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    battle and the importance to understand the history of war for those who wish to learn about the past. This novel is about the Great War and its impact it had on the life of Stephen Wraysford, the protagonist of the novel, and his granddaughter Elizabeth Benson. Stephen had an affair with a woman named Isabelle Azaire who ends up getting pregnant and wasn 't sure about the feelings for Stephen so she left him. Later she left him leaving him with many confusing emotions, he decides to stay in…

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    Dr. Q Honors English 17/3/23 The Fundamental Actress of The Importance of Being Earnest- Dame Judi Dench “The Importance of Being Earnest” is a British comedy written by Oscar Wilde, which was transposed into a movie by the director Oliver Parker in 2002. Lady Augusta Bracknell is a dominant character which has a profound impact in both play and movie; her role is essential. She symbolizes the stereotypical upper-class woman during the Victorian Age. She is the tool through which Oscar…

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    Technology in the Classroom Rather than wasting paper on expensive textbooks, would it just be easier to pull out a cell phone or tablet? Today, many school districts, all over the country, have cut back on utilizing these massive and out-of-date books, and instead are introducing more advanced technology into classrooms all over the nation. With a great increase of technology in classrooms, what kind of technological innovations will the world see in the future, and how will they benefit…

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    two counter archetypes, the “smart girl” and the "boy crazy girl”, to point out that marriage should not be solely based on looks and security, but that a good marriage should be based on love and a true relationship. In many movies and books there is always a character,…

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    literary world had never seen something like this before. Austen writes Elizabeth as a character who is cunning and smart. “There is a stubbornness about me that never can bear to be frightened at the will of others. My courage always rises at every attempt to intimidate me.” She possesses beliefs that were not commonly seen in the classic woman, of the time period, who epitomized a gentle passivity.. For example, Elizabeth values education and personality when looking for a suitor which is…

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    The initial reaction toward Elizabeth Bennet is that she is a smart and witty woman, who is favored by her father as he claims she “Has something more of quickness than her sisters” (Pride and Prejudice. pg 2) and wants Elizabeth to be set up with Mr. Bingley. It is also shown to have a sense of wit when it is claimed “She is a reader and has no pleasure in anything else” (Austen. pg 27). This is one reason Mr. Darcy takes so much interest in her is because she is not like most girls in the…

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    much commotion in the nearby town. Mrs Bennet wants to see all five of her daughters; Jane, Elizabeth, Mary, Kitty and Lydia married, and sees Mr Bingley as a wonderful suitor. At a ball Bingley is immediately smitten with Jane. Bingley’s friend Darcy attends the ball and is rude about Elizabeth; which she overhears. Over time Darcy, despite his initial judgments, finds himself becoming attracted to Elizabeth. Jane falls ill when she gets caught in the rain on her way to visit Bingley and she…

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    Austen, is a masterpiece novel dealing with love and comedy. It tells the story of Elizabeth Bennet and her relationship with Fitzwilliam Darcy. Jane Austen motives to have written these stories is to…

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    as Mr. Darcy and Mr. Bennet almost scream “I am prideful” and others, such as Mrs. Bennet and Elizabeth Bennett, give off the “I will judge you on first encounter” vibe. Some of these characters actually show both qualities of pride and prejudice throughout the novel in different ways. Jane Austen uses the two characteristics in her novel as faults and she shows that they hold…

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    In Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice the characters of Jane and Elizabeth have very different personalities and ways of handling life. Jane and Elizabeth are the two eldest Bennet sisters and are extremely supportive of each other, but contrast vastly in personality. In the book and throughout the story they feel the pressure of both their parents expectations and societies. Both girls do an exceptional job of not breaking under this pressure. Also, they do not settle even when it may be in…

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