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    Changes in Adolescence

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    a lot of time in school with their peers and many have after school or weekend jobs. However‚ in Little Women the girls are either enrolled in schooling or are working‚ but not both. The eldest‚ Meg‚ has completed school and is now working as a governess for a wealthy family. Jo‚ the second eldest‚ has also finished school and works for their aunt‚ caring for her and reading her stories. The next in line is Beth‚ who is being home schooled‚ followed by Amy‚ the youngest‚ who has been taken out of

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    relationship with them is dear to her. This experience for Jane not only gives her familial happiness‚ but also increases her status in many ways (i.e.‚ through wealth and education) so that she can be equal to Mr. Rochester instead of just being a governess-turned

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    Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest tells the story of two gentlemen who lead a double life under the name “Earnest” in order to win the hearts of their love interests.The play premiered in London’s St. James’ Theater in 1895 and is now performed in theaters throughout the world because of its timeless humor and whit. In his play The Importance of Being Earnest‚ Oscar Wilde employs the use of satire to convey his criticism towards Victorian society’s views on marriage‚ deceit and duality

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    Explore the role of social class in ‘Jane Eyre’. Social class plays an important role throughout the novel for Jane’s ambiguous class status becomes evident from the opening chapter. Bronte refers to Jane as a poor orphan living with her cruel relatives‚ she feels alienated from the rest of the Reed family. Jane’s callous cousin John Reed tells Jane she has "no business to take our books; you are a dependent . . . you ought to beg‚ and not to live here with gentleman’s children like us." In this

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    Sudoku The film Clueless‚ written by Amy Heckerling‚ is an adaptation of Jane Austen’s novel Emma. It closely parallels the story in terms of characterization and actions. Both of the main characters‚ Cher and Emma‚ are spoiled‚ high class snobs who‚ after undergoing a crisis brought on by their own pride and repression of their feelings‚ are transformed from callowness to mental and emotional maturity. However‚ the film also diverges from the original story in that it eliminates a key character

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    Life Back Then: Life in the Georgian Era In the 19th century the way of life was very different than what it exists in the present world. Women were treated as property and kids were slaves to the work force. Men flourished in the social and economic statuses. People used horses as the main way to get places. Not everyone had the chance for an education and life was quite miserable if you weren’t wealthy. People would do just about everything to be able to get money‚ and kids worked

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    Emma by Jane Austen

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    Hartfield. At the beginning of the novel‚ she is a self-satisfied young woman who feels no particular need to marry‚ for she is in the rather unique condition of not needing a husband to supply her fortune. At the beginning of the novel‚ Emma’s governess‚ Miss Taylor‚ has just married Mr. Weston‚ a wealthy man who owns Randalls‚ a

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    Analysis of the movie „Anna and the King” [pic] Table of Contents Introduction.....................................................................................2 Historical background and brief summary...................................2 Cultural clashes..............................................................................4 Absolute monarcy........................................................................5

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    Feminism in Literature Overview Feminism has gradually become more far-ranging and subtle in its attacks on male-dominated society. Many injustices still need to be corrected‚ but equally necessary is a more down-to-earth‚ tolerant and compassionate view of fellow human beings. Introduction Many feminists dislike theory. Sharp intellectual categories‚ argumentation‚ seeming objectivity‚ and the whole tradition they grow out of are just what feminists are seeking to escape. And if their reasoning

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    Controversy of Jane Eyre

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    but if the features of a woman were not perfect during that time and era people took it as a slap in the face when it came to creation. The novel itself challenged the class structure in a hierarchal society. No one had ever heard of a lowly governess and a wealthy nobleman like Jane and Mr. Rochester finding love for each other. It was something that was simply unheard of. Ms. Bronte

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