are no coincidences in [good] literature.” Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest is a fast-paced comedy of errors and chance that shows the transitioning gender roles of the Victorian era. The play provides numerous laughs thanks to Wilde’s wit and wordsmithing. Contemporary audiences probably saw the play as an instrument to entertain. The play is definitely that‚ however there are also underlying messages about gender roles‚ sexuality‚ society‚ and self-actualization. Wilde’s portrayal
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Athletes and Brothers as Role Models In today’s world‚ sport stars and other athletes are looked up to by all ages. When a star athlete does something good for charity or helps in a fundraiser‚ they set a positive example. But when a star athlete does something bad‚ like get arrested‚ do drugs‚ or drinks‚ they give kids the wrong idea. Often in society‚ we focus more on stars negative actions instead of their positive actions. Courage and determination aren’t the only lessons we can learn
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them to be very appreciated by other people. This age can be described as very hypocrite because no one is perfect so lying and pretending in order to present as a “saint” is absurd but in that age it meant everything. This essay will discuss the role of women in that age compared with this age. It will also show the vanity and insecurity of women and try to explain if that really remained even for today. Miss Gwendolen Fairfax is a member of upper class society and a perfect example of a beautiful
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What good does always being earnest do you if you are not "Ernest"? Oscar Wilde’s play‚ "The Importance of Being Earnest"‚ explores exactly this notion‚ following two men who readily abandon their namesakes in order to win the affections of their respective fair ladies. The play opens in London with a conversation held between these two men‚ Jack Worthing and Algernon Moncrieff. However‚ at the play’s origin‚ Algernon only knows his friend as "Ernest". This rapidly changes with the aid of a cigarette
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Celebrities are bad role models Do celebrities make bad role models? I believe they do. Kids see celebrities in the news everyday and mimic what they do‚ thinking that they should be like them. But that is wrong. Most celebrities don’t know what they are doing in their life because they have a hard time telling reality from fantasy. They are like you and me‚ but people think that they are more than that. Most magazines and movies have pictures/videos of airbrushed celebrities and when teenager look
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The role of professional athletes as role models for the youth is a debatable topic. Should they be the people your children look up to and try to be like? Or are they just popular people who have let fame get to their head and influence them to make poor choices? While there are many people who believe that they should be responsible for setting good examples for the millions of children in the world‚ there are equally as many that believe they should not be put under that kind of pressure on top
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“I am not a role model‚ I am not paid to be a role model. I am paid to wreak havoc on the basketball court. Parents should be role models. Just because I dunk a basketball‚ doesn’t mean I should raise your kids.” – Charles Barkley. Professional athletes are not the best people to be role models for kids. Steven Ortiz‚ a sociology professor at Oregon State and the author of several published studies on athletes ’ bad behavior says‚ "Spoiled-athlete syndrome begins early in sports socialization. From
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The Importance of Being Earnest‚ by Oscar Wilde‚ has many characters that play important roles throughout different parts of the play. Each character sets up as an obstacle for another character. The character that played a major part in the play‚ even though it was not known until later in the play‚ was Miss Prism. She knew something that would change the attitude and lives of the main characters. She did not reveal this secret nor would she have if she had not been called out on it by a person
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examineathletes while they’re not on the court or on the field‚ you can see what they are likein every dimension. Athletes have many positive and negative sides that affect theirpublic face and both benefit and harm their abilities to become role models. The athlete as role model is by no means a new issue. In fact it is quite ancient. Asdistant as 800 B.C.‚ when the Olympics were first played in Greece‚ the athletes all paidhomage to the Greek God Zeus. Olympia was originally on the sacred site of Gaia. Sportswere
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Who Is She? You see… She happens to be an amazing role model in today’s messed up society. Mr. Hawkins‚ I think Carrie Underwood should come here to speak to us‚ the student body. Carrie Underwood is really polite‚ vigorous‚ and beneficial. One reason I selected Carrie Underwood would have to be about her politeness towards her fans and haters. Some pop singers have a really bad lack of respect for their fans like Justin Bieber‚ but Carrie Underwood has a great responsibility
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