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    Deepening Essay Martin Luther King once said‚ “I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality... I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word.” King’s idea is relevant to the various texts in the sense that gender and race play a large role in how people perceive one another. Whether or not it is fair does not matter as that is

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    is used to create tension as well as keep readers guessing. A great example of irony in Sense and Sensibility occurs during an argument between Marianne and Elinor. Both girls are exasperated with one another‚ knowing not how to communicate when they both have secrets to hide. Elinor assures Marianne she has "nothing to tell" (138)‚ to which Marianne responds‚ "Our situations then are alike. We have neither of us anything to tell;

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    was laden with social etiquette and customs imposed on people of that time; and thus the characters of Jane Austin’s novels. The novels’ two main protagonists; Elinor and Marianne Dashwood‚ exemplify the Neo classical era and the romantic era‚ respectfully. Jane Austin instils Neo-classic and romantic ideals in Elinor and Marianne as to present a view of each attitude and to further enhance the discrepancies of social nineteenths century England. Neo- Classicism derived from the 17-18th centuries’

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    How does Edward respond when he hears the news of Elinor’s relocation? Edward becomes deeply distraught upon hearing the news. 6. Marianne reveals more of her personality in her farewell to Norland. Explain what she does. Chapter 6 7. As the Dashwood women settle in at Barton cottage‚ whom do they meet almost right away? Describe these characters briefly. They meet the Dashwood

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    spreading rumors‚ threatening someone‚ or even physical abuse. Unfortunately bullying happens everywhere: at school‚ on the bus‚ over the Internet‚ over text. The ramifications of bullying are immensely destructive to the youth of the world. Lee Hirsch created the film Bully to display the harmful effects of bullying and to call everyone to action in stomping out bullying. Lee Hirsch’s exhibition of the three rhetorical appeals‚ pathos‚ logos‚ and ethos‚ in his film Bully‚ spawns the assertion that

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    published novel‚ Sense and Sensibility‚ Jane Austen brought to life the struggles and instability of the English hierarchy in the early 19th century. Through the heartaches and happiness shared by Elinor Dashwood‚ who represented sense and her sister Marianne‚ who stood for sensibility‚ Austen tells a story of sisters who plummet from the upper class to the lower crust of society and the characters that surround them. Austen juxtaposes the upper and lower classes in English society to give the reader

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    pervade literature in all cultures. In Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility sisters Elinor and Marianne represent “sense” and “sensibility‚” respectively. Although two very different characters‚ they face many similar obstacles when it comes to finding a potential husband so they can secure their place in society as well as financial security. Due to the expectations of these roles‚ Elinor and Marianne find it challenging to balance their individuality with these expectations. Similarly‚ in Austen’s

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    Camp� as a lens through which to create an analysis of either The Rocky Horror Picture Show. This means that you will be using Sontag text as a tool to help you analyze another (Rocky Horror) by applying the theories outlined in the article to your reading of your chosen primary text in order to develop a deeper and more complex analysis. Think about: � How does your lens (Sontag) illuminate your understanding of the primary text you�re analyzing? � How does your lens make you see your primary text differently

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    actually care for the girl‚ they just chase them for their own interest. In the story‚ Jane gives us this character Eliza‚ who Colonel Brandon shares their tragic yet foretelling story to Marianne’s possible future. After receiving the letter that made Marianne sad‚ Brandon reveals to Elinor‚ “ Your sister‚ I hope‚ cannot be offended‚’ said he‚ ‘by the resemblance I have fancied between her and my poor disgraced relation. Their fates‚ their fortunes… He had left the girl whose youth and innocence he had

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    later is wildly romantic‚which was represented on one thing that when the Dashwood family have to leave Sussex and move to Dever‚for the sensible daughter Elinor‚the move is painful separation from the man she loves.However‚her sentimental sister Marianne find in the new place the romance which she likes.The two different personalities give the basic matericals of sense and sensibility. This passage catches the two characteristics by comparing and contrasting them to put forward to the correct attitude

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