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    Compare and Contrast Parenting Styles: Parents today only want what is best for their children.  Even if it is not made clear to the child‚ a parent’s intention is always centered on the wellbeing of their child.  As they grow older‚ parents begin to develop their own style of parenting. For instance‚ between both of my parents‚ my mom is the more dominating and strict one‚ while my dad is the calm and softhearted type. While every parent’s intentions are the same‚ the parenting style they develop

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    of Sargon the Great‚ the Assyrian’s‚ and the Persian’s have left their legacy due to their innovativeness and creativity. For example‚ Sargon the Great created the notion of appointing governors in conquered territories. Also the Persian’s adopted one single language (Aramaic) to help innovate their road systems‚ postal services‚ and trades. These are just some of the many tools these empires used to grow in size and conquer vast lands. First of all the empire of Sargon the Great started various

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    Describe the relationship between Pip and Joe in Part One of he novel Great Expectations Joe is “married by hand” to Mrs Gargery‚ of whom Pip is also “brought up by hand”. The two characters in the book Great Expectations envelop in a long‚ changing journey of their relationship throughout the progression of the book‚ as it becomes affected by many external factors which are beyond the control of the beholders. In chapter two the close bond between Joe and Pip can be observed. Firstly‚ despite

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    masculinity‚ and motherhood. However‚ the novel Great Expectations incorporates contradictions within these social norms with female characters who dishonor the principles and male characters who replace the role of the failed women. Author Charles Dickens subverts popular Victorian ideals and stereotypes in Great Expectations through the characters Mrs. Joe‚ Miss Havisham‚ and Joe Gargery. Mrs. Joe‚ Pip’s overbearing and tyrannical sister‚ contrasts with typical female standards in the late 1800s

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    Quote Response “‘... in the ease of his temper‚ and the straitness of his means‚ he appeared to have utterly lost at this time the idea of educating me at all’” (p.58). In Great Expectations‚ Joe’s father made alcohol a priority‚ forgetting about the fact that his own son needed to be educated. This is exactly like Charles Dickens’ childhood since he couldn’t get an education either because his father went to jail for his debts. Both Joe and Charles Dickens had to work at a really young age to

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    Gatsby vs. Buchanan Imagine the 1920’s have been re-enacted‚ a time of luxurious parties and when things‚ didn’t seem to matter or mean as much as they do now. The Great Gatsby‚ by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ gives you a picture of what the time period was like. It was a time known as the "Jazz Age"‚ where the economy was at its peak‚ and money was easy to be held. Prohibition was in affect‚ and bootlegging was very gainful for those who took part in it. Jay Gatsby most likely took part in an illegal

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    their urgent need for stability and accountability. In the novel‚ “Being There”‚ by Jerzy Kosinski and the film adaptation‚ “Being There”‚ directed by Hal Ashby‚ both star the protagonist‚ Chance. Everyone that is around Chance project their ideals onto him‚ giving him the false perception of being prestigious. This paper will examine the character from the novel‚ Chance‚ and examine him as a false leader along with John Edgar Hoover. Novel Synopsis The story takes place with Chance‚ who is later

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    Compare and contrast the literary style‚ themes and characterisation from Jane Austen’s ‘Northanger Abbey’ and Ian McEwan’s ‘Atonement’. Atonement follows the story of Briony Tallis‚ who witnesses events between her older sister Cecilia and Robbie Turner the son of her father’s housemaid. Briony ’s innocence gives way to a misinterpretation of what she sees‚ triggering her imagination to run wild and leads to an unspeakable crime that changes all of their lives. Jane Austen’s first novel Northanger

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    Fang Xu Rebekah Dyer ENG 111-040M 09/28/2014 Same Story in Different Interpretations Suspense movies are my favorite. “Yogisha X no Kenshin” was adapted into a film in South Korea and Japan‚ which was the best known novel of Japanese mystery novelists‚ Higashino Keigo. “Yogisha X no Kenshin” was translated to “The Devotion of Suspect” in English‚ formerly known as “Perfect Number”. The adapted film of Japanese version was different from the Korean version in characters settings‚ focused points

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    Outsiders Compare and Contrast The Outsiders was a book written by S.E. Hinton in 1967 and tells the life of greasers. The main Character’s name is Ponyboy Curtis. Ponyboy is a greaser and life isn’t easy for him. They have a gang that consist of 8 people. One day Pony learns that‚ “Things are rough all over‚” (Hinton‚ 35.) He learned this from his new friend Cherry valance‚(A soc) and ends up learning that both greasers and socs. are just normal people. He learned this over a week of losing

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