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    Once he has met Estella‚ the young maiden who drives his childhood fixation‚ his way of life progressively becomes more apparent making his antipathy towards himself and others more apparent than ever. Meeting the young maiden quickly makes him regret being a “simple” blacksmith and regretting that Mr.Joe raised him so. On page (67) when they’re playing cards Pip calls them Jacks instead of knaves much to Estella’s entertainment and distaste‚ ostracizing his lack of knowledge. This leads Pip to

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    believed in was the Tooth Fairy. However‚ I am glad I found out it was not real because it taught me that in life you have to work for what you want. I can recall a memory I have of when my first tooth fell out. I was five years old when I started to lose my teeth. I was so afraid to pull out my falling teeth but my mom would tell me that it was not that painful and that if I pulled it out I would see the benefits. Then she began to tell me the story about the Tooth Fairy and how she would leave a

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    http://blog.clientheartbeat.com/customer-expectations/ Customer expectation a. The hard facts about customer expectations 1. Manage promises 2. Customers want relationships 3. The service process is the key to exceeding expectations b. Understanding customer expectation The benefits of understanding customer expectations Understanding your customers’ needs C.examples of companies exceeding customer expectations Amazon exceeds expectations with delivery Google and youtube Excellent customer

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    The text Great Expectations by Charles Dickens reflects many of the values and attitudes of nineteenth century England. The terms ’values’ and ’attitude’ are somewhat linked‚ and are both an integral part of the context of this novel. There was a great divide between the classes at the time of Great Expectations‚ with each class having its own stereotypical views. This difference led to crime in the city‚ which served the need for better punishment‚ as the justice system was quite arbitrary. Attitudes

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    Great Expectations: Injustices and Poor Conditions Committed On Women and Children Great Expectations‚ authored by Victorian novelist Charles Dickens‚ is considered one of his finest works of literature. It was indicative of Dickens’s strong feelings for injustices and poor conditions committed on women and children of that time. Through the main character‚ Pip‚ Dickens’s demonstrated the compassion he felt for children. Most readers‚ like myself‚ are able to associate Pip’s experiences with

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    requires a mortgage. Most things in our life require money things as simple as clothing! Without some money life is either very hard or very short. Either of these are not great options. I agree that a person needs some amount of money to be happy‚ but that doesn’t mean it guarantees happiness. In the book ‘Great Expectations’ by Charles Dickens‚ money is one of the key factors in the plot. The main character‚ Pip‚ struggles with the idea of wealth and what it means to be happy. Even though he rises

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    Great Expectations Reading Log (Chapters 1-7) 1. Chapter 1: Meeting the Convict Chapter 2: Stealing from his Family Chapter 3: The Convict receives the Gifts Chapter 4: Pip Panics Chapter 5: Looking for the Convicts Chapter 6: Reflecting on his decision Chapter 7: Invited to Play at Miss. Havinsham’s House 2. The dominant atmosphere in the first part of the novel is a fearful one. This atmosphere is created when Pip first meets the convict. Pip is then put in

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    Great Expectations Essay Essay Task: Read Great Expectations by Charles Dickens and write an essay in which you describe the conflicts faced by Pip and the author’s attitude toward English society. Hailed by many as his greatest novel‚ Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations is a self-narrated story which tells the life of an orphan named Pip‚ raised by his abusive sister‚ who leaves behind a childhood of misery and poverty to embark on a journey to become a gentleman after an unnamed benefactor

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    Expectations. Having expectations could change one’s life. One can induce change within themselves or it can be influenced by others. This concept is noticeable with Pip‚ the main character in the novel Great Expectations by Charles Dickens. Pip is an orphan boy who lives in Kent‚ England with his abusive sister‚ Mrs. Joe‚ and his sympathetic uncle‚ Joe Gargery. He searches for value as a person in becoming a gentleman and in earning the love of Estella‚ an orphan adopted by Miss Havisham‚ a wealthy

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    Compare and contrast the presentation of Pip‚ Magwitch‚ Miss Havisham and Estella in the opening chapter of Great Expectation Compare and contrast the presentation of Pip‚ Magwitch‚ Miss Havisham and Estella in the opening chapters of ‘Great Expectations’. Explain which characters you feel sympathy for and why? ‘Great Expectations’ written by Charles Dickens is a classic Victorian novel and is often regarded as the author’s finest achievement. However it was originally written as

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