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    “The unqualified truth is that‚ when I loved Estella with the love a man‚ I loved her simply because I found her irresistible. Once for all; I knew to my sorrow‚ often and often‚ if not always that I loved her against reason‚ against promise‚ against peace‚ against hope‚ against happiness‚ against all discouragement that could be. Once for all; I loved her none the less because I knew it‚ and it had no more influence in restraining me than if I had devoutly believed her to be human perfection.” (29

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    had two film adaptions. The first adaption was produced in 1963‚ directed by the Englishman Peter Brook. This version was filmed in black and white and follows the events of the book very closely. The second adaption came twenty-seven years later in 1990‚ which was directed by the American Harry Hook. The second adaption did not quite follow the novel in terms of symbolism‚ the beast and the overall theme while the first adaption was more faithful to the novel. The 1963 version of the film “Lord

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    Dear Pip‚ I know you’ve been through troublesome times. And I want to let you know that I believe the reason for this is Estella. You see‚ her lack of feelings and caring gives your attraction for her an inevitable pain. For the reason being she has no feelings‚ doesn’t regard others feelings‚ & treats you terrible! Essentially‚ what love & care can be given/shown to a person when there isn’t any love or care to give? Estella has no feelings Pip. She constantly uses your attention for her benefit

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    Dickens including the scene where Miss Havisham dress catches fire is symbolic in that she has been wasting her life away‚ while her house falls to ruin around her. At this time she is finally feeling remorse in how she raised Estella‚ treated Pip and in wasting her life. She is begging forgiveness‚ seeking to be absolved and something so tragic happens to her is symbolic and ironic. Pips vision of Miss Havisham hanging from a beam and going back to check on her is foreshadowing in what he

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    Great Expectations and Ender’s Game Ender’s game is a book‚ by Orson Scott Card‚ about a young boy named Ender who commits his whole childhood to saving the world from a third alien invasion. Great expectations is a story‚ by Charles Dickens‚ of a young boy who aspires to become a gentleman and out of all odds he is able to make it into higher society. Both Enders game and Great Expectations tell the story of young boys who strive to become something greater than what they are. Although the story

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    Differentiate between Rational and Adaptive Expectations and clearly explain their role in focusing on future macro-economic variables 1. Rational Expectations The theory of rational expectations was first proposed by John F. Muth of Indiana University in the early 1960s. He used the term to describe the many economic situations in which the outcome depends partly on what people expect to happen. Rational expectations theory is an assumption in a model that the agent under study uses a forecasting

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    Great expectations Analysing my story board We are reading Great Expectations and our task was to storyboard the opening scene where Pip encounters he convict‚ Magwitch‚ for the first time. I am going to analyse 3 of the 8 frames. First of all‚ I am going to look at Frame number one‚ this is where Pip is at the cemetery mourning over his lot family. I decided to show Pip at the cemetery looking at his parents and his brother’s graves. I did this because it shows a clear and rich understanding

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    ZAMORANO[1] English 126 11/25/13 NOVEL VS. FILM As with all novels that are adapted into film changes must be made to fit with the tone of the movie Jurassic park is no exception. The changes can range from the smallest plot point to the biggest. It can be from changing a character personality and behavior to his or her appearance to changing a character fate. A character that might have survived in the novel but died in the movie

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    Have you ever done something just to hurt or to mess with someone else who has wronged you at one time? In reading Great Expectations we learn that revenge is what drives people on in this book. For people like Miss Havisham her revenge on men by raising Estella to spite them. We also see in able how he wants to have Compeyson caught and locked away for making him get more jail time. Miss Havisham fell in love with a man from you lower class‚ then she was but on the day of their wedding her soon

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    Great Expectations: Symbolism In life‚ symbolism is present all around us. Whether it is in the clothes we wear‚ the things we do‚ or what we buy‚ everything has a meaning. Symbolism is also present in literature and it is shown in Charles Dickens Great Expectations. The symbols of isolation‚ manipulation‚ the tragic hero‚ and wanting to be someone else are seen throughout the book through the characters of Estella‚ Magwitch‚ Miss Havisham‚ and Pip. The character of Estella represents the symbols

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