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    Introduction The first sentence has a taunting gaiety which dares reader to challenge Jane Austen’s view of a heroine ‘whom no one would like but myself.’ Emma Woodhouse‚ handsome‚ clever‚ and rich‚ with a comfortable home and happy disposition‚ seemed to unite some of the best blessings of existence; and had lived nearly twenty-one years in the world with very little to distress or vex her. Emma A girl with power and authority‚ & more than enough egotism for the forgivable follies of youth.

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    as what they are. For example‚ he treats Tom Jones as a simple-minded human being who errs at times. The story‚ though treated in this way‚ is as a matter of fact written with a deliberate purpose‚ which is to teach moral lessons in the form of burlesques. In addition‚ to achieve the purpose of moral teaching and to make the story colorful and dramatic‚ Fielding employs such skills as authorial intrusion‚ mock-heroic style‚ and irony. With authorial intrusion‚ Fielding engages his readers in the

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    In movies‚ plot structure helps project the tone of the movie. The generalization of movies usually commences passively‚ and gradually builds into a climactic scene. Then‚ it dies down to its peaceful way once more‚ but usually not in a horror or comedy. Throughout the history of horror and comedy movies‚ the plots usually ended on that climactic scene and had most of the movie be the foundation for that climax. As time went on‚ plot structures of the two genres started to develop and one could see

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    Endgame Analysis Endgame is the term used to describe an ending in chess where the outcome is already known. Chess masters often study endgames in order to guarantee themselves victory once they maneuver their opponent into a certain position. Beckett‚ an avid chess fan‚ saw the parallel between the chess endgame the final stages of life. He realized that death is the final outcome and that regardless of how a person plays the game‚ he or she will die. The imagery of chess is presented in the

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    Chapter 2 REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE AND STUDIES This chapter presents the Review of Related Literature and Studies. These are researches connected to the study that the researchers are conducting. The Review of Related Literature contains the information about the five selected short stories‚ the biography of the author‚ and the literary approach that is to be used. The Review of Related Studies contains the studies conducted by other researchers that are related to the study

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    Performing Arts Performing arts are art forms in which artists use their body or voice to convey artistic expression—as opposed to plastic arts‚ in which artists use clay‚ metal‚ paint‚ and other materials to create physical art objects. The first recorded use of the term performing arts was in 1711. OVERVIEW OF THE TOPICS: 1 Types of performing arts • 1.1 Theatre • 1.2 Dance • 1.3 Music 2 History of Western performing arts • 2.1 Renaissance • 2.2 Modern era

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    Alecia Aylward What is the big deal about "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn"? In the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn‚ Mark Twain envisioned a book that was to be taken as a satire (Hearn on Twain 355). Huckleberry Finn was not intended to be judged by its grammatical content but instead stir up unjust social norms of the post-civil war era (Arac 1). The novel itself serves to inform the reader of a small account of what slavery was like prior to the Civil War and how the treatment of

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    Chicano Art

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    Chicano Art Chicano Art and Indigenismo Artworks have played an indelible work to the lives of humanity. The creative nature in Artists is a complex matter to define. The uncertainties in the intrinsic nature in art lay difficult aspects that can only be answered by values‚ themes and skills depicted in an artist artwork. Apart from playing the intricate psychological effect on humans‚ the artworks have been used as a tool of expression that has been revered and uniquely preserved for future generation

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    On Characterization in Emma by Jane Austen Introduction Jane Austen‚ one of the distinguished English novelists of the 19th century‚ is indeed so fine an artist and credited with having brought the English novel to its maturity. Born on December 16‚ 1775‚ the seventh of eight children-six boys and two girls‚ she had more than common varied contact with the limited world of provincial gentry because her father was a rector of Steventon in the county of Hampshire in South-central England. She lived

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    Foot Worship

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    From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search This article is about a paraphilia. For the music album‚ see Foot Fetish. [pic] [pic] The Countess with the whip‚ an illustration by Martin van Maële Foot fetishism‚ foot partialism‚ foot worship‚ or podophilia is a pronounced sexual interest in feet.[1] It is the most common form of sexual preference for otherwise non-sexual objects or body parts.[2] |Contents

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