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    its relation to social status. In “Great Expectation” by Dickens Pip’s expectation of wanting to be a gentleman shows that reality is sometimes ignored when it doesn’t fit within the same premises of the desired expectation. Pip is introduced to Estella by Miss Havisham when he visits her home at “Satis house‚” but Estella’s attitude towards Pip’s social status causes Pip to envisage the idea that he is inadequate. Pip was raised

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    When something is done wrong‚ one can’t go back and change it‚ but the guilt can remind them to do better next time or do fix what’s been done. In Great Expectations‚ Charles Dickens describes how some characters treat others cruelly or…. Dickens analyzes how those certain characters feel ashamed of their previous actions and how it brought them anguish. As Pip was walking through the marshes‚ he encounters a convict who threatens him to obtain a file and some food. Pip agrees to do so as he didn’t

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    come hand in hand. Coming of age isn’t determined by a number‚ but a series of life lessons and experiences. Pip in Great Expectations by Charles Dickens goes through many different states on the road to finding himself. The states that Pip goes through as he comes of age are finding a place to belong‚ discovering who he can depend on‚ and defining what really matters in life. The first stepping stone in Pip’s coming of age is finding a place to belong. A quote that shows the fact that Pip did not

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    Respect is something that should be withheld until it is earned. For instance‚ Pip in Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations and Amir in Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner exemplified individuals who earned respect and honor through their dedication and hard work. In Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations‚ Pip is a young orphan who lives with his sister and brother in law. They lead an impoverished lifestyle off of bits of bread so when Pip is introduced to the lavish lifestyles of Miss Havisham and

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    story “Great Expectations” to show that cruelty acts as a bridge to a newer phase in one’s life and wants to show how one has or will become in that phase. In Great Expectations‚ Miss Havisham will present cruelty at its finest after one gets to know her more and learn what tragedies she has been through. Dickens also presents that cruelty comes at a different time later on after you assume you got to know someone really well. It will come as you are in someone’s “trap.” In Great Expectations‚ Miss

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    Outline-the Atmosphere

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    Iloilo City‚ Philippines Outline of the Topic for the Course PSC 504- The Atmosphere Second Semester 2012-2013 PSC 504-THE ATMOSPHERE THE CHANGING CLIMATE PROF. RUTH GELVESON KAREN S. SUMADIC M.A.Ed.-Biological Science Objectives: 1. Describe several ways in which humans are changing the composition of the atmosphere 2. Review the atmosphere’s responses to human caused changes in the composition of the atmosphere 3. Contrast positive and negative feedback mechanisms and provide examples

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    Vivid Atmosphere: Tennis Slowly‚ I kneel down to tie my shoe for the fourth time this match. The sweat creeps down my face as if mocking me in saying that I should have taken the cardio sessions more seriously. At this point I was doing everything I could just to keep my body from collapsing to the ground. The feel of the sun beating down makes me wonder if it is purposely driving all of its energy to sap mine. Glancing up across the court I see my water bottle filled with mountain dew. At that

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    Great expectations ch 1-7

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    PART I CHAPTER I Vocabulary nettles - prickly plants aforesaid - previously mentioned briars - thorny plants wittles - [dialect] food weather-cock - a weather vane gibbet - a device used to hang people‚ gallows l. How does Pip get his name? Where is he at the beginning of the story? Pip gets his name because his father’s name is Pirrip and his real name is Philip and when he was little he couldn’t say the name so he called himself Pip. At the beginning of the story he is at a marsh country

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    Mood and Atmosphere

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    With close reference to the extract‚ show how J.B. Priestley creates mood and atmosphere for an audience here. Priestley‚ in ‘An inspector calls’‚ creates mood and atmosphere for an audience‚ in the extract‚ by using stage directions and writing how the character is talking. ‘(Bitterly)’ or ‘(with authority)’ shows that the character who is talking is talking with a certain tone in his/her voice and this makes the audience think that the person‚ who is talking‚ is trying to get the other person

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    go. Those dreams were what we lived for. We may have wanted to be an actor‚ or an astronaut. A painter‚ or a pilot. Pip has always had his mind set to being a blacksmith‚ but later realized that he has changed his mind about it. The theme of Great Expectations by Charles Dickens is that what you may desire the most in life may not be best for you. Ever since Pip was a little boy‚ he has always longed to follow Joe’s footsteps to become a blacksmith himself. After visiting Satis House‚ Pip’s “eyes

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