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A comparison of the way in which soldiers joined the army.
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BASING YOUR ANSWER ON EXTRACT A AND EXTRACT B YOU SHOULD: * WRITE A COMPARISON OF THE WAY IN WHICH SOLDIERS JOINED THE ARMY * SAY HOW FAR YOU AGREE WITH THE VIEWS THAT 'DAUNTLESS DAN' IS PRESENTED IN A ROMANTIC, IDEALISED WAY AND THAT 'THE CONSCRIPT' IS PRESENTED WITH STARK REALISM. Extract A is a poem called 'Dauntless Dan' was written by Maurice McGill for his father who fought in the Boer War from 1899 to 1902. The poem is a celebration of Dan McGill's bravery on the battlefield and his endless amount of skill. The poem 'The Conscript' is Extract B and was written by Wilfred Wilson Gibson and it is centred on the controversial issue of conscription. The poem must therefore have been written after conscription was introduced in England in late 1916, not long after the Battle of the Somme in World War 1. Gibson's poem is a description...
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