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    here includes the beliefs‚ ideas‚ rituals and traditions that are passed down from generation to generation over many years. This Identity of mine often goes unnoticed among my friends‚ who see me as an American kid who shares their values. Often‚ being culturally Indian at home and assimilated American

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    Why it is imporntant to show up for formation on time. It is always imporntant to show up on time so that way your leadership knows and has accountablity of you at all times. If for some reason you were not to show up on time and you were not to tell them they would be heald accountable for your abscence. Also not only would they get into trouble it would also be your ass for in the army shit roles down hill. If you think you are going to be late or something has happened that you cant control

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    An earnest person is someone who practices diligence‚ seriousness‚ and above all sincerity. That being said‚ it is difficult to find a male character in the play who possesses all three qualities of earnestness. Despite this‚ the lead characters of The Importance of Being Earnest entertained and endeared audiences for over one hundred years. Jack Worthing’s Childhood: During Act One‚ protagonist Jack Worthing reveals a most unusual and amusing backstory: As a baby‚ he was accidentally abandoned

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    “men where men and women were women” to the highest degree‚ a woman being head of household‚ controlling social obligations‚ managing finances‚ and taking on the stereotypically paternal role of deciding possible spouses for children. Such scenario has only been widely accepted in the past handful of decades‚ never mind a time when women had very little control over when they could leave their home‚ yet in The Importance of Being Earnest‚ such a world exists. Oscar Wilde introduces a world in which

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    Chiderah Onyeukwu Professor Daniel Galvin English 213 18 April 2013 Role of Marriage in Importance of Being Earnest The Importance of Being Earnest‚ Oscar Wilde’s last and most famous play‚ debuted in London on February 14‚ 1895. Throughout the play‚ one major theme seems to override the others. That theme is the role of marriage; the question of whether marriage as an institution is “pleasant” or “unpleasant” comes up repeatedly. It seems as if every character has a strong stance on the role of

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    in The Importance of Being Earnest “Ignorance is like an exotic fruit…” writes Oscar Wilde as he sets the literary table with a rich display of Victorian satire (Wilde). Born in Dublin to affluent parents‚ Wilde experienced a social advantage that gave him more than a taste of indulgent upper class life to ridicule. He attended Oxford on a scholarship and was considered a genius. Wilde was characterized as humorous‚ frank‚ and showy. Writing novels‚ poems‚ and essays as well‚ The Importance of Being

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    “Analyze Earnest’s subtitle‚ “A Trivial Comedy for Serious People”. What do you think Wilde meant by this?” Oscar Wilde’s play “The Importance of Being Earnest” follows the story of Jack Worthing and Algernon Moncrieff‚ two Victorian era gentlemen who practice the habit of “bunburying” – the act of inventing a friend whose needs are so compelling that nobody will question the need to visit that friend for an extended period of time on short notice. In addition to this double-life motif‚ the themes

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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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    English ­ Written Assignment ­ 2  Ernest Hemingway and the Indian Camp ­ By Kristian Løth Munkholm    His  name  was  Ernest  Miller  Hemingway‚   and  he  was  born  on  July  21.  in  1899.  Ernest  grew  up  in  a  Chicago  suburb‚  more  specifically  in  Oak  Park‚  Illinois.  His  family  was  well  respected‚  somewhat  because  of  his  parents  being well educated.    The  mother  of  Ernest  was  named  Grace  Hall­Hemingway‚ and  she  was an  experienced  musician.  Grace  frequently 

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    Wilde’s play The Importance of Being Earnest. Through the various characters like Jack and Cecily‚ it is clear to see common traits that appear to group the woman and the men into their two distinct categories. This belief that is shown in the play is explicitly written about in “The Women of England: Their Social Duties and Domestic Habits.” In this essay‚ Sarah Stickney Ellis maps out all of the expectations for women to act in that society. She not only states the apparent importance of it‚ but then

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