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    What does The Importance of Being Earnest reveal about the upper classes Victorian society? The importance of being Earnest reveals numerous traits that the upper classes Victorian society embodies. However‚ this essay will only focus on and account for the exposure of certain traits. Namely‚ the moral laxity that is conveyed through the appalling ideas and views on love and marriage (Hozra‚2012:1)‚ the wilful obtuseness among the society and the immense hypocrisy and immorality that is evident

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    1 Lostracco Shannon­Nicole LoStracco   Ms. Leonard   Honors American Literature   24 November 2014    Influence of Hemingway’s life upon his works  Some would say that Ernest Hemingway was born with writing in his blood. From  the time he spent working on his high school paper to his first job on The Kansas City  Star‚ Hemingway was developing and perfecting his writing style. He speaks fondly of  his time working at The Star and credits his mentor with developing his style. One in  particular‚ C

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    The 1930’s was filled with many interesting and knowledgeable events that marks our history that we see we see it today. Snow white and the Seven Dwarfs became the biggest grossing film in the 1930’s. Franklin D. Roosevelt passed the Fair Labor Standards Act that raises the minimum wage from 25 cents to 40 cents an hour and limits the work week to 44 hours. A New York Scientist predicts that the United States will reach the moon by 2050. At the end of the decade the United States entered the Second

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    not have a family to support. Supporting a family was a sign of true success within the male sex. In the text so far Oscar Wilde shows Earnest/Jacks eagerness as a sign he could trying to assert his masculinity because that is what Victorian society is so judgemental. Prescribing the notion that women were born to dream of marriage‚ Cecily and Gwendolyn‚ from The Importance of Being Earnest‚ are caught up in the fantasies of the perfect marriage to the perfect earnest husband. Cecily and Gwendolyn

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    Forsyth Major Works Data Sheet AP Literature and Composition Class Period: 3B Title of Work: Jane Eyre Author: Charlotte Brontë Date of Publication: October 16‚ 1847 Genre: Bildungsroman‚ Governess Novel‚ Gothic (Romantic)‚ Victorian (Realism) Characteristics of the Genre: Bildungsroman: A Bildungsroman is translated from German to literally mean a “novel of education.” It is a coming-of-age novel. It is clear that Jane Eyre is a Bildungsroman because the

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    "The Importance of Being Earnest" is the drama written by Oscar Wilde. Wilde played it in the Victorian era. During this period‚ people had the very restricted lives. In addition‚ the petit bourgeoisie was appeared. They got a lot of money in this society‚ by the development of the science and the industry. The middle class didn’t have any leadership‚ but tried to pretend like the nobility and becoming as the snob. Furthermore‚ the dignity was the most important thing to them. It was the circumstance

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    The two texts are multi modal online newspaper articles on the murder of Reeva Steenkamp by Oscar Pistorius. Text 1 “Pistorius as mysterious as the shooting tragedy” is from the Daily Republic and is written on 25th February 2013 by Gerald Imray who is working with The Associated Press. Text 2 “Oscar Pistorius case: The Blonde is the victim here‚ Blade” from the Telegraph is by journalist Allison Pearson. Whilst both texts are told in a first person view‚ Text 1 defends the South African Paralympian

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    Oscar Romero was a priest of the Roman Catholic Church in El Salvador. He began working as a parish priest in Anamorós but then moved to San Miguel where he worked for over 20 years. He promoted various apostolic groups‚ started an Alcoholics Anonymous group‚ helped in the construction of San Miguel’s cathedral and supported devotion to the Virgin of the Peace. He was later appointed Rector of the inter-diocesan seminary in San Salvador. In 1966‚ he began his public life when he was chosen to be

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    line foremost. “People do not voluntarily follow the direction of someone they believe is disingenuous‚ someone blindly unaware of personal limitations‚ or someone who is consciously lying to gain favor or influence.” (James M. Kouzes‚ 2011) By not being deceitful or promising fame‚ he received crew members who were there for the purpose. The next discipline that was discussed was to appreciate constituents. No appreciated their team more than Shackleton. His servant style leadership almost made

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    Julio Yanes 10/31/13 Period. 4 A.M.D.G. Ernest Hemingway "Every man’s life ends the same way. It is only the details of how he lived and how he died that distinguish one man from another". Ernest Hemingway believed that a life is not lived without taking chances. Hemingway participated in many risky and sketchy things. He played football‚ which back then was played with leather helmets‚ he also hunted big game which was one of his favorite hobbies. Throughout his life‚ masculinity and the ability

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