University of Oxford Essays

  • Statement of Purpose for University of Oxford

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    Kingdom is the opportunity of a lifetime. I anxiously await the opportunity to building a solid educational foundation which I hope to constantly improve upon by staying abreast of any improvements in the field, at University of Oxford. I believe I can contribute and help University of Oxford reach even greater heights.

  • Oxford University Job Application

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    studying performance, handling studies at a prestigious university while simultaneously working in a professional capacity required strong organisational and time management skills and considerable flexibility. Thus I gained valuable practical experience and skills beneficial in any future career. • An interest in higher education and in particular an understanding of Oxford University, and its goals in teaching and research I moved to Oxford in September 2009 together with my partner who is a first

  • Jude the Obscure and Social Darwinism

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    instances of cruelty in the novel, and there are numerous others (such as the cruel revelation that Latin is not merely "decodable" into English, which shatters Jude's naive pretensions about learning that language; and Jude's rejected application for university entrance, without even having the opportunity to be tested; and Sue's reversal of all her ideals and decisions upon the death of her children, which she sees as some sort of divine warning, and her subsequent return to Phillotson, to name but a

  • Emotional Intelligence and Nursing

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    and psychological conditi... ... middle of paper ... ...2nd ed.). New York: Oxford University Press. Rosen, C. S. (2000). Is the sequencing of change processes by stage consistent across health problems? A meta-analysis. Health Psychology, 19(6), 593-604. Smith, T. B., Rodríguez, M. D., & Bernal, G. (2011). Culture. In J. C. Norcross (Ed.), Psychotherapy relationships that work (2nd ed.). New York: Oxford University Press. Swift, J. K., Callahan, J. L., & Vollmer, B. M., (2011). Preferences.

  • Power and Knowledge in Angela Carter’s ‘The Bloody Chamber’

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    The Oxford University Dictionary defines the word power as ‘authority or control’ over an individual and knowledge as ‘the sum of what is known’. In Angela Carter’s story The Bloody Chamber (1979) knowledge and power correlate with each other. The more information a character possesses the greater authority they have. In The Bloody Chamber Carter utilises a variety of literary techniques to express the importance of knowledge and power in the plot. This essay will analyse the way Carter applies these

  • Loneliness and Isolation in Robert Frost's Poem

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    or possibly the theme of the poems more. Works cited: - Frost, Robert. “Acquainted With the Night.” Robert Frost: Selected Poems. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 58-59 - Frost, Robert. “Ghost House.” Robert Frost: Selected Poems. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 18-19 - Frost, Robert. “Waiting.” Robert Frost: Selected Poems. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 20

  • Listening Skills Assessment

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    ...n. Cambridge: Cambridge University press. Bachman, L.F. & Palmer. A.S. (1996). Language Testing in Practice: Developing and Designing Useful Language Tests. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Brown, H.D. (2004). Language Assessment: Principles and Classroom Practices. New York: Pearson Education. Brown, J.D. (1996). Testing in Language Programs. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall Regents. Buck, G. (2001). Assessing Listening. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Flowerdew, J. & Miller

  • Differences between Photographic and Painted Portraiture

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    details such as the slightly out ... ... middle of paper ... ...istory 1839-1900 Cambridge University Press (1997) J.Friday Aesthetics and Photography Ashgate (2002) J. Woodall ed. Portraiture: Facing the Subject Manchester University Press (1997) Sources consulted but not cited G Clarke ed The Portrait in Photography Reaktion Books (1992) M Rogers Camera Portraits Oxford University Press (1989) --------------------------------------------------------------------- [1] A

  • Regents Park

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    the Christian mind through academic study and its Oxford Centre for Christianity and Culture. Many theology students from other colleges will come for tuition at Regent’s Park, such is its expertise in this area. Regent’s Park is situated just north of the city centre and has over 150 students, around a third are postgraduates. The college tries to house all its undergraduates but this can be tricky and is not guaranteed. Unusually for Oxford it can house a certain number of couples and families

  • history of theatre

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    “History exists only when it is “made” by the historian.” (Vince, 65). According to R.W. Vince, it is very easy for researchers to get lost between “fact” and “interpretation” when documenting theatre history. Even when scholars uncover identical pieces of information, they may each have their own personal explanations as to why these facts exist. In turn, readers must exercise critical analysis when studying scholar’s research and not fall into the trap of viewing history from the author’s perspective

  • The Appearance of Incest in Gothic Fiction

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    explored. Works Cited Heller, Tamar. Dead Secrets. London: Yale University Press, 1992. Lewis, Matthew. The Monk, ed. Howard Anderson. Oxford: Oxford University Press 1972. Walpole, Horace. The Castle of Otranto, ed. W. S. Lewis. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1964. Williams, Anne. The Art of Darkness. Chicago: U of C Press, 1995. Wollstonecraft, Mary. Mary and The Wrongs of Woman, ed. Gary Kelly. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1976.

