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    and science of helping people discover the synergies between their core passions and optimal health‚ enhancing their motivation to strive for optimal health and supporting them in changing their lifestyle to move toward a state of optimal health (Edelman & Mandle‚ 2010‚ p. 14). Basically it is saying that it is the approach used to augment a sense of health in addition to reducing occurrences of sickness that can happen to any person at any given time. In achieving this‚ it assists in the decrease

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    There are engravings dedicated to eight Viscount Triminghams. Outside the church‚ Trimingham introduces himself and Leo realizes that he is the ninth viscount. Before long the pair talk about Marian‚ and Trimingham asks Leo to take her a message that she had left her prayer book. Marcus’s is still sick so Leo has to move to a new room. Leo talks about how his life and outlook has changed‚ and how his dreams seem to be coming close to reality

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    A Visit of Charity

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    story that neither the society that supports the home nor the girl‚ Marian‚ knows the meaning of the word "charity." Webster’s New World College Dictionary defines "charity" as "the love of man for his fellow men: an act of good will or affection." But instead of love‚ good will‚ and affection‚ self-interest‚ insensitivity‚ and dehumanization prevail in this story. Welty’s description of the setting and her portrayal of Marian dramatize the theme that people’s selfishness and insensitivity can

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    writing. By showing how post-colonial issues intersect with those of asylum‚ the essay will ultimately aim to show how the novel depicts the possibility of (re)constructing a home in a foreign land. The implication of Omar’s meeting with Ken Edelman is twofold. Not only can it be read in terms of Derrida’s understanding of the provision of hospitality and sovereignty (whereby the legal status of the refugee is negotiated)‚ as we shall see later: it also lends a darker edge to the novel’s navigation

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    next print of the series. It was also popular because it included it’s unique characters Laura Farlie‚ Marian Halcombe‚ and Anne Catherick. These three characters each portrayed the role of women during the Victorian society in different ways. Laura‚ for example‚ is a quiet‚ soft spoken woman who is under the influence by the men around her and is marrying a man whom she does not love. Marian‚ is a strong‚ independent woman who‚ although not listened to by most men‚ speaks her mind and does what

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    Potrait of a Young Soldier

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    how people cope with difficult situations.’ That is a saying very well demonstrated by Marian Pretzel’s autobiography‚ Portrait of a Young Forger. The book is entertaining and enlightening‚ it provides a sense of actuality and gives a real depth to the story‚ with an insight of Marian. The urgency for survival and intensity involves different people’s opinions and things that happen to them at times struck Marian very hard. The first person narration gives credibility and it is essential because it

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    comparative critique

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    these articles. Edelman and Bartels express their displeasure concerning their partners and the chores they perform domestically. Wives have an image of what they want their home life to be like‚ but according to traditional American families‚ the gender roles of “nurturer’ and “provider” are fixed within everyone minds. Even with limitless efforts by American females to be freed from their male counterparts and the apparent natural domestic image‚ in some cases‚ such as Edelman and Bartels‚ it is

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    wife want to go to Limmeridge? Count FosCo: A house in London can easily be arranged. And if we deceived your wife into believing that Marian Halcombe had gone to Limmeridge‚ would she not want to follow her at once? She and Marian are very close. sir PerCival: Ah‚ Marian . . . yes‚ I see. So‚ you get Lady Glyde to London. What happens

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    which the protagonist‚ fourteen-year-old Marian demonstrates maturity in her words‚ her actions‚ and perception throughout the entire story. While visiting the Old Ladies’ Home ‚ Marian‚ a young Campfire girl is faced with a situation that forces her to change from her old ways. The young girl evolves from a self-centered individual into a considerate young lady that learns the value of life and time all in one special visit. The actions and words of Marian toward the nurse and elderly women from

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    Additionally‚ over the course of the novel‚ Niel slowly watches Marian grow old and change‚ but he consistently suppresses the realization. “He had the feeling‚ which he never used to have‚ that her lightness cost her something” (Cather 83). This “lightness” foreshadows the pivotal point‚ the grimy‚ true behaviors of Marian. Yet‚ Niel cannot help but keep his escapism intact: “Was he afraid of his womenfolk? Or was it another kind of cowardice‚ the fear of losing a pleasant memory‚ of finding her

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