

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How does Marjane Satrapi employ visual and narrative techniques to represent contrasting themes of freedom and oppression in "Persepolis"? - English A Lang & Lit IA exemplar scored 4

How does Marjane Satrapi employ visual and narrative techniques to represent contrasting themes of freedom and oppression in "Persepolis"?

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How does Kendrick Lamar use structure in To Pimp a Butterfly (2015) to expose the exploitation of young artists by the music industry in the United States of America? - English A Lang & Lit IA exemplar scored 5

How does Kendrick Lamar use structure in To Pimp a Butterfly (2015) to expose the exploitation of young artists by the music industry in the United States of America?

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How does The Mask You Live In utilize cinematic and documentary techniques to explore the idea of toxic masculinity in the US? - English A Lang & Lit IA exemplar scored 4

How does The Mask You Live In utilize cinematic and documentary techniques to explore the idea of toxic masculinity in the US?

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How is the theme of manipulation explored through Ibsen's portrayal of Judge
Brack? - English A Lit IA exemplar scored 6

How is the theme of manipulation explored through Ibsen's portrayal of Judge Brack?

How does Carol Ann Duffy use dramatic monologue in her poems "Education for Leisure", "Mrs Schofield's GCSE", and "Head of English" to criticise the UK's education system? - English A Lang & Lit IA exemplar scored 7

How does Carol Ann Duffy use dramatic monologue in her poems "Education for Leisure", "Mrs Schofield's GCSE", and "Head of English" to criticise the UK's education system?

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To what extent does Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie utilize characterization and symbolism in her novel Half of a Yellow Sun to illustrate loyalty and betrayal through multiple perspectives that follow as a result of the effects of war? - English A Lang & Lit IA exemplar scored 5

To what extent does Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie utilize characterization and symbolism in her novel Half of a Yellow Sun to illustrate loyalty and betrayal through multiple perspectives that follow as a result of the effects of war?

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How does Angela Carter use the retelling of traditional fairy tales to explore female imprisonment in The Bloody Chamber? - English A Lang & Lit IA exemplar scored 6

How does Angela Carter use the retelling of traditional fairy tales to explore female imprisonment in The Bloody Chamber?

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How does Haruki Murakami use the foil character of Nagasawa in his 1987
coming-of-age novel Norwegian Wood to highlight societal pressures, moral
decay, and existential struggles of postwar Japanese adolescents during the
1960s? - English A Lit IA exemplar scored 5

How does Haruki Murakami use the foil character of Nagasawa in his 1987 coming-of-age novel Norwegian Wood to highlight societal pressures, moral decay, and existential struggles of postwar Japanese adolescents during the 1960s?

How does Sylvia Plath, through the characterisation of Esther Greenwood in The Bell Jar,explore the protagonist's internal conflict as she grapples with the restrictive societal pressures of 1950s America in her search for identity, ultimately contributing to her mental breakdown? - English A Lit IA exemplar scored 5

How does Sylvia Plath, through the characterisation of Esther Greenwood in The Bell Jar,explore the protagonist's internal conflict as she grapples with the restrictive societal pressures of 1950s America in her search for identity, ultimately contributing to her mental breakdown?

How are the symptoms of consumerist culture represented through the portrayal of a psychopathic individual using a recurring "consuming" motif in American Psycho (2000)? - English A Lang & Lit IA exemplar scored 6

How are the symptoms of consumerist culture represented through the portrayal of a psychopathic individual using a recurring "consuming" motif in American Psycho (2000)?

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How does Anna Akhmatova portray the depth of personal and collective suffering under Stalinist Russia in her Requiem collection? - English A Lang & Lit IA exemplar scored 7

How does Anna Akhmatova portray the depth of personal and collective suffering under Stalinist Russia in her Requiem collection?

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How does Bong Joon Ho use set design in his thriller Parasite to reflect on
the stark class division within South Korean society? - English A Lang & Lit IA exemplar scored 6

How does Bong Joon Ho use set design in his thriller Parasite to reflect on the stark class division within South Korean society?

