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    quote. In today’s society‚ having some type of income is necessary for not only happiness but for a continual existence. Without money‚ many of the necessities are out of reach. A person needs food‚ water and shelter to survive. A consistent supply of food costs money. Shelter means a house and a house requires a mortgage. Most things in our life require money things as simple as clothing! Without some money life is either very hard or very short. Either of these are not great options. I agree that

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    The Weakest Link: Man Within Society Lauren Owen Mr. James English III 12 February 2013 Mark Twain strongly believed that society brought out the worst in men. It was he who said‚ “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority‚ it is time to pause and reflect.” (“Quotes by Teacher” 2) In Adventures of Huckleberry Finn‚ Twain demonstrated man’s inclination to do as society suggests. He displayed these views in his depiction of the slave hunters‚ who cared of no one’s well being besides

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    on their swollen sides”‚ Matildas memorable use of words and perspective leaves a great impression long after the reader has set the book down. LLoyd Jones Mister pip expresses the growth and independents of young girl Matilda‚ who is growing up in a dangerous environment. Redskins can come and kill anyone at anytime if time. Matilda looks up to the novel Great Expectations by Charles Dickens. The book has a great impact on Matildas life and changes her perspective on the hard situations ahead of

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    Social Ladders‚ a characterization of Pip Throughout our lives we meet people who go through many changes as they advance further in society; some changes are for the better of the individual‚ others not so much. These changes can be caused by monetary gain‚ advancements in their field of work‚ or a group of new friends. For example‚ in the novel Great Expectations by Charles Dickens‚ Pip goes through many changes in hopes of appeasing the heart and standards of the gorgeous yet cold-hearted Estella

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    Being in a particular society‚ men and women feel as if they must behave in a manner that is acceptable to the public. Expectations can be seen as something that is suppose to happen. As well as societal expectations‚ which are unclear‚ and unwritten standards‚ followed by people in a specific environment. They differ for every individual depending on their environment‚ and culture. One would assume the individual would conform to their societal expectations‚ but that’s not the case. Instead the

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    In "Great Expectations"‚ the virtuous/vixenish dichotomy is mainly explored through Estella‚ one of the main female characters in the novel‚ and also through Miss Havisham‚ who brought her up from the age of 3‚ and Biddy‚ a simple country girl. Estella begins the novel as "vixenish" character‚ brought up by Miss Havisham to be so. She is cold‚ cynical and manipulative‚ trained to grow up to break the hearts of men. She hurts Pip and crush his feelings continuously‚ and the audience picks up on these

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    Identity in Great Expectations and The Picture of Dorian Gray An old saying goes‚ “you are who your friends are‚” and while many people refuse to believe the statement‚ its message has reigned true for many centuries and will continue to reign true until the end of time. The individuals with whom a person chooses to surround him or herself with greatly impacts the person he or she will inevitably become. In addition to shaping personality and morality‚ friends and peers assist in discerning how

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    necessary to maximize the bottom line. Other aspects such as customer happiness‚ impacts on society should not be its main concern. Porter and Kramer on the other hand suggest that we can create shared values in other words we can create economic value simultaneously by creating societal benefit and vice versa. Theoretically‚ Friedman’s analysis makes a great deal of sense because doing what is best for society means sacrificing profits. But practically‚ in today’s world it may not work in all scenarios

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    Today‚ we would define ‘man’ as representing the human race. What is human nature? Human nature refers to the patterns of behavior typical to that of mankind. Every man has both good and evil in him. Sometimes the good may take control or sometimes the evil can get the best of a person. One usually has many traits that make one a man‚ things like being respectful‚ loving‚ and selfish are among the many things that it is in man’s nature to be. Selfishness is defined merely as “concerned excessively

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    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 that Pip faces include poverty‚ low

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