This is the first sentence of Pride and Prejudice and stands as one of the most famous first lines in literature. Even as it briskly introduces the arrival of Mr. Bingley at Netherfield—the event that sets the novel in motion—this sentence also offers a miniature sketch of the entire plot‚ which concerns itself with the pursuit of “single men in possession of a good fortune” by various female characters. The preoccupation with socially advantageous marriage in nineteenth-century English society manifests
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Atticus Finch In part one of the novel To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ Atticus‚ the father of two young children‚ Jem and Scout‚ teaches his children many important lessons. Atticus teaches his children to not be prejudice towards other people. The children kind of already know that they shouldn’t judge people by the color of their skin from their black housekeeper‚ Calpurnia‚ who they love and appreciate. But when their Dad takes the case of Tom Robinson‚ people around town start calling him
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Section A Twelve Angry Men Summary: Twelve Angry Men is an 1950s allegorical play that represents the social views on justice‚ using the scenario of a debatable innocent or guilty perpetrator to define the microcosms that each of Reginald Rose’s jurors represent. Each juror represents their own society through their given characteristics‚ showing their attitudes to the jury system. The idea that the perpetrator is debatable as innocent or guilty is left up to the audience whether the 8th Juror’s
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Many people have the misconception that being prejudice only refers to the color of skin however that is not the case. There are many ways in which a person can be prejudice. Being prejudice deals with holding a certain attitude toward a person from a certain group. It is a learned behavior and though not always‚ it can lead to discrimination. There are two dimensions of prejudice including the affective dimension and the cognitive dimension. The affective dimension is broken down into two theories
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Plot: "Twelve Angry Men" is an interesting and exciting jury-room confrontation in which an "open and shut case" becomes strenuous as twelve strangers scuffle for answers. The trial involves a nineteen-year-old boy‚ who is suspect of killing his father in a late-night altercation with an extraordinary knife. His fate now lies in the hands of 12 jurors‚ each with his own determination to solve the case and reveal the truth. As the session takes its course‚ evidence becomes scrutinised‚ tempers rise
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The theme of courage stands strong throughout the story. Hemingway wanted masculinity and courage to be the over-arching message or theme and they must be kept together. Men needed to be courageous in order to prove themselves to women. To do this‚ they must do masculine things like hunt‚ fight‚ and endure harsh things. Men like Francis needs to prove to himself that he is a man. Running away from the fight not only shames him‚ but humiliates him. However‚ later on‚ Francis proves to Margot that
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and caring who won the heart of the readers. In act 1 scene 2 Drummond demonstrated that he is smart when he examined Bannister. Drummond ask if Bannister read the Bible‚ but he responded that he couldn’t read. If Bannister can’t read the Bible. We can tell that Bannister learned about the Bible thought sharing of ideas. Cates shared his ideas of evolutions to the kids that he taught but instead of getting recognized for his teaching he was sentenced to jail. Drummond flipped the case around by giving
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the world that the changing art of ruling is worth the knowing about. He also expressed that young men deserved to be taught the importance of new ways of ruling‚ to insure success. During this time‚ the values of the Renaissance were prominent‚ teaching the value of individualism and the power each individual possessed. Inadvertently Machiavelli used this to his advantage when instructing young men to become great kings and uses this in his literature to persuade the reader to believe what he is
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Mikayla Titus In Oedipus Rex a man blindly searches for the truth not knowing that it will be the cause of his own despicable fate. He finds out the to end the plague he has to find the former king’s killer. He fights with Tiresias‚the seer and says Creon is plotting against him. He fights with Jocasta about the past and current “coincidences”. They both realize the truth and Jocasta hangs herself and Oedipus stabs his eyes out. Creon becomes king and agrees to take care of Oedipus’s daughters
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Crooks‚ Candy‚ and Curly’s wife in his novel Of Mice and Men. In this novel‚ Steinbeck uses his character Crooks to show loneliness. Character dialogue was one way Steinbeck showed loneliness in his novel. Crooks says to Lennie‚ “You know he’s goin’ to come back. S’pose you didn’t have nobody. S’pose you couldn’t go into the bunkhouse and play rummy ‘cause you was black.” (Steinbeck 72). This quote infers that Crooks is very lonely and how he envies George and Lennie’s friendship. Another way
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