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    people can be influenced in both positive and negative ways. In the three novels that we have read so far‚ Great Expectations‚ Lés Misérables‚ and Wuthering Heights‚ the main characters are faced with negative challenges and influences. Positive guides and influences also affect the characters in these books; the positive guides usually end up winning in the end. In Great Expectations‚ the main character of the story was Pip. Some of the negative influences that Pip faces include poverty‚ low

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    F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby tells the tale of a tangled web of love‚ lies‚ and liquor in the roaring 20s. Since the book came out in 1925‚ there have been several filmed versions of the story. One in particular stands out from the rest. The 1974 version in which Robert Redford plays Jay Gatsby is one of the most notable renditions of the classic novel. It is presented in a way that is elegant‚ yet it is very relatable. There were significant differences between the novel and the film though

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    In The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ the protagonist Nick Carraway meets his very wealthy neighbor Jay Gatsby and develops a strong friendship with him. Gatsby falls in love with Daisy Buchanan but struggles to actually get her to be with him. Gatsby is willing to do anything for Daisy‚ including buying her expensive gifts and throwing wild parties. The characters show how it is like to live in West and East Egg in the 1920’s‚ the time period before the Great Depression. In the movie that

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    in baseball history" (Everstine 4). This great sports scandal involved many‚ but the most memorable and most known for it was Joe Jackson. The aftermath of the great World Series Scandal left many people questioning the character of Joe Jackson and whether or not he should have relations thereafter with baseball. There is still question today whether or not to let Joe into the Hall of Fame. 	Many people still question whether or not‚ Joe Jackson was involved in "The Black Sox Scandal

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    The Struggle of Having Power Throughout Great Expectations by Charles Dickens‚ Pip’s emotional battle with Estella and encounters with Miss Havisham‚ is the vinyl coating that reveals the grainy surface that is Victorian England. Throughout the book it seems as if Pip is brought into a new world of opportunities‚ giving him a chance to grow. Yet‚ unexpected and direct forms of violence throughout Pip’s journey have an opposing effect on his morals and character. Miss Havisham’s control over Pip

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    The Great Gatsby Chapter 5 Inclass Essay The 2013 version of The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald had portrayed chapter five to his intentions better than the 1974 movie version. The 2013 movie represented the emotions and imagery of Jay Gatsby and Daisy Buchanan’s meeting better than the 1974 version. Some crucial aspects that was presented around the scene was how weird and strange the atmosphere was between Jay and Daisy‚ the scenery and rain‚ and the clock that Jay broke. First‚ when Jay

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    In what ways does Trader Joe’s demonstrate the importance of each responsibility in the management process? Trader Joe’s strives to differentiate it’s self from the competitors. In the planning process the organization wants to keep its operating costs low by keeping its locations small and intimate‚ as of now they have only 365 locations in thirty states. Provide the customer with one of kind foods from all over the world to meet the wide variety of diets with below prices and no need for membership

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    In "Great Expectations"‚ the virtuous/vixenish dichotomy is mainly explored through Estella‚ one of the main female characters in the novel‚ and also through Miss Havisham‚ who brought her up from the age of 3‚ and Biddy‚ a simple country girl. Estella begins the novel as "vixenish" character‚ brought up by Miss Havisham to be so. She is cold‚ cynical and manipulative‚ trained to grow up to break the hearts of men. She hurts Pip and crush his feelings continuously‚ and the audience picks up on these

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    in England was very harsh. At the age of sixteen‚ Charles saw this through his own eyes‚ working as a court reporter. During this period there was also a colossal division between the rich and the poor. Due to the industrial revolution‚ the poor worked for long hours‚ enduring much hardship‚ yet earning very little. In contrast‚ the rich lived in lavishness and‚ unlike the poor‚ could actually enjoy life. One can describe the situation at the time as- the rich got richer and the poor got poorer. Also

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    Monetary Corruption and the Consequences it has in Great Expectations by Charles Dickens Charles Dickens examines how money can corrupt people and sometimes to a point beyond repair. In Great Expectations money is suppose to make people happier and to live easier lives but money will eventually corrupt people and ruin their life. Pip is introduced to a lot of money and becomes corrupt. When Pip becomes corrupt he looses former relationships that he had. The relationships that pip looses are completely

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