SIGNIFICANCE OF TITLE HARD TIMES was serialized in Dickens’ magazine HOUSEHOLD WORDS in the winter of 1853 -54. Before the publication of the novel‚ Dickens took great pain with the title of the book. He experimented with as many as 24 titles Like ’ According cooker the grindstone ’ ’ something tangible ’ ’ Rust and Dust’‚ ‘Hard Heads and Soft Hearts’ etc. Later on those whittled down to just four : ’ Two and Two are Four ’ ‚‘A matter of calculation’ ‚ ’ The Gradgrind philosophy ’ and ‘stubborn
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be a simple topic. On the contrary‚ it’s a very difficult and critical exercise. I describe myself as a hard worker. Whatever the circumstances‚ I have to reach my goals. I do whatever it takes to get the job done‚ sometimes working extra hours. I inherited that aspect of me from my parents who taught me that‚ “to succeed‚ you must work hard‚ because sun always shines for those who work hard”. I am not influenced by the gender and race of my colleagues or people around me. I
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In the article Find the coaching in criticism‚ Heen and Stone propose that the main reason why it can be difficult receiving feedback from others stems from the “tension between two core human needs—the need to learn and grow‚ and the need to be accepted just the way you are” (2‚ Heen and Stone). That is to say‚ although one might see the importance of bettering oneself through taking in criticism‚ it risks offsetting the balance of staying true to one’s beliefs and values. Like many others‚ I face
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Guy Montag relates to this quote in the story by going against the government and fighting for books. In the beginning of the novel Montag has no respect for books as he is a fireman and burns peoples house down that is caught with books‚ but later finds out about the truth of books. This refers to the theme of state-sponsored censorship. In the beginning of the story Montag meets a young girl named Clarisse McClellan. She makes him think‚ which he isn’t used too. She is the first to change his
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The shortest of Dickens’ novels‚ Hard Times‚ was also‚ until quite recently‚ the least regarded of them. The comedy is savagely and scornfully sardonic‚ to the virtual exclusion of the humour - that delighted apprehension of and rejoicing in idiosyncrasy and absurdity for their own sakes‚ which often cuts right across moral considerations and which we normally take for granted in Dickens. Then‚ too‚ the novel is curiously skeletal. There are four separate plots‚ or at least four separate centres
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God Allow a Good Man to Suffer? Jezewski‚ Haley 4/21/2014 The Book of Job‚ the eighteenth book of the Bible‚ follows a man by the name of Job from the land of Uz. It was written between the tenth and sixth century‚ B.C.‚ and documents the story of the many sufferings that fell upon Job. According to this Book‚ Job was "upright and feared God" (Job 1:1‚ NIV)‚ but somehow‚ he suffered so severely and lost so much. This leads nearly everyone to wonder why God would let such a good man suffer so
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Martin luther king jr. Martin luther king jr. was a very good man. He fought to end segregation. He didn’t fight with violence but with word. He made several speeches. One of his most known speech is I had a dream. He was pretty cool. He was born January 19‚ 1929. He died april 4‚ 1968 by getting shot. He had a dream that whites and blacks would one day become friends and they will not be racists. he was born named michale king‚ but his father changed his name in honor of a germen reformer. he
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him. Nick has a special place in this story. He is not just one character among several; it is through his eyes and ears that the story takes place. In this novel‚ Nick goes to some length to establish his credibility in telling about this “great” man called Gatsby. For example‚ “He has one of those rare smiles with a quality of eternal reassurance in it‚ that you may come across four or five times in life. It faced‚ or seemed to face‚ the whole eternal world for an instant.” (Fitzgerald 48) This
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Many students are wondering whether they should get a job or not because there are different opinions about it. Some people claim that the main task of students is studying hard so that after graduation‚ they may get a good degree‚ which offers them a better opportunity for well-paid jobs. Nevertheless‚ I believe great benefits‚ which part-time job provides‚ outweigh more than that. Looking for a job does require some effort. Whether looking for one online‚ through newspapers‚ or going in person
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Flying to Find Love Toni Morrison whose born name Chloe Ardelia Wofford‚ grew up in a home of storytelling and retellings (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toni_Morrison). One of her favorite past time mythological stories from her childhood‚ has become the basis for a new tale to be told in Morrison’s “Song of Solomon”. The original myth tells of a story of the Igbo People of the West African Nation of Nigeria who were boarded on ship to be sold to slavery‚ and had revolted‚ causing white overseers
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