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    The Giver Themes

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    In the novel‚ The Giver‚ by Lois Lowry‚ the protagonist lives in a futuristic utopian society. Jonas is selected to be the community’s Receiver of Memory‚ the only person who knows of the memories from the past. Jonas thinks nothing of life before becoming Receiver‚ like the rest of his community. But‚ when he receives memories‚ he finds the deeper meaning to life. Lowry’s characterization of Jonas reveals the importance of valuing life through her development of Release‚ the game of war‚ and saving

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    Themes In Pleasantville

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    “Any Journey includes both realities and possibilities”‚ the three texts that we have studied in class‚ the film ’Pleasantville’ by Gary Ross and the poems ’Road Not Taken’ by Robert Frost and ’Journey to the Interior’ by Margaret Atwood‚ support this idea as these texts include the protagonist having embarked on not only physical and interior journeys in reality but also imaginary. The journey is known to be imaginary for the audience‚ but for the characters of the text these journeys have led them

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    Centrepoint Themes

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    Centrepoint is an adventure‚ mystery‚ romance‚ police procedural‚ revenge‚ supernatural‚ science fiction and espionage themed novel. The plot is mainly about the life of the main character‚ a young adult named Jonathan Pierce‚ and his management of Centrepoint Industries‚ the world’s largest technology corporation‚ with its vast resources derived from other activities and influence in fields such as scientific research and development‚ real estate‚ mining and archaeology‚ private security‚ all being

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    Themes in Frankenstein

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    Frankenstein deals with two main social concerns‚ the level of moral responsibility that a creator possesses in relation to his creation‚ as well as the issue of the moral boundaries that exists in one’s quest for knowledge‚ including the fine line between good and bad knowledge‚ The novel also deals with two main human concerns‚ which include a person’s goals or aspirations as well as the issue of pride and its affect on a person. Mary Shelley highlights the issue of moral responsibility by

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    The Jungle Theme

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    The Jungle was written by Upton Sinclair. The book is based around a family of immigrants from lithuania. He follows them through their harsh journey‚ and all of the terrible things life throws at them. One of the things Upton sinclair hits on throughout the book is all the corruption in america at the time. He shows throughout the whole book how bad america has become and how terrible the people where at the time. In the book The Jungle the main characters‚ jurgis and ona‚ are put through many

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    The Chrysanthemums Theme

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    The chrysanthemums The enteral idea of the story is gender discrimination. Elisa has the ability to be a good farmer and work with his husband as a partner. However‚ Henry Allen always neglected her‚ because she is a woman. Elisa loves her garden and the chrysanthemums and when she realized that the tinker just trick with her emotions that makes Elisa more depressed and week. In “The Chrysanthemums” story‚ Elisa is the main character and the author continuous the story plot about her point view and

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    Hamlet Themes

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    Hamlet‚ morality‚ providence‚ humanity and the state What does Hamlet teach us? 1) Questions of Morality 2) The power of providence 3) The nature of humanity 4) The strength of the state * is Hamlet ‘right’ to commit murder in the name of justice * is ‘justice’ mote important than ‘duty’ to the law‚ to the king‚ to ones country? * Revenge is a contradiction‚ because it requires and act of injustice on behalf of justice * In many ways Hamlet the character explores

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    The Odyssey Themes

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    Sorrow‚ Suffering‚ Grief‚ Agony‚ Distress‚ and Misery: According to Greek Mythology the act of being human demands that you must suffer and there is no escape from pain‚ it is the price you pay to be human. “By nights he would lie beside her‚ of necessity‚ in the hollow caerns‚ against his will‚ by one who was willing‚ but all the days he would sit upon the rocks‚ at the seaside‚ breaking his heart in tears and lamentation and sorrow as weeping tears he looked out over the barren water. “(5.154-158)

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    Frankenstein Theme

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    Life‚ Consciousness‚ and Existence Summary: As Victor Frankenstein gives life to the monster‚ he becomes the creator. The relationship between Victor and the monster parallels the relationship between the mankind and God. However‚ Victor abandons his creation right after he comes to life. The monster wanders around the wilderness‚ unable to make sense of his own existence; he is unable to find his place in the world and his link to humanity. The monster blames Victor for his misery‚ claiming

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    Theme by Mags

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    A. Related Documents: AP no. 14a s. 2006 on Amendments and Addendum to Educational Trips and Related Off Campus Activities (Approved on February 9‚ 2009) Implementing Guidelines for the Sourcing of Service Provider (Approved on May 21‚ 2000) Approved System and Procedure on Educational Trips and Related Off Campus Activities B. Process Map and Work Instruction |PROCESS MAP |WORK INSTRUCTIONS

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