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    Charles Dickens is the best known of the English Victorian novelists. He wrote a great deal about women in Victorian society and the way that roles for women were changing. Prior to these times women were expected to marry and be reliant upon men. Men were deemed to be in charge and any money possessed by women immediately passed to her husband once married. Miss Havisham is the antithesis of the social norm as a self sufficient woman living off her own means. Dickens develops her character throughout

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    not. He has in-depth knowledge of architecture and the construction business‚ which shows his ability. To support my statement furthermore he made lots of suggestions for improving the work environment and he himself volunteered for special projects. Joe showed the consistency of producing high-quality work. 2. Does this problem stem from inadequate subordinate motivation? Yes‚ Ignoring his inputs and his opinions made him demotivate‚ he called himself as a lowly draftsman. Which itself shows

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    Joshua Ashkenazy Mr. Muir English II 21 May‚ 2012 Alternate Ending for Great Expectations Every book has an ending that reflects on certain themes shown previously in the book. In the book Great Expectations by Charles Dickens‚ money‚ power and corruption are the roots of the evils in society. There are certain criteria in making a conclusion to a book. According to my opinion‚ a book must have an ending that shows that the main character has learned from his mistakes and is willing to let go

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    be a sign of peace and an apology to his victim’s family. Feguer’s remorseful peace offering was a gleam of goodness in the heart of an evil man. In Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations‚ Dickens shows a theme much like Feguer’s‚ that all evil people have potential for goodness. The three major characters who show this are Abel Magwitch‚ Miss Havashim‚ and Estella.

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    your beach house. These ideas are false though‚ Great Expectations shows us differently from that typical ideal of how simple and easy money can make life. Pip’s life was not made easier or simpler by gaining wealth or becoming a gentleman. Pip grew up through most of his life being an apprentice to his sister’s husband Joe‚ even though he knew he wanted to be more he was content with the job. Pip was then told he has been given Great Expectations‚ and takes it immediately. Now that Pip has money

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    Shoeless Joe WP Kinsella wrote Shoeless Joe in 1982. The novel was the source for the popular movie‚ Field of Dreams‚ in 1988. Shoeless Joe is the story of Ray Kinsella‚ an avid baseball fan‚ and the journey he takes and the lengths he goes to fulfill a dream. The Journey takes Ray too many different places around the Northeast; and even places he thought his mind would never go. Ray Kinsella is your typical mid-west farmer. He and his wife Annie have a daughter and a small corn farm in the middle

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    In this particular article we have two people being the main observation‚ Joe and Danielle (who are first year medical students). They both are taking an exam and Joe has witnessed Danielle cheating via-text messages on her phone and is unsure of what to do. With the faculty being aware of current student cheating and encouraging students to report the names of the wrongdoers‚ he is burdened and angry that he has witnessed this taking place but does not know if he should report

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    The relationship between Pip‚ Estella‚ and Jaggers is going through much growth throughout the story. Pip’s and Estella’s relationship is very similar to as when Pip was just a common boy‚ and there is not much hope for the relationship to become real. Jaggers also has and will have much influence on the lives of Pip and Estella. The relationship between Pip and Estella is not getting much better and there is not much hope in it‚ the main reason being that Estella still treats Pip the same as when

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    BOOK REVIEW GREAT EXPECTATIONS BY CHARLES DICKENS On Christmas Eve‚ Pip‚ an orphan living with his sister (Mrs Joe) and Joe Gargery‚ meets a convict who demands him to bring him food and a file to cut his chains. Pip does so and the following morning and feels extremely guilty. He‚ Joe and some police officers later catch and arrest this convict. Uncle Pumblechook arranges for Pip to go and play at Miss Havisham’s home in hope that she’ll give him money. There he falls in love with Estelle‚

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    created in Chapter 1 of Great ExpectationsGreat Expectations’ is a best selling novel‚ written during the reign of Queen Victoria‚ by the well known author Charles Dickens. This novel was serialised as each chapter would be published in a weekly magazine. Dickens would have to deliberately make each chapter interesting and addictive in order for people to buy the next publishing. Throughout chapter 1‚ Dickens portrays the two starting characters with a lot of contrast to begin with. For example

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