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    Social responsibility is the idea that the individual must look after others for the betterment of society. The protagonist in the novel‚ an elderly maintenance worker at an amusement park‚ begins his journey of self discovery with his own death. When Eddie dies in an attempt to save the life of a young girl at the park‚ known as Ruby Pier‚ he is brought up to heaven to meet

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    downfall. Discuss. In the novel ‘A View from the Bridge’ Eddie failed to face the truth of his secret and undeniable love for Catherine‚ this is the root cause of his demise. Eddie was a very proud person and loved his wife‚ Beatrice very much. He felt very strongly that he would never do anything to hurt his wife‚ but there was a subconscious niggling thought that he tried to push to the back of his mind. This thought was Catherine. Eddie knew that this was not right and unorthodox but at the same

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    You Meet in Heaven written by Mitch Albom‚ is about an old‚ crippled war veteran named Eddie. Eddie was raised by an abusive‚ drunk of a father and a caring mother who with all her love for her son did not interfere when Eddie’s father was abusing him. Eddie grew up resenting his father. He carried hate around with him as if it were his ID. The only true happiness Eddie found in life was his wife Marguerite. Eddie worked at Ruby Pier as the maintenance man for the majority of his adult life. In the

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    This novel’s first and almost only main character is Eddie‚ an eighty-three year old man. He is a man who has lived almost his entire life on Ruby Pier‚ an amusement park right on the ocean. He is head of maintenance at the pier‚ which was his father’s job when Eddie was a child. Eddie is the protagonist of the novel and a dynamic one at that‚ as the story covers the day he was born‚ died‚ and everywhere between the two. Eddie’s wife‚ Marguerite‚ is dead before the novel begins. She died when they

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    How does Arthur Miller successfully engage an audience with "A play with no surprise"? A view from a bridge is a play written by Arthur Miller in the 1950’s. Miller wrote the play as a modern day Greek tragedy in New York Brooklyn. Arthur Miller captures the audience with a true story twisted in his own words from which emerge the controversial ideas of incest‚ cultural obligation and masculinity. The part in the play where Alfieri mentions ‘it is not what but how’ means that even though we know

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    The story centers around the house of Eddie‚ a working man‚ husband to Beatrice and guardian of orphaned niece Catherine. Eddie is a man who prides himself on his name‚ and the respect he receives from all those around him. However‚ following Catherine’s offer of employment‚ and the arrival of two of Beatrice’s cousins from Italy the illegal immigrants Marco and Rodolpho)‚ Eddie’s role as master of his house is continually questioned. Soon‚ Eddie’s leading status‚ both inside and outside the family

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    anything dishonourable‚ you lose respect. That is why Marco and Eddie are so keen to protect their names and reach a ’just ’ conclusion. Codes of honour bind families and the whole neighbourhood with a sense of community. Everyone should look out for one another‚ to betray someone is the most dishonourable action imaginable. The next part where we see clear evidence of the importance of honour in the Red Hook community is when Eddie tells Beatrice‚ "It ’s an honour‚ B. I mean it."(p..) when discussing

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    real importance of unity. Mabo is the story of the life of Eddie Mabo‚ a passionate and dedicate man who is willing to fight for his rights and the rights of others until his last breath. He would have not been able to achieve what he had without the knowledge‚ support‚ love he was given by others and the impact of many voices rather than just one. The relationship between Eddie and his wife‚ Netta demonstrates how unity offers strength to Eddie. When Mabo establishes the school for Indigenous children

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    miller in 1950. It is set in the 1950s Brooklyn and is about the Carbine family‚ which consists of Eddie‚ his wife Beatrice and their niece Catherine. Eddie is the second generation of Italian immigrants in America who work as longshoremen. Beatrice is a loving caring person who treats her niece as if she was her own daughter. Catherine is the daughter of Beatrice’s deceased sister who lives with Eddie and Beatrice. She is energetic and cheerful but can be quite naïve at times. They live in a small

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    People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom‚ both Eddie and I have been affected by the lessons of there are no random acts in life‚ lives are sacrificed to save others‚ and forgiveness and letting go of anger. Eddie and I learned about people’s choices and acts‚ and how they might affect other people and changed both our perspectives on the

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