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    compassionate character and past experiences‚ he is able to process difficult situations and empathize with the needy‚ suggesting that his compassion makes him take something negative and always manage to shine a little positive light on it.In the novel great expectations by Charles Dickens‚  Joe’s compassion makes him able to have a positive

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    In Charles Dickens’s celebrated novel‚ Great Expectations‚ we are presented with a unique protagonist in Phillip “Pip” Pirrip‚ who‚ born an orphan‚ lives with his unkind sister‚ whom he address as Mrs. Joe‚ and her virtuous and amiable husband‚ Joe. During his formidable years‚ he is often forced to spend time at the estate of an old and very affluent lady named Ms. Havisham where he meets her daughter‚ Estella‚ with whom he almost instantly falls in love but seemingly does not reciprocate his feeling

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    group of personalities and different types of people. Teens can completely forget who they actually are or who they are striving to be and begin to conform with societies hate. By completing the secret benefactor experiment‚ based off the book Great Expectations by Charles Dickens’‚ we will try and replace the hate with love and generosity.

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    Life Ambitions

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    Owen Stuart Phillips-Statement of Ambitions and Life Purpose Scouting has taught me many things about myself. It is a big part of who I am now and it will stay with me forever. Through Scouting‚ I have learned the importance of preparation‚ personal responsibility‚ service to others‚ and leadership skills. I first started out with Cub Scouts where I earned every rank and received my Arrow of Light. After Cub Scouts‚ I crossed over to Boy Scouts and joined Troop 40. I have been extremely involved

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    The Unlimited Miscreant - Trabb ’s Boy "A boy who excited loathing in every respectable mind" (Dickens 304)‚ Trabb ’s Boy is a lively‚ trouble seeking‚ and brutally honest character in Charles Dickens ’s‚ Great Expectations. Even though he appears only a handful of times in the novel his character plays a significant role. As Pip ’s enemy‚ Trabb ’s Boy helps the reader see Pip ’s faults. Trabb ’s Boy ’s most important role is that of Pip ’s rescuer. Trabb ’s Boy has very few speaking parts‚ but

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    Condelli English 11‚ Period 2 05 June 2012 The Great Gatsby’s Ambition In the novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ Fitzgerald builds theme of personal ambition by using the setting and the characterization to show the significance of the main persona‚ Gatsby’s personal ambition. Fitzgerald uses the setting of East Egg and West Egg and characterization of Daisy and Dan Cody on the connection they have with Jay Gatsby. Jay Gatsby’s ambition is to achieve the American Dream. In Gatsby’s eyes

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    <center><b>The World of Laws‚ Crime and Punishment in Great Expectations</b></center> <br>Great Expectations criticises the Victorian judicial and penal system. Through the novel‚ Charles Dickens displays his point of view of criminality and punishment. This is shown in his portraits of all pieces of such system: the lawyer‚ the clerk‚ the judge‚ the prison authorities and the convicts. In treating the theme of the Victorian system of punishment‚ Dickens shows his position against prisons‚ transportation

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    Joshua Ashkenazy Mr. Muir English II 21 May‚ 2012 Alternate Ending for Great Expectations Every book has an ending that reflects on certain themes shown previously in the book. In the book Great Expectations by Charles Dickens‚ money‚ power and corruption are the roots of the evils in society. There are certain criteria in making a conclusion to a book. According to my opinion‚ a book must have an ending that shows that the main character has learned from his mistakes and is willing to let go

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    Analyse how character and setting are created in Chapter 1 of Great ExpectationsGreat Expectations’ is a best selling novel‚ written during the reign of Queen Victoria‚ by the well known author Charles Dickens. This novel was serialised as each chapter would be published in a weekly magazine. Dickens would have to deliberately make each chapter interesting and addictive in order for people to buy the next publishing. Throughout chapter 1‚ Dickens portrays the two starting characters with a lot

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    Ambition in Macbeth

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    Ambition is often the driving force in one’s life. It can have an extremely dominant impact on not only yourself‚ but also many people in your surroundings. You have the ability to control if the outcomes either have a lasting negative or positive effect. When a goal requires determination and hard work to complete‚ personal morals often take a back seat to the aspiration of accomplishing the goal. In Shakespeare’s Macbeth‚ it is clear that like many other great leaders‚ Macbeth exemplifies the necessary

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