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    Citations Amir‚ Ayala. The Visual Poetics of Raymond Carver. Lanham‚ MD: Lexington‚ 2010. Campbell‚ Ewing. Raymond Carver: a study of the short fiction. NY: Twayne‚ 1992. PS3553 .A7894 Z58 Gentry‚ Marshall B.‚ and William Stull. eds. Conversations with Raymond Carver. Jackson: UP of Mississippi‚ 1990. Hallett‚ Cynthia W. Minimalism & the Short Story: Raymond Carver‚ Amy Hempel‚ and Mary Robison. Lewiston‚ NY: Edwin Mellen Press‚ 1999. Halpert‚ Sam. Raymond Carver: An Oral Biography

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    Vocab: Asian sea trading network-                  Caravels- Goa- Ormuz-                                                 dutch trading empire-         Vocab: Mindanao- Hongwu-                             Zhenghe expeditions-        Chongzhen- Vocab: Toyotomi Hideyoshi-                  Deshima-                             Malacca- Treaty of Gijanti-                        

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    Margaret was Richard III sister. Henry had heard of events gathering pace and he again responded immediately to the rebellion‚ Henry army outnumbered the rebels at the Battle of Stoke however it did help that the majority of the English nobility and gentry showed their loyalty. Once again we see the Yorkist faction attempting to change the succession. Again Henry reign was under scrutiny with a yorkist prince claiming his right to the crown of England. Perkin Warkbeck another pretender was taken in

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    written by Elizabeth Bowen highlights the difficulties which faced the Irish-Anglo genre. It was one of many novels published in the nineteenth and twentieth century‚ based on “Big House” life in Ireland. Bowen herself is critical of the Anglo-Irish gentry as she believes that they are responsible for the downfall in the society. The denial of their predicament and also their refusal to except change had caused Bowen to be censorious of them. She expresses her points of symbolism‚ imagery and characterization

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    Defining the “Gentleman” and the attack by Charles Dickens on the gentility of society‚ in the reading of Great Expectations. “Biddy‚” said I‚ after binding her to secrecy‚ “I want to be a gentleman” This line in Great Expectations by Charles Dickens is a catalyst for a great discussion and debate‚ one which baffled the people of the Victorian age and still baffles critics to this day‚ what is a true gentleman? Great Expectations is regarded as a masterpiece by Dickens‚ it moves away from

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    a wilderness. Recent historical and archaeological research at theot have been more ill-suited for the task. Because Captain John Smith identified about half of the group as "gentlemen‚" it was logical‚ indeed‚ for historians to assume that these gentry site of Jamestown suggest that at least some of the gentlemen‚ and certainly many of the artisans‚ craftsmen‚ and laborers who accompanied them‚ all made every effort to make the colony succeed. (http://www.apva.org/rediscovery/finding/index.html)

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    Monday‚ December 27‚ 2010 The Rise of the Novel in the Eighteenth Century Introduction: In the eighteenth century the years after the forties witnessed a wonderful efflorescence of a new literary genre which was soon to establish itself for all times to come as the dominant literary form. Of course‚ we are referring here to the English novel which was born with Richardson’s Pamela and has been thriving since then. When Matthew Arnold used the epithets "excellent" and "indispensable" for the eighteenth

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    this number of elaborate promises are generally improbable and occasionally impossible. “The shepherds’ swains shall dance and sing; for thy delight each May morning” In this last stanza completely visualized that the shepherd is being a member of gentry and in this last stanza he concludes with a proposition: If these delights thy mind may move‚ Then live with me and be my love this poem ends with “if” statement‚ meaning it connotes that there are possibility that the Shepherd’s love might not accept

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    all short of “child’s play”‚ for the socially necessitous‚ at least. The judicial system reigned heavily as the generality fell victim under it’s horror. Due to which of the six social classes you belonged‚ (Monarch- being the highest‚ Nobility‚ Gentry‚ Merchants‚ Yoemanry‚ or Laborers- being the lowest)‚ your punishment could be the sole difference between life and death. The Elizabethan Era (1558-1603)‚ ran by Queen Elizabeth I‚ in London‚ is portrayed to be similar to that of “walking

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    distinctions between classes‚ they were referred to by “rank” or “order”. The lower class and impoverished people made up an estimated 70% of Britain’s population. 27% were of the middle class‚ and only 3% were classed as dukes‚ knights‚ and assorted gentry. Most people had little possibility of achieving higher or lower social status‚ and could only escape their poverty by immigrating to the colonies. The political landscape in Charles Dickens England was a “tennis ball” effect‚ going back in forth

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