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    travel locally they no need to worry about the budget because it is cheaper than travelling overseas. Most of the people like to travel overseas because they want to survey their place‚ their lifestyle‚ and their society. For me‚ I prefer Bintulu as my favorite place because I like their environment. Even though they Bintulu is smaller when compare to other city but people who live in Bintulu is very polite and friendly. I have a lot of friend in Bintulu which I wish to meet up with them and hang

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    literary works‚ Dickens strong sense of right and wrong‚ and his recognition of the many injustices present in Victorian Society are clearly displayed. There is no better an example of these strong set of ideals then those portrayed in his novel‚ Great Expectations‚ which tells the story of Pip‚ a young boy who is initially fooled into believing that material wealth is a substitute for the real moral values a gentleman should posses. However‚ through the many trials and tribulations he is forced to go

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    beginning of the story he is at a marsh country down by the river. 2. Briefly describe the convict. What evidence is there that the convict has "human" qualities and is not merely a criminal? The convict is a fearful man all in coarse gray‚ with a great iron on his leg‚ no hat‚ with broken shoes‚ and had an old rag tied around his head. The evidence that supports that the convict has human qualities is he somewhat shows compassion when seeing Pip’s dead parents so he does not rob him he just scares

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    THE GREAT GATSBY IS GREAT Written by Tadau Kolli - 1st of March 2016 
Copies of Fitzgeralds most famous work can be found in most English classrooms around the world‚ and many students have read it during their high school years. It is seen as one of the great American classics. But why is this particular novel so special? Does it deserve its place amongst the famous books in English literature? Here is why the Great Gatsby is still a great novel. First‚ let us take a look at the historical context

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    Universial Themes in "The Return of the Native" and "Great Expectations" Classic novels usually share in the aspect of universal themes which touch people through out the ages. All types of audiences can relate to and understand these underlying ideas. Victorian novels such as Thomas Hardy ’s The Return of the Native and Charles Dickens ’ Great Expectations are examples of literary classics that have universal themes. Hardy ’s tale illustrates the role of chance in his characters lives

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    WHO IS MISS HAVISHAM? (Analysing the life of Miss Havisham and Dickens’s use of grammar) Miss Havisham and Satis House‚ both in ruins‚ represent wealth and social status for Pip the servant boy; the irony is obvious. Their decayed state prefigures the emptiness of Pip’s dream of rising in social status and of so being worthy of Estella the adopted daughter of Miss Havisham. With them‚ Dickens extends his spoof of society from the abuse of children and criminals to the corruption of wealth. Miss

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    Joshua Ashkenazy Mr. Muir English II 21 May‚ 2012 Alternate Ending for Great Expectations Every book has an ending that reflects on certain themes shown previously in the book. In the book Great Expectations by Charles Dickens‚ money‚ power and corruption are the roots of the evils in society. There are certain criteria in making a conclusion to a book. According to my opinion‚ a book must have an ending that shows that the main character has learned from his mistakes and is willing to let go

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    also Human nature to create barriers which prevent it. Charles Dickens novel Great Expectations exemplifies these concepts‚ through figurative language and structural form‚ protagonist Pips overwhelming desire to become a Gentleman‚ but also how lack of understanding is a constant obstacle throughout his journey to ascertain this perceived sense of belonging. The evocative illustrations and symbols in Shaun Tans picture book The Red Tree (2001) also encapsulate

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    This reawakens his sister’s desire for his death‚ and she enters "on a fearful catalogue" of all the "illnesses‚" "sleeplessness‚" and "injuries" of which he "had been guilty" and "all the times she had wished [him] in [his] grave‚ and [he] had contuma- ciously refused to go there." Pip is made to feel guilty not only for being so much "trouble" but also for his lack of gratitude. He is not grateful for his ill-treatment‚ of course‚ but is full of suppressed rage. During his sister’s recital of

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    Analyse how character and setting are created in Chapter 1 of Great ExpectationsGreat Expectations’ is a best selling novel‚ written during the reign of Queen Victoria‚ by the well known author Charles Dickens. This novel was serialised as each chapter would be published in a weekly magazine. Dickens would have to deliberately make each chapter interesting and addictive in order for people to buy the next publishing. Throughout chapter 1‚ Dickens portrays the two starting characters with a lot

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