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    love" for those 3 weeks she was with Pete; she recognized her mistake after those weeks. The couple had gone to a bar when Nellie‚ an old "lady friend" of Pete’s came by. Pete is then blown away by her appearance. Maggie noticed how Pete ignored her while focusing on Nellie; that made Maggie jealous so she decided to leave and because he did not return for her. By leaving with Nellie‚ it became clear that Pete did not care for Maggie. Also‚ once Maggie got home‚ she receives the opposite attention of

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    sex. James utilizes the ghost of Quint to represent adulthood and sexual maturity‚ thus epitomizing an older version of the “innocent” child‚ Miles. The governess’ beginning of insanity was prompted by Mrs. Grose describing the previous governess at Bly as “young and pretty” like the governess‚ and goes on to describe the nature of Quint: “he DID… it was the way he liked everyone [young and pretty]” (James 12). With this information‚ the governess has everything she needs to manifest

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    sun rose in leaps and bounds‚ jerking itself upward as though it were in a great hurry to rise above the tops of the pines so it could shine down upon the flat country from there to the Gulf. Inside the house the bedroom was light and warm. Nellie had been awake‚ ever since the mockingbird had left. She lay on her side with one arm under her head. Her other arm was around the head beside her on the pillow. Her eyelids fluttered. Then for a minute at a time they did not move at all. After that

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    Major Works Data Sheet Advanced Placement Literature and Composition Title: Turn of the Screw Author: Henry James Date of Publication: 1898 Genre: Gothic Ghost story Biographical Information about the Author: Henry James was born in New York‚ then alternated between living in England and America‚ but most of his writing career took place in England‚ where he eventually settled and died. His brother was a famous psychologist and his sister a diarist. His education was odd: he mostly learned from

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    communicated to assure the reader the children are actually innocent but yet visual encounters as evidence. However‚ her fear of the corruption of innocence is a clue as to why the characters have such an indirect approach to dealing with the problems around Bly. The interpretation of the silence upon meeting Quint in the staircase as “ dead silence”‚ but‚ the visual world around her appears to be unaffected which she related to the encounter being unnatural. When Quint disappears into silence alludes

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    wicked. In the novella‚ the author says‚ “Have you written‚ miss? “Yes—I’ve written.” But I didn’t add—for the hour—that my letter‚ sealed and directed‚ was still in my pocket” (James 50-51). Despite writing the letter‚ pleading the uncle to come to Bly‚ the Governess never tells Mrs. Grose if she sent it or not. The governess kept the letter in her pocket because she realizes that if she sends the letter‚ she is telling the Uncle that she is not capable of handling the responsibility. Thus‚ she is

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    References: B2B vs. B2C marketing. (2005‚ April). MarketingProfs‚ LLC website. Retrieved on August 25‚ 2005 from http://www.marketingprofs.com/ea/qst_question.asp?qstid=1141. Bly‚ R.W. (n.d.). B2B and B2C marketing: seven differences. Retrieved on August 25‚ 2005 from http://www.pictoucountyconnects.com/?At+Work/Business+Articles/B2B+and+ B2C+Marketing%3A+7+Differences. Business-to-consumer e-commerce. (2001). Center for Virtual

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    Mental Illness and Physical Illness Physical and mental illness were thought to be combined until the late 1800’s. Starting in the Middle Ages‚ the mentally and physically ill were treated inhumane and were believed to be supernatural (Timeline: Treatments for Mental Illness). During the 1600’s‚ Europeans began to isolate the mentally and physically ill and frequently chained them to walls and put them into asylums.. When put in the asylums‚ they were with criminals and the less fortunate. They were

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    Miles. I however preferred Miss Jessel‚ maybe because she knew and understood us‚ more me‚ better. I was shattered after she went‚ felt as if everyone was gone and nothing else mattered. Miles went back to school; away from it all but I was left at Bly‚ all alone‚ with no one. When Mrs Grose told me another governess was arriving‚ I was thrilled at first but then realized she would never be able to take Miss Jessel’s place. And I was correct‚ the governess was very charming and caring but she didn’t

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    Hannah Stawkey AP English Mr. Baker 5 January 2015 The Governess with a Loose Screw In The Turn of the Screw by Henry James the protagonist‚ the governess‚ continues to see two ghosts‚ Peter Quint and Miss Jessel‚ at Bly Estate. Throughout the novel the governess believes that the ghosts are trying to communicate with the children and they are there to corrupt and hurt them. However‚ the children never make mention of the ghosts‚ so it may be possible that the ghosts are not really there and the

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