THE SECRET GARDEN by Frances Hodgson Burnett 1- Provide information about the author’s biography. 2- Find the themes of the story. Provide examples by means of extracts. 3- Look up the notions of Theosophy and New Thought. In what ways do they relate to the book? 4- Describe the characters in the story. 5- Which symbols can you find in the novel? Explain their meanings according to your interpretation. 6- Mention characteristics of children’s literature in the story. 7- Analyse:
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In John Steinbeck’s novel‚ East of Eden‚ the deprivation of a sound conscience is a theme that is associated with Cathy Ames‚ and afflicts the people around her. The author uses foreshadowing to portray the future of Cathy and her multiple victims. By doing so‚ the author builds onto the characterization of Cathy‚ revealing how truly malevolent she is. From birth‚ Cathy is foreshadowed to develop into something monstrous. The author claims that he “believe(s) there are monsters born in the world
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Deep ecology is a way of life. A way of life that is shifting the way we view ourselves as humans. Deep ecology is the means of shifting the value of humans to non-human nature. Humans can no longer look at themselves as the sole entity of the ecosystem‚ but part of a whole that needs each part to successfully work. Fritjof Capra believes that shifting our views from the old world anthropocentric to new world non-anthropocentric is the key to the survival of the human race. Having anthropocentric
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THE SECRET GARDEN Stage 3 ’We’re alike‚ you and me‚’ old Ben Weatherstaff said to Mary. ’We’re not pretty to look at and we’re both very disagreeable.’ Poor Mary! Nobody wants her‚ nobody likes her. Her parents have died‚ and she is sent home from India to live in her uncle’s house in Yorkshire. It is a big old house‚ with nearly a hundred rooms‚ but most of them are shut and locked. Mary is cross and bored‚ and lonely. There is nothing to do all day‚ and no one to talk to‚ except old Ben Weatherstaff
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Donner 12-3-12 Fear Ralph Waldo Emerson once said “Fear defeats more people than any other one thing in the world.” This means that most people don’t conquer their fears‚ but rather let their fears conquer them. It is important for people to accept fate and move on to face and conquer their fears. Fear is a part of everyone’s lives‚ and fear can exist for any totally diverse reasons. Such as‚ the fear of death‚ or something more miniscule such as the fear of heights‚ or the fear of the dark. These
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English class‚ my teacher discussed briefly how our fears of the dark‚ snakes‚ and heights manifested in our ancestors and were passed down through future generations. With this curiosity‚ I decided to do my topic on fear because it is an emotion we have all felt sometime throughout our life. Utilizing research directed me to my topic of choice. I became interested in how parents and media sources shape our fears. This resulted in my topic in becoming: “Is Fear Taught or Inherited?” In the beginning
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Throughout ‘The Crucible’ the theme of fear is used to show how much society’s behaviour is dictated by fear. Within the play‚ it becomes clear that most of the girls are afraid of being alone and will do anything to fit in‚ even if it goes against their beliefs. Similarly‚ in society this same behaviour occurs due to the fact that most people won’t speak out about an injustice they’ve witnessed if it means potential damage to their social status. Furthermore‚ some characters are afraid of their
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Martin Eden is a 21-year-old sailor‚ as a result of an accidental opportunity‚ he meets Ruth‚ falls in love with her‚ and with her family‚ her life. In order to match Ruth he works hard. He reads a plethora of books. Ruth helps him to study writing. Martin writes 40 drafts circling unceasingly throughout in various magazine company. He doesn’t understand why his own works aren’t accepted‚ but these have a liking for the spiritless thing always. He looks for Ruth‚ reads his work to her‚ asks her
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50 Years using the wrong model of TV advertising Robert Heath & Paul Feldwick University of Bath School of Management Working Paper Series 2007.03 This working paper is produced for discussion purposes only. The papers are expected to be published in due course‚ in revised form and should not be quoted without the author’s permission. 1 University of Bath School of Management Working Paper Series School of Management Claverton Down Bath BA2 7AY United Kingdom Tel: +44 1225 826742 Fax:
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Wetlands are areas of land that are wet‚ flooded either permanently or seasonally and where land retains water for long enough to allow the development of characteristics soils‚ plants and animals. Or Areas of marsh‚ fen‚ peat land or water‚ whether natural or artificial‚ permanent or temporary‚ with water that is static or flowing‚ brackish or salt‚ including areas of marine water the depth of which at low tide does not exceed six meters‚ (Ramsar Convention 2009). 1.
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