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    After learning about the Victorian Era‚ we watched the film/play The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde. The Importance of Being Earnest is a satire comedy where the main characters‚ John and Algernon‚ create fictitious people to escape from oppressive social obligations. Before watching the film‚ I had no clue what the play was about. I honestly had never really heard of the characteristics and social classes of the Victorian Era. After watching the play‚ I now have a better understanding

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    The Picture of Dorian Gray: Novel Summary: Chapters 13-15 inShare Summary They go upstairs and Dorian shows Basil the picture. Basil is horrified. He wonders who has made the hideous changes. Why has the painting altered? Dorian explains what has happened‚ and Basil‚ shocked‚ says that Dorian must be even worse than his enemies say he is. He is deeply upset and urges Dorian to pray. Dorian says it is too late. Feeling a sudden rush of hatred for the painter‚ he picks up a knife

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    According to Merriam- Webster Dictionary‚ Wabi Sabi‚ “represents a comprehensive Japanese world view or aesthetic centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection. The aesthetic is sometimes described as one of beauty that is imperfect‚ impermanent‚ and incomplete”. In our text book Wabi Sabi for Artists‚ Designers‚ Poets and Philosophers‚ a paragraph states‚ “All things are imperfect. Nothing that exists is without imperfections. When we look really closely at things we see the flaws.

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    ‘No‚ absolutely not‚ you listened to Gulnar’. ‘I hope you are not playing around with me?’ ‘Why should I fool around with you‚ I am dead serious‚ do you perceive I stand to make mockery of myself?’ ‘What makes you interested in me?’ ‘I find you a perfect man for me‚ your courteousness‚ your candid views‚ a sober personality and above all your masculinity make a mark on me’. He again looked towards me‚ smiled a little and carried genuine questions‚ ‘ No doubt I had a fantasy for you right from my

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    Dorian Gray Motif Notebook Beauty: “If this girl can give soul to those who have lived without one‚ if she can create the sense of beauty in people whose lives have been sordid and ugly‚ if she can strip them of their selfishness and lend them tears for sorrows that are not their own‚ she is worthy of all your adoration‚ worthy of the adoration of the world” (59). Sibyl has inner beauty and Basil realizes that‚ but Lord Henry and Dorian only see the physical or symbolic beauty of her form. This

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    Analysis of Chapter 13: Another View of Hester The title of Chapter 13 is "Another view of Hester". This chapter is a discussion of Hester’s personality‚ intellect and character as well as an update of several years she had been passing through. “Another view” in the title refers to both the changing perception of the Puritan society toward Hester and also the description of her which narrator told.  Hester’s position in the eyes of the Puritan community has considerably changed due to her kindness

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    Inconsistency (A critical comparison of A Rose for Emily and Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech) Shakespeare put it beautifully in Hamlet when he put the words into Polonius’s mouth‚ “To thine own self be true.” It truly is a noble sentiment and a worthy goal. Each person on the planet earth is confronted daily by decisions that challenge his or her commitment to his or her own self. This is evident in many art forms. Painters‚ musicians‚ and writers take pieces of themselves and put it into what they

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    Case Study Example Oscar Mayer Case / MKT 300 / 2009 This is an example of an “A” case write-up from a past course. Notice the paper is clear‚ concise‚ and focuses on the author’s recommendation but also brief and to the point. – There is a short description of the case written in the author’s own words summarizing the situation and identifying the core issue. There is not regurgitation of the case meaning the author did not repeat the case word-for-word instead he/she chose to state the situation

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    The man’s attitude at the beginning of this story‚ was over-confident. “He was a newcomer in the land‚ a chechaquo‚ and this was his first winter‚” but all he did was‚ challenge the nature‚ thinking that he could handle it. He didn’t care about all the warnings that the nature did‚ he was too confident about himself. The nature started to torture him physically‚ with cold. It was his first time in the cold‚ but he never thought it was going to be like that. Now he is starting to appreciate the old-timer’s

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    STORY MAGIC 2 1. The book is made in form appropriate to 9-10 year old children. A big advantage is the fluent sequence on the book for 3 year Story Magic 1. 2. The methodic is set perfectly – each from 9 lections is methodically divided to 8 hours. If the teacher wanted to catch everything‚ what is specified in methodics‚ the lesson would have to be longer than 45 minutes. That’s why the selection is needed – what to choose. 3. A working list is set to the book on high level. It is ready for

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