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    How far is it appropriate to consider The Importance of Being Earnest as a Satire on the hypocrisy of ‘polite’ British society? It can be argued that Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest and Other Plays (2000) explores in depth the idea of satire on the hypocrisy of ‘polite’ British society. Wilde uses dramatic language to amplify the satirical nature of the play; by using irony and satire he is able to mock the polite Victorian etiquette. The play is set in middle class Victorian London

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    The perks of being a wallflower Source: Fictional novel Release date: 1st February 1999 Author: Stephen Chbosky The Perks of Being a Wallflower is a set of fictional diary entries written by Stephen Chbosky. Charlie is the adolescent narrator who is in his tenth year of high school. Charlie decides to write anonymous letters to someone simply because he wants someone to listen and to not question his thoughts. The letters began after his only friend Michael committed suicide. Not belonging

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    My Next Door Neighbor

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    handle things. Who doesn’t want to be the cool family in the neighborhood? It is a great way to make new friends‚ to always know what your kids are up to‚ and to enjoy your free time. So‚ what can you do to become the "cool" family in the neighborhood? And from now on‚ I will introduce my next door neighbor named Zoila Miciano. She’s a kind of person that is really funny and always smile all the time. We were open to each. We’re just so cool like everybody else. Most of the time I did give

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    In Oscar Wilde’s play‚ “The Importance of Being Earnest‚” the traditionally esteemed values of duty‚ honesty‚ and hard work are tossed aside in favor of baser motivations. Pleasure‚ rather than morality‚ is the focus of every decision made by these less than admirable characters. As eloquently stated by Jack‚ “…pleasure‚ pleasure! What else should bring one anywhere?” (1735). The characters treat serious responsibilities such as marriage‚ family‚ and faithfulness as mere trivialities that can be

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    Oscar Wilde’s play The Importance of Being Earnest follows Jack and Algernon‚ two young men living in Victorian England‚ whose attempts to court Gwendolen and Cecily are complicated by the fictitious identities they have created to escape social obligations. Over the course of the play‚ their various deceptions are exposed and things get further and further out of hand until a timely revelation brings the matter to a resolution. This play is primarily a satire that serves as a vehicle for Wilde to

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    schedule of the whole day. The atmosphere during the moonlit night is surcharged with calmness and quietness‚ particularly in the countryside which is away from the clamour and noise of city. The plants and trees and whole atmosphere bathed in the cool light of the moon present an enchanting sight. Walking in such an atmosphere really fills with joy. It elevates our spirit. It invigorates us for better thinking and ideas. We are filled with renewed energy and strength to carry on our next day task

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    texting while driving

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    It could be anything from being careless; to being in a hurry. In today’s time communication is limited‚ quick and short. Texting makes it easy to respond or tell someone something and still keep up with a busy lifestyle. Everyone is always in a hurry for some reason. We lived in a fast paced society. Almost everyone has a jam packed schedule‚ and they don’t take the time to slow down. Another issue is peer pressure. Especially in teenagers‚ texting has become the new cool thing to do. Fitting in

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    Title of Work: The Importance of Being Earnest Author: Oscar Wilde Date of Publication: 1895 Genre: Social satire/Drama/comedy in mannerisms Writing Style: Epigrams‚ puns‚ repetition Point of View: third person omniscient Setting/Atmosphere: London‚ England‚ ends in country side‚ Hertfordshire Plot Development: Act I: Jack visits Algy in city‚ he’s in love with Gwendolen (Algy’s cousin)‚ Algy brings up cigarette case‚ jack reveals his true identity ‚ tells who Cecily is‚ Algy like cesily just from

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    The Importance Of Being Earnest A trivial comedy for serious people By Oscar Wilde Characters: John(Ernest/Jack) Worthing: tries to be honest; polite; was found in a handbag at Victoria station as a baby; in love with Gwendolen;suitor of Gwendolen; best friend of Algeron; he`s the guardian of Cecily; conscious of his duty‚ tries to satisfy everyone‚ intelligent‚ lives in the countryside‚but uses a synonym to get to

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    father does projects around the house‚ but I was too young to remember. He put an addition on our house with a full basement underneath‚ but it’s been done for years. Watching the people in my class do their own construction projects was really cool. For example‚ Brennan Files. He had a shed in his back yard that he decided

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