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    imagery to express how love is a driving force in persevering through the hardest of times. Dickens employs diction to show how the chapters love each other and how that love is strong enough to get them thought their dire situation. For instance, Madam Defarge is full of hate and vengeance, while Ms. Pross is full of love and trying to find a way; They’re different sides of the same coin. “I know that your intentions are evil,” said Miss Pross, “and that you may depend upon it, I’ll…

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    A Tale of Two Cities, written by Charles Dickens, is one of the most famous novels in English Literature. The book is set before and after the infamous French revolution during 1789-1799. Similar to many of Dickens’ other famous novels, A Tale of Two Cities is a very descriptive and detailed book, with the characters animated through words and morals intertwined with the story. Filled with nuances, the novel can be confusing to high school students and sometimes even to Literature teachers. For…

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    Pansy's marriage is identical with Osmond. This aroused her deep thought, which is narrated in her perspective. Madam Merle introduced an intimate friend of her to marry her for the sake of her money. The most obvious clue is that Madam Merle seemed to like her when they first met at Gardencourt, and after Madam Merle got the news that she is to heir much of possession from Daniel Touchett, Madam Merle had been doubly affectionate. And she realized that Osmond, whom she thought to be the most…

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    In the novel Chains Isabel is scarred for life because of the worst brought out in Madam, due to the superiority she believes she has to Blacks. In the Novel, The Boy In The Striped Pajamas, Bruno witnesses the horror of the Holocaust from the other side of the barbed wire, and he too is influenced by the ideas his superiors; Bruno learns…

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    perseverance and courage. Through scenes in the book, Anderson implies that to improve your situation and work towards a cause risks must be taken. This idea is shown in the scenes when she opened the gate after curfew to talk to Curzon, when she accused Madam Lockton of selling her sister, and when she helped Curzon into a boat to get across the River Jordan and escape. One way Anderson implies that risks must be taken to achieve our goals…

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    “[The traveller’s skin colour is] Not altogether [black]”, and then launches into a satirical exploration of the various shades of his body, where he states: “Facially, I am brunette, but madam you should see the rest of me. Palm of my hand, soles of my feet. / Are a peroxide blonde. Friction, caused‐ / Foolishly madam‐ by sitting down, has turned / My bottom raven black.” The persona ends with the question: “Wouldn’t you rather / See for yourself?” This question can illustrate or negate her…

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    In this situation Madam Chong had experienced too much stress at her workplace. This is due to the workload that she has to handle. Stress often described as an adaptive response to a situation that is perceived as challenging or threatening to the person well-being (McShane & Von Glinow, 2010). For Madam Chong case, workplace support specific towork–family issues in particularmay spill over and cross over to the employee’s life outside of work (Hammer et al., 2009). Tendency of employees to…

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    means we’re Tories too,” (Becky 46). Becky was telling Isabel that she should have no other opinion about this because she is a Loyalist because of the people they work for. If Isabel were to side with the Patriots, the would end up going to jail or Madam Lockton would beat her so she had fear driving her to go to the Loyalist. Isabel was being forced to be a Loyalist because people round were telling her the ‘benefits’ to being a Loyalist. But she also had Patriot influencers, like Curzon.…

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    Laurie Halse Anderson is age 53 with four children. Laurie was once married to Greg Anderson they later divorced. She eventually married her childhood sweetheart Scot Larrabee. Together they combined their two families and together they had four children, Stephanie, Meredith, Christian, and Jessica. She was born to Rev. Frank A. Halse Jr. and Joyce Holcomb Halse in Potsdam, New York. When Laurie was sixteen she moved out of her parents' home and lived as an exchange student for thirteen…

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    family dynamics of the time. Staging the play in modern-day Manhattan, New York, highlights the generational differences between characters in Tartuffe, allowing modern audiences to relate to the comedic themes in the play. In the opening scene, Madam Parnell's criticisms resemble criticisms of many Baby Boomers, directed at today's youth. She asserts that their behavior proves "extremely bad, and a poor example for these children" (9). Madame Pernell fits the modern "judgmental grandmother"…

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