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    Tess‚ or as Jack calls her Tessie-T‚ has some interesting feelings. Tess is a very strong hearted‚ thick skinned‚ young teenage girl whose life got turned upside down. Tess loves to have fun with her best friend Isabel‚ and keep track of what mug Mr. Holdsworth- Tess’s favorite (math) teacher- uses each morning. Some problems that Tess have result in a change of life so big that she goes mute for a good while. Tess found out that her mother had a sperm donor

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    time. Tess in Aryn Kyle’s short story‚ “Nine” is an example of a gifted child with existential depression. She often contemplates the deaths of people around her‚ and her own mortality. She also is cut off emotionally from people‚ but not by her own design. She is isolated from her father’s life‚ pushed to the side‚ and almost forgotten. The people she lives with cause Tess to have these issues with her life‚ and as an effect‚ she qualifies as a gifted child with existential depression. Tess has

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    this inequity sways all the characters’ behavior. Though Tess McGill and Jack Trainer spark up a romance‚ it is Tess’ acquisitiveness that make the romance sizzle. In order to impersonate the bourgeoisie‚ Tess undergoes an extraordinary transformation. Tess‚ a proletariat‚ learns that if she wants to get ahead‚ she has to act‚ talk‚ and dress like the bourgeoisie. The film offers clear evidence of conspicuous consumption—the clothing Tess’ boss‚ Katherine Parker‚ wears—suggesting a negative example

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    stronger power or supernatural being has the ability to change the course of one’s life and override a persons fundamental tool of refined thought and decision making. The story of Tess of the D’Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy is one clouded in the mist of fate and destiny versus human thought and emotion. The tragic becoming of Tess Durbeyfield can hardly be classified as the work of the devil or simply put down to the fickle fates when the protagonists own decisions as well as that of those surrounding her

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    WORKING GIRL Summary Tess McGill is a frustrated secretary‚ struggling to forge ahead in the world of big business in New York. She gets her chance when her boss breaks her leg on a skiing holiday. McGill takes advantage of her absence to push ahead with her career. She teams up with investment broker Jack Trainer to work on a big deal. The situation is complicated after the return of her boss. Tess McGill is a hard working young woman who is determined to reach

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    conflict between Anna‚ an ordinary rebellious teenager and her overworked mother‚ Tess. After encountering a fortune cookie‚ Anna and Tess discover they have swapped in each other’s body and‚ as the flim progresses‚ they are forced to appreciate how hard each other’s life is. The audience is shown that understanding develops from being able to see the world from other points of view. In the film‚ Anna and Tess lead very different lives. This is shown in not only their morals and values‚ but

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    It’s Sam leading Charlie to Tess‚ Charlie jumps up‚ thanks Sam and steers the boat toward the island. Once they get close enough they spot Querencia‚ Tess’ boat. Once they rescued Tess and got her to the hospital‚ Charlie never leaves her side. However at first Tess doesn’t recognize Charlie and it really upsets him. He gave up his brother for her and now she doesn’t remember the night they had together. Charlie still never left the hospital‚ and then Tess finally asked fro him‚ she wanted

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    Misogynistic Societies Although written in different time periods and in dissimilar settings‚ The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood and Tess of the D’Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy are both feminist novels with main characters who are suppressed by their societies. Misogyny is fully apparent in both novels‚ and both Offred and Tess utilize similar means to endure their harsh societies. A misogynistic society is clearly depicted in The Handmaid’s Tale. In Offred’s society‚ the handmaids’

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    НАУКИ‚ МОЛОДІ ТА СПОРТУ АВТОНОМНОЇ РЕСПУБЛІКИ КРИМ Таврический Национальный Университет им. В.И.Вернадского Факультет иностранных языков Кафедра английской филологии Анализ романа Thomas Hardy “Tess of the D’urbervilles” Выполнила студентка 3 курса 34 группы Пономарёва Ирина Викторовна Проверила Полховская Елена Васильевна Симферополь‚ 2012

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    females Tess Durbeyfield and Catherine Earnshaw. These women are far from the idealistic view of nineteenth century females; Tess‚ intelligent and strikingly attractive‚ strives to uphold the values expected of her but outside forces beyond her control determine her fate. Catherine on the other hand begins her life free-spirited‚ rebellious and of a wild nature. However‚ her inner desire craves social ambition which‚ in turn‚ shows her slowly representing culture and civilisation. Tess‚ the protagonist

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