American lawyer and political leader‚ Robert Green Ingersoll‚ once said that “kindness is the sunshine in which virtue grows.” In book one‚ “Fantine‚” in the novel Les Miserables‚ author Victor Hugo uses the helpless and beast-like character of Jean Valjean to demonstrate that when an individual‚ at his lowest point of being‚ is exposed to kindness‚ he may rise up and become virtuous‚ so that he may help others achieve this virtue in return. A helpless individual in the midst of a radically unequal
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system” (Lu 245). Legend (© 2011)‚ a dystopian young adult fiction novel written by upcoming author Marie Lu. Before Lu became a full time writer‚ she was an art director for a video game company. This is a book inspired by the television show‚ Les Miserables. The show involved a highly skilled detective hunting down a notorious criminal. Legend is written from the perspective of two different characters with two completely different backgrounds. June‚ the Republic’s prodigious student is finishing
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Who to blame? Fantine is like a little girl who is buying a car‚ where the car company charges high interest‚ and she ends up paying an enormous sum. In Victor Hugo’s novel Les Misérables‚ both society and Fantine are to blame for her decline‚ though society is much more at at fault than she. Firstly‚ Fantine is partially to blame since she is inexperienced and naive. Likewise‚ society is at fault because the population dehumanizes people living in poverty. Moreover‚ society is responsible because
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In any good novel‚ and even in life‚ people can be influenced in both positive and negative ways. In the three novels that we have read so far‚ Great Expectations‚ Lés Misérables‚ and Wuthering Heights‚ the main characters are faced with negative challenges and influences. Positive guides and influences also affect the characters in these books; the positive guides usually end up winning in the end. In Great Expectations‚ the main character of the story was Pip. Some of the negative influences
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TEXT ANALYSIS OF “NOLI ME TANGERE” - Barlaan GENRE: Novel PURPOSE OF THE TEXT: Jose Rizal wrote Noli Me Tangere during the time of the Spanish occupation in the Philippines. The novel is a reflection of what the Filipinos were going through during that time. He wrote it to open the eyes of the Filipinos to the reality that they were being oppressed. Rizal’s book persistently unmasks contemporary Spaniards in the Philippines of every kind. He exposes corruption and brutality of the civil guards
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In Girl With A Pearl Earring and Les Miserables‚ Griet and Cosette are mistreated by the higher class. Cosette is Fantine’s daughter who is given to the Thenardiers‚ a family of innkeepers‚ because Fantine knows she cannot take care of Cosette. While at the Thenardiers’s inn‚ Cosette is abused and forced to do extortionate tasks she is barely able to do‚ like fetch water in the dark with a bucket larger than her. She is given no mercy‚ because of the “fierce mistress and venomous master” she is being
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• popularly known as Plaridel • leading propagandist for reforms in the Philippines • editor and co-publisher of La Solidaridad • born August 30‚ 1850 in Cupang‚ San Nicolas‚ Bulacan to Julian del Pilar and Blasa Gatmaytan • died July 4‚ 1896 of tuberculosis‚ in Barcelona‚ Spain • He tried to marshal the nationalist sentiment of the Filipino ilustrados‚ or bourgeoisie‚ against Spanish imperialism. • He wrote "Dasalan at Tuksuhan" and also made a parody of
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Matheran- Maharashtra Fast Facts Altitude 750 metres Languages Marathi‚ Hindi‚ English Best time to visit November-February and April-June Introduction Matheran is an idyllic hill station in Maharashtra that is popular for its scenic beauty and laid back pace. If you are looking forward to some peaceful moments travel to Matheran Maharashtra. Time seems stand still in this part of Maharashtra. Hill Resorts in India provides an overview of the beautiful hill station. Location Matheran
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Highstone Electronics Inc. Importance of effective operations management in achieving organizational objectives Operations management forms the heart of the organization as it controls the system of operations. According to Lowson (2002) operations management is concerned with the design‚ operation and improvement of the internal and external systems‚ resources and technologies that create and deliver the firms primary product and service combinations. The activities included within operations
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is the true rationalist because he believes the law is the highest authority‚ sees Jean Valjean as purely evil‚ and because he wholeheartedly believes in the infallibility of the law. Javert believes the law is the highest authority throughout Les Miserables. When his character is first described‚ Hugo states "It will be easily understood that Javert was the terror of all that class which the annual statistics of the Minister of Justice include under the heading: People without a fixed abode" (57)
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