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    Name: Gary Dillon Professor: English 102 Date: April 24‚ 2013 Mr. Collins is a character in the novel Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. He is the cousin of Mr. Bennet and is the clergyman at the Hunsford parsonage near Rosing’s Park‚ the estate of his patroness Lady Catherine De Bourgh. Because Mr. Bennet has no sons‚ Mr. Collins is the heir to the Bennet estate‚ Longbourn. Mr. Collins is twenty five years old and is described simply as being tall and heavy. An insensible man‚ he was raised

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    Gossip is casual or unconstrained conversation or reports about other people‚ typically involving details that are not confirmed as being true. Prejudice is preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience. Elizabeth and Mr. Wickham are technically gossiping in chapter sixteen. They are casually talking about Mr. Darcy when the information being brought up cannot be confirmed

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    Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice and Sharon Maguire’s Bridget Jone’s Diary both portray a microcosm of the beliefs and values of a particular class of British society. Some beliefs and values are shared between both societies‚ however as times change‚ differences are bound to arise. In Pride and Prejudice‚ Austen mainly deals with middle and higher-class society. The Bennets being of a middle class socialize time and again with their own class and higher‚ particularly Elizabeth. Middle and higher

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    Pride and Prejudice Questions 1. Identify the speaker: “The more I see of the world‚ the more I am dissatisfied with it; and everyday confirms my belief of the inconstancy of all human characters‚ and of the little dependence that can be placed on the appearance of either merit or sense.” What does this person mean? The speaker of this quote is Elizabeth. When she says this quote she means that the way people act toward each other has cause her to be somewhat upset. She feels that the

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    Georgiana’s Importance in Pride and Prejudice Throughout the novel Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen‚ Elizabeth‚ the main protagonist’s‚ character changes from being averse to having Mr. Darcy‚ the other protagonist’s‚ favor‚ to wanting to please him. Elizabeth’s character changes due to Darcy’s change in civility throughout the novel. Georgiana‚ Darcy’s sister‚ is the catalyst for Elizabeth’s change in character‚ as seen by Austen’s use of the word "pleasure." Because Georgiana greatly admires

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    The Role of Minor Characters in Austen’s Pride and Prejudice Perhaps the most striking part of Jane Austen’s novel Pride and Prejudice is her mastery of characters and the effects that each has on the plot‚ themes‚ and the other characters’ actions. Though her minor characters are much less visible than the major ones‚ she still uses them as an integral part of the novel by weaving them into situations to enhance the plot and themes. Caroline Bingley is first introduced with the crowd of her brother

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    In the society described in Jane Austen ’s Pride and Prejudice‚ money was as much a social currency as it was a means of exchange for goods and services. Money was often commensurate with social rank‚ yet there was a feeling against parvenus who worked for their fortunes. As the mark of an eligible bachelor or an avenue to gentility or a genteel career‚ money had a great part to play in the society in which Pride and Prejudice‚ a novel of manners‚ is set. "It is a truth universally acknowledged

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    The two novels‚ Wuthering Heights and Pride and Prejudice‚ do compare especially in the way of the two major relationships which encapsulate each novel’s plot. In Wuthering Heights‚ the relationship between Catherine and Heathcliff greatly compare to that of Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy. With Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy‚ the idea of social standing within society keeps them apart and makes one seem less appealing to the other. Because of Darcy’s high social standing‚ the relationship between the two seems

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    1) In 1859‚ Charles Darwin described a model of how living things change over time. He described this model and the evidence that supported it in a book called On The Origin of Species. Which scientific term is used to describe a testable model that seeks to explain natural phenomena?  A) data  B) hypothesis  C) observation  D) theory 2) When an experiment is repeated and the new results are different from the original results‚ what could you assume to be true?  A) The results from both experiments

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    When life presents us with an opportunity where we can get ahead‚ or allows us a chance to make a past transgression right‚ we are obliged to discern the occasion and take action. We must move forward with confidence‚ and not look back‚ for this may be a once in a life time opportunity. Indecision or hesitation may cause us to miss out on what we really desire in life‚ and what we may end up with instead is a life filled with regret. Unfortunately‚ the latter is the case in the Greek myth of “Orpheus

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