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by Rudyard Kipling

A father addresses his son and lists the qualities - composure, integrity, persistence, humility - required to live a balanced and honourable life and finally become "a Man".

StoicismIdentityGrowing upSelf-control

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4ET1 Component 1 (Unit 1) Section B, and the modular 4XET1. All sixteen are compulsory, not a choice. Expressly NOT part of 4EA1.

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All sixteen texts in Part 3 are compulsory.

Part 3 of the anthology, page 51.

Source: Pearson Edexcel International GCSE English Anthology, Issue 8, February 2026 (read 2026-09-19).