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    of great change in society‚ has become synonymous with desire for great wealth‚ the emergence of new cultures for men‚ women‚ and society‚ in addition to a recreation of the American Dream. Fitzgerald uses his major characters in the novel as a microcosm of high society‚ to represent its complexity. In the novel The Great Gatsby‚ F. Scott Fitzgerald uses characterization to offer commentary on high society during the Roaring Twenties. Fitzgerald begins his commentary in his introduction of the character

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    Arthur Miller’s classic tragedy of the 1692 witch trials‚ “The Crucible”‚ uses its Salem setting as a microcosm of society under pressure. The frightening rise of hysteria‚ accusations and vengeance brings out the very best and worst in Miller’s characters. The message of the play is that communities contain both good and bad elements. This is most clearly manifested in the symbolism of the crucible itself‚ and the characterisations of John Proctor‚ and Thomas Putnam. The presence of good and bad

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    uk/opinion/commentators/johann-hari/the-dark-side-of-dubai-1664368.html Dubai Dreams (N.D.). Race and Nationality in Dubai. Dubai Dreams. Retrieved from http://www.dubaidreams.net/505/about/race-and-nationality-in-dubai/ Waters‚ W. (2007). Dubai – a Microcosm of Globalization? All About Cities. Retrieved from http://allaboutcities.ca/dubai-a-symbol-of-global-times/

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    Dodo Cabasal - Pete Magtibay Edwin Reyes - Ding Quintos Nanette Inventor - Miss Casuso Joe Jardy - Dick Plot: In the Batch ’81 (MVP Pictures‚ 1982) by Mike de Leon used the school as microcosm of Philippine society under martial law. Seven students are simultaneously applied to be members of a fraternity. The masters asked them to do the rituals of initiations‚ to test their stability in the decision to be frat brother through physical

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    A Modest Proposal Reading Response Jonathon Swift wrote A Modest Proposal in 1729 describing the very real poverty plaguing the Irish people. He lays out their misfortunes clearly and rationally‚ and argues‚ by hard-edged economic reasoning as well as from a self-righteous moral stance‚ for a way to turn this problem into its own solution. He draws attention to the number of starving children in Dublin. Swift goes through great pains to statistically support his proposal citing examples and generalizations

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    in fact guilty of murdering his father. Throughout the play‚ rose demonstrates the prejudice that obstructs the course of justice‚ and the diversity in beliefs and principals that separate jurors from each other. Together the jurors represent the microcosm that is American Society. For the duration of the text‚ each juror is only identified by a number with no evidence to suggest that they even know each other’s’ names. The jury however‚ is a cross-section of American society as it comprises of

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    theatricality almost entirely within the intense confines of its sanitarium‚ apart from a fishing jaunt that gave me a welcome break from ideas of villains and happy ends. Also I realized the brilliance of Kesey’s sanitarium serving as a multiple microcosm for society; it’s military barracks‚ prison cellblock‚ schools‚ households and every other socio-political structure of our existence. With every reread‚ it seemed more relevant than ever‚ the oppressive forces it mutinied against having only gotten

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    collaboration with Aga Khan Education Service‚ Pakistan (AKES‚ P)‚ The RF has successfully piloted two ECD programmes - Agah Walidain (Informed Parents) for 0-3 and Project Umeed (Hope) for 3-6 years of age. The programmes are designed to create a microcosm in which the needs of the whole child can be met and educators can provide an environment where holistic development can take place. In addition‚ RF has also initiated the Family Involvement for Child Development (FICD) programme to engage family

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    Introduction to Wise Blood by Flannery O’Connor by Karen L. Enz Though a short novel‚ Wise Blood is a dense and complicated one with various levels of meaning. Many readers are confused and shocked by the novel as there is a distinct lack of likeable characters and there is much violence. A key element in understanding the novel’s construction and meaning is to understand the literary influences on Flannery O’Connor. Flannery O’Connor was deeply influenced by Roman Catholicism that

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    Dracula and The Metamorphosis give us two characters that constitute the head of household. Each character serves as a fatherly figure that takes charge when the situation arises. However‚ the difference between the two is striking. Dracula’s Van Helsing is a man that takes his place among strangers and brings them together. In The Metamorphosis‚ Gregor’s father holds a title of honor‚ yet his contentment with the work being done by his son makes the reader lose respect for him. When faced with unimaginable

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