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    TESS Telescope

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    A few weeks ago NASA approved the work on the space telescope Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite‚ TESS‚ wich will be sent to orbit on 2017 with the mission of finding exoplanets. Exoplanets are planets that orbit a star that is not our sun‚ and until now scientists have discovered over 800 of them‚ mainly thanks to the Kepler telescope wich began working in 2009. TESS goal is to identify planets within the habitable zones of nearby stars. This mainly means planets with a solid crust and with temperatures

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    idea that ‘a woman pays’ in Tess of the d’Urbervilles and how is this illuminated by your partner text? Hardy unfolds the idea that ‘a woman pays’ through the constraints of Victorian moral values‚ male superiority and the influence of aristocracy. This is further illuminated by Du Maurier’s Rebecca where male dominance and misogyny mean only the woman will pay. As a woman in the midst of an undeniably patriarchal society‚ Tess is unable to escape the social structure. Tess epitomizes the case that

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    the concept of relationships? Nature- Tess is considered the Pagan goddess of the earth‚ if there is any exceedingly strong relationship throughout the novel it is to do with Tess and the nature surrounding her. “ Darkness and silence ruled everywhere around. Above them rose the primaeval yews and oaks of The Chase‚ in which were poised gentle roosting birds in their last nap; and around them the hopping rabbits and hares.” Religion- though Tess herself does not necessarily have a strong

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    be a victim should instead consider themselves a survivor. All human beings have the ability to define their own lives‚ but a problem arises when an individual loses the strength to decline someone else’s definition of their life. For emerging individuals in society‚ it is essential to understand that‚ “[a] victim mind-set causes people to focus on what they cannot do instead of what they can do. It is a recipe for continued failure” (Maxwell). Tess Durbeyfield‚ in Tess of the d’Urbervilles by Thomas

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    otherwise – addressed. Thomas Hardy’s Tess of the D’Urbervilles can be read as having a feminist stance in a patriarchal society‚ as shown through symbolism of the novel’s protagonist‚ Tess Durbeyfield. If attempts to be principled in a pragmatic world‚ they will inevitably suffer as a result. Upon being offered compensation after being raped by Alec‚ Tess stays true to her ideals‚ refusing his offering. Showing a level of independence that is rarely seen‚ Tess exclaims “I have said I will not take

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    “Almost at a leap Tess thus changed from simple girl to complex woman” – In context of the first phase in the novel‚ how far do you agree? From the beginning of the novel‚ I believe we see the character of Tess as a woman. This is for many reasons‚ but mostly for that she carries a lot of responsibility for a girl of 16 years old. Hardy firstly introduces Tess as she takes part in a ‘processional march of two and two round the parish’‚ joining in with the other ‘country girls’ that all wore

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    and pervasive theme in Tess of the D’Urbervilles. Many aspects of love are explored in the novel‚ and they show the complexity of Hardy’s attitude towards love. The intertwined stories of Tess‚ Angel and Alec explore the effect that events have on their feelings‚ and show‚ in time‚ the true qualities of their love. The other relationships of friends‚ parents‚ and family describe and contrast other aspects of love in the novel. The main relationship in the novel is between Tess and Angel. At certain

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    In Tess of the D’Ubervilles Thomas Hardy creates a sense that fate is guiding each of the characters‚ often for the worst‚ to an inevitable end. From the beginning of the novel Tess shows a thorough understanding of her shortcomings and an acceptance that she is destined to lead a difficult life. Hardy uses societal circumstance and fate to create the powerfully tragic story of Tess‚ her family and her relationships‚ and how she chooses to play to the hand that she is dealt. From the beginning of

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    Consider the significance of home in Tess of the D’Urbervilles Hardy uses setting in Tess of the D’urbervilles to mirror the characters in the novel. At the beginning of Tess’s journey she is in rural Marlott‚ a place where community thrives and although flaws are shown through the characterisation of John and Joan Durbeyfield‚ it is Tess’s home and the only place that seems to truly accept her‚ this is shown by the many returns she makes back to her homestead after retreating from it in search

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    Even after 56 years of Independence‚ right from the Nehru era to the Vajpayee era‚ the rural India of today still short of basic amenities‚ like drinking water‚ electricity‚ roads‚ housing‚ food and clothing. Once Gandhiji told the renowned author Mr. Mulk Raj Anand that we can’t build India unless we build villages. Gandhiji wanted to make the villages independent republics‚ independent in governance and for routine requirements‚ governed by the people of the villages and self sufficient for

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