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    Great expectations: Prose study coursework How did Charles Dickens create sympathy for Pip in the opening chapter of great expectation? In this essay I’m going to be writing about a Charles Dickens book called ‘Great Expectations’ and how he successfully makes the reader feel sorry for the main character in the book named Pip; a young orphan‚ alone in a graveyard and how bad his life is or how bad its going to get. Dickens makes the reader feel sorry for Pip because we find out that‚ apart from

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    Behavioral Expectations

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    Behavioral Expectations The basis of a positive and effective learning environment are centered around the ideas of consistency‚ mutual respect‚ participation and trust. Without these values no classroom‚ work‚ or home environment can function at their true potential. As in any structured atmosphere‚ a classroom must have participation from its students in the procedures and routines set in place by their educator. It is equally as important for the educator to convey his or her expectations‚ rules

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    My Expectations

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    My Expectations of Basic Writing 3 Taking this Basic Writing 3 class is very exciting to me. I am looking forward to remembering things that have been forgotten and learning things that were never taught . I have not done this in over ten years. I am excited about what is to come and the goals I will achieve this term. My expectations from this class are to learn from my instructor and work with my classmates so I can become a better writer. Over the next nine weeks I am expecting to

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    Hulks‚ or prison ships were a common punishment during Dickens’s times. In the opening scene of Great Expectations‚ Pip stumbles upon a convict having escaped from one of these prison ships. Their first interaction is brief‚ but while Pip is standing in the marshes‚ the convict makes two things clear: he desperately wants a file and desperately needs food. Living conditions upon the Hulks were unpleasant at best‚ according to Diane Yancey’s book‚ Life in Charles Dickens’s England. With one fourth

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    women feel as if they must behave in a manner that is acceptable to the public. Expectations can be seen as something that is suppose to happen. As well as societal expectations‚ which are unclear‚ and unwritten standards‚ followed by people in a specific environment. They differ for every individual depending on their environment‚ and culture. One would assume the individual would conform to their societal expectations‚ but that’s not the case. Instead the individual performance reflects the way they

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    Employer Expectations

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    Employer Expectations The four strengths I currently posses to be a great employee is my attitude‚ the attitude to work hard and get things done‚ I am a clean cut person‚ and I have a lot of respect for people. I have a great driving attitude towards my work. I like getting things done in a short amount of time while at the same time doing a good job. I am very clean so I am a presentable person who makes it enjoyable to talk to and work with. It eliminates the problem of people getting distracted

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    Analysis of a scene of Great Expectations. I have chosen to look at how the relationship of Pip and Magwitch develops during the novel. I have chosen 3 key scenes in which Magwitch and pip meet and I will look at how each is portrayed in terms of character‚ development‚ setting and the messages or morals that dickens is trying to convey. Magwitch first meets pip at the graveyard on the marshes‚ from this we see that pip is a lonely child‚ who has lost his mother and father. Magwitch threatens

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    Life's expectations

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    We are under the pressure of other’s expectations since we are born. We are expected to be brilliant in school terms‚ have a successful job and make up a wonderful family. Society has established these features as the key to achieve happiness. Consequently‚ our lives are so restricted. Indeed‚ those standards could bring us stability‚ but at the same time it could make us feel sedated. What’s life without a little bit of risk? It is amazing to realize that we have still the capacity of surprising

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    world of fairies from British mythos into one of his most beloved plays‚ A Midsummer Night’s Dream. The significance created from Shakespeare’s use of the fairy world comes from the main storyline of the play; the world and workings of the human characters clashes with that of the fairies in such a way that it is clear they work together. The fairy world is a reflection of the human world‚ parallel

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    they advance further in society; some changes are for the better of the individual‚ others not so much. These changes can be caused by monetary gain‚ advancements in their field of work‚ or a group of new friends. For example‚ in the novel Great Expectations by Charles Dickens‚ Pip goes through many changes in hopes of appeasing the heart and standards of the gorgeous yet cold-hearted Estella‚ changes such as being eager to self-improve‚ becoming snobby‚ and being shameful of his origins. From

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