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    Direct Discourse in Jane Austen’s‚ Emma Jane Austen is often considered to have one of the most compelling narrative voices in literature. Blurring the line between third and first person‚ Austen often combines the thoughts of the narrator with the feelings and muses of the focalized character. Emma is perhaps her most prominent example of free indirect discourse‚ where the narrator’s voice is often diffused into that of the characters. In the following passage‚ Emma takes on her role at match-maker

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    transformation of Emma revealed the changes in context and values? Heckerling’s transformation of Emma reveals the changes in context and values through sharing its ideas but altering some features. By keeping the ideas the same‚ Heckerling is able to display the contextual differences. Emma‚ a novel written by Jane Austen‚ follows the life of a wealthy woman living in Regency England‚ 1816. Clueless‚ a film created by Amy Heckerling‚ similarly follows the life of a wealthy woman‚ however unlike Emma‚ it is

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    Comparative studies‚ Emma and Sive IMPORTANCE OF MONEY ‘Emma’ is set in England in the early nineteenth century. Jane Austen succeeds in communicating the values of her culture and society. Money is highly valued in this society. People are judged by their wealth and material possessions. In some ways the cultural context of ‘Sive’ is utterly different to that of ‘Emma’. It too is set in a stable rural society of families and neighbours‚ but quite unlike the novel‚ the main characters lead

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    Title: The effectiveness of Goldman Sachs’ code of ethics Date: 17 October 2012 To: CEO‚ Lloyd C. Blankfein Introduction The code of ethics is adopted by organizations to assist members in understanding the difference between ’right’ and ’wrong’ and in applying that understanding to their decisions. An effective code of ethics should also help to delineate the proper procedures to determine whether a violation of the code of ethics has occurred and‚ if so‚ what remedies should be imposed.

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    Emma Tremaine “No matter how your heart is grieving‚ if you keep on believing‚ the dreams that you wish will come true”-Cinderella; Is this statement always true? Emma was an evil seamstress from a small village and there she bossed around her two sisters Anastasia and Drizella. Emma was their mother’s favorite and they were treated like servants. Their father had recently died and their mother was unaffected‚ but they carried a weight in their hearts. They felt as though they only had half a heart

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    the novel Emma‚ by Jane Austen and the film Clueless by Amy Heckerling‚ we discover that both texts are influenced by‚ and reflect the values of their respective contexts. Emma is set in the isolated‚ rural town of Highbury‚ England in the early 1800’s‚ at a time where society had placed value on social hierarchy. This distinction between classes was largely determined by family lines and inheritance. It is in the upper class of society that Jane Austen places her protagonist‚ Emma‚ “handsome

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    Parallels are drawn between the values and attitudes of post-modern and regency society in Emma ’s carriage incident and Clueless ’ car scene. In Emma‚ Mr Elton displays complete disgust and outrage at the notion of marrying the socially inferior Harriet‚ exclaiming ’Good heaven! What can be the meaning of this? ’ This segregation and incompatibility of differing social classes is also portrayed in Clueless through Elton ’s outburst of ’Don ’t you even know who my father is? ’ revealing the transcending

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    PB: In brief Michael‚ Emma has preserved its appeal through Austen’s exploration of values and attitudes‚ attuned to modern audiences. These values and attitudes in turn parallel with that of readers in a modern context‚ providing the novel with a sense of universality. MC: Fascinating observation Paula‚ can you specify what values and attitudes still pervade in a contemporary context? PB: The values and attitudes that Austen has chosen to explore in Emma address the strict nature of social classes

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    2018 Emma Gonzalez was a normal 18 year old bisexual cuban. When she went to school the next day‚ she became a new person. She became an activist. On February 14‚ Nikolas Cruz used an AR-15 to kill 17 of her teachers and friends. How would you feel‚ and what would you do? Emma decided to have make her voice heard and has come expressed herselfout on Social Media. She has also given numerous speeches about this horrific event and what we should do to make a change. INSPIRATION/BACKGROUND Emma was

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    reasons for this‚ but mostly because of celebrities who support feminism. As you know‚ the best known feminist is Emma Watson. Emma Watson is a great feminist. Emma Watson has informed people of feminism and immediately correct the misconceptions about feminism. Even when she was cast in the film ’ Beauty and the Beast‚ She filled a feminism sprit in her role. The following article is part of Emma Watson speaking at the UN ‘He For She’ Campaign. “It is time that we all perceive gender on a spectrum‚ instead

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