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    criticism of Victorian arrangement of marriage. She stresses the importance of women’s friendship as the main agent that can help in fighting against or changing society’s exploitation of women. The two sisters represent two different kinds of women; Lizzie‚ the submissive ones and Laura‚ those that fought against patriarchy‚ and the goblins represent the patriarchal system. It shows that women can control their destinies‚ gain some level of independence‚ and avoid society’s oppressive rules and work

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    But‚ the goblins had another plan in store for her‚ the goblin men “want Lizzie to eat the fruit too and they try to force it into her mouth. Lizzie resists‚ and runs home dripping with juice and pulp” (Humphries‚ Simon). Lizzie is resisting the temptation‚ something that Laura was not able to do. By Lizzie resisting even though she was ultimately forced‚ she is still able to resist and not be tempted by such fruits no matter how much force

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    the Prime Minister of Canada‚ Sir Robert Borden‚ had promised Canadians that he would not introduce overseas conscription to citizens at any cost (Bain). Nevertheless in May 1917‚ Borden took back his promise and introduced the Military Services Act (Le Canada- A People’s History). On August 29 1917 under the Military Services Act‚ conscription became law in Canada to all able-bodied men between the ages of 18-45 (Jones‚ and Granatstein). Robert Borden later introduced temporary income tax under

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    How does Carol Ann Duffy create character? The two poems I will be focusing on today are ’Girl talking’ and ’Lizzie‚six’. Both poems follow two innocent children that were abused either sexually or physically. There are two apparent themes in both poems‚ Loss of innocence and also Growing up. I will be discussing both of these and in which way are they portrayed in the poems I have chosen. ’Girl talking’ is a poem based on a young girl who was raped‚ and died as a result. The poem opens with

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    vacation.    I presume that Pride and Prejudice was a most comical one of Jane Austen’s novels. People around me regarded this novel as a love story‚ yet to me‚ the novel is an illusion of the environment‚ the society at those years. Elizabeth‚ or Lizzie‚ the heroine and Mr. Darcy‚ the haughty hero‚ a literary idol of girls like me‚ are the exceptions of the gender relationships at that time. In my humble opinion‚ the relationship between Jane‚ the second heroine in this novel and Mr. Bingley was

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    one of the goblins’ treachery effects is the loss of the notion of time for Lizzie (V.449) and it previously happened to Laura (V.139). Despite having being attacked by wicked creatures‚ Lizzie walks home happily. The bouncing of the coin is like a victorious hymn for her‚ the proof that she has confronted and overcome temptation. She conserves her kind heart and thus her purity and vitality‚ which make her run home. Lizzie relates her deeds to Laura‚ who reacts happily yet is still concerned about

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    (underline): Pride and Prejudice 2. Author (first‚ last name) and date of first publication: Austen‚ Jane 1813 3. List four main characters with a one-sentence description of each. a. Elizabeth Bennet- The second born in the Bennet family‚ Lizzie is well read and very smart. She is a “dreamer” to most for wanting love instead of money. b. Mr. Darcy- One of the richest men of the day and always is careful about what he has to say to others. Although Darcy is pure in Heart‚ his pride towards

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    Goblins  say  they  will  accept  a  “golden  curl”  in  return  for  their   fruit.  However  Lizzie  is  concerned  for  her  sister‚  knowing  that  a  friend  of  theirs  Jeanie‚  had  died  after  eating  the  Goblin  fruit.  You  see  this  in  the  lines  147  and  154‚  where  Lizzie says  “do  you  not  remember  Jeanie…  she  pined  and  pined  away…  dwindled  and  grew  grey.”  Laura  comforts  Lizzie  and  tells her not to worry‚ despite the fact that she’s going to return tomorrow to buy more fruit

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    Pride and Prejudice Analysis of Chapter 34: Austen presents Lizzie and Darcy’s relationship in chapter 34 as a complicated‚ and rather difficult. She expresses the pair as being in antithesis to one another. Elizabeth is surprised when Darcy declares his love for her and proposes. But while expressing his love he notifies her of the huge space between their social position‚ remarking that Elizabeth could hardly expect him to "rejoice" in her "inferior connections“ after showing raw emotion‚ as

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