Pride and Prejudice

A3 AND B3 13214829 KUM KA WAI In the aftermath of the Revolution, the French public turned to British history as a way of making sense of its recent past, and no French artist of the 19th century was more inspired by English subjects than Paul Delaroche. His monumental work The Execution of Lady Jane Grey was one of the most familiar and enduring images of his time, and remains today among the most popular paintings in the National Gallery. Because of her involvement with the political…

I am a woman of high expectations and I want a husband that exceeds each and every expectation I possess. Contrary to the popular Beatles song, I want a husband who can “Buy Me Love”. Why? It’s simple. Since men make more than woman anyway I don’t see why my husband should not be able to pay for everything. I want a husband who picks up the check when we go out, I want a husband who can afford to let me use his credit card to shop for myself and others around the holidays, and I want a husband…

The book that I chose to read is called Bossypants by Tina Fey. I chose this book because of my interest in Tina Fey as an actress. I think that she is a perfect mix between comical and intelligent. I am very glad that I chose this book because I was able to learn about Fey’s life while laughing along the way. This book is a compilation of chapters that describe Fey’s life growing up. Each chapter is a different subject, including her childhood memories, teenage years working at a theatre…

According to J.K. Rowling, on Pottermore, Hufflepuff is an underrated house. Hufflepuffs are given ridicule for their house, and is supposedly a deplorable house. Though people might presume that Hufflepuff is a deplorable house, Hufflepuff is actually the utmost considerable house to J.K. Rowling. J.K. Rowling states that Hufflepuffs fashion the ultimate companions. She expresses that Hufflepuffs are loyal -- they are patient, and unafraid of toil. J.K. also indicates that one of the utmost…

Both The Importance of Being Earnest and A Midsummer's Night Dream use the dramatic convention of forbidden love through most of the play. With the characters having to overcome the wishes of their parents and the forbidden love, to achieve what they want this was normally done through trickery or luck. For instance, in A Midsummer's Night Dream, Egeus bans the relationship between Hermia and Demetrius and is instead supportive of the relationship between Hermia and Lysander. In The Importance…

Marginalization of women also resulted in domination of men during Victorian time. In regards to prostitution, what interesting was when some husbands even allowing their wives to become a prostitute, in which the wages will contribute to the family income. According to Winters (2016), some husbands allowed their wives to take a "side job" as a prostitute to supplement the family income. If the woman of the family worked as a prostitute, there likely would have been a very substantial increase…

Although many people may not agree with marriage, some do and this stands in the way of others who want to. Jack loves Gwendolen, who she thinks his name is Ernest. When Jack explains to Algernon that he is in love with Gwendolen, Algernon refuses to give his consent for Jack to marry Gwendolen, and gives his views on marriage. He’s not to fund of the proposal or being married in general. This relates to Lady Bracknell who does not approve of the engagement of Jack and Gwendolen either, because…

This is an article which is trying to figure out the differences between the lifestyle of neat people and sloppy people. This is to explain and find out if neat or sloppy people are more successful in life. I would like you to read this article and determine for yourself who is the more successful. Suzanne Britt’s essay talks about the differences between sloppy and neat people. She goes into a lot of time in showing how misunderstood and loving sloppy people are, while as for neat people she…

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a cute butt must be aware of its effect on susceptible young ladies and be a complete and utter jerk about it. Thankfully, said single man did not know that (Y/N) (Y/L/N) was a susceptible young lady, nor that she was in the possession of the opinion that his butt was cute, therefore he simply ignored her existence. (Although she wasn't quite sure whether or not this was actually a winning situation.) She had her best…

England was reigned over by Elizabeth I daughter of Henry VIII, of the Tutor dynasty. This well-known era was called Elizabethan era. In 1558 Mary I daughter of Henry VII and Catherine of Aragon, died, and her half-sister Elizabeth I became ruler of England. England thrived under Elizabeth I, her subjects thought that she was the best ruler of all time. Elizabeth was a kind, fiery sort of person, with a good head on her shoulders. Although many loved her, some devout Catholics did…