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    ONE of the following hypothetical situations‚ where inter-group prejudice is likely to occur‚ briefly describe the possible causes of prejudice and possible negative outcomes of its existence. Critically discuss at least two possible interventions which may lead to its reduction. a) Groups of fans of rival premiership football teams within the same UK city b) Pupils from rival secondary schools within the same UK city. Prejudice is an attitude that consists of three components: emotional‚ cognitive

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    PRIDE AND PREJUDICE ANALYSIS Love theme Love never gets old. So does every problem that comes with it. The “pride” and “prejudice” that once hindered the love of Elizabeth and Darcy have not ceased to cause troubles to lovers until nowadays. It is the love theme that makes Pride and Prejudice famous and widely read for many decades. Love in late 18th and early 19th century must be more difficult than today. Social standings and class could become a huge barrier. Early in the book‚ this barrier

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    Pride and Prejudice’s Negative Character Traits In Jane Austen’s unique 19th century love story‚ Pride and Prejudice‚ Austen shows negative aspects in a good amount of her characters to make heavy conflict arise throughout the novel. “Austen explains that someone’s actions explain how their morals are” (Bloom 1). Some characters put up facades and try to hide their feelings from others within the story‚ while other characters wear their hearts on their sleeves and always show what they feel inside

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    Understanding Pride and Prejudice through Letters In Jane Austin’s Pride and Prejudice‚ there are very little explicit descriptions of characters’ true personalities. Instead she gives insight into character through their words‚ actions and a few thoughts. However‚ Austen also uses characters’ written letters and the reaction of those who receive them to convey information‚ reveal characters‚ advance plot and show personal view points. As a practical purpose‚ letters written from one character

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    Marriage: The Perfect Ending to Pride and Prejudice An individual often finds himself in a conflict with the rules of society. Occasionally‚ rebelling is the path to happiness. However‚ usually‚ the real path to happiness is through compromise. This is the case in the early nineteenth century England setting of Pride and Prejudice‚ by Jane Austen. In the novel‚ Miss Elizabeth Bennet is a lively‚ independent woman‚ whose family ’s financial situation and whose strong mindedness suggest that

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    [pic] PRIDE AND PREJUDICE vs. WUTHERING HEIGHTS About structure and mood There are a number of differences. First of all‚ the narrative structure is very different. Pride and Prejudice is chronological‚ told by a limited 3rd person narrator. Wuthering Heights begins at present‚ and then is told as a series of flashbacks‚ sometimes through letters‚ but with two different first-person narrators. Pride and Prejudice reads chronologically‚ with someone telling you

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    ____________________________________________________________ __________________________ Author of Presentation: Justine Duhamel & Marie de La Ruffie Email: Justine.duhalmel@wanadoo.fr & marie@laruffie.fr Title of the Excerpt: Pride and Prejudice Author: Jane Austen Year of appearance: 1813 ( year of publication) ____________________________________________________________ _________________ Overview Analysis Textual Analysis: (general) • Historical

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    AP English Literature 10/14/13 Pride and Prejudice: Socialization Social class has a monumental impact on a person’s social behavior; their impressions on other individuals and society as a whole are greatly influenced by their social class/position. These “first impressions” can have disastrous effects to both the person forming the impressions and the person/people to whom they are directed towards‚ often because these perceptions blind people from their own personal faults and foibles.

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    Bennet was so odd a mixture of quick parts‚ sarcastic humour‚ reserve‚ and caprice‚ that the experience of three and twenty years had been insufficient to make his wife understand his character.” (Austen 5)! ! In this passage from Pride and Prejudice‚ the author is using a literary element of loose sentence. The characteristics of a loose sentence include stating the main idea of the statement at the beginning and than listing details that support the topic afterwards. This quote tells the

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    One of the main problems that is faced while contrasting Jane Austin’s “Pride and Prejudice” with Bram Stoker’s Dracula‚ is that even when it is the same society that we are talking about‚ the time is not the same‚ is almost a hundred years apart from each other‚ with according to societies‚ could mean a huge difference. While Jane Austin makes a clear portrait of women at her time‚ showing them almost as mere ornaments for men  "But the wife of Mr. Darcy must have such extraordinary sources

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