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    false step in one daughter will be injurious to the fortunes of all the others; for who .... will connect themselves with such a family" (Austen ). Jane Austen satirizes Mrs. Bennet since she is searching for a rich individual for her girls and she does not care about the joy her of girls and is simply pursuing the riches and the high class refined

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    flight‚ and anxiety/distortion to add suspense to the story. In summation of the story it is set in the 1400’s in Spain and is following the pov of a man thrown into a dungeon to die. Over the whole part of the story the protagonist is faced with just being by himself also known as isolation. In the story it says all “...sensations appeared swallowed up in a mad rushing descent as of the soul of Hades. Then silence‚ and stillness‚ and night were the universe.” (Poe 1). So with the evidence presented

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    The Importance of Being Ernest is Oscar Wilde’s last and most well-known play. Since it was first performed on 14 February 1895 in London‚ the play had been a huge success in Wilde’s career and it remains in the audience’s view. Wilde uses an easy and frivolous way to reflect the realities of the Victorian society through the play. This is why he calls the play A Trivial Comedy for Serious People. One of the main themes of The Importance of Being Ernest is marriage. As the play was written in Victorian

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    Cannabis Effects on Human Beings In today’s society‚ there are many opinions about certain topics‚ such as illegal substances‚ that differ from one person to another. Those opinions‚ sadly‚ are shaped mostly by things that one hears or sees. However‚ fallacies have become extremely common nowadays. This is why people should always analyze the information they receive before actually believing it. In fact‚ there are many people that still believe that cannabis is one of the worse drugs on earth.

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    was told by them and she says‚ “Art not without ambition‚ but without the illness should attend it.” (Shakespeare I.5 19-20) This shows that Lady Macbeth‚ who is shown to be a heartless‚ and a power hungry woman believes that Macbeth is capable of being able to obtain the rank of king if he wants to‚ but is too kind to carry out the necessary actions. Even though some may say that Macbeth’s downfall is caused by his guilt‚ it is actually his ambitions that lead him to commit horrible crimes which

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    Lady Augusta Bracknell In The Importance of Being Ernest The most memorable character and one who has a tremendous impact on the audience is Lady Augusta Bracknell. Wilde’s audience would have identified most with her titled position and bearing. Wilde humorously makes her the tool of the conflict‚ and much of the satire. She serves well the plot and the theme of the play. She is the strong hand who forces the whole play to move forward with a happy ending. . Generally‚ Lady Bracknell is first

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    rule of Sultan Suleiman. The Ottoman Empire was slowly starting to weaken due to the attacks from the Safavid Persians and the failure to conquer Vienna. The Empire had already started disintegrating and the military had started to become corrupt. How could Roxelana improve/save the Ottoman Empire? What is your plan? Roxelana could have saved the Ottoman Empire by not revealing Mustafa’s plans to overthrow Suleiman. That would have made it possible for Mustafa to become the next Sultan‚ and the

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    saddened by the death of Charlie as it makes it more heartbreaking for us and makes us believe war was unjust. Private Peaceful portrays the injustice and brutality of war which Morpurgo accomplishes through Charlie. From this novel I have learnt how unjust‚ brutal‚ and futile wars are and the negative impacts of war on people affected by it‚ for example soldiers like Tommo and Charlie were forced to leave their homes and loved ones to fight for their country‚ some without their will. Many of these

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    Revolution through when Mr.Jones was kicked out of his farm and how he was a bad ruler and the animal didn’t like him. Mr.Jones was a horrible farm owner he forgot to feed the animals and didn’t take care of his animals.The animals were fed up with Mr.Jones and how he didn’t care about them anymore so they kicked him out of the farm and celebrated that he was now gone.That is exactly what happened to Czar Nicholas with the people of russia and how he didn’t really care about them so

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    In the opening scene of "The Crucible"‚ the playwright reveals insight into John and Elizabeths troubled marriage through Elizabeths subtle passive-aggressive gestures‚ Johns incoherent ramblings‚ and his emotional explosion at the end showing his frustration. Tension between the two immediately increases when John Proctor comes home late. Apparently‚ Elizabeth knows about Johns extramarital affair with Abigail. Elizabeths annoyance is seen when Proctor states‚ Oh‚ is it [a rabbit]! In Jonathans

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