during the Second World War‚ outside of war-period circumstances many of his virtues become vices. No one in history has ever‚ will ever‚ or should ever‚ be labeled with absolute titles such as ’good’ or ’evil’. Most people‚ especially prominent historical figures‚ reside in the grey area. We can find the good in political figures that have gone down in history as ’evil’‚ and we can find the bad in those who have been labeled ’great’. Churchill is one of those figures. Though he did a lot in leading
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’A Christmas Carol’‚ Charles Dickens represents Scrooge as an unsympathetic man who is offered the opportunity to redeem himself. Through use of language‚ the reader is positioned to view him adversely‚ but during the journey of morality lessons shown by three spirits‚ Scrooge recovers his sense of joy by undergoing a significant transformation. Scrooge seeks redemption through the many lessons taught by the Spirits of Christmas Past‚ Present‚ and Yet to Come. In ’A Christmas Carol’‚ Dickens represents
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I was thirteen when my mom died. Her life was taken away by a man I never met before. She was the brightest woman I have ever met. Her hair was brown and curly. She had bright green eyes and a heart of gold. The day she left was one of the worst moments in my life . I stared at her stone cold body with tears waiting to come out. My bright blue eyes sparkled with every tear that ran down my cheek. I was temped to run out of the room‚ but decided not to. I didn’t want to look weak in front of my
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On “Kipling” by Carol Ann Duffy Answering “If” by Rudyard Kipling Kieter Philip Balisnomo English IB Block 4‚ Ms. Nychka On “Kipling” by Carol Ann Duffy answering “If” by Rudyard Kipling The doctrines of idealism and optimism are demonstrated in the poem “If” by Rudyard Kipling. “If” advises the reader to achieve qualities and reach for perfection. “If” is answered in the book‚ Answering Back by Carol Ann Duffy’s poem‚ “Kipling”. Duffy’s response to “If” is appallingly contrasting in mood
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A Christmas Carol By: Matt Cosman ENG 4U Mr. Butter December-06-12 In the book A Christmas Carol‚ by Charles Dickens‚ the main character‚ Scrooge‚ has many experiences with new emotions throughout the book. These new emotions are fear‚ sadness and happiness. Scrooge gets scared when Marley‚ his old business partner‚ who has been dead for seven years‚ appears as a ghost at his door. Scrooge got so frightened the he slammed his door shut and double locked it. Scrooge was also visited
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do good have good It is a law of nature that whatever action we take in this world‚ there is always a reaction. If we do well‚ we stand to gain a good reward. If we do badly‚ we should expect a bad outcome ultimately. "As you sow‚ so shall you reap" is a popular saying. The Holy Qur’an has also guided on this subject‚ it says: "If you do good‚ you do good to yourselves. Likewise‚ if you do evil‚ you do evil to yourselves." (17:7) One of the companions of the Prophet Muhammad was very fond of
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the changes in the character of Ebenezer Scrooge‚ in the novella ‘A Christmas Carol’? Pay special attention to language and social‚ historical and literary context. Focus on Stave 1 and Stave 5. Written for children‚ or as a “pot-boiler”‚ Dickens’ novella “A Christmas Carol” is intended to deliver a message to the readership of the time… The novella’s themes are still relevant today… In the novella ‘A Christmas Carol’‚ Ebenezer Scrooge changes dramatically; the writer Charles Dickens shows this
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CASE STUDY 3 AS PLANES GET BIGGER‚ THE MARKET-PLACE GETS MORE COMPETITIVE I- INTRODUCTION Globalisation rapidly changes marketing environment and marketplace become more competitive. It is no longer enough for company to be driven by product and technology without building customer relationship (Kotler‚ Adam‚ Denize and Armstrong 2009). Moreover‚ “business success is not determined by the producer but by the customer” (Drucker 1973 cited in Kotler et al. 2009‚
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In chapter I‚ The Mindsets‚ of her book Mindset: The New Psychology of Success‚ Carol S. Dweck celebrates the fact that the beliefs we have about our potentialities to strive in life are determined by the way we approach the circumstances that we encounter. Starting from this broad idea‚ she ended up categorizing those beliefs into two sets of mindsets‚ which are the fixed mindset and the growth mindset. On one hand‚ the fixed mindset relies on an ideology of a constant reconfirmation of our potentiality
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“Carol Ann Duffy should be part of Canon” Evaluate this statement. Carol Ann Duffy is a Scottish poet and playwright who was appointed the Poet Laureate in 2009‚ making her the first woman to hold the position. She has won numerous awards for her poetry‚ which addresses issues such as gender‚ violence and subjugation of women‚ from this many people define her as a feminist because she is passionate about the struggles of women; this is particularly portrayed in The Worlds Wife‚ which is a collection
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