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Poor phrasing of proposals is the most common cause for rejected proposals by Bustle. The passages from Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen and William Collins and In Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens had a similar setting. The setting was in England and in England, the Victorian era had many purposes for marriage. Love was typically not the reason for marriage, improving their wealth or social class was important back then. Both passages also propose to a woman, although one of them will less…

What would you say if I were to ask you if you've ever had the wrong first impression of someone? And if you've ever had first impression of someone that was right? Yes, they tell us “to not judge the book by its cover”, but we humans are overly quick to judge people based on various reasons. Psychology says this is because we don't have the mental capacity to carefully evaluate each person we come across, for us judgement is simply a shortcut. Pride and Prejudice provides a case study of first…

In Raiders of the Lost Ark by George Lucas and Philip Kaufman, we see how the story is an example of an Epic. We see how brave and wise Indiana Jones is when he figures out how to get out of situations and how he figures out different ancient articles. Even when he travels around the world like to South America and Nepal and also Cairo. Also how he has superhuman abilities such as punching people out of cars and sliding under cars without getting hurt. There also is a lot of supernatural things…

Monica stayed in Paris for a few months. But she eventually decided to travel through time and space. Monica's space-time-dimension ship landed in a town, located on planet Oberon. Tall cylinder buildings that were built out of shiny metal surrounded the ship. "Stupid ship," Monica said. "You never takes me where I want to go. Monica took a deep breath. "I might as well go explore," Monica said to herself. "Oberon's a big planet, so I don't think the Kratos government will find me." Monica…

he streaming service juggernaut is so jam-packed with content, sometimes it takes a little help finding the diamonds in the rough. Luckily, we've got your back on this one, whatever genre you're into. 1. The Get Down Set in 70s Bronx, The Get Down is a musical drama following a group of teenagers led by “Books” Figueroa (played by Justice Smith) and the rise of hip hop and disco. It's vibrant music along with a talented young cast complemented by some stunning cinematography throughout the…

4 Black Artists who Won a Grammy for Album of the Year When it comes to awards and recognitions for musicians, the Grammys is certainly the cream of the crop. Here are four African-American artists who earned the most prestigious, Album of the Year. 1. Michael Jackson – The legendary King of Pop won Album of the Year for Thriller in 1984. Thriller was released in 1982 and became a huge phenomenon. It became Jackson’s first number one album for 37 weeks. In 1984, he became the first artist to…

Anna Monson, Sam Blankenship, and Mattie Rametta Horror Story Henry was a small child who had just turned the age of nine. He lived with his grandpa who was seventy-three. Henry’s grandpa didn’t pay much attention to Henry, he had dementia and other mental diseases so he didn’t know much about taking care of Henry. From the age of five Henry had to learn how to care for himself. Henry was very intelligent, he had to learn how to cook food for himself, wash his clothes, and take care of other…

On August 17, 1998 President Bill Clinton delivered a speech to the American public addressing an inappropriate relationship with a former White House Intern, Monica Lewinsky. In comparison to Robert M. Eisingers “The Political Non-Apology” Clinton 's public apology has some of the characteristics of a full apology but, is predominantly a non-apology. Although, acknowledges the offense committed, he minimizes his offense throughout the speech and plays the victim card in attempts to…

In the novel Pride and Prejudice, if a character is reserved in social situations and generally unfriendly, he or she is viewed as prideful. Many of the characters in the novel also exhibit great prejudice, especially judging the prideful, and lower class. These two characteristics, pride and prejudice, help develop certain characters in the novel. Some characters such as Mr. Darcy and Mr. Bennet almost scream “I am prideful” and others, such as Mrs. Bennet and Elizabeth Bennett, give off the “I…

When Jane Austen began to write Pride and Prejudice, the original title of the book was First Impressions. According to BookRags, Ms. Austen’s father submitted her first draft to a London publisher but, the manuscript was rejected. So, Ms. Austen continued to work on her book for nearly sixteen according to Penguin Book. “Of her six complete novels, Pride and Prejudice seems to have been her favorite (Penguin Book p.3).” In Jane Austen’s books, she tended to focus on themes of social class,…