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Pressed for time? Our video covers all the Language and Gender theories and theorists you need to be aware of when studying English Language at AS or A Level. We will cover the Dominance and Difference theories - when it comes to how English Language is used as well as how its use differs according to the gender of the speaker.

Key moments:

1. 1:49 Otto Jespersen (1922)
2. 4:02 Robin Lakoff (1975)
3. 11:12 Don Zimmerman and Candace West (1975)
4. 13:28 Geoffrey Beattie (1982)
5. 15:56 Pamela Fishman (1983)
6. 18:15 Deborah Tannen (1990)
7. 19:45 Janet Holmes (1992)

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1. 0:00 Introduction
2. 0:30 George Orwell
3. 1:57 Allegory
4. 3:37 Dystopia
5. 4:02 All Animals Are Equal
6. 4:34 Summary 
7. 9:57 Characters
8. 13:45 Key Characters
9. 21:19 Important Themes

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Studying John Steinbeck's novella 'Of Mice and Men'? Check out our revision summary video on the story's plot, context, characters and themes!

1. 0:00 Introduction
2. 0:45 PLOT SUMMARY
3. 3:04 THE GREAT DEPRESSION
4. 6:44 THE DUST BOWL
5. 9:03 HOLLYWOOD
6. 11:25 JIM CROW LAWS
7. 13:37 GEORGE
8. 14:28 LENNIE
9. 15:54 SLIM
10. 18:06 CURLEY'S WIFE
11. 19:23 CROOKS
12. 21:32 CARLSON
13. 22:16 THE AMERICAN DREAM
14. 27:08 SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST

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Key moments:
1) 0:43 Recapping on Timings
2) 3:01 Use Your Time Strategically
3) 5:04 How Does the Writer Use Language
4) 5:56 Question Number Three Is a Structure Question
5) 9:39 Section B
6) 10:41 Describe Life 
7) 14:28 Cataphoric Reference

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Studying the History of Lebanon for your upcoming exams or as part of your coursework? This video is the perfect summary - we will cover Lebanon's way to independence, its Civil War, the Cedar Revolution along with the withdrawal of Israel and Syrian influence.

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Studying the History of Medicine for your History GCSE coursework or exams? We've got you covered! In this video, we will offer you a detailed in-depth breakdown of EVERYTHING you need to know from Early Medicine - beginning with Hippocrates' Four Humours Theory and Galen's ideas on medicine, to the Medieval Period, the Black Plague and how people and the Catholic Church viewed disease as well as their remedies. 

We will delve into Islamic scholars and the role of Islamic medicine during this period. We will go into also the Renaissance period, all the breakthroughs made, and then examine the Victorian period, the role of key thinkers and important laws. Finally we will look at Modern Medicine - beginning with World War 1, World War 2 and reforms to Medicine especially in England as well as the rise of the NHS and modern methods of Medicine.

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Studying "On Her Knees" by Tim Winton? Check out our revision video which explains and analyses language techniques and context you should be aware of when studying this text!

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Studying 'The Lemon Orchard' by Alex La Guma as part of the Cambridge CIE English GCSE exam preparations? Check out our video revealing to you how to write winning Level 9 model answers for this passage!

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Studying the play 'Macbeth' for your upcoming English GCSE exams but not sure what quotes to memorise or how to analyse them? Barbara Njau will walk you through how to do word-level analysis for key quotes relating to Macbeth's character!

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Studying the play 'Romeo and Juliet' for your upcoming English GCSE exams but not sure what quotes to memorise or how to analyse them? Barbara Njau will walk you through how to do word-level analysis for key quotes relating to Juliet's character!

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