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How does Carol Ann Duffy transform traditional fairy tales to empower women in the poem anthology The Worlds Wife? - English A Lang & Lit IA exemplar scored 6

How does Carol Ann Duffy transform traditional fairy tales to empower women in the poem anthology The Worlds Wife?

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How do the characters of Okonkwo and Nwoye in Things Fall Apart reflect
the clash between Igbo traditional religion and Christianity? - English A Lang & Lit IA exemplar scored 4

How do the characters of Okonkwo and Nwoye in Things Fall Apart reflect the clash between Igbo traditional religion and Christianity?

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In The Thing Around Your Neck Adichie utilizes characterization to portray the evolution of the Nigerian perspective of the U.S. from a superficial image to a complex and nuanced perspective. - English A Lang & Lit IA exemplar scored 5

In The Thing Around Your Neck Adichie utilizes characterization to portray the evolution of the Nigerian perspective of the U.S. from a superficial image to a complex and nuanced perspective.

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Analysis on how Angela Carter subverts traditional gender roles in fairy tales through her portrayal of female protagonists. - English A Lang & Lit IA exemplar scored 6

Analysis on how Angela Carter subverts traditional gender roles in fairy tales through her portrayal of female protagonists.

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How does the play challenge our notions of morality and justice
when traditional systems fail? - English A Lang & Lit IA exemplar scored 4

How does the play challenge our notions of morality and justice when traditional systems fail?

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How does Black Mirror portray confinement through the struggles of individuals in a world dominated by technology? - English A Lang & Lit IA exemplar scored 4

How does Black Mirror portray confinement through the struggles of individuals in a world dominated by technology?

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In what ways does Frida Kahlo use symbolism in her self-portraits to construct an understanding of personal and national strength and resilience in post-revolutionary Mexico? - English A Lang & Lit IA exemplar scored 7

In what ways does Frida Kahlo use symbolism in her self-portraits to construct an understanding of personal and national strength and resilience in post-revolutionary Mexico?

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How does Arthur Miller use symbolism to portray heightened emotions in The Crucible? - English A Lit IA exemplar scored 5

How does Arthur Miller use symbolism to portray heightened emotions in The Crucible?

How does UNHCR's 2012 "Dilemma" campaign use visual and rhetorical strategies to
create a sense of urgency and motivate global audiences to take action on the refugee crisis? - English A Lang & Lit IA exemplar scored 6

How does UNHCR's 2012 "Dilemma" campaign use visual and rhetorical strategies to create a sense of urgency and motivate global audiences to take action on the refugee crisis?

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How does F. Scott Fitzgerald employ symbols in The Great Gatsby to accentuate the fragmentation of identity in the face of urbanisation in the Roaring Twenties? - English A Lang & Lit IA exemplar scored 6

How does F. Scott Fitzgerald employ symbols in The Great Gatsby to accentuate the fragmentation of identity in the face of urbanisation in the Roaring Twenties?

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How does Kent Monkman strategically use visual elements such as symbolism, composition, and colour in 'Shame and Prejudice: A Story of Resilience' to illustrate colonialism and the pain/loss Indigenous communities have faced? - English A Lang & Lit IA exemplar scored 6

How does Kent Monkman strategically use visual elements such as symbolism, composition, and colour in 'Shame and Prejudice: A Story of Resilience' to illustrate colonialism and the pain/loss Indigenous communities have faced?

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How does De Beers use the interplay of visuals and texts to associate
diamonds to marriage? - English A Lang & Lit IA exemplar scored 6

How does De Beers use the interplay of visuals and texts to associate diamonds to marriage?

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Text written on: Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata
How does Sayaka Murata utilize narrative voice and perspective in Convenience Store
Woman to explore the theme of conformity, mainly by contrasting Keiko’s first-person
perspective and the societal expectations embodied by minor characters? - English A Lit IA exemplar scored 6

Text written on: Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata How does Sayaka Murata utilize narrative voice and perspective in Convenience Store Woman to explore the theme of conformity, mainly by contrasting Keiko’s first-person perspective and the societal expectations embodied by minor characters?

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