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https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/jun/21/lgbt-london-community-centre  - Why London’s LGBT communities need their own base more than ever Owen Jones Thu 21 Jun 2018 Opinion - LGBT rights The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/mar/07/gay-community-metoo-moment-conversation-consent-sexual-assault Why hasn’t the gay community had a #MeToo moment? Michael Segalov Wed 7 March 2018 Opinion - MeToo Movement The Guardian https://everydayfeminism.com/2016/08/why-you-wouldnt-believe-i-was-abused/ 3 Reasons You Wouldn’t Believe My Ex Abused Me – And Why They All Mean You Should Anonymous August 21, 2016 Everyday Feminism https://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/dec/04/every-16-year-old-in-sweden-to-receive-copy-of-we-should-all-be-feminists Every 16-year-old in Sweden to receive copy of We Should All Be Feminists Alison Flood Fri 4 Dec 2015 Books The Guardian https://www.theodysseyonline.com/22-new-things-at-22 Five Reasons Why Repre...

http://englishlangsfx.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/meanings%20%26%20representations Paper 1 Advice: • Be disciplined about time Q1 – 25 marks – 25 mins – only text A Q2 – 25 marks – 25 mins – only text b Q3 – 20 marks – 20 mins – similarities and differences • HIGHLIGHTERS • Underpinning it all is a focus on finding examples of language and describing them accurately • Two texts will be linked by topic • Introduction – FPA – smallest and most factual paragraph • 5-6 paragraphs – focused on areas in each text that convey the clearest and most useful ideas • Offer no conclusion for 1 and 2 • Frameworks, not theory • There’s no point just picking a few words because you can label them with terms that you’ve learnt (“x is a determiner and y is a pronoun”); it’s vital to get to grips with language that means something and contributes to the overall meanings in each text • Think about your language frameworks and your AO1 terms, making sure you are offering a good ...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b09xzsbp/jonathan-meades-on-jargon?suggid=b09xzsbp Johnathon Meades on Jargon A documentary that explores the idea that Jargon and slang are actually polar opposites and that jargon is actually 'anti-slang'. It is a pompous, upper-class way of people attempting to separate themselves from the scum of society (aka slang-users) and merely a way of sucking up to those that are have more power than you as it is thought to display intelligence and superiority.