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    your beach house. These ideas are false though‚ Great Expectations shows us differently from that typical ideal of how simple and easy money can make life. Pip’s life was not made easier or simpler by gaining wealth or becoming a gentleman. Pip grew up through most of his life being an apprentice to his sister’s husband Joe‚ even though he knew he wanted to be more he was content with the job. Pip was then told he has been given Great Expectations‚ and takes it immediately. Now that Pip has money‚

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    Joshua Ashkenazy Mr. Muir English II 21 May‚ 2012 Alternate Ending for Great Expectations Every book has an ending that reflects on certain themes shown previously in the book. In the book Great Expectations by Charles Dickens‚ money‚ power and corruption are the roots of the evils in society. There are certain criteria in making a conclusion to a book. According to my opinion‚ a book must have an ending that shows that the main character has learned from his mistakes and is willing to let go

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    Copperfield and of course‚ Pip’s ’getting away from it all’ in Clarriker’s in Egypt with Herbert Pocket in Great Expectations. All these examples play very minor roles in Dickens’ fiction - they serve as narrative devices and little else. However‚ one other consequence of Britain’s colonial process - the policy of transportation - plays a far more fundamental part in Great Expectations. It is true‚ however‚ that‚ as Donald Simpson asserts in ’Charles Dickens and the Empire’‚ the concept of transportation

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    character and past experiences‚ he is able to process difficult situations and empathize with the needy‚ suggesting that his compassion makes him take something negative and always manage to shine a little positive light on it.In the novel great expectations by Charles Dickens‚  Joe’s compassion makes him able to have a positive

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    Great expectations by Charles dickens was written in 1860-1861. The opening chapter of great expectations is extremely important as it tells of each character from Pips perspective (also telling the readers just how naïve‚ young and innocent Pip is amidst this gloomy dwelling)‚ for example Pip says "…my first fancies regarding what they were like‚ were unreasonably derived from their tombstones" this tells us that Pip is a blank canvas ready to be painted on and every little thing will shape and

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    My Expectation about The Internet Technology and Web Designing Nowadays‚ Internet technology and web designing spread so fast. Most people today use the internet in order to acces any information they needed. computers are the most influential tools in our lives‚ they are our present and futureSo do I. I am very interested in this matter. From an early age I’ve always been deeply interested in computing. It was my dad‚ introducing me to the computer systems at his work place that first sparked

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    Dickens ’s novel “Great Expectations”. Many characters were treated differently because of their social class in the story. Seeing the contrast between how the poor and the rich were treated will give a clearer understanding of how much social class mattered. During the nineteenth century‚ British society was dominated and ruled by a tightly woven system of class distinctions. Social relations and acceptance were based upon position. Charles Dickens utilizes “Great Expectations” as a commentary on the

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    The various‚ unqualified mothers of Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations inflict major‚ negative consequences on their children in both mental and physical ways. Two of the female characters‚ find themselves ill-equipped for their position because of pride‚ jealousy‚ and a general inability to support their offspring. Furthermore‚ the other two abusive mothers raise their offspring with menace and ruthlessness which leads to major social complications in their childrens’ lives. To begin‚ two of the

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    women were supposed to act and look in the 70’s and before the 70’s. Women were always thought to be picture perfect‚ perfect weight‚ perfect height‚ stay in the kitchen and do everything she is told although this is the expectations of the 70’s and before‚ those are not the expectations of women today. Women today do what they want to basically if their religions allow. According to Marge Piercy’s poem‚ women should be perfect from birth‚ become the perfect house wife‚ not have flaws while going through

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    not always a bad thing. People sometimes tell lies to escape from harsh situations or to utilize it to teach someone a lesson. When people are in harsh situations they often feel that the only way to escape that situation is to lie. In “ Great Expectations” When Pip returns from Miss Havisham’s house‚ he is a little confused. The events that took place‚ and Miss Havisham‚ are “incomprehensible” to him. Pip felt convinced that if he “described Miss Havisham’s as my eyes had seen it‚ I

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