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    Revenge is a moving force behind many of the characters’ actions in the Charles Dickens’ novel Great Expectations. Miss Havisham wants revenge on the entire male race. Compeyson wants revenge on Abel Magwitch because he has property and money in New South Wales. Arthur Havisham‚ Miss Havisham half brother‚ wants his revenge on Miss Havisham because their father left her most of the money and estate. Pip does not realize that Miss Havisham and Abel are both using him for their revenge. Miss Havisham

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    Trader Joe’s is named after its founder‚ Joe Coulombe. The chain began in 1958 as a Greater Los Angeles area chain of "Pronto Market" convenience stores. The original Pronto Markets were similar to 7-Eleven stores‚ so similar Coulombe felt the competition with 7-Eleven would be ruinous.[6]He is said to have developed the idea of the Trader Joe South Seas motif while on vacation in the Caribbean.[7] He had noticed that Americans were traveling more and returning home with tastes for food and wine

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    Finding Joe Tag Line “We must be willing to get rid of the life we’ve planned so as to have the life that is waiting for us.” First Quote “I don’t believe people are looking for the meaning of life as much as they are looking for the experience of being alive.” • Thailand: Golden Buddha Start of Film: Who is Joseph Campbell and why should we care? • One story within all the stories – called The Hero’s Journey. Circle Graphic: o Wasteland o

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    Throughout Great Expectations‚character’s choices and actions play a large role into the plot of Charles Dickens’ novel. Though some are clearly selfless‚ such as Joe‚ and some clearly selfish‚ such as Pumblechook‚ Pip Pirrup walks a fine line between the two. Joe Gargery is an honest man who is selfless in his actions. He always chooses to do what will help others‚ such as Pip‚ rather than making a decision that will benefit himself. His wife and the protagonist’s sister‚ Mrs. Joe‚ was given the

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    The novel ¨Great Expectations¨ by Charles Dickens is quite full of drama. On Miss Havisham’s wedding day‚ she got sent a note from Compeyson saying that her Fiance had left her. A few years later she had a stepdaughter named Estella‚ raised to get revenge on the male kind. Pip is one of the characters that’s in the middle of all this and can non-stop think about Estella. Pip had fallen in love‚ but he didn’t quite get that Estella isn’t capable of love. In the beginning of the novel Pip finds himself

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    In this literary study‚ the theme of identity will be examined in a character analysis of Pip in "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens. In the novel‚ Pip is a young man who is the narrator and the main character used to define identity. Pip is a confused character constantly seeking his own identity‚ but he can never seem to understand who he is or where he is going in life. At times‚ Pip is uncertain of neither his own identity nor what he wants out of life. The different stages of childhood‚

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    century of England‚ and more precisely to ridicule one’s appearance could change their life‚ not their social class. Magwitch is surrounded by Herbert and Pip‚ where he rambles about his past undergo with his partner in crime named Compeyson. Dickens has made it clear that Magwitch’s appearance altered the sentence of his crime‚ although‚ Compeyson was the chief of directing Magwitch to take action for his plan. Compeyson‚ the leader of the crime he committed‚ is described as “Compeyson

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    Joe Sacco’s job isn’t to write funny cartoons that belong in the Sunday morning paper. His works also aren’t average articles packed with nothing but boring statistics. Sacco may be a journalist‚ but there’s much more to him than his notepad and pen; he’s a traveler‚ an artist‚ and someone who thinks making a difference in the world is important by putting people’s stories out there. According to his Wikipedia page‚ Sacco had a hard time finding a job with hard-hitting‚ attention-grabbing pieces

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    colder he got. But that was not going to stop him from finding his son. He called out his name‚ and it echoed in the woods. Jimmy! he said with all his might but there was no resposne. But out of the nearness of time a light came into sight‚ anf joe walked towards it. It was Jimmy it had to be who else could have been out at this time of night. As I got closer the light came closer to me. I was not sure if it was still or weather it was moving closer. Evetually i reached it and it was old frank

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    The Unlimited Miscreant - Trabb ’s Boy "A boy who excited loathing in every respectable mind" (Dickens 304)‚ Trabb ’s Boy is a lively‚ trouble seeking‚ and brutally honest character in Charles Dickens ’s‚ Great Expectations. Even though he appears only a handful of times in the novel his character plays a significant role. As Pip ’s enemy‚ Trabb ’s Boy helps the reader see Pip ’s faults. Trabb ’s Boy ’s most important role is that of Pip ’s rescuer. Trabb ’s Boy has very few speaking parts‚ but

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