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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In 1920s‚ era which is called as “roaring twenties” after World War I‚ America went under a radical change and social reform. The developments in industrialization caused decay in moral values. This resulted in materialism’s obliteration of the doctrines and rules of moral duties. Thus‚ the society torn apart due to the clash between old and new values. Jordan Baker‚ Tom‚ Daisy‚ Myrtle and even Gatsby are all guilty of seeking people using them for their own self-interest. The moral decadence and
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INTRODUCTION: The status of women in society is neither a new issue nor is it a fully settled one. Before the advent of Islam the women were treated in a very inhuman manner‚ young ones were killed in a very small ages‚ besides the wives and sisters were also considered as a bad omen in the society. After the advent of Islam‚ Islam considers both men and women equally human and grants them equal human rights. Though their tasks and
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Both the classical and contemporary experiments explore the ways in which the personal and situational aspects of gender roles can affect peoples’ attitudes about how they view themselves within their gender and their perception of their own futures as women. Both support the theories that implicit stereotype models have a profound effect on the person. The Geis experiment dealt with the relationship of gender to constant exposure to advertising. This study hypothesized that the typical cultural
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Gatsby is a young man who born in a backcountry‚ he suffered bitterness of life when he was a child. Affected by the Franklin’s road which leads to success‚ he is ambitious and yearning money and social status‚ he is a typical chaser of American Dream. But he is unable to change the poor living conditions‚ therefore he can not stop struggling between illusion and reality. At that time‚ the United States advocating the supremacy of money and hedonism‚ Gatsby believe that as long as get material prosperity
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Teachers play a pivotal role in shaping the behaviour and educational success of students and as such they carry a huge responsibility in the classroom. Everything the teacher says or do has a great impact on students’ lives as students depend on the teacher for guidance‚ for determining acceptable and social behaviour in the classroom and more importantly their learning and academic success. In addition‚ the role played by the teacher in fostering students learning causes them to exhibit certain
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some money life is either very hard or very short. Either of these are not great options. I agree that a person needs some amount of money to be happy‚ but that doesn’t mean it guarantees happiness. In the book ‘Great Expectations’ by Charles Dickens‚ money is one of the key factors in the plot. The main character‚ Pip‚ struggles with the idea of wealth and what it means to be happy. Even though he rises to the top of the social classes‚ he discovers that he’s not any happier with money then without
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Behavioral Expectations The basis of a positive and effective learning environment are centered around the ideas of consistency‚ mutual respect‚ participation and trust. Without these values no classroom‚ work‚ or home environment can function at their true potential. As in any structured atmosphere‚ a classroom must have participation from its students in the procedures and routines set in place by their educator. It is equally as important for the educator to convey his or her expectations‚ rules
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Personality Development of College Students in Instructor status and role of Instructor status quality status and role of personality University Students is the counselor ’s work. To do this work‚ accurately grasp the situation of personality of students‚ instructors need to constantly improve the quality of working capacity and business education to meet the needs of Personality Development. Only seize the focus‚ to take scientific and effective methods of work‚ training and education to
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Expectations. Having expectations could change one’s life. One can induce change within themselves or it can be influenced by others. This concept is noticeable with Pip‚ the main character in the novel Great Expectations by Charles Dickens. Pip is an orphan boy who lives in Kent‚ England with his abusive sister‚ Mrs. Joe‚ and his sympathetic uncle‚ Joe Gargery. He searches for value as a person in becoming a gentleman and in earning the love of Estella‚ an orphan adopted by Miss Havisham‚ a wealthy
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