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    Georgia Picariello February 9, 2018 Mrs. Kathryn Schroder English IV Honors When You Change the Way you See Pride and Prejudice is a novel that sparks romantic relations between many of the characters, but it also creates tension and confusion within their lives. The book starts with Mr. and Mrs Bennett conversing over the news that a young and eligible bachelor for their eldest daughter, Jane has just rented the Manor of NetherField Park, his name is Mr. Bingley. Within the Bennet family…

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    Lucy Westenra significantly differs from the above-mentioned examples of female predators. When the reader acquaints her, she is a human being – attractive, beautiful, fairly innocent and probably superficial but certainly not evil. One gathers that she is a close friend of Mina Murrey, albeit their strikingly different attitudes toward life and love – Lucy is adored by three men and her greatest bother appears which one to choose as a husband. The affairs get truly complicated when one…

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    public, the assassinations of John F. & Robert Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr brought moral down. The US army had been regarded as invincible yet the agony of Vietnam and…

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    The quisical controversy of 19th century society was on the basis of marriage, and what it’s true foundation should be. This controversy arose from public discussion on whether one’s emotion or reason should be the indicator in he or she’s love life. Also if a balance of the two could be achieved and sustained to develop a lasting companionship. In Jane Austen’s Book “Pride and Prejudice’’ the depiction of that said balance is seen through Elizabeth and Darcy. The relationship is not solely…

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    Towards the end of the book, Elizabeth is faced with the truth about herself, realizing she has been badly affected by both her pride and her prejudice; she accepts the fact, thinks about it and acts on her conclusions. For example, Elizabeth has learned she blames herself for not having recognizing Mr. Wickham’s behavior but, had allowed herself to be deceived by his charm. The main message represents her wit and intelligence to say and do what she thinks which puts Darcy’s real worth and his…

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    Fire plays an important role in Charlotte Bronte's “Jane Eyre”. Throughout the novel, the fire's presence creates fulfillment, its abundance creates demolition, and its absence creates dim seclusion. Although there are many instances throughout the novel that describe the physicality of fire, fire also metaphorically represents mostly Jane's passions and feelings that make Jane who she is and does not change. Fire can also represent other things. In the first chapter, Mrs. Reed “reclined on a…

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    When I was younger, I went a Christian school for eight years. I walked around in my own protective barrier made of bubblegum. Everything was sprinkled with sugar-powder. It was difficult to see reality in the midst of the dense white goodness. The curriculum was twisted all around like taffy. History books were glazed over with a caramel. Every history lesson incorporated God into it, and I was constantly reminded of the goodness in people. I was told that Native Americans were recompensated…

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    Georgiana's Importance in Pride and Prejudice Throughout the novel Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, Elizabeth, the main protagonist's, character changes from being averse to having Mr. Darcy, the other protagonist's, favor, to wanting to please him. Elizabeth’s character changes based on Darcy's change in civility throughout the novel. Georgiana Darcy, Darcy's sister, is the catalyst for Elizabeth's change in character, as seen by the use of the word "pleasure." Because Georgiana greatly…

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    In the post match interview, Romo said that he felt fine and Dallas Cowboys Owner, Jerry Jones, reaffirmed that statement. Later on after a MRI was taken, a break in his vertebra was discovered. This injury put him out for an estimated time of 8-10 weeks. The only difference about this injury is that the Cowboys had rookie Dak Prescott, as…

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    The story “The Importance of Being Earnest” by Oscar Wilde is a very political play that satirizes the beliefs in the Victorian Era, a fine example of the strict conventionalism would be the character Lady Bracknell. The lady of the house was like every upper class mother in the Victorian Era. She was looking for a man with a wealthy title and family, however, the man Gwendolyn loved was not very wealthy and had no title or family. Due to Lady Bracknell’s lack of knowledge on the man, she…

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