In the novel Emma‚ the author‚ Jane Austen‚ uses many different techniques to characterize Miss Bates as a woman with no intellect‚ but a very kind heart. Miss Bates in a humorous character who is loved and loving. Austen’s diction is one such technique used to characterize Miss Bates. Miss Bates is a "contented" old woman with certain "cheerfulness" to her nature. Miss Bates always has good intentions and is always a happy‚ joyful woman. Her good will towards others makes her such a popular
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ane Austen’s comedy of manners novel Emma and Amy Heckerling’s ‘teenpic’Clueless‚ as profound and satirical reflections of Regency England and postmodern America respectively‚ show how the transformation process can shape and enhance textual‚ intertextual and contextual meaning. By adapting the genteel‚ idyllic country society of Highbury to the upper- fast-paced microcosm of modern Beverley Hills‚ insight is given into the realignment of social values and attitudes towards class‚ marriage and gender
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aren’t often spoken‚ but when they are‚ the person saying it‚ without a doubt‚ means it. What makes a speech so memorable? Is it possible to find similarities between two completely different speeches‚ such as; Abraham Lincoln’s “Gettysburg Address” and Emma Watson’s “Gender Equality is your issue‚ too” speech? A speech is a formal address or discourse delivered to an audience; however‚ it may seem to be a jumble of words spoken out loud‚ if it is not potent and meaningful. The use of rhetorical devices
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with many other things. Emma Watsons speech about Gender Inequality informs everyone that it can end with the help from her program HeforShe and everyone supporting it. The speaker (and speech) chose to motivate the youth to improve society by using rhetorical devices and facts and evidence. One rhetorical device used was allusion. The speaker used this to motivate her audience by including a famous female figure that also agrees with Emma’s opinion about gender inequality. Emma says ‚ “Hillary Clinton
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Emma Watson’s address to the United Nations is extremely effective in drawing people in to her cause of supporting feminism. Watson’s emphasis on equality regardless of gender rather than one gender dominating the other. Her anecdotes about her childhood and decision to call herself a feminist connects with her audience and allows them to understand why they should support gender equality as well. By introducing her draw to feminism with these stories‚ Watson personally connects with the cause and
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introduction – Activity 1 A review of the British Gas Businesses current approach to collating‚ storing and using HR data within the organisation. Findings Below you will find an overview of some of the data that the HR function within British Gas Business collects. Within this report I will identify two reasons why British Gas Business needs to collect HR data‚ and the current methods in which we store the data. I will also briefly touch upon some key legislation which if compliant‚ will reduce
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Analysis of Emma Lazarus’ Statue of Liberty Poem X Maxwell Wallace Maxwell Wallace has been a professional freelance copywriter since 1999. His work has appeared in numerous print and online publications. An avid surfer‚ Wallace enjoys writing about travel and outdoor activities throughout the world. He holds a Bachelor of Science in communication and journalism from Suffolk University‚ Boston. "The New Colossus" is a sonnet by the late American poet‚ Emma Lazarus (1849-1887). 1. Significance
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The 1993 hit film Clueless ’‚ written and directed by Amy Heckerling‚ exemplifies how popular culture re-appropriates Austen ’s novel‚ Emma ’ to serve updated agendas. Clueless ’ involves a storyline‚ which closely follows the text of Emma ’. However‚ there are some key points of difference in the transformation that has taken place. This is due to the individual context of the 19th Century prose text and that of a modern appropriated film text. The context can be divided into three focal categories:
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Law Assignment In this essay I shall discuss the case of the Silverline Construction Ltd (SCL) v Emma. Which is an event‚ which took place on the school premises. The event happened ‘shortly after completion when several roof tile fell and smashed on the ground in front of the victim. This resulted in injuring her face and affected her confidence. The question‚ which is being asked is whether ’Emma have a cause of action in negligence against SCL’. Using common law‚ the claimant is owed duty of
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“Do you dare to suppose me so great a blockhead‚ as to not know what a man is talking of?” What does Austen reveal through misunderstandings and cluelessness in ‘Emma’ and other works? Jane Austen’s novels are known for their depiction of the lives of young women who are represented as heroines and embark on a journey towards clarity and understanding and growth towards maturity. In the time period of Austen’s writing the expectations for women were for them to find a man with wealth who could offer
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