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    Comparison of the ways women are presented in ‘Salome’ and ‘Havisham’ The two poems are written by a twentieth century poet called Carol Ann Duffy. In her poems women are presented in various ways. For example‚ the women in her poems ‘Salome’ and ‘Havisham’ are both quite deranged together with disturbed characteristics as they view love and relationships in two different ways – anger and bitterness. Duffy is known to write about traumatising scenes from childhood‚ adolescence‚ and adult life

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    a novel is influential to the way readers understand the novel. Therefore‚ different endings of a novel direct readers toward different directions to approach the novel. Unlike his novel novels‚ Dickens have multiple versions of endings for Great Expectations. The most two significant endings are the original one in which Pip sees Estella accidentally sees Estella on street in London‚ and the revised one in which Pip reunites with Estella at Satis House: “I took her hand in mine‚ and we went out

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    In the journey that is coming of age there are many lessons that we have to learn‚ and one of them is being humble. In both books‚ Great Expectations‚ by Charles Dickens‚ and Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte‚ both main characters learn from the mistakes they have made in their life as we see unfold in the end of both novels. Once these characters learn humility‚ light is shown upon the errors of their ways and they can move on with their life. The authors of both novels‚ in turn‚ try to educate the

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    In Havisham‚ Carol Ann Duffy creates an interesting character. Write about the way the character is created‚ and compare this with the way other characters are created in three other poems. You should compare it with one poem by Simon Armitage and two poems from the pre-1912 poetry bank. In Havisham‚ Carol Ann Duffy explores the character of Mrs Havisham and develops her by using vivid imagery and metaphors. She starts the poem with ‘Beloved sweetheart bastard’ which is an oxymoron‚ used to display

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    ensures that they are able and confident in what they are teaching. In addition they should be familiar with the school curriculum along with skills in curriculum development which allows HLTA’s to be able to teach independent to group/age related expectations and teaching methods. They should have sufficient understanding of their specialist area of which they are assigned to whether this be young‚ teenagers‚ special needs‚ gifted and talented children. They should also have good knowledge of the

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    Alaina Vierra English I – 7th Period Scholtz 17 February 2011 In Charles Dickens Victorian novel‚ Great Expectations‚ he develops many characters; one of these characters being Mr. Joe Gargery. Joe is Pip’s brother in law‚ but is more of a father figure as him and Pip’s sister Mrs. Joe Gargery has raised Pip by hand. Joe is a man of many traits‚ and as the story progresses we begin to see this more and more. We learn that Joe Gargery is uneducated‚ patient‚ and caring. Joe is shown to

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    compassionate character and past experiences‚ he is able to process difficult situations and empathize with the needy‚ suggesting that his compassion makes him take something negative and always manage to shine a little positive light on it.In the novel great expectations by Charles Dickens‚  Joe’s compassion makes him able to have a positive

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    voice‚ as a man started up from among the graves at the side of the church porch. ‘Keep still‚ you little devil‚ or ill cut you throat’”. The convicts disheveled look‚ his harsh language and violence give off a sense that he could be a criminal. ‘This great iron on his legs’ reinforces this and indicates that he is a criminal being punished. Hence‚ the iron is a symbol that generates the notion of crime and punishment is the Gibbet that Pip sees. This is because Gibbet’s were used during execution‚ which

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    group of personalities and different types of people. Teens can completely forget who they actually are or who they are striving to be and begin to conform with societies hate. By completing the secret benefactor experiment‚ based off the book Great Expectations by Charles Dickens’‚ we will try and replace the hate with love and generosity.

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    part of our DNA‚ our blood and our identity? What happens if we lose this part of our gene‚ what will become of us? Sometimes in life‚ we lose our morals and values without even knowing it in an attempt to examine our capability in society. In Great Expectations‚ Pip attempts to discover his potential to be a gentleman to be fit enough to be with Estella who he desires very much. This hungry desire is demonstrated through the use of negative connotation by Dicken to show Pip’s state of mind. “She said

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