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    perspectives also contributes a lot to the formation of work, which they may not admit. Is the work really reveals the conflicts between social classes? That become what needs our concerning. For instance, being brought up in a favorable environment, Katherine Mansfield is kind of resembles Laura, feeling sympathy for the other class, but can’t truly understand their life, didn’t really feel the collision between different social classes. The working class people in her narration are also…

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    Name of student: Ahmed Joudar Department of Comparative literature Second semester: Research plan Spring 2017: (1st report) Supervisors: Prof. Kürtösi Katalin & Prof. Fogarasi György Title: A critical study: How Edward Said explicated the predicament of Exile through the works of 20th century novelists. The Twentieth century can be considered as a highway in which…

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    The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells and “The Fly” by Katherine Mansfield are both stories that have stood the test of time and are hailed as great by various critics. Despite differing in size and content, what makes these both successful war tales is the response that they are able to provoke from the reader. A great story is differentiable from other acceptable ones as it is capable of drawing emotion from the reader and compels them to question their previous beliefs. Through an incredible…

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    The story “Miss Brill” by Katherine Mansfield provides an opportunity to examine many elements of fiction. The story is set in an unnamed French town in which the “Jardins Publiques” (125), or Public Gardens, are a central part of the town. Miss Brill is an unmarried, middle-aged woman who often comes to the gardens on Sunday afternoons to listen to the band play. While at the park, she observes many people, including a woman in an ermine toque in whom particular interest is taken (127), both…

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    Abuse In The Play Fences

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    A Nation on the Fence over Abuse A man knows early in life that if they want to have a happy home, where they would come home to every day after working hard to meet the needs of the family. Most are taught early by society that a man loves his wife and children, while caring for them physically and financially. In many cases they are not taught how to effectively deal with the inevitable frustrations and disagreements in a relationship. Unfortunately some men are so unequipped to deal with…

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    The 2016 election was a result of the large division in our nation in which people of certain races, financial status, gender, and ethnicity were looked down upon by other members of society. Prejudgment of others ran rampant throughout our nation after citizens began to turn against others, causing a deep barrier to be formed. The formation of this barrier was a result of the tendencies of people to be afraid of others that are depicted as being different from themselves, either socially,…

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    Chapter 1: Every Trip Is a Quest (Except When It 's Not) Most stories include a quest, in which the main character of a story embarks on a journey and eventually learns something new. According to Thomas C. Foster, a quest consists of five things; (a) a quester, (b) a place to go, (c) a stated reason to go there, (d) challenges and trials en route, and (e) a real reason to go there. Every quest is educational, in which the quester gains self-knowledge. The stated reason for a quest is almost…

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