emma watson fashion and modelling Emma Charlotte Duerre Watson born 15 April 1990 is an English actress and model who rose to prominence playing Hermione Granger‚ one of three starring roles in the Harry Potter film series. Watson was cast as Hermione at the age of nine‚ having previously acted only in school plays. From 2001 to 2010‚ she starred in seven Harry Potter films alongside Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint; she will return for the final installment: the second part of Harry Potter and
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Emma Woodhouse: Awake or Dreaming? A dream. A world where ideas run wild and imagination is the primary mode of thought. Reality is a faraway distance. Eventually‚ the dream comes to an end as reality creeps into sleep and the fantasy finishes. The story of Jane Austen’s Emma is one of a similar account. Emma Woodhouse‚ the main character‚ has an active imagination that causes her to loose sight of reality like getting lost in dreaming. Her imagination and “disposition to think a little too well
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support‚ or challenge the values of ‘Emma’” The novel ‘Emma’ was first published in December 1815. This novel is based around a central protagonist ‘Emma’; the narrator describes Emma as “handsome‚ clever‚ and rich‚ with a happy disposition”. The novel’s focus seems to be set around Emma’s fear of love‚ and her misguided attempts and confidence as a ‘match maker’. We see one of the main themes in Emma as a growth of self-understanding. Throughout the book‚ we see Emma grow morally as a character‚ as
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In the novel Emma‚ the author‚ Jane Austen‚ uses many different techniques to characterize Miss Bates as a woman with no intellect‚ but a very kind heart. Miss Bates in a humorous character who is loved and loving. Austen’s diction is one such technique used to characterize Miss Bates. Miss Bates is a "contented" old woman with certain "cheerfulness" to her nature. Miss Bates always has good intentions and is always a happy‚ joyful woman. Her good will towards others makes her such a popular
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period‚ English society revolved around a social hierarchy. One’s rank greatly determined one’s social class. Class‚ stratification on base of economic and social means‚ is a central theme in Jane Austen’s novel Emma. The protagonist itself reveals the class differences in the novel. Emma Woodhouse is a lady who possesses a good disposition. She is rich and wealthy. She has not faced any difficulties in one and twenty years of her age. She lives an easy and comfortable life without any social or
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Emma Goldman and Anarchism The late 1800’s and early 1900’s in the United States was a time of seemingly never ending change and reform. As some may put it‚ America was feeling growing pains. The Civil War had ended and civil rights for African-Americans had become a highly controversial issue. Another issue in the nation included the status of immigrants and deportation. This issue hovered over the heads of a number of foreign communities‚ but none more so than the Chinese. With the ever expanding
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Title: Fairest Author: Gail Carson Levine By: Jane Phillips Page Number Direct Quote from the book Response 5 I developed the habit of holding my hand in front of my face when guests arrived‚ foolish practice‚ because it raised curiosity and concealed little. This part reminded me of myself because I have stupid habits. Also‚ I felt sad that Aza would think that she would have to hide herself or feel ashamed about what she looked like. 87 She was our ruler now! Everyone in the
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The Biggest Room: Escape from Captivity as it Pertains to Jack in Room Room‚ by Emma Donoghue‚ is a novel written from the perspective of a five year-old boy named Jack. Jack is the son of a 26 year-old woman‚ Ma‚ who was kidnapped at the age of 19 and held in captivity for seven years before Jack executes their escape. Jack has spent his entire lifetime in the room their captor built for them‚ which he names Room‚ and reacts much differently to the outside world upon escaping than Ma‚ to whom
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The 1993 hit film Clueless ’‚ written and directed by Amy Heckerling‚ exemplifies how popular culture re-appropriates Austen ’s novel‚ Emma ’ to serve updated agendas. Clueless ’ involves a storyline‚ which closely follows the text of Emma ’. However‚ there are some key points of difference in the transformation that has taken place. This is due to the individual context of the 19th Century prose text and that of a modern appropriated film text. The context can be divided into three focal categories:
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the reader’s understanding of characters in Emma? Austen’s narrative voice is one of both objectiveness and incite ‚ as characterised by Wayne C. Booth; being as the embodiment of everything admirable – ‘wise‚ gracious‚ penetrating in judgment‚ subtle‚ witty‚ tender’ a reflection of which can be seen in Mr Knightley‚ the only other source of seemingly omniscient knowledge in the book. This narration is contrasted with the thought and feelings of Emma (revealed by FID) to both extenuate and highlight
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