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    Elizabeth’s Pride and Darcy’s Prejudice? Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice is a timeless social comedy which is both satirical and full of sentiment. The title refers to the personalities of the two main characters and cues the reader to Austen’s broader thematic purpose: to satirize nineteenth century manners and morals‚ especially as they relate to courtship and manners. Although both characters contain both these traits‚ it is mainly Mr. Darcy who exemplifies ‘pride’

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    ------------------------------------------------- Associate Program Material Stereotypes and Prejudice Worksheet Please complete the following exercises‚ remembering that you are in an academic setting and should remain unbiased‚ considerate‚ and professional when completing this worksheet. Part I Select three of the identity categories below and name or describe at least 3 related stereotypes for each: * Race * Ethnicity * Religion * Gender * Sexual orientation

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    Pride and Prejudice: Gender Roles The book Pride and Prejudice is a story about love‚ ambition‚ pride‚ and first impressions. Ironically the book was initially named First Impressions because of the way each character in the book viewed others based solely on their first encounters. The book takes place in the 19th century‚ and within this time period women were not exactly treated equally by society. Men were considered more superior than women‚ and men were also considered to have more rights

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    Associate Program Material Stereotypes and Prejudice Worksheet Please complete the following exercises‚ remembering that you are in an academic setting and should remain unbiased‚ considerate‚ and professional when completing this worksheet. Part I Select three of the identity categories below and name or describe at least 3 related stereotypes for each: • Race • Ethnicity • Religion • Gender • Sexual orientation • Age • Disability

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    Prejudice/Discrimination Racial Prejudice was very common in the mid 1900’s America‚ where blacks were looked down upon and treated unfairly. They were segregated and forced to do things like use separate toilets‚ and go to separate schools and churches. They were thought of as so dumb by some people that they weren’t allowed to do anything except hard labour‚ and things like chopping wood. Prejudice can be found in the novel To Kill a Mockingbird‚ by Harper Lee‚ through the eyes of a young middle

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    Compare and explore how Shakespear and Austen present attitudes to love and marriage in ‘much ado about nothing’ and ‘pride and prejudice.’ Shakespeare and Austen use different ways of presenting attitudes towards love and marriage‚ Shakespeare uses a play and Austen uses a novel. Although they use different forms they both use very alike techniques and story lines‚ but in particular their characterisations and ways of contrasting are very corresponding and give a very similar effect on the reader

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    Literary analysis of Pride and Prejudice I’ve watched a movie called Pride and Prejudice written by Jane Austen and directed by Joe Wright. It’s a love story based on Jane Austen’s novel that takes place in the beginning of the 1900-century in the south of England. The movie was released in 2005. Brief summary There is this family‚ the Bennets‚ that lives on a farm near Netherfield Park. The family includes Mr. Bennet‚ Mrs. Bennet and their five daughters. One of their daughters‚ Miss Elizabeth

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    Racism and Prejudice It is undeniable that in deed race matters. The four selections in this chapter and the Linda Lin article‚ talk about different kinds of racism and prejudice‚ all of them true and all of them equally detrimental. I think this country is far from being perfect and from not having racism or prejudice problems. Nevertheless‚ is undeniable that it has come a long way (President Obama) since the time of slavery and more recently Jim Crowe laws and the harassment that was brought

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    PRIDE AND PREJUDICE Major Themes The pivotal theme is that marriage is important to individuals and society. Throughout the novel‚ the author describes the various types of marriages and reasons behind them. Marriage out of economic compulsions can be seen in Charlotte’s marriage to Collins. Marriage due to sensual pleasure can be seen in Lydia’s marriage. The marriage of Jane and Elizabeth are the outcome of true love between well-matched persons. Another major theme is that pride and prejudice

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    Max Railing Mr. Shanahan British Literature Honors December 11‚ 2012 Social class within Pride and Prejudice plays a key role throughout the novel. Social class not only determines where one is placed in the class structure‚ but also the amount of land‚ money‚ and potential suitor candidates. Where one is placed within the social hierarchy is based on what one does for a living and their social status as well. For instance‚ Mr. and Mrs. Bennet are considered ‘landed gentry‚’ meaning they do

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