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    adjusted to be more appealing. There are many versions of ¨A Christmas Carol¨ from dramas‚ to movies‚ and even some Christmas specials on TV shows but‚ it was originally a book. Is the book truly the best version? The comic version of “A Christmas Carol” is the best model compared to the book because it is modified in a more amusing way‚ and readers can assimilate to story faster. There are many reasons to why “A Christmas Carol” original is not as good as the comic.  First of all‚ compared to the

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    In chapter four of Mindset‚ author Carol Dweck explores how mindsets affect profession athletes. She uses examples of top performing athletes and how their mindset is connected to their performance on the court. Renowned psychologist‚ Carol Dweck correctly portrays how athletes incredible performance is directly connected to their growth mindset. Dweck uses Michael Jordan‚ one of the greatest basketball players of all time‚ and how he rebounded from failure. Through his mother telling him to ‘.

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    The main character in A Christmas Carol’ is named Ebenezer Scrooge. Scrooge is a stereotype of those who had power over those who didn’t. Throughout the opening stave the character of Scrooge is established and it is quite clear what he is like. For example Dickens describes the character of Scrooge: "No wind that blew was bitterer than he". This use of metaphors tells the reader a lot about the character Scrooge‚ and that he does not have a very good attitude or personality. This is shown especially

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    In the novel A Christmas Carol‚ Ebenezer Scrooge is a man who is portrayed as very cold hearted‚ “the cold within him froze his features”. He always kept attention to himself and never cared about anyone else. The whole town knew him as a bad man‚ even “the blindmen’s dogs knew him… and would tug their owners into corners away from him”. Jacob Marley was his partner in life‚ and even though their relationship was for business only‚ he was Scrooge’s only friend. In regret from his own life‚ Marley

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    Times for the Classics Circuit Duelling Authors tour is not because I’m #teamdickens rather than #teamausten‚ but because next month I’m going to see a stage adaptation of this novel by the same theatre company who did the production of A Christmas Carol I raved about last December. Hard Times will be performed at an old mill and will no doubt draw on Manchester’s industrial history. As I’m sure you can imagine‚ to say that I’m excited is an

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    Compare and contrast “Lizzie‚ Six” by Duffy with “Quetzals only come once” by Pugh. In the poem “Lizzie‚ Six” by Carol Ann Duffy‚ a young girl is being questioned by an abusive adult. Every time the child answers‚ the adult gives a negative or threatening response‚ in an almost cruelly sarcastic manner. Similarly‚ the poem “Quetzals only come once” by Sheenagh Pugh describes a young child speaking to an adult. The adult‚ whom we are told is the child’s mother‚ is creating shapes through a

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    Tonielle Jackson Dr. Manson English 351-01 March 13‚ 2013 Charles Dickens: A Christmas Carol During the year of 1843 employer/employee relations were known to be horrible and no one thought it would change for the better. Charles Dickens’s novella A Christmas Carol gives a great description of how the relations were carried out. In his novella‚ Dickens reveals the harsh conditions and lack of relationship between the employer and employee. Through this novella we can see that the relationship

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    The question is really asking which line in A Christmas Carol supports the quote "’I wish‚’ Scrooge muttered‚ putting his hand in his pocket‚ and looking about him‚ after drying his eyes with his cuff: ’but it’s too late now.’" Choice (1) is not the correct answer choice. The quote from Choice (1) was said by the Ghost of Christmas Past. The Spirit was showing Scrooge all the Christmases he has celebrated earlier in his life. However‚ the quote mentioned in the question implies that Scrooge is regretting

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    CAROL GILLIGAN’S THEORY Carol Gilligan introduced new‚ profound ideas about gender roles and moral development. She described how both genders use different methods when making moral decisions and explains that men and women think differently. Men tend to rely on what is right by the law‚ whereas women make decisions by using their emotions. Females are more eager to please the people around them in their adolescent years and want to fit in‚ and because of society women change their behaviour as

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    he was not paid‚ he was still willing to attend the interview for the stock broker intern position even though he had spent the previous night in jail. He never quit as resilient in that he seem to know how to bounce back from life’s difficulties. Ann

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