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    The novel of Mark Twain’sThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is about a young boy‚ Huck‚ coming of age. It is a story of Huck’s struggle to win freedom for himself and Jim‚ a runway slave. The many adventures that Huck goes on become a learning process to maturity by learning to be self-sufficient‚ sic "sivilize"‚ adverse‚ and adventurous. Mark Twain examines the influence of adults that Huck experiences during his childhood By Pap teaching him to be self-sufficient‚ the Widow educating him in being

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    Satire: The Exposure of Southern Life Mark Twain wrote the renowned nineteenth century novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn as a humorist‚ with intentions solely entertain the reader. Although the author warns at the start of the book‚ “persons attempting to find a moral in this narrative will be banished”‚ he submerses the reader into Southern society to evaluate their values (Notice). Satirists seek to find motives behind people’s actions and by dramatizing the contrast between

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    The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn‚ a novel written by Mark Twain‚ is an important literary work because of it’s use of satire. It is a story written about a boy‚ Huck‚ in search of freedom and adventure. In the beginning of the story you learn what has happened since The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Huck and Tom found a hidden treasure that was later invested for them. Huck was taken in by Mrs. Watson‚ who attempted to teach him religion and proper manners‚ but was taken away when his father returned

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    World and Tom Brennan

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    Module C – Into the World ‘The Story of Tom Brennan’ & ‘The Door’ (related text) The different pathways used by an individual when moving “into the world” are always framed by the societal context in which they exist. These pathways provide opportunities for the protagonist to experience a wide variety of growth and change. The process of moving away from the past and entering a new world is a complex one that involves sacrifice‚ change and a sense of unknown. The protagonist can be both willing

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    Tom Jones Comic Epic

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    Tom Jones as ‘Comic Epic-Poem in Prose’ Maruf Billah Enjoying the freedom of an artist‚ Fielding in his ‘Tom Jones’ bursts on the literary scene giving thousands of hours for a kind of writing‚ which is in his own words‚ “I do not remember to have seen hitherto attempted in our language”. His immediate inspiration was the Spanish Classic‚ ‘Don Quixote’. However in discussing his work Fielding refers to Homer and Aristotle‚ the former for practice and the later for theory. This kind of appeal

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    Fiction There is one particular feature that sets the novel apart from any other literary genre. Literature has the ability to transport you into a world that is a product of individual imagination yet the realism expressed in the novel serves as a tool or road that leads to the emerging of conceived images. It is a time travel that has the ability to restore any period of growth in society and humanity in general. Many times we refer to the novel when deciphering morality and lifestyles of earlier

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    most of us are too scared to truly find out who we are. The risk that lies ahead as I embark on my college career is basically taking my own risks in general. The “Adventure” if discovering and becoming myself‚ seems to be one of my top reasons on why I want to continue studying. Life is a big journey and every big event is an adventure. The “journey to be oneself” seems to be the riskiest of all journeys is because we don’t know who we really are and most of us are too scared to truly find out

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    Newgate novel From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search The Newgate novels (or Old Bailey novels) were novels published in England from the late 1820s until the 1840s that were thought to glamorise the lives of the criminals they portrayed. Most drew their inspiration from the Newgate Calendar‚ a biography of famous criminals published at various times during the late 18th and early 19th centuries‚ but usually rearranged or embellished the original tale for melodramatic

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    Rewrite Story What I Did On My Holiday by Chrissie Manby I can’t wait for this holiday. Sophie Sturgeon will have a perfect romantic holiday with Callum Wales. I had prepared the whole thing to be perfect as well as for the night before we head to Majorca. But Callum did not show up. He at last sent a text saying he will not come over. He wants a break up and he will not go to Majorca. I decided to hide in my flat. I can’t go by my own. But I need to look independence like how everyone in the office

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    CHATSWORTH HOUSE – ADVENTURE PLAYGROUND DECISION Chatsworth House‚ the home of the 12th Duke and Duchess of Devonshire‚ is one of the finest and most palatial houses in the UK‚ set in over 1000 acres of parkland in the Peak England. The original house was built over 400 years ago and rebuilt starting in the seventeenth century. The house is vast‚ with 175 room lit by over 2000 lights bulbs‚ and with a roof that covers 1.3 acres. Chatsworth’s many rooms are full of treasure including famous

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