  • Gerard Manley Hopkins Poetry Analysis

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    Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844–89). Poems 1918, Spring and Fall: To a young child MÁRGARÉT, áre you gríeving Over Goldengrove unleaving? Leáves, líke the things of man, you With your fresh thoughts care for, can you? Áh! ás the heart grows older 5 It will come to such sights colder By and by, nor spare a sigh Though worlds of wanwood leafmeal lie; And yet you wíll weep and know why. Now no matter, child, the name: 10 Sórrow’s spríngs áre the same. Nor mouth had, no nor mind, expressed What

  • Cambridge

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    England is famous for its educational institutes. It has some of the most famous universities of the world like Oxford, Cambridge and London universities. The city of Cambridge is in the county of Cambridgeshire and is famous because it is the home of Cambridge University, one of the oldest and most prestigious universities of the world. The Cambridge City occupies an area of 16 square miles. It is 50 miles north of London and stands on the East Bank of the River Cam, and was originally a place where

  • Hope, a Theme in Shakespeare´s Richard the Third and in George Frederick Watts´s Painting

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    results that I gained from my research have shown that people can’t achieve their dreams in the lack of hope. Hope is the irreplaceable element of success. The Oxford dictionary, an online dictionary which is created by The Oxford University, defines hope as “to want something to happen and think that is possible”(Hope). The denotation by The Oxford dictionary vitiates the true meaning of the word “hope”. “To want something to happen” (Hope) can be the explanation of require/desire however simplifying

  • Abortion During the 18th and 19th Centuries

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    Hiding behind the idea of “restoring” one’s menses, abortion was practiced throughout colonial America. However, abortions weren’t fully considered to be so until after the quickening in pregnancy. Quickening was marked by when the baby would kick, so in a time when not that much was known about the female body quickening was the only thing that confirmed if a woman was pregnant or not. The opinion on abortifacients changed over time and was dependent on who was taking advantage of them. People seemed

  • A Rhetorical Analysis of Article in Medical Journal

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    Psychoeducation for Schizophrenia has previously been supported in treatment recommendations and guidelines for best practise in hospitals. In their review of 15 new studies in the area, Lisa Dixon M.D (University of Maryland), Curtis Adams M.D (University of Maryland) and Alicia Luckstead M.D (University of Maryland) reinforce support for family psychoeducation for schizophrenia. The review “Update on Family Psychoeducation for Schizophrenia” aims to persuade the readership of the effectiveness of family

  • Evangelical Christianity: John Lennox

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    He also lectures at Oxford’s “Wycliffe Hall” and “Centre for Christian Apologetics” (“About | John Lennox”). Lennox and his spouse, Sally, have three full-grown children and “seven grandchildren” at the moment and “live near Oxford” (“About | John Lennox”). Apart from his deep involvement in academics and the pursuit of knowledge, Lennox has written numerous books and participated in many debates. Some of his most famous works his book “God’s Undertaker” and include “The God

  • The World is Too Much With Us by William Wordsworth

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    The World is Too Much With Us by William Wordsworth In William Wordsworth's 'The World is Too Much With Us,' this poem heeds warning to his generation. This warning is that they are losing sight of what is actually important in this world: nature and God. To some people both of these are the same thing '...as if lacking appreciation for the natural gifts of God is not sin enough, we add to it the insult of pride for our rape of His land' (Wordsworth). With his words, Wordsworth makes this message

  • What is an Aubade?

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    Writing about the morning may be the easiest thing to write about. Many write about how they do not want to wake up in the morning or how they don’t want to leave their love ones to go to work or school. All of these written works are aubades. Aubades are a very interesting mode of poetry that is very loosely defined. They only have one criterion to be considered an aubade, but have no techniques that are unique to it. Aubades have been around since the middle ages and are still written till this

  • Cultural theory in the works of Tarantino

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    Cambridge University Press 5. Hubbard, J. Z. ed. (1984) Reinventing Modernism: Cultural theory in the works of Smith. University of Massachusetts Press 6. Dahmus, L. H. B. (1973) Semanticist pretextual theory in the works of Gaiman. Panic Button Books 7. la Tournier, O. Y. ed. (1988) The Reality of Defining characteristic: Semanticist pretextual theory and cultural theory. Yale University Press 8. d'Erlette, F. A. I. (1992) Semanticist pretextual theory in the works of Madonna. University of Oregon