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    Mr Bleaney

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    POEM MR BLEANEY BY PHILP LARKIN ‘Mr Bleaney’ by Phillip Larkin is essentially a poem about a circumstantial situation that is given as dramatic monologue‚ and rather like a drama‚ tells a story that is full of lucid mystery. There are two distinct scenes in the poem‚ in the first‚ which occupies the first three stanzas‚ of this seven-stanza poem. The reader is presented with a landlady showing a perspective lodger a room that has been vacated by her previous tenant‚ the mysterious Mr Bleaney

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    over American values. However‚ when Mr. Chin Yuen states “The old order is passing away and the new order is taking its place‚” (Far 528) it becomes clear that‚ although he doesn’t agree with some American values‚ he is willing to accept that some things are going to change. Though the people of America differ often in opinions‚ dreams‚ and even what “America” means to them‚ they are still able to prosper as they share the common bond of America‚ just as Mr. and Mrs. Spring Fragrance’s differences still

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    parental Qualities of Mr and Mrs Bennet Disciplining children‚ being patient with them‚ educating them and making sure you can provide for them is what is needed or parental qualities of parents these days. Good parents are portrayed as being sympathetic to their children‚ providing both material and emotional support‚ and listening to their children. Bad parents‚ however‚ are ones who do not meet these guidelines. In the novel Pride and Prejudice the roles of Mr. and Mrs. Bennet are contrasted

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    is not necessarily true. In The Diary of Anne Frank‚ Mr Van Daan is a very selfish man which means that he disproves Anne’s quote. The men in Night by Eli Wiesel also couldn’t care less about the Jews in the concentration camps. In the Journal Entries Anne’s belief is disproven because people are stealing food and beating people up. Not everyone is truly good at heart as we can see from these sources. First of all‚ in the Diary of Anne Frank Mr Van Daan is a very selfish man. He wants to sell a something

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    Mr Birling

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    based on his inability to analyse the world around him (Future speeches pg. 6‚ 7). Speeches are used as a device by Priestley to show Birling’s naïveté (ignorance)‚ as all that he predicts is wrong (play written with benefit of hindsight in 1945). Mr. Birling is almost a stereotype/caricature of the capitalistic businessman its inherent callous heartlessness. Note references to capitalism (pg. 6‚ 7)‚ business (pg. 6 "hard headed businessman‚" 10 "mind his own business") and profit (pg. 14‚ 15).

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    Mrs Brill

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    Professor Downing Miss Brill Summary: The story "Miss Brill‚" written by Katherine Mansfield‚ is the story of a woman who lives her life through the observation of others. It is written in third person‚ from the subjective point of view of the title character. Throughout the story‚ the author works to convey to the readers a true sense of the woman’s unusual personality. The short story is very effectively written in third person‚ how Miss Brill sees herself. Living through the conversations‚ lives‚ and

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    Mrs Birling

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    cold woman and her husband’s social superior." • She is a snob‚ very aware of the differences between social classes. She is irritated when Mr Birling makes the social gaffe of praising the cook in front of Gerald and later is very dismissive of Eva‚ saying "Girls of that class." • She has the least respect for the Inspector of all the characters. She tries - unsuccessfully - to intimidate him and force him to leave‚ then lies to him when she claims that she does not recognise the photograph

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    mrs strangeworth

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    Character Essay- Ms. Strangeworth Ms Adela Strangeworth is the protagonist and is as well as the antagonist from “The Possibility of Evil‚” a short story written by Shirley Jackson. She is the kind of person that is secretly all within us. She has all the motives to be good intention but hurts others without meaning to‚ which is very common now a days. Ms. Strangeworth is a dainty 70 year old women who is often seen wearing a nice neat skirt so who would ever suspect her as “evil?” Strangeworth

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    Compare and contrast Mr Collins’ proposal with Mr Darcy’s first proposal‚ exploring the ways in which Austen enhances our understanding of the two characters and what they represent In the novel ‘Pride and Prejudice’‚ Elizabeth Bennet is faced with two daunting offers of proposal from the affluent Mr Darcy and well-connected Mr Collins. It is possible for the reader to notice that Elizabeth Bennet is not the average woman from the Regency Period. This is shown in the way in which both the men structure

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    Mr. Padua

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    Caselet: Mr. Padua For six years‚ Mr. Padua had been the management services director of the fruit puree division of his corporation. w/ professional experience gained from various industries‚ his technical expertise was undoubtedly quite valuable to the corporation. He‚ however‚ has personal attitudes w/c created a wall of hostility between him & his staff and the rest of the senior managers of his division. For one thing‚ Mr. Padua did not see any point in laughing at a joke w/c he did not

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