Dickens Directed Study August 21‚ 2001 Miss Havisham A Victim or a Villain? Was Miss Havisham a victim or a villain? This extremely eccentric character is absolutely essential to the plot of Great Expectations‚ for with malice intended‚ she greatly alters the paths of Pip’s and Estella’s lives‚ and with obsessive behavior destroys her own life. Miss Havisham was heir to a fortune that had been gained by successful industry rather than noble birth. Miss Havisham’s suitor‚ Compeyson‚ was‚ by social
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people of Islamic origins‚ but also to those who may share the same skin tone. In the minds of these abusers‚ anyone who looks foreign to them‚ such as myself‚ is a person that they automatically hate. Today‚ Muslims are 5 times more likely to be a victim of a hate-crime than they were since 9/11 (The Bridge Initiative). (The Bridge Initiative) These statistics are
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When I was younger‚ about 4th or 5th grade‚ I was a victim of bullying. I could not fathom why someone would do this to someone. Why would someone dedicate every single day of their lives to making someone’s life miserable? Then I realize‚ I was once in the bully’s spot. Before any of the bullying came back to me‚ I was a bully. Oh no‚ the bully becomes the bullied. Well the reality of it all is traumatizing. I would terrorize other students because of my stature. I was once taller than everyone
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. Celie as a Victim of Child Abuse As the book opens‚ we see how thoroughly unprotected Celie is by any adults in her life. Her Pa repeatedly rapes her and Celie gives birth to two children by him. Her mama is sick and mentally ill‚ dying young. Though Celie’s teacher initially comes out to fight for Celie’s right to continue school‚ she goes away when she sees Celie is pregnant. It’s not clear to anybody whether it’s better for Celie to stay at her house with Pa or to marry Mr.__ when he comes
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Gail Winfrey holds many titles-billionaire‚ philanthropist‚ publisher‚ producer‚ activist‚ media mogul and many more-but the title that catapulted her journey into the success she worked hard to achieve is: ‘victim’. She was the victim of rape‚ prejudice‚ and sexism. Her experiences as a victim gave her the strength and courage to prove that she can be more than her biological determinism; it also led her to become a strong proponent of women’s rights and thus‚ dedicate her show’s platform to validate
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of Venice By Raghav Kaushik [KorektPhool] In Shakespeare’s play The Merchant of Venice‚ the character of Shylock is partially responsible for his own downfall. Shylock is a victim of a society that values trade over human life; he falls foul to a city that regards Jews such as himself as inferiors; and even the intricate details of the law plays a part in his demise. It is true that Shylock feeds fat to the fire by treating the Christians with contempt; and his strong determination to dispose of
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Sandy Survivor Profile “Never be afraid to fall apart because it is an opportunity to rebuild yourself the way you wish you had been all along.” ~Al Greene The purpose of my interview is to get to hear the untold stories of the victims of hurricane sandy. Media doesn’t tell the stories that need to be heard. These stories can affect everyone’s hearts and bring a different way of viewing others situations. I have interviewed my neighbor’s cousin; her name is Sophia and she lived
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Running head: HISPANIC IMMIGRANTS Hispanic Immigrants: Victims of Discrimination Kathleen Juarbe-Gorgas Professor Dettmann October 21‚ 2010 United States is the land of immigrants or the land of white people? Based on the U.S. history when Christopher Columbus discovers America‚ the Europeans start immigrant for better opportunities. The Native Indians was the owner of this land but the European took it over. As a consequence of the slavery‚ people from other countries
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Dixon Ticonderoga Victim Of Globalization Case Discussion – No.1 Dixon Ticonderoga – Victim of Globalization 1. The reasons for cost advantage in Chinese pencil production: a. Cheap labor availability China is a country with high population and the labour is cheap compared to the US labour which results lowering of the cost. b. Availability of raw materials The raw material could be cheaper in China compared to the sources which US is being supplied for the pencil production
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Rational consumption: Fashionistas - Reduce your carbon footprint part 1 How they produce: As we all know‚ the carbon footprint of a piece of garment indicates the total greenhouse gas emission of the overall manufacturing and logistic process‚ from the manufacturer to the hands of consumers. In the industrialized world‚ Globalization has provided consumers with a larger range of cheaper goods. Some may argue that it has also prolonged the logistic process which
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