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    Support is a big reason why people succeed and go far in life. Everybody needs to be supported in their life and in their choices. Even the supporters get a sense of pride back from the person or group they are supporting if they do well in their activity. With support‚ pride becomes a purposeful principle and a great quality in a person. Send-offs for sports‚ forensics‚ and scholars bowl are a very good way to show the community’s support for their team. When the community supports the kids and

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    brother Doodle. Brother’s pride is so big that he gets ashamed of how his brother Doodle cannot walk and teaches him how to walk for his own needs not Doodle’s. Doodle learns and can walk pretty good goes to show his parents on the morning of his birthday and they are proud of how he can walk and how brother had helped him but brother can dose not tell them because he is ashamed of his pride. Brother expects so much out of Doodle that it push Doodle to the limit. Brother’s pride made him embarrassed

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    Pride in Control” In the book Gulliver’s Travel‚ the theme pride is presented between Book 1 and Book 2. Pride enables one to credit themselves as being prime to others. Despite how tiny the Lilliputian are they seem to seize control over Gulliver. The Lilliputians are gratified to have Gulliver as abducted‚ what they do not come to mind is their army would not be an army without Gulliver and his backbone for being an immense man compared to them. An example of the Lilliputians not putting their

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    Pride and Prejudice Movie Review Pride and Prejudice came to life on the big screen in 2005. The movie was based on Jane Austin’s novel of the same name. The novel‚ being considered one of the most beloved books and one of the most popular in English literature‚ had high expectations. Director‚ Joe Wright‚ took on the task. Fortunately‚ he did not disappoint. The movie is effective at communicating the plot‚ setting‚ and characters to audience. First of all‚ this romantic period drama starts

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    Annotated Bibliography Austen Jane‚ Pride and Prejudice‚ Planet PDF‚ (http://www.planetpdf.com/) The novel Pride and Prejudice is an electrifying story of the everyday going on during the nineteenth-century. The standards that are imparted in each of the character in the novel Pride and Prejudice represent the type of civilization there are on Jane Austen time. The story focuses mainly on the daughter of Bennet’s family who is trying to break the tradition that society accustomed. She does not want

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    Pride and Prejudice Themes and MotifsTHEMES Class Class is the target of much of the novel’s criticism of society in general. Austen makes it clear that people like Lady Catherine‚ who are overly invested in their social position‚ are guilty of judging that a person’s social rights are strictly defined by their class. Other characters‚ like the stuck-up Mr. Collins and the scheming Caroline‚ are depicted as thoroughly empty‚ their opinions and motivations completely defined by the dictates of the

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    Education and Intelligence Fosters Love in Pride and Prejudice Love is a very powerful and driving force in Pride and Prejudice. However‚ love is not always about stereotypical romantics and‚ as illustrated in the novel‚ love can actually bloom from unlikely sources. Contradicting the typical fairytale direction of love stories‚ Pride and Prejudice instead requires that characters overcome their own sense of pride and initial feelings of prejudice in order to find their one true love. This is contrary

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    The original title for Pride and Prejudice was First Impressions; this may have been chosen by the author Austen as the title because this is what the novel is about and is the main theme that runs throughout the book. The novel deals with the incorrect judgements that often occur at the beginning of an acquaintance and how these misjudgements can change as individuals learn more about each other‚ like Elizabeth and Darcy. So therefore some people may say that the title first impression is better

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    “It is better to lose your pride with someone you love rather than to lose that someone you love with your useless pride.” The above quote encapsulates the message that is projected through Jane Austen’s novel‚ Pride and Prejudice. It provides a detailed portrait of the social conventions of Austen’s time. The issues presented have been transformed to suit a modern audience in Sharon Macguire’s film‚ Bridget Jones’ Diary. These ideals are similar and include pride‚ marriage and class/reputation

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    states‚ “Pride is a personal commitment. It is an attitude which separates excellence from mediocrity.” Now this may not apply to every example of a proud person; however‚ it directly applies to John Proctor. In the play “The Crucible” by Arthur Miller‚ John Proctor‚ a well-respected farmer‚ is confronted with a difficult decision and because of his pride decides to keep his reputation while saving the innocent; unfortunately this is the ultimate cause of his demise. Because of the pride John Proctor

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