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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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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1. Problem Statement Short-term This particular case deals with a number of subsidiary marketing problems of PARKER‚ a writing instrument company‚ which ultimately converge into a major marketing problem. The designer of this case also has a specific objective to attain out of this case study. Wrong selection of marketing strategy by the new CEO of PARKER (Mr. Paterson) was the principal problem of this case. There are a number of subsidiary problems associated with this. Long-term
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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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EXAMINATIONS- HAS IT KILLED EDUCATION? As we know that the examination system has come to be the main theme of modern education. Everyone from his early child-hood should take endless examinations and succeed in passing them‚ before he could graduate from a college or university. As much importance has been attached to it in school education‚ it has been subjected to mounting criticism as to its validity. People in favor of it praise this system to great extent; and those opposing to it maintain
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In her essay “Song of the Shirt‚” Dorothy Parker describes the ways in which we should help in times of crisis‚ and she does this through the story of Mrs. Martindale. She proved to help those around hers in times of crisis by having a big heart‚ working hard‚ and not letting personal beliefs get in the way of the end goal. Although these things may not seem like effective strategies in helping the country‚ but they can help more than expected. One of Mrs. Martindales beloved attributes was her
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In Anarchism: What it Really Stands For‚ Emma Goldman writes‚ “With human nature caged in a narrow space‚ whipped daily into submission‚ how can we speak of its potentialities?” (21). Here‚ Goldman hints at the inherent problem in characterizing human nature through empirical observation: human behavior is skewed by the influence of society and authority. Therefore‚ conceptions of human nature must be made through reason alone. Though the task is fraught with difficulties‚ assumptions of human nature
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If I could be any superhero‚ I would have to choose Spider-man/Peter Parker. I can see a lot of myself in Peter Parker before he gets his superpowers. I could also see myself making similar choices once I get my powers. I think that I would use them to help the general population. I would however probably also use the powers to help make money by competing in sports of some sort. Peter Parker has a similar social life to me. He is very smart‚ but antisocial. He has only one real friend‚ and is
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