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    The Victorian culture did not treat women or people with disabilities equally. It was a rigid class structure and did not deviate much. Moving up classes was difficult or impossible. All of these were shown in Flatland with great satire. Women were not even shapes in Flatland‚ and had their own set of ridiculous laws to protect the men at the expense of the women. They are called the frail sex. They are considered lesser than men. Women in Flatland are thought of as stupid and dangerous. They are

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    Victorian Literature Victorian literature covered a wide range of themes and writings styles. It was most popular during the reign of Queen Victoria (1837-1901) and is known as the Victorian era. Victorian literature was formed from three main styles‚ Romanticism‚ Realism‚ and Naturalism. Each of the styles contained writers‚ poets‚ and novelists. In the early part of the Victorian era‚ most of the literature was romantic. The themes of Romanticism were optimistic: worth‚ love‚ and the beauty

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    Victorian Paragraphs Immigrants and Natives Living in Canada No matter where you lived‚ your social class always stayed the same‚ which was unfortunately the case for immigrants and first nation’s people in Canada. Immigrants coming to Canada were hoping for one of two things: their own land‚ and freedom of class. Most new immigrants to Canada were from Europe‚ but mainly Ireland and Scotland. The living conditions were the same in Canada as they were in Europe. The poor stayed poor‚ and the

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    The Victorian Novel: main characteristics First of all in the Victorian Age the dominating literary form was the novel. It was in fact easier to be read and understood by simple people‚ its plot was more interesting  than any other literary forms‚ the main protagonists of the novel were the same people who read it so that they felt deeply involved in the adventure told‚ the writer and his readers shared the same opinions‚ values and ideals because they belonged to the same middle class‚ the setting

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    "The Island" SUMMARY The movie "The Island" is a movie about cloning‚ rights‚ and what it means to be human. It takes place in the future‚ presumably in 20 or 30 years. The two main characters are clones; one called Lincoln Six-Echo and the other called Jordan Two-Delta. They reside in a facility owned by a man named Dr. Merrick‚ together with many other clones. They believe that the outside world is contaminated and that the inhabitants of the facility are the sole survivors. That is the

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    UNDERSTAND POLITICS THROUGH FILM JOURNAL–THE FORMAT Name of student: Chris Poore                                                                                    Date: November 3‚ 2008 Film Title: The Island                                                                                                 Year: 2005   Author/Screenwriter: Caspian Tredwell-Owen; Alex Kurtzman ; Robert Orci Producer: Michael Bay; Ian Bryce; Walter F. Parkes

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    The Island In the film ‘The Island’‚ directed by Michael Bay there are many scenes which include various techniques to show a theme. In this scene Lincoln Six-Echo and Jordan two-Delta decide to go back to Dr Merricks Biotech facility and attempt to save their clone friends and destroy the biotech facility. Their moral and compassionate actions allow them to do this and in doing so risk their freedom and lives. In the end it’s their actions that make us understand the system was not right. Bay

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    Clothing Later Victorian (1870-1890) After the death of her husband in 1861‚ Victoria went into seclusion‚ and though still deeply respected as sovereign of a great empire‚ she ceased to influence fashion as directly. The somber colors that came into fashion are attributed to the fact that the British Court remained in mourning. Black became a popular fashion color in this period‚ not only worn for mourning. However dress forms changed significantly. After decades of full skirts‚ a new silhouette

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    The primary source document‚ Dear Mrs. Coney‚ is a collection of letters that Elinore Stewart wrote to her old employer. The letters were written during the early 20th century while Stewart was travelling West in the United States. The correspondence between the two women documented parts of Stewart’s journey to settle her own land that she wished to homestead on her own. Stewart’s letters documenting her journey West‚ while revealing her stubborn resolve to be independent‚ expose how the suffrage

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    Culture variations around the world bring uniqueness and identification to each individual. Culture is the totality of socially transmitted behavior patterns‚ arts‚ beliefs‚ institutions‚ and all other products of human work and thought‚ and through history‚ the Victorian Era has been one of the most influential times in English history. In the book "Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde" by Robert Louis Stevenson‚ the author uses images of crime‚ urban life‚ and in heritance to portray the culture of the Victorian

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