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    English 126 29 November 2012 Joyce Carol Oates‚ The Author of "Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” Many critics have found that the possibility of the psychological changes of a teenager is a discussable topic to learn and argue about. Connie‚ the young teenage girl in the story of “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” faces an unpredictably-dangerous

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    Have you ever seen the Christmas Carol movie. They are three ghost that make him realize‚ he need be more compassionate and less miserly. There was past‚ present‚ future ghost. The ghost that I think help Scrooge start to be more compassionate and less miserly was the future ghost on Christmas Eve. Now‚ I am telling you the 3 main important details why I choose the future ghost. First‚ the ghost took him and show him how it was going be like if he doesn’t start been less miserly and compassionate

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    English – A Christmas Carol Character: Fezziwig Daniel Whelan Dickens uses Fezziwig to represent views and values‚ which were once a common way of life for people‚ to give to the poor and help others‚ yet these values‚ and ideals were slowly fading in the 19th Century economic change Shown to Scrooge by the Ghost of Christmas Past‚ was old happy and energetic Fezziwig‚ who he was once apprenticed to when he was young‚ who taught Scrooge to be sharp witted‚ cunning moneylender like himself

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    The story is about Ebenezer Scrooge on Christmas Eve. He always sat in his counting-house‚ friendless and alone. He was not generous with his money. The coldness inside him froze his old face. He carried the coldness with him always‚ wherever he went. It made his office cold in the summer‚ and it was even colder in winter. He spent his life in a cold nature. His clerk‚ Bob Cratchit‚ shivers in the anteroom because Scrooge refuses to spend money on heating coals for a fire. Scrooge’s nephew‚ Fred

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    There two types of intelligence in people’s alive‚ fixed and growth mindset. In article the of Brainology by Carol S. Dweck. A psychology professor at Stanford University‚ she described how most students development two types of intelligence in fixed and growth mindset. According to Dweck a fixed mindset makes challenges threatening for most students because they believe that a setbacks that reflect badly on their level of fixed intelligence can reflect their learning and stander ability. And

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    In A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens‚ a reclusive character is portrayed by the grumpy old Ebenezer Scrooge. Scrooge‚ the main character of the story‚ was an old man living in his own terms. However‚ grave iniquities were naturally overflowing in his veins. Scrooge detested the human kind in general. His misanthropy caused his greediness and lack of interest in life. His selfishness and awful misanthropy‚ however‚ changed with the help of the three ghosts. In the midst of the gleeful Christmas

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    Christian belief. People need the idea of redemption to help change and become a better individual. They need to believe that they can still be saved no matter how horrible of a deed they have done. Scrooge is redeemed in Charles Dickenson’s Christmas Carol with the help of 3 spirits and a dead business partner. First Marley affected Scrooge greatly. He slowly scared him into believing that he was real. Marley came to scrooge in a frightening way by showing him his face as a door knocker‚ he showed

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    A Christmas Carol Charles Dicken Analysis of the story By: Saudah Short story elements Setting Place: England Time: Christmas Eve in 1843. Weather: cold is the main‚ otherwise‚ on Bob and Scrooge´s nephew houses‚ the weather is warm. Social conditions: Rich: Ebenezer Scrooge Poor: Scrooge´s Nephew and Bob Mood: cold for Scrooge and joyful for Bob and Fred(Scrooge’s nephew) Plot Introduction: It starts describing how cold Scrooge is and his opinion about Christmas‚ which

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    Can a person change their ways? Scrooge from Scrooge & Marley :A Christmas Carol went through a huge transformation because of the things he did. Transformation or change is a big part of everything‚ a few events and actions can change someone’s life forever. Ebenezer Scrooge went from being a selfish man that cares about no one other than himself to a thoughtful person. He also changed from a greedy old man to more charitable to everything he can. Another change Scrooge went through in his time

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    “He became as good a friend‚ as good a master‚ and as good a man‚ as the good old city knew…” Discuss Scrooge’s transformation in A Christmas Carol. Charles Dickens‚ renowned social critic and celebrated author of the Victorian Era. In his most cherished yuletide novella‚ Dickens’ explores the idea of transformation and man’s ability to redeem himself. By observing Scrooge’s conversion from misanthrope to humanitarian‚ the reader can understand that Scrooge is only able to transform because of the

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