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    is not always a bad thing. People sometimes tell lies to escape from harsh situations or to utilize it to teach someone a lesson. When people are in harsh situations they often feel that the only way to escape that situation is to lie. In “ Great Expectations” When Pip returns from Miss Havisham’s house‚ he is a little confused. The events that took place‚ and Miss Havisham‚ are “incomprehensible” to him. Pip felt convinced that if he “described Miss Havisham’s as my eyes had seen it‚ I

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    Alaina Vierra English I – 7th Period Scholtz 17 February 2011 In Charles Dickens Victorian novel‚ Great Expectations‚ he develops many characters; one of these characters being Mr. Joe Gargery. Joe is Pip’s brother in law‚ but is more of a father figure as him and Pip’s sister Mrs. Joe Gargery has raised Pip by hand. Joe is a man of many traits‚ and as the story progresses we begin to see this more and more. We learn that Joe Gargery is uneducated‚ patient‚ and caring. Joe is shown to

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    compassionate character and past experiences‚ he is able to process difficult situations and empathize with the needy‚ suggesting that his compassion makes him take something negative and always manage to shine a little positive light on it.In the novel great expectations by Charles Dickens‚  Joe’s compassion makes him able to have a positive

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    The Power of Wealth In the story “Recitatif” by Toni Morrison there is a constant theme of race‚ discovery and social class differentiation. The characters in Morrison’s story‚ Twyla and Roberta‚ are of different races but are more evidently separated by class based on their wealth. Wealth is one of the most important defining elements of personal identity and class differentiation. The wealth of a person will determine what products and services they will consume‚ what subcultures they will

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    voice‚ as a man started up from among the graves at the side of the church porch. ‘Keep still‚ you little devil‚ or ill cut you throat’”. The convicts disheveled look‚ his harsh language and violence give off a sense that he could be a criminal. ‘This great iron on his legs’ reinforces this and indicates that he is a criminal being punished. Hence‚ the iron is a symbol that generates the notion of crime and punishment is the Gibbet that Pip sees. This is because Gibbet’s were used during execution‚ which

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    Have you ever done something you thought was right‚ but regretted it immediately afterwards as the consequences presented themselves? “Great Expectations” is a novel by Charles Dickens about a young man named Pip and his adventure through love and life. It shows that love can cause people to do things they thought they would never do and are not proud of. During his adventure‚ Pip’s morals change from childhood to manhood‚ and not in a positive way. In the end‚ he must be able to forgive himself

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    group of personalities and different types of people. Teens can completely forget who they actually are or who they are striving to be and begin to conform with societies hate. By completing the secret benefactor experiment‚ based off the book Great Expectations by Charles Dickens’‚ we will try and replace the hate with love and generosity.

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    Wealth Maximization & Functions of Finance – Financial Management Assignment of MB0029 MBA assignments of Financial Management for MB0029: Offer your arguments in favor of wealth maximization of one of the goals of financial Management and Functions of Finance. Wealth Maximization: Wealth maximization has been accepted by the finance managers‚ because it overcomes the limitations of profit maximization. Wealth maximization means maximizing the net wealth of the company’s share holders

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    part of our DNA‚ our blood and our identity? What happens if we lose this part of our gene‚ what will become of us? Sometimes in life‚ we lose our morals and values without even knowing it in an attempt to examine our capability in society. In Great Expectations‚ Pip attempts to discover his potential to be a gentleman to be fit enough to be with Estella who he desires very much. This hungry desire is demonstrated through the use of negative connotation by Dicken to show Pip’s state of mind. “She said

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    revenge but holds his temper. "When they hurled their insults at him‚ he did not retaliate; when he suffered‚ he made no threats. Instead‚ he entrusted himself to him who judges justly."� (1Peter 2:23) Charles Dickens teaches us in his novel‚ Great Expectations‚ that people who seek revenge on others often end up hurting themselves as well. One person who finds herself getting hurt after she takes vengeance on others is Miss Havisham. After being left at the altar by a man named Compeyson‚ she vows

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