One theme from Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations is the great difference in social classes. Throughout the story the main character‚ Pip‚ goes from living in a small‚ poor village‚ destined to be a blacksmith to becoming a wealthy gentleman who lives in a large home in London. During Pip’s journey a clear divide can be seen between the wealthy‚ high class of England and the poor laborer class. This divide between classes is seen as soon as the first higher class person in the story is mentioned:
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As a young child‚ the orphan Pip lives with his sister and brother-in-law‚ the village blacksmith. On Christmas Eve‚ Pip is walking through the marshes when he meets an escaped convict who threatens him into bringing back food and a file to break the leg-irons. On Christmas Day‚ the convict is captured and returned to the prison ships known as The Hulks. He never reveals Pip’s assistance when he is caught and asked how he escaped his irons. Much later‚ young Pip is sent to entertain Miss Havisham
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first arrived our primary goal was to build houses and fences. We did hasty work on the houses‚ which proved to be a downfall when winter came. We used the fences to keep out possible intruders or animals. Unfortunately due to our carelessness‚ the village was burnt down accidentally. When Spring came‚ we were greeted with 50 new settlers who were immediately put to work building warm stable houses and starting farms. Now we have great homes for ourselves and others‚ making this a great place to live
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Scandinavian areas‚ in the eleventh and fifteenth century by small villages. The reason that no surnames were used before this time was the fact that most people were illiterate‚ living in small villages in a country atmosphere. Living out in the country these people had no reason to learn to read or write‚ because their lives were lived off the land. They did not need surnames to signify who they we’re or what they did. In these small villages they went by their first names‚ people all had different
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object where the most important magical ingredients are hidden in the center of a thick back coating” (Brett-Smith). The Boli held so much power in the Bamana society that it was secretly guarded away from village members. “Komo‚ a secret male initiation society of priests‚ elders and blacksmiths form the central nexus of these social institutions and are the sole actors in the formation and dealings of the boliw. They are experts in the transformation and manipulation of the formless-dealers in the
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to why William won the Battle of Hastings is that he had the best army. The Normans had 7500 men‚ all fully trained compared to the 4500 voluntary village workers and only 500 professionally trained soldiers that made up Harold Godwinson’s English army. William had many archers and slingshots‚ the Normans were also equipped with auxiliaries - blacksmiths‚ carpenters‚ medics and cooks – as well as a few mercenaries‚ who were professional soldiers that fought for whoever paid them the most amount of
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continents work‚ our group has created a map making a new continent in another hypothetical Earth. This continent is known as Company Continent. On this landmass‚ there are six cities. These cities are known as Appletopolis‚ Pixar Palace‚ Yum! Brands Village‚ Galaxy Retreat‚ Training Camp‚ and Windows City. The inspiration for the names of the cities and the shape of the landmass comes from major companies well known to most people. Among these cities‚ Appletopolis serves as the capital and main inspiration
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The real India breathes in its villages.India is a land of villages with around 70 % of its population still residing in it .The basic characteristics of the Indian villages are: a)Still practising their old age custom and traditions. b)Illiteracy has still bound them into shackles which needs to be addressed in the indian village c)Cate is still a social evil which is prevalent in the villages. d)Caste based hierarchy still plays an important role in ones social conduct
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The buffalo not only held the village hostage‚ but it also killed scores of very brave hunters. This saga is however put to an end through the bravery‚ savvy of two Mandé hunters‚ and the providential surrender of Do Kamissa herself into their hands with the promise that when the king
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has a fondness of Indian animals‚ which obviously come from the fact that he met his wife in India it’s a way to connect to her. Evidence of this is “he hurled a local blacksmith over a parapet into a stream” and “he had at this moment a cheetah and a baboon‚ which wander freely over his grounds and are feared by the villages almost as much as their master.” This gives the
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