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    brought up”. Pip begins to feel ashamed of himself also and sees himself as a “common laboring-boy; that my hands were coarse; that my boots were thick; … and generally that I was in a low-lived bad way”. Secondly‚ after Pip receives his great expectations and goes to London to be educated‚ Pip encounters characters whom society would regard as gentleman‚ but who are revealed to not only be coarse and brutal but also extremely cruel and unjust. In particular‚ Pip first hears of Compeyson through

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    The portrayal of society in Charles Dickens ’ Great Expectations is that of a symbol of contemporary British civilization‚ with Miss Havisham representing the epitome of such. By utilizing this particular character as the conduit between social body and physical body‚ the author successfully blends together the kinship inherent to these aspects of British life. Miss Havisham is instrumental in establishing the link between the traditional Victorian society and the manner in which women finally

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    CPT Essay Creativity Expands Life Expectations The phrase “thinking outside of the box” means to consider solutions creatively. “Poetry” by Pablo Neruda‚ “Mother Tongue” by Amy Tan‚ and “The Blues Merchant” by Jerome Washington‚ all share the common subject of “thinking outside of the box”. This phrase is the power to expand life possibilities. In the poem “Poetry”‚ Neruda expresses art to develop life potentials. The poem begins with a person who “did not know what to say‚ my mouth‚

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    Sharon Verhoef‚ 1A Literature 1B The Symbolic Importance of Fire in Great Expectations Fire as a symbol can stand for a lot of different things. It represents warmth‚ understanding‚ desire and destruction. In Great Expectations fire is used repeatedly. In this novel fire plays a big role in making the reader understand more about the characters and the story. In the beginning of the novel fire is displayed as something warm and good. You can ask yourself the question “How can fire be essential

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    Imprisonment is a lack of any kind of freedom. In Charles Dickens’s novel Great Expectations there are many examples of imprisonment. Dickens created the characters Estella‚ Herbert‚ and Molly with a lack of freedom. These three characters were imprisoned because they could not make their own choices. Estella had very little freedom. Miss Havisham controlled every aspect of her life. She was forced to carry out Miss Havisham’s revenge on men‚ and she tortured Pip only because she had been

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    Analysis of The Great Expectation Movie The great expectation movie is adapted from a novel by Charles Dickens which is written on 1860s. Many of Dickens’ literary works that is representation about his poor life and the society in his years like Oliver Twist. According to Ian Watt theory‚ there are there kinds of relations in the literary works‚ they are: Social context of writer The reflection of society in or through literary work The social function of literature In this sense‚ I try

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    Failure Thinking of college comes with unrealistic expectations. Expectations of making lifelong friends‚ expectations of always making A’s like I did in high school‚ and expectations of juggling an Instagram worthy social life and becoming one of America’s top doctors‚ these expectations come with pressure and stress. These expectations come with a setup for failure. Starting college for me was starting a whole new season of life. I was moving miles away from home and had my whole life planned

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    "What were Chantale and Clinton’s service expectations? Identify and explain the cultural‚ social and personal factors that may have influenced the development of these expectations?" In general‚ for their past experience Chantale and Clinton’s service expectations to The Canadian are that they provide very customer-oriented service‚ that is not only the frontline representatives but also every role within the company and its distributors cares for the customers and always think of the best interests

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    Great Expectations An important quote that explains what kind of wealth is important is: “It is great wealth to a soul to live frugally with a contented mind” (Lucretius). This quote shows that having a simple life with no complications can lead to more happiness whereas someone who is wealthier might be more worrisome and have more problems despite all the money earned. Great Expectations is about a boy named Pip who wants to become a gentleman. When he gets that opportunity‚ he moves to London

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    Great Expectations - Charles Dickens: Part 1 Early Chapters Throughout these early scenes it is clear that there is a feeling of evil pervading. The evil comes not so much from Magwitch or even the ‘Terrible young man’ that Pip so fears as a young lad‚ but rather the presence of the gibbet and the nearby reference to the ‘hulks that appear “like a wicked Noah’s Ark.” It is a symbol of evil that is presently at hand as well as foreshadowing future ills. In this chapter we can see that the presence

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