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    The human mind experiences many ultimatums regarding ethical standards throughout life. The numerous available approaches as demonstrated in the article “A Framework for Thinking Ethically” and put to the test in the short story “Bread” demonstrate that the issue at hand must be recognized before facing these treacherous decisions. When evaluating an ethical issue, the individual must find the correct approach by carefully observing the many possible outcomes. In Margaret Atwood’s short story…

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    Chapter -4 Conclusion This study was set out to explore Estella Havisham as a Gothic Femme Fatale, set against the backdrop of Victorian era. Albeit a few studies have showed up in the course of the most recent decade or so, on female characters of Victorian fiction, but, minority has completely alluded to the relationship to some of them as gothic women. Along these lines, this research paper investigates about the part of breaking down the "underhanded" representations of 'Estella Havisham'…

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    Sense and Sensibility is the show about Elinor and Marianne Dashwood, sisters who separately speak to the “sense” and “sensibility” of the title. To make the show realistic light play vital role. If there is not any changes of lighting, Sense and Sensibility would not have powerful impacts on viewers. To have powerful impacts, we need to know how light function and how we can control the qualities of light. For the scene one, starting of show with costume dropping it was great to know how light…

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    Lauryn Booth Journal 2B Reconstructing Amelia by Kimberly McCreight Pages read in book: 180/382 Total pages: 361/400 Imagine that one day, you hear that someone close to you dies, but nobody knows how; or do they? What would you do? Reconstructing Amelia is a book about a mom named Kate, and her “goody-two-shoes” daughter Amelia. Amelia gets in trouble at her prep school, and Kate is instructed to pick her daughter up from school. When Kate gets to the school, she sees something she never…

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    The standards that women must meet has always been a high bar to reach, but it was especially hard in Victorian England. In his novel Bleak House, Charles Dickens lays out his idea of a perfect Victorian woman, setting the bar almost out of reach. His protagonist, Esther, is the epitome of woman; she is contrasted with other women that have failed to make the mark. These women, who are mere stereotypes of Victorian females, include but are not limited to Mrs. Jellyby and Miss Wisk. With each…

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    Pross Vs Defarge

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    A Tale Of Two Women In the novel, A Tale of Two Cities, the author Charles Dickens creates distinctive characters that represent both order and revolution or wildness to show the extremes of the revolution. The character Miss Pross throughout the novel acts as a protector, a stable and sensible woman, while Madame Defarge’s actions reflect capricious and random violence. Both Pross and Defarge share common strength, although it is directed differently, which is the tie between the world of the…

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    Villette Essay

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    Naming of place and setting in Villette- Sarcasm and Authorial Commentary Charlotte Brontë’s ‘Villette’ makes a conscious and dramatic departure from her creative norm when considering the names given to both character and place within the novel. The underlying significance of the French language, the naming of place and of character will be discussed in this essay. Indeed, Dunbar argues quite clearly that Villette is ‘almost entirely unremarked’ (1960) in this particular method, likely because…

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    La Vita Nuova Essay

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    In Allegra Goodman’s short story “La Vita Nuova”, we are presented with a character that possess several traits. Amanda, the story’s protagonist undergoes change as she develops as a character. Amanda went from being an emotionally-dead victim of a hurtful breakup to someone who can feel again. In the beginning of the story, Amanda is perceived as a depressed character. She got dumped by her fiancé shortly before their wedding. Her fiancé would say that she was a “very dark person" or was "like…

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    The Selection Out of thirty five people, one will remain. They all are fighting for your attention, love, but most importantly you. One after another they start to go. Leading you closer to your mate. This is how Prince Maxon Schreave and Princess Eadlyn Schreave felt. They both had to go through the pageant. There are thirty five contestants chosen from the factions. The Selection series relates to the Divergent series due to the factions. This pageant helps them to find their mate. But there…

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    The Governess John Biley

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    Setting After the Prologue, the whole story happens on the grounds of Bly, a remote and broad nation bequest. The house is old and dreadful, and from the earliest starting point has the demeanor of a spooky spot. We do a reversal and forward with the Governess in discovering Bly both an encouraging and perplexing space; the Governess feels more great outside, where she really gets the opportunity to escape and have some alone time, be that as it may, as the story goes on, the entire bequest…

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