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    was strict‚ but she had decided from the beginning she would do her best and excel in everything she could. After graduating‚ Jane became a teacher at Lowood School. Although‚ Jane reflected on the desires of her heart for the future and became Governess after putting an ad in the local paper. Jane made many other independent decisions for herself such as leaving Mr. Rochester with nothing‚ developing friendships with the individuals who found her and returning to Mr. Rochester after many a long

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    Jane Austen portrays the society of the novel‚ Emma‚ through the values and standards of the Highbury world. Highbury is a "large and prosperous village almost amounting to a town‚" sixteen miles out of London. In Emma we find there is an emphasis placed on social organisation and mores. Hartfield is the home of the Woodhouses‚ who are the "first in consequence in Highbury." Indeed‚ all the fully developed characters in the novel belong to the upper middle class - the cultural elite. Consequently

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    would experience her lack of ability to drink‚ Beurer used hypnosis to get her out of her absense state and presume her drinking. After going through the technique of talking to the patient in hypnsosis‚ she mentioned her hatred for her Englich governess and how her dog has drank out of a glass. Because of the hysteris she could have generalized her hatred for her professor and her dog to her own drinking becasue when she would go to pick up her glass her unconscious would remind her of the hatred

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    Lady With The Dog Chekhov

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    Chekov wrote “The Cherry Orchard” and “Lady with the Dog” these two stories are different but also similar. There are two similar themes in these stories; love and society. The theme of love in the “Cherry Orchard” is represented by the fact that Lubov and Gaev loved the cherry orchard and the memories and did not want to sell‚ even to clear the family’s debt. When the idea of clearing the lot for summer homes is brought up they can’t even stomach the idea. Looking out at the orchard brings back

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    The novels Jane Eyre and Little Women are strikingly similar in many ways‚ and the characters Jane Eyre and Jo March are almost mirrors of each other. There are many similarities between Jane and Jo‚ and also some differences‚ as well. From childhood‚ although they find themselves in completely different situations‚ both girls experience many of the same trials in their younger years. Jane is an orphan who has no family to call her own‚ and lives with an aunt and cousins who despise and dislike her

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    Life of Catherine the Great What would be your thoughts‚ at fourteen years old‚ if you discovered that everyone was pressuring you to marry an unaffectionate‚ immature prince? Princess Sophia Augusta Fredericka was put into this situation when Empress Elizabeth of Russia sent for her to become the bride of her nephew and heir‚ Peter III. Sophia took a strong dislike in her husband and therefore helped to remove him from the throne. She then took charge as the Queen of Russia‚ and changed her

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    Mary Mackillop

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    of her childhood years looking after and acting like a second mother to her siblings. The MacKillop family were quite poor so at the young age of 14‚ Mary got herself a job as a governess and as teacher at a Portland school. All the money Mary earned went towards her families everyday living. While working as a governess‚ Mary met Father Julian Tension Woods. By the time Mary had reached the age of 15 she had decided that she wanted to be a nun. She also wanted to devote her life to the poor and

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    Examine the use of the theme of social class in ‘Jane Eyre’ and how this is illuminated by your reading of ‘Pride and Prejudice’ by Jane Austen. The novel ‘Jane Eyre’ highlights the idea of social class and the position of women in society. It tells the story of how protagonist Jane progresses through different social classes in life‚ beginning as the low position of an orphan and ending in the higher position of being both wealthy and married. Charlotte Bronte’s own social background was that

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    Cousin Kate

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    Italian at King ’s College from 1831. He resigned in 1845 because of blindness. All the four children in the family became writers; Dante Gabriel also gained fame as a painter. Christina was educated at home by her mother‚ Frances Polidori‚ a former governess. She shared her parents ’ interest in poetry and was portrayed in the paintings and drawings of the Pre-Raphaelites.” Christina was sexually abused by her father‚ her poem ‘Cousin Kate’ could possibly be a recount of the series of events the occurred

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    A reflection on Jane Eyre

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    A major problem in our society today is political stagnation. Despite the growing number of issues our government’s inaction is hurting us dearly. While over 80% of the population believes the government should computerize gun records‚ our government has voted against it time and time again. This is because the money is not in the hands of the people but rather the National Rifle Association (NRA). To vote against the NRA would cost a politician his or her career‚ something no one is willing to

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