Paper II Preparation Report on Emma by Jane Austen Topic 4 “Consider the female characters in the novel. Discuss and characterize in terms of themes and relation to the protagonist.” Prepared by Abigail Boursiquot‚ Jennifer Fliesser‚ Katharine Christie & Shaima Kaka I. Introduction to Characters and Theme Female Characters Thematic Topics ❏ Emma Woodhouse ❏ Miss Bates ❏ Importance of social class ❏ Lack of creative/intellectual freedom ❏ Harriet Smith ❏ Jane Fairfax ❏ Socially acceptable matches
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Emma Woodhouse was once described by Jane Austen as a “heroine whom no one but myself will much like” (iv). She seems to have it all‚ the beauty‚ the wealth‚ and the intelligence‚ and uses it to her advantage. No one can seem to find any part of her that needs to be fixed or changed. “The real evils indeed of Emma’s situation were the power of having rather too much of her own way‚ and a disposition to think a little too well of herself” (4). Though she is not vain of her looks‚ she prides herself
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Identity can be defined as the fact of being whom or what a person is. Internal and external factors shape a child’s concept of their own identity. These factors include the environmental setting‚ family‚ community‚ and the media. In the novel Room by Emma Donoghue‚ the 5-year-old narrator/protagonist Jack learns his identity through exploring the familiar space he occupies‚ the close relationship between he and his mother‚ and watching television. It is clear that Jack faces many challenges‚ which lead
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Emma Maddox was born in Strawberry Plains Tennessee in 1870. Her parents were named William J. and Sarah Mauldin. When she was a baby‚ her and her parents moved to Greenville. Emma then graduated from Benedict college. She soon met her first husband‚ James Walker‚ then had eight children. She moved to Ware Shoals in 1917 to persue her career as a teacher‚ while her husband became principal. Her first husband died in 1919. After his death‚ she became the principal. She remarried to Reverend J.S. Maddox
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Benard Mayo states virtue is Platonic ethics and that duty is Kantian ethics. He contrast rule-governed ethics with virtue ethics through Plato and Aristotle and Kant. Virtues make humans be better people and help people live a good happy life. Aristotle’s moral theory is focused on what good it’s to be and not what is right to do. Meaning what kind of traits are present in a human. For example Mayo uses courage. We say the man was courageous‚ but it isn’t the act that was courageous it was simply
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among historians is that there was a difference of opinions between Thomas Jefferson and James Madison on the policies of the interpretation of the Constitution. It is generally believed that Thomas Jefferson felt that there should be strict and inflexible interpretation of the Constitution‚ while James Madison felt that the Constitution was elastic and that many different laws could be derived form a single clause. Their views‚ however‚ seemed to have switched over the period of 1801-1817 to fit
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and discovery. This quote by Walt Disney is the description of the word freedom. Citizens of the United States have great ideas that help lead to a rapidly growing and free economy; in both the domestic and regional sides of the market. The view of the political and socio economic system is based on three different factors; business‚ consumers‚ and the future. When Americans first think of the quote by Disney‚ they initially think of business; the thought that people can do anything that they set
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This spring I had the opportunity to shadow Brandon Paine at Farm Credit Services of America in Mason City. Brandon is a Financial Officer‚ this means he lend money to farmers and/ or people looking to buy homes in a small community. Throughout the day‚ I also have the opportunity to visit with an employee of Farm Credit Services of America in each occupation in the office. With each person‚ I asked similar questions such as‚ “What did you start out in college majoring in?” “What does your current
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Hunter McDonald Professor Terrell English Composition One 27 February 2013 The School That Never Was Everyone has his/her own personal views of art. Art surrounds our lives on a daily basis‚ and has been around since the beginning of time. There has been many famous artists throughout history including‚ Vincent Van Gogh‚ Leonardo Da Vinci‚ and Picasso. These people‚ along with others‚ sculpted the idea of visual art as we know it today. Art movements begin with an idea for a painting
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A Survivor from the school shooting that took place at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida on february 14th 2018‚ Emma Gonzalez shares her views about the gun control laws in a speech‚ in which she says‚ “ it’s time for victims to be the change that we need to see. Since the Founding Fathers added the Second Amendment to the Constitution‚ our guns have developed at a rate that leaves me dizzy. The guns have changed but our laws have not.” School shooting occur too often for a difference
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