The Clever Rikki-Tikki By Mónica Azpeitia The short story‚ Rikki-Tikki-Tavi‚ by Rudyard Kipling‚ is about a mongoose named Rikki. In the story‚ Rikki succeeds in saving his owner Teddy‚ and Teddy’s parents from the dangers of two ferocious cobras. Rikki is able to do this by being very clever. First of all‚ Rikki Tikki is a clever mongoose because knew how to get rid of Nagaina’s eggs and save his family. For example‚ this is displayed when Rikki has Darzee’s wife pretend
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McCabe 1 Emma McCabe Mrs. Forbush AP English 4 July 27‚ 2013 Pride‚ Prejudice‚ and Paradox It has been said: “Elizabeth’s own personality presents her with the greatest obstacles to her happiness. Her personality also presents her with the potential for extraordinary happiness.” Discuss this paradox. Elizabeth Bennet is a perfect example of such a woman that has a strong independent nature‚ and stands for the right for women to marry for love rather than for status or wealth. This
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Pride and Prejudice Theme of Love Mr. Darcy’s first declaration of love for Elizabeth is a perfect illustration of how love functions in this novel: "You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you [despite your awful family and your socially inferior position]." There are many obstacles on the road to love in Pride and Prejudice‚ not the least of which are …pride and prejudice. But Jane Austen pens a happy ending‚ showing us that there’s something about love that enables it to
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Georgiana’s Importance in Pride and Prejudice Throughout the novel Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen‚ Elizabeth‚ the main protagonist’s‚ character changes from being averse to having Mr. Darcy‚ the other protagonist’s‚ favor‚ to wanting to please him. Elizabeth’s character changes due to Darcy’s change in civility throughout the novel. Georgiana‚ Darcy’s sister‚ is the catalyst for Elizabeth’s change in character‚ as seen by Austen’s use of the word "pleasure." Because Georgiana greatly admires
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In the novel Pride and Prejudice‚ some characters are seen as more proud than others‚ and others are seen as more prejudice. Mr. Darcy‚ Lady Catherine‚ and Caroline Bingley are some of the characters I believe to be quite proud of themselves‚ and their social status. All three people are rich and very high in the social class. Then there is Mr. Bingley who is wealthy and has a very good social status‚ but he is not proud like his friend Mr. Darcy. There are some characters who become more proud throughout
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“Not necessity‚ not desire - no‚ the love of power is the demon of men. Let them have everything - health‚ food‚ a place to live‚ entertainment - they are and remain unhappy and low-spirited: for the demon waits and waits and will be satisfied.” This quote by Friedrich Nietzsche describes Nagaina from the story “Rikki-Tikki-Tavi” to the point. She was power hungry‚ which is what made her a demon. Nagaina planned to kill everyone in the bungalow‚ just for power‚ but is power really worth more than
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The Disney movie franchise‚ Pirates of the Caribbean‚ and the Anansi Myths both have trickster figures. These tricksters‚ Jack Sparrow and Anansi‚ parallel each other in their abilities to use deception and wit to outsmart others for their own ambitions. However‚ whereas Jack Sparrow avoids violent confrontation‚ Anansi is willing to kill. In Pirate’s of the Caribbean‚ the treacherous pirate of the seven seas‚ Captain Jack Sparrow‚ is a disdainful trickster with questionable ethics and who focuses
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The novel Pride and Prejudice‚ by Jane Austen‚ covers a number of moral and social aspects that not only pertain to nineteenth century Great Britain‚ but to humanity as a whole. Pride and prejudice‚ which are both part of the novel’s title‚ are explored extensively through two of the main characters. The novel’s story is essentially a romantic tale of how two individuals overcome obstacles placed before them by society‚ other people‚ and themselves‚ to end up in a happy marriage. Throughout the book
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Too many times in this world‚ people judge each other based off false accusations. Whether it’s making the person seem good or bad‚ it’s wrong to get an opinion based off something the first time you hear something about a person or meet someone. The book Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen‚ which is about love‚ portrays that statement very well. In this book a gentleman named Mr. Darcy‚ whom the majority of the town hates at first. Mr. Darcy is in love with Elizabeth and tries to win her‚ even though
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Your next-door neighbour likes to listen to music late at night. Because of the loud music‚ you often lose sleep. Write a letter to your neighbour. In your letter - Describe the situation - Explain the problem it is causing you - Offer at least one solution Dear Dan‚ We have been neighbours for a number of years now and in order to maintain the good relationship we have and to avoid future misunderstanding‚ I wanted to let you know that the loud music you have been playing at night is affecting
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