Emma‚ Clueless‚ and the Taking of Likeness Clueless‚ an adaptation of Jane Austen ’s 1815 novel‚ Emma‚ is a 1995 American film by director‚ Amy Heckerling. The comedy serves as a 20th century update of the original text that shifts into creating a contemporary Emma‚ one for our own era. Though Clueless seems to set forth on building its reputation on a completely new‚ distinct ground‚ it is not an entirely different work of art. Considerable amounts of uniformities between the adaptation and Emma
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Economic Research Understanding US Economic Statistics Fifth Edition Revised Important disclosures appear on the back cover of this publication. Goldman Sachs US Economic Research Goldman Sachs Economic Research Group In New York +1(212) 902 6807 In London Jim O’Neill‚ M.D. & Chief Currency Economist David Walton‚ M.D. & Co-Director of European Economic Research Andrew Bevan‚ M.D. & Director of International Bond Economic Research Erik Nielsen‚ Director of New European Markets Economic
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Response – Emma and Clueless Both Emma and Clueless have almost identical values. Life for women during Emma was all about who you married‚ what family you came from and the amount of wealth you and your family had. Clueless highlights some of the values that Cher and her friends have‚ including who you go out with‚ the amount of money you had and could spend on items‚ and for Cher in particular the importance of family. The context of the novel and the film are completely different. Emma was written
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Paper II Preparation Report on Emma by Jane Austen Topic 4 “Consider the female characters in the novel. Discuss and characterize in terms of themes and relation to the protagonist.” Prepared by Abigail Boursiquot‚ Jennifer Fliesser‚ Katharine Christie & Shaima Kaka I. Introduction to Characters and Theme Female Characters Thematic Topics ❏ Emma Woodhouse ❏ Miss Bates ❏ Importance of social class ❏ Lack of creative/intellectual freedom ❏ Harriet Smith ❏ Jane Fairfax ❏ Socially acceptable matches
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Emma Woodhouse was once described by Jane Austen as a “heroine whom no one but myself will much like” (iv). She seems to have it all‚ the beauty‚ the wealth‚ and the intelligence‚ and uses it to her advantage. No one can seem to find any part of her that needs to be fixed or changed. “The real evils indeed of Emma’s situation were the power of having rather too much of her own way‚ and a disposition to think a little too well of herself” (4). Though she is not vain of her looks‚ she prides herself
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Throughout Clueless‚ it was simple to detect the similarities between the characters of those in the novel Emma. Cher Horowitz‚ the main character in Clueless‚ lives in the wealthy city of Beverly Hills in the United States. Emma Woodhouse‚ the main character in Emma lives in the more expensive side of town called Highbury in England. Because Cher and Emma both grew up in a wealthy environment‚ they often view themselves as well liked‚ posh‚ and classy. They both have strong‚ loving relationships
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Based on the quote “Authentic patriotism is not about you‚ what you believe or what you think is right. . . . Authentic patriotism is not an opinion. It is an action‚” by Stephen Kieran. He thinks actions mean more than opinions‚ and I completely agree‚ how are you going to expect people to believe or know your opinions if you aren’t showing them? For example if someone said reading books is good for you‚ yet they never read no one is going to believe they think that way. It’s funny how many people
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Patriotism in the American Education System The debate regarding the education of our children has been going on since the institutionalization of education and will continue as long as we are a liberal democracy full of free thinking citizens. People will always have an opinion and we will‚ most likely‚ never be able to please every single person. William Galston and Robert Fullinwider are in full support of teaching a version of history that promotes patriotism and inspires those learning of it
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Githens 1 Kathryn Githens Patricia Nommenson English 1302/ Period 4 3 April 2012 Critical Analysis of “Can Patriotism Be Compassionate?” by Martha Nussbaum Martha Nussbaum in her essay‚ “Can Patriotism Be Compassionate?” (2001)‚ asserts that America has become a cold and selfish nation that has no interest in the well being of others around the world. Nussbaum supports this assertion with examples of the war in Iraq and other crises’ around the world. Her purpose is to change the way
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Move Forward: Approaches to Teaching Civil Liberties in 21st Century Classrooms using 20th Century Case Studies Antonio Thompson thompsonas@apsu.eduthompsonas@apsu.edu Austin Peay State University Clarksville‚ Tennessee Abstract The history of civil liberties has been fraught with constant violations and infringements. These violations often result from an ignorance of what constitutes civil liberties. It is the duty of teachers in the twenty-first
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