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    Jane Eyre Essay

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    Jane Eyre Essay Prompts Choose one of the following topics and write a well-supported essay of approximately 2 ½ - 3 pages. Adhere to academic standards of diction‚ syntax‚ and grammatical errors. Please attempt to go beyond the obvious answers and evidence in order to make your analysis unique. IF YOU DO NOT PLAN ON WRITING 2 ½ PAGES THEN DO NOT BOTHER TURNING IT IN. IF YOU DO NOT CORRECTLY IDENTIFY JANE EYRE AS A BOOK‚ YOU WILL NOT GET ABOVE A D. IF YOU GET ANY PLOT INFORMATION WRONG

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    Features of Jane Eyre

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    Jane Eyre is written in the style of an autobiography and through the powerful first person narrative with very direct references to the ‘readers’‚ Charlotte Bronte explores the strict social structures and attitudes predominant in the Victorian era. In my opinion‚ the social hierarchy of that period is crucial in the novel as it helps to develop the plot because if Jane wasn’t poor and an orphan‚ she would never have been brought up in the traumatized and distressing way as she was. It is these

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    Jane Addams Mother

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    Jane Addams‚ The Mother of Social Work For years‚ men and women have shared the same rights that every American citizen can expect to have today. The land of the free prides itself for being associated with the idea of freedom and equality. These rights are often taken for granted and seem superficial until they come under threat. By being an American citizen‚ one would expect that the American government would grant those rights to every legal citizen. However‚ it has only been about ninety six

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    Jane Austen Obstacles

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    Jane Austen experienced a less strict version of the British class system: she was low enough on the class “ladder” to interact with poorer classes but high enough to associate with the aristocracy. In her novels though‚ the protagonists all seem to have at least some difficulties in associating with others‚ such as not being able to speak as freely‚ due to the wealth disparity. Acknowledging the differences between Jane Austen’s life and the life of her protagonists

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    Emma by Jane Austen

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    Societal Affects of Love Emma‚ by Jane Austen‚ is a classic comedy that took place in the nineteenth-century near London‚ England. Emma tells the tale of a heroine attempting to be the matchmaker for everyone‚ and ultimately herself. Emma Woodhouse‚ the main character‚ loses her dear friend and governess‚ Miss Taylor‚ to Miss Taylor’s marriage‚ in which she becomes Mrs. Weston. Emma‚ in search of another cherished companion‚ comes across Harriet Smith. Although Harriet comes from a lower class

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    Jane Addams and Assignment

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    Graded Assignment Humanitarian Award Follow the directions in the Student Guide to complete this graded assignment. Your teacher will use the rubric and scoring information at the end of this document to grade your assignment. When you are finished‚ submit this assignment to your teacher by the due date for full credit. (40 points) Criteria List the four criteria you have established for the humanitarian award and give an explanation of each. Criterion #1: Establishes Hull-House

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    Jane Austen Persuasion

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    Matthew Elmasri Sam Arkin Humanities Core 1A Monday December 7‚ 2009 Obliging Compliance and Private Rapture Jane Austen weaves the theme of travel throughout her novel‚ Persuasion‚ to solidify the value she places on sincerity of character in relation to social decorum. However‚ travel in this context is more broadly defined as any change or movement from one place to another. Changes of setting‚ social standing‚ or time‚ for instance‚ are all examples of travel that result in the reinforcement

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    Jane Austen Quotes

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    Like Character‚ Like Estate In the novel Pride and Prejudice‚ Jane Austen gives more meaning to the estates belonging to each character instead of allowing the reader to only see them as Background information. Austen is able to paint the personalities and values of each character in the minds of the reader by describing the outer appearance as well as the interior of the houses‚ this is applied particularly well to both Mr. Darcy of Pemberley and Lady Catherine of Rosings. Both appear proud and

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    Allegory In Jane Eyre

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    The novel "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Bronte‚ is a powerful story and throughout the story‚ the author uses many elements such as‚ imagery‚ tone‚ personification and allegory. Because of these elements‚ the author will engaged the readers into the short story. The point of view also has a huge impact throughout the story‚ and it can show feeling throughout the story. Throughout the first chapter the author uses many imagery to get the feeling to the readers. In the first paragraph of the first chapter

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    Jane Austen's Persuasion

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    The works of Jane Austen are often dismissed as “quaint” novels focusing on romance and other domestic themes‚ however much of Austen’s works serve as social commentaries and criticisms‚ and touch on such controversial topics such as: the social hierarchy‚ social mobility‚ gender constructs/constraints‚ etc. Of her novels‚ Austen’s Persuasion is (arguably) the most blatant example of criticism for the aristocracy/social stratification. Set during the Napoleonic War‚ Persuasion portrays the tensions

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