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    Great Expectations

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    The canonical novel ‚ Great expectations by Charles Dickens sets the scene for a narrative journey into the heart of belonging as it related to literary techniques of truncated non-grammatical sentences‚ malapropism‚ animal imagery‚ and violent vocabulary‚ also the use of Gothicism throughout the novel. the opening chapter‚ introduces you to a single character‚ Phillip Pirrip‚ better known as Pip. Early in the book during the opening chapter‚ Pip the character is a child‚ and Pip the narrator focuses

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    How does Priestley present the character of Mr. Birling in the opening of the play? Mr. Birling is presented as arrogant and a social climber through the stage directions at the start of the play. He is described at the start‚ in the stage directions‚ as a “heavy-looking‚ rather portentous man in his middle fifties but rather provincial in his speeches.” This implies that Birling is a man who was born in the countryside and that he is not from a very important background. This shows that because

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    Ibsen presents Pastor Manders throughout the play as a preacher‚ a priest who tries to lecture the other characters and invite them to religion and morality. Manders is shown as a wise man try to guide this family as the father has been a womanizer and has been recently dead. Therefore‚ out of despair‚ the mother of the family‚ Mrs Alving tries to seek advice from Manders. In fact Ibsen dramatizes Mander as a religious‚ close-minded‚ mysterious preacher who clings to dogmatic beliefs and social standards

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    Social Expectations

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    changes. You treat people differently than you would if you were alone‚ you change your actions‚ and you morph your personality to fit what you think everyone around you expects of you. Why do we let ourselves succumb to negative social expectations? Social expectations limit who you are. You can’t display your personality if you are changing it to make the people around you happy. Limitations on who you can be will only hurt you in the long run. When you leave your group of friends‚ who will you be

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    How does Priestly build tension within the play ‘An Inspector Calls?’ The tension first begins to build when the inspector first appears and begins to interrogate Mr Birling. “I’d like some information‚ if you don’t mind Mr Birling.” The family were having a nice family meal when suddenly he appears and ruins the mood. The audience understand this when Mr Birling says “We were having a nice little family celebration tonight. And a nasty mess you’ve made of it now‚ haven’t you?” Tension is created

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    Macbeth Film Genre

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    Shakespeare’s Macbeth chronicles the ambitions of the title character through a text rich with power‚ murder‚ and revenge. Geoffrey Wright contorted these elements to fit the crime thriller sub-genre of film which uses action and psychological aspects to build tension and suspense (TSL). This sub-genre personally motivated Wright‚ for he wanted to convey the text from a psychological and materialistic view as was relevant to his home in Melbourne‚ Australia. According to Gary Braver‚ bestselling

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    Genre Recast Essay

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    R. Shane Barnes Genre Recast Essay ENG 2989 Sec. 32 Due: 11/6/2012 The topic I have chosen for my Laughing Matters genre recast is a humorous perspective on marriage‚ and the everyday differences between men and women in a relationship such as marriage. I do not intend to persuade the audience for or against the idea of marriage‚ but rather‚ persuade them to look at the difficulties and tribulations of marriage‚ in a more light-hearted manner. The type of genre I chose was the “list”

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    How Far Does Miller Make Us Feel Sympathy Towards Linda In The Play? Refer To Details In The Play In Your Answer’ In Arthur Miller’s “Death of a Salesman”‚ Linda plays the key female role. It seems the family revolves around her‚ and she seems to be the most forward thinking character in the play‚ but does Miller make us feel sympathy towards her? There are many reasons as to why we could feel sympathy for Linda. Firstly‚ Linda is living with all the families dreams. Trapped by Willy’s failed

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    Horror Genre Dissertation

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    4. History of the Horror Genre PG. 5 - 9 - 5. Slasher Films and the Gender roles PG. 9 - 13 - 6. Comedy Horror PG. 13 - 16 - 7. Postmodernism and the Horror Film PG. 16 - 18 - 8. Case Study: Scream Vs. Scary Movie PG. 18 - 22 9. Conclusion PG. 23 Bibliography PG. 25 - 27 1. Abstract Page I have researched on the Horror genre‚ looking at when it begun‚ the decline in popularity it has foreseen and how it has been able to recreate

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    Volleyball Expectations

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    My expectations from the team this year are to be good teammates for one another and everyone on the team. This looks like welcoming‚ encouraging‚ and helping each other during workouts‚ practice‚ and games. It doesn’t mean that everyone has to be best friends‚ but just that the players treat each other as our motto: “It’s a team thing”. My expectations from the coaching staff this year are to watch and correct individual mistakes and not to let bad habits go unnoticed. I like how the coaches will

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