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    It is true to suggest that the depiction of the working class changes from the sympathetic to the threatening during the Victorian period? The differences between plebeians and bourgeois during the Victorian period progressed from condole the working class to threatened by them. Regardless of the sentimental portrayal to a sympathetic representation of the working class, that Charles Dickens has presented in his novels, the Victorians shared an anxiety of revolution in the middle and upper…

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    is described as “kind” (2) Another important attribute to the calmness of Because I could not stop for Death is the imagery that sets a perfect scene for a peaceful death. In the first stanza of the poem, Dickinson paints a picture of death as gentleman. “ the Carriage held but ourselves” (3) makes it seem like the speaker is going on a romantic date with her significant other, but in reality she is having death take her to the afterlife. Instead of a quick life passed before your eyes it…

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    his coarse upbringing, and how he wishes that he could be more of a gentleman (Dickens 70). Pip’s attraction to Estella’s beauty and alluring aura cause him to unknowingly bear his heart to her, and she devastates him by taking the opportunity to use his heart as a target and throw jagged knives of insults that cut deep into his ego. Prominent scars from her attacks are seen as Pip works hard to become more like a literate gentleman and less like the common blacksmith he originally wanted to be.…

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    Estella Havisham Essay

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    his return, I should hardly doubt the consequence“ (Dickens 341). Also, economically, Estella is more comfortable and safer with Miss Havisham, more sheltered than if she had been raised “common.” She has far more selections to marry wealthy, and gentleman may have a lower chance of being raised to degrade women of such a high class. Furthermore, Estella does not have to face any fears of being separated from Miss Havisham, since she never leaves Satis House, and does not have a career. This is…

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    Why would a “charming, highborn gentleman” like Edward Pierce want to commit a crime so “startling and titillating” as the Great Train Robbery? (Crichton 7). When Pierce was asked at his trial about his motive for “planning and executing this dastardly and shocking crime,” he simply answered that he “wanted the money” (Crichton 357). Pierce’s true motivation was caused by a simple desire; instead, it was caused by his character flaws of greed and egotism. Michael Crichton captured Edward…

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    Marilyn Monroe Growing Up

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    Growing up Marilyn Monroe was either in and out of several orphanages or passed around from family members and family friends because her mother had a mental instability that was majorly dangerous and risky to be around. Unfortunately Marilyn never had a strong mother or father figure in her life sometimes she used it as an excuse to do things that were highly frowned upon. She dropped out of school at the age of 16 to marry James Dougherty. She had a hard and lonely childhood but she rose above…

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    People from England traveled far distances to live in the small colony of Jamestown. 524 people chose to go to the unknown land throughout a three year time period and only 17% of the people survived. The majority of the people who went died. Drinking bad water caused many of these innocent colonists to die. The water in Jamestown was brackish because the unsanitary English pooped in the same water that they used for drinking purposes. The water that they were drinking was also infested with…

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    that I saw Romeo, but he acted as if he did not even care. I thought that Uncle Capulet would get mad and allow me to fight Romeo, but instead he told me to calm down and let Romeo be. He complimented Romeo and said, “He bears him like a portly gentleman, And, to say truth, Verona brags of him, To be a virtuous and well-governed youth.” He did not even insult Romeo. He told me not to worry and pretend I never saw that nasty…

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    to control Hyde. Ordinarily, Jekyll is shown as the ideal Victorian era gentleman. As Mr. Utterson, a lawyer who is also a good friend of Jekyll’s, describes him as “a large, well-made, smooth-faced, man of fifty, with something of a stylish cast perhaps, but every mark of capacity and kindness” (15). At this point, Jekyll is very confident in his ability to control Hyde, as he says to Utterson, “The moment I chose: I can be rid of Mr. Hyde” (15). By saying this Jekyll believes that the…

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    A 38 years old gentleman presented to orthopaedic outpatient department with complains of pain in the left foot following a twisting injury. On examination, it was noticed that the patient had deformed toes in both the feet since birth. The deformity was not associated with any other complains. There was no familial history of the same. General and systemic examination of the patient was within normal limits. There was no history of any congenital condition which might point towards any syndrome…

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