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    In Tess of the D’Ubervilles Thomas Hardy creates a sense that fate is guiding each of the characters‚ often for the worst‚ to an inevitable end. From the beginning of the novel Tess shows a thorough understanding of her shortcomings and an acceptance that she is destined to lead a difficult life. Hardy uses societal circumstance and fate to create the powerfully tragic story of Tess‚ her family and her relationships‚ and how she chooses to play to the hand that she is dealt. From the beginning of

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    Silas Marner

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    rainbow tavern and the church in raveloe are also places where class differences are present. The rainbow is a different place when the “gentles” are having a dance (ch.six). In these times‚ the lesser villagers like mr.Macey‚ reign over the rainbow‚ telling stories. Secondly‚ at the church‚ the higher members of society sit in assigned seats at the front of the church while the rest of the villagers sit in the back and watch. In both these places‚ although everyone recognizes the status differences

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    Gatsby The geography in The Great Gatsby contribute to the setting‚ character development‚ and the tone of critical events. The setting is important because Fitzgerald uses setting to reveal character. Where people live determines what they do‚ telling the reader the kind of person they are. Weather often matches the emotional tone of events. The setting of The Great Gatsby is divided into four major areas: West and East Egg‚ the valley of ashes‚ and New York City. West Egg is a representation

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    across that all prove to be extremely telling of the differences between western cultures and that of the Indians and the historical motivations behind conquest in general. This physical and emotional struggle of accommodation between races Cabeza de Vaca describes the Indians in such a way that is dehumanizing and condescending. Though he journeys out to claim land that is clearly in possession of the Indians‚ him and the other Spanish noblemen seek fortune in the southwestern united states or

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    effortlessly‚ without effort“.(Sonia Maasik‚19) They were told rivers were filled with gold‚ that anybody can make a fortune out here with little more than a pan and some luck. Where you don’t have to work hard to strike it rich. California has a laid back lifestyle that you can have too if you just move out

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    Gattaca Movie Analysis

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    one second‚ the blood is being tested and geneticists can determine your life and future. This determines how long your life will be and what diseases you may face‚ but not how happy or what you will face in life. It is different from a fortune teller. A fortune teller tells the outside danger that you may face‚ however‚ this warns you about

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    Life Without Television

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    would have a terrible week. How could we get through the long evenings is such a quiet house? What would it be like without all the shows to keep us company? We soon realized‚ though‚ that living without television for a while was a stroke of good fortune‚ It became easy for each of us to enjoy some activities alone‚ to complete some postponed chores‚ and to spend rewarding time with each other and friends. First of all‚ with no television to compete for our time‚ we found plenty of hours for personal

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    Movie Review: The Social Network It’s a tale of selfishness. A tale of the retribution and angst that in some amount has its place in every young person’s budding soul‚ that just happened to lead to the birth of a billion dollar enterprise. It’s a tale of breaking the rules—err‚ the ethics—of business‚ leading to the conception of a cyber revolution that includes 550 million people and connects every inhabited corner of the earth. Near as obvious as Facebook’s ironic triumph is the necessity

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    Satire in Huckleberry Finn

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    that any of those counter charms were good for removing the penance of killing a spider. Most superstitions throughout these chapters stem from one person telling another of an irrational belief they hold as the truth like Jim’s “magical” hair-ball that he profits off of by telling people very vague fortunes (Twain 17-18). Some of these fortunes come true‚ so people tell others about the miraculous magic hair-ball. Superstition is an issue that has been around forever‚ and will probably be around

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    NO WAY THEY ARE GOING TO SHUT US DOWN!” My dad muttered‚ “I’m sorry‚ son‚ the newspaper business just can’t handle the stamp act.” I was a bit disappointed. I couldn’t believe it; the family’s only source of income was now gone. It would take a fortune to get enough money to keep running our business. My dad and I walked back inside to tell my brother and mother the bad news. First‚ we told my mother‚ Abitha‚ the bad news. She broke down in tears.

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