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    stairs and never came back down for breakfast. Then her finally came down at noon and was mumbling to himself and kept stuttering when he talked to Rose. He also brought down new flowers for the vases. He then went upstairs and to‚d them “Goodnight” which the girls noticed that he most likely wasn’t coming down for supper‚ or that he either doesn’t know the exact

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    texts in order to determine how they represent the core values of the society in which they are created from. The elective of exploring transitions demonstrates how the symbiotic relationship between text and society can be transformed‚ resulting in a communal or individual shift of attitudes and beliefs. However‚ these changes are subject to societal

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    Tom Brennan- 1. How do the positive and negative consequences of different experiences impact on the lives of the individuals in the texts you have studied? In your response make detailed reference to your prescribed text and ONE other related text of your own choosing. Positive consequence Negative consequence “Into the world” Quotes Going out into the world creates many different experiences that can consequently impact the lives of the individuals. The experience can be both positive

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    and Wealth The Great Gatsby‚ a novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald set in West Egg and East Egg of New York during the time of the Roaring Twenties. Daisy Buchanan is a beautiful woman who is married to Tom Buchanan. Tom Buchannan comes from a old wealthy family much like Daisy. Although Tom has a beautiful wife Tom cheats on her with Myrtle‚ a woman from the lower class. Myrtle is a sensuous woman who lives in ash valley‚ an industrial area between the West and East Egg. Jay Gatsby is a man who has come

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    The aim of this essay is to talk about the topic of Tom and Daisy as selfish characters in F.S.Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby. First of all‚ Tom and Daisy are the two main important characters in the novel‚ among many others‚ so they constitute an important piece of the story. They belong to an upper-class society. They live in East Egg‚ the most fashionable village in Long Island. Tom comes from a wealthy Midwestern family. He is a powerful and a menacing man who intimidate not only to his wife

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    Was Tom Powers a villain or a hero? Well it depends on who you might ask. From the outside point of view‚ you might see Tom as someone who is not so nice morally. He is rude to others‚ he grew up a thief‚ and did not seem like he was very pleasant. But if you were to ask this question to his best friend‚ he would probably say he really is a nice guy‚ just different‚ and is trying to make a living during the prohibition era. Tom also cares about his family. He does not get along with his brother very

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    Everyone grows from a child to an adult. Everyone has different paces and of course different stories. The book The Great Expectations by Charles Dickens gives a good example of this life time development. Readers view Pip as one of the protagonist and an antagonist character at the same time. He naturally develops into his adulthood from his memorable childhood. The theme: growing up‚ affects the characters and the plot because Pip and the characters around change as he changes into a grown man

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    To Kill a Mockingbird Compare & Contrast Paragraph Some of the differences that I noticed in the book that were not in the movie were that the Finch’s never had their family christmas gathering. So we never met Aunt Alexandra‚ Uncle Jack‚ Francis‚ or any of the other family members that were present in the novel. Miss. Maudie’s house fire never happened so and we never got to see how much she really did love the outdoors because when she was present she was always away from her house. The one

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    ‘Moving into the world involves different pathways to new experiences’ could be interpreted in many different ways. In The Story of Tom Brennan by JC Burke‚ Tom experiences different emotions and situations as he attempts to move into the world when his brother Daniel is involved in a tragic car accident. All three of these texts show that moving into the world involves different pathways to new experiences shown through different circumstances‚ problems and views. Furthermore the position of characters

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    personalities. The military choose Ender to be mankind’s last hope to lead their armies. Throughout the story‚ Ender changes from a ruthless to a more caring character as a results of the harsh experiences he encountered while attempting to become commander of the army. In the beginning of the story‚ Ender’s ruthlessness changes through harsh conditions from the pressure in leading the army. The military decides Ender is the one to lead the armies when they asked him why

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