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    Irish 1891‚ Oscar Wilde‚ stated‚ “Disobedience‚ in the eyes of anyone who has read history‚ is a man’s original virtue. It is through disobedience that progress has been made‚ through disobedience and through rebellion.” Wilde’s purpose of his claim is to remind mankind that disobedience is not always foul when fighting for a constitutional right and for the good of mankind. Imagine how unfair the world would be if we didn’t have the courage to stand up for the rights we believed in. Oscar Wilde’s claim

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    De Profundis        Oscar Wilde                   De Profundis    DE PROFUNDIS    .  .  .  Suffering  is  one  very  long  moment.  We  cannot  divide  it  by  seasons.  We  can  only  record  its  moods‚  and  chronicle  their  return.  With  us  time  itself  does  not  progress.  It  revolves.  It  seems  to  circle  round  one  centre  of  pain.  The  paralysing  immobility  of  a  life  every  circumstance of which is regulated after an unchangeable pattern‚ so 

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    Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest is play which comically engages with socially prescribed roles and conventions. Set within late Victorian England‚ the play follows John (Jack) Worthing and Algernon Moncrieff‚ two gentlemen who create false identities in order to escape the burdens of upper-class life. Often subtitled as A Trivial Comedy for Serious People‚ the play is characterised by a constant sense of frivolity‚ whereby the seriousness of upper-class life is absent‚ allowing Wilde

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    What good does always being earnest do you if you are not "Ernest"? Oscar Wilde’s play‚ "The Importance of Being Earnest"‚ explores exactly this notion‚ following two men who readily abandon their namesakes in order to win the affections of their respective fair ladies. The play opens in London with a conversation held between these two men‚ Jack Worthing and Algernon Moncrieff. However‚ at the play’s origin‚ Algernon only knows his friend as "Ernest". This rapidly changes with the aid of a cigarette

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    In the play‚ The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde‚ the author commences showing his audience the significance behind the title through his use of contrasting different ideas and manipulation of alluding to multiple concepts. The irony held the opposite intent of the title that Jack had named himself Earnest‚ who is neither earnest nor honest yet the author gradually develops the significance behind the developing title. Further‚ Wilde begins his play by contrasting the different ideas

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    In the play The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde‚ one can predict Algernon will go to Jack’s house and that Jack and Gwendolen will not get married. First‚ one can predict that Algernon will go to Jack’s place. At the beginning of the play‚ Algernon asked Jack questions about his house. Then‚ later in the play he writes down the address Jack gives Gwendolen. In the play it states‚ “Algernon‚ who has been carefully listening‚ smiles to himself‚ and writes the address on his shirtcuff. Then

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    The man’s attitude at the beginning of this story‚ was over-confident. “He was a newcomer in the land‚ a chechaquo‚ and this was his first winter‚” but all he did was‚ challenge the nature‚ thinking that he could handle it. He didn’t care about all the warnings that the nature did‚ he was too confident about himself. The nature started to torture him physically‚ with cold. It was his first time in the cold‚ but he never thought it was going to be like that. Now he is starting to appreciate the old-timer’s

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    After learning about the Victorian Era‚ we watched the film/play The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde. The Importance of Being Earnest is a satire comedy where the main characters‚ John and Algernon‚ create fictitious people to escape from oppressive social obligations. Before watching the film‚ I had no clue what the play was about. I honestly had never really heard of the characteristics and social classes of the Victorian Era. After watching the play‚ I now have a better understanding

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    help of their husband to open a jar of pickles is one painted very clearly in anyone’s head. Men are always seen as the active pillars of the society. During the Victorian Era that was widely reinforced‚ men needed to follow specific guidelines. In Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest‚ these expectations can be identified through Algernon and Jack‚ the “earnest” men of the play. Men had a greater influence and power than women‚ but there are many steps to take to be considered a “men.” The

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    STORY MAGIC 2 1. The book is made in form appropriate to 9-10 year old children. A big advantage is the fluent sequence on the book for 3 year Story Magic 1. 2. The methodic is set perfectly – each from 9 lections is methodically divided to 8 hours. If the teacher wanted to catch everything‚ what is specified in methodics‚ the lesson would have to be longer than 45 minutes. That’s why the selection is needed – what to choose. 3. A working list is set to the book on high level. It is ready for

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