author Victor Hugo‚ Les Misérables follows the transformation of its two main characters from criminal to honest man and from dedicated reactionary to compassionate fellow man. Written sometime between 1845 and 1862‚ Hugo provides a detailed look into nineteenth century France’s society and politics. BY combining his story of redemption with the wrongdoings of the French government‚ Hugo sharply criticized French political policies and hoped his work may encourage change for the future. Hugo describes
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happiness of others. In the novel‚ Les Miserables‚ Victor Hugo demonstrates the value of sacrifice through one of the prominent characters‚ Jean Valjean‚ an ex-convict on the run. Valjean is in prison for committing a petty crime and after escaping‚ makes a promise to God to become a good man. He makes a promise to Fantine‚ a dying woman‚ that he will rescue her daughter and finds himself dedicating his life to make sure she is happy. Victor Hugo shows through Jean Valjean’s life the value of self-sacrifice
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Active Euthenasia From A Kantian Perspective Euthanasia is one of society’s more widely debated moral issues of our time. Active euthanasia is; "Doing something‚ such as administering a lethal drug‚ or using other ways that will cause a person’s death." In the other hand‚ Passive euthanasia is; "Stopping (or not starting) a treatment‚ that will make a person die‚ the condition of the person will cause his or her death." It seems that this one is not to debate‚ as much as the other one (active)
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time of the "Great Revolution‚" Mortimer reads‚ Hugo Baskerville lorded over the Baskerville mansion in Devonshire. The infamous Hugo became obsessed with a local yeoman’s daughter‚ whom he kidnapped one day. Trapped in an upstairs room‚ hearing the raucous drinking and carousing going on downstairs‚ the girl escaped with the help of an ivy-covered wall. She fled across the expansive moorlands outside. Enraged at finding that his captive escaped‚ Hugo made a deal with the devil and released his hounds
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In a letter written in 1857 by poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning‚ readers learn that she wants Napoleon III to pardon a French writer (Victor Hugo) after he constructed writings that deemed critical of the French Government. To express her argument to Napoleon‚ she used anecdotes‚ juxtaposition‚ and tone to try and change the ruler’s mind. First of all‚ Browning gives a simple anecdote between lines 12 and 27 to show her opinions on the matter. She says “not for myself… reading with wet eyes and swelling
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story of a man condemned due to attempting to steal a loaf of bread for his starving family. The story follows this man as he recreates his new life‚ for his old was brutally taken away from him by an unscrupulous nation. Through this tragic journey‚ Hugo goes into details about the obscene monstrosities of destitution in order to unveil the execrable environment‚ while bequeathing optimism to those who venture for virtue. Major character‚ Jean Valjean‚ falls victim to the tainted legal system and
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up. Pam rebelled and fled home at the sixteen years old‚ she lived‚ worked the streets‚ beg people to attain money to eat‚ and survival. One night after a long day of walking and working the streets‚ she ran into an older guy named Hugo he was of a Jamaican descent. Hugo was a big time illegal number runner on a 104th street in
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Movie Review I. Introduction Les Miserables‚ as a theatrical enterprise‚ was always about sweeping sentimentality and the grandiose 1862 Victor Hugo novel‚ which translates to‚ “The Victims‚” was never short on ennui either. This film version is a particular tearjerker because of the much-discussed live action singing and some excellent casting. II. Characters Jean Valjean - Cosette’s adopted father. Valjean is an ex-convict who leaves behind a life of hatred and deceit and makes his fortune
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Class Conflict Between Characters In Les Miserables‚ by Victor Hugo many different themes and important lessons arise. Hugo goes into great depth and portrays the feelings people went through‚ during the revolution. Jean Valjean‚ a character convicted of stealing bread‚ goes from running away from Javert most of his life to being a changed man and taking in Cosette and raising her as his own. As he encounters this rebirth of his life‚ he tries to cover up his dark past. Through Eponine‚ who
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Bibliography: Rosenberg‚ R.S. 1997‚ _The Social Impact of Computers_‚ Second Edition‚ Academic Press‚ inc. USA. Rowe‚ C. 1986‚ _People and Chips_‚ Paradigm Publishing‚ London. Pieters‚ G. July 12‚ 2001‚ ’The Role of Computer-Based Instruction in the Effective Teaching and Learning of Math‚ Science and Technology in Elementary Classrooms ’‚ [Online]‚ viewed on 5/8/2007‚ Available at: http://fcis.oise.utoronto.ca/~gpieters/1601/cbi-mst
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