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    Sometimes in life people are faced with difficult decisions and no one to help them make their choice. That is the situation that Tris is put in at the beginning of Divergent by Veronica Roth. She is forced to decide which group she wants to spend the rest of her life with. Once she decides‚ she can not back out. After she makes the choice‚ her life is changed forever. In this journal‚ I will be visualizing‚ evaluating‚ and predicting. First I will be visualizing the scene where they have to make

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    Mathilde In The Necklace

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    The moment came that she could finally get the necklace she so much desired: “All at once‚ in a box lined with black satin‚ she came upon a superb diamond necklace‚ and her heart started beating with overwhelming desire. Her hands trembled as she picked it up. She fastened it around her neck over her high-necked dress and stood there gazing at herself ecstatically” (de Maupassant 376). Mathilde got the necklace‚ but unfortunately she lost it and this led to a debt that took a

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    Grief In The Necklace

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    In “The Necklace” Mathilde Loisel digs herself into a hole of poverty and grief. This is all because of her comparing spirit‚ and discontent. It is because of her actions that poverty fell upon her‚ not because of fate. Throughout the story‚ Mathilde is constantly thinking about how she compares to others‚ and the living conditions she is stuck with. She thinks as if the glass is always half empty. Because she is constantly comparing‚ she always wants‚ and dreams of more. When she is invited to

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    see her husband slowly become furious. Madame Loisel finished what she needed to say. Monsieur Loisel calmly stood up and told Madame Loisel to get back the necklace. Madame Loisel was confused with her husband’s reaction but went to go see Madame Forestier. Madame Loisel got to Madame Forestier house and asked “May I please have the necklace back. I will buy you the exact one that I’ve misplaced.” “Of course not‚ you’ve given it to me so now it’s mine!” Madame Forestier fought back. They continued

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    In the book Divergent by Veronica Roth‚ she portrays a good message with adventure and some romance. She expresses that everyone is different and you don’t have to be afraid to be yourself. Beatrice Prior and Tobias Eaton‚ also known as Four‚ learn that through a series of events. Beatrice and her mother were getting ready for the stimulation test to see what faction Beatrice belongs in. They were in their plain old house right before the stimulation tests were going to occur. Her mother cut her

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    The Necklace Essay

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    Materialistic people ‚ don’t you want to just wipe them off the face of the Earth ? In the short story ‚ “The Necklace” written by Guy De Maupassant‚ Madame Loisel can definitely be considered a materialistic character. When I was reading “The Necklace” ‚ I noticed lots of different qualities in Madame Loisel. Some qualities I noticed in her was that she was manipulative‚ greedy and insecure. I’m not sure how you would go about this situation ‚ but I definitely wouldn’t want to be friends with her

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    Veronica - Why Doesn’t Veronica Leave For The City? The city is an elegant place to live. It calls to the people from the inferior village life. The well led life followed by the city people offers many opportunities compared to the hopelessness of village surroundings. It offers hope‚ the chance to be independent‚ the chance of a job. In the story Veronica by Adewale Maja-Pearce‚ Okeké the ever lasting friend of Veronica is drawn by the attraction of the city for the opportunities he sees for

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    The Necklace Change

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    In the story “The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant‚ the society affects towards the characters that brought out different traits and actions. The character Mathilde Loisel experiences a change‚ effect towards the being of society. She fantasizes‚ experienced‚ and underwent as she was given a chance at something better. As she makes one mistake‚ effects of society take a toll on her as she experienced hardships‚ and a decreasing of her life style. Different points will be discussed such as how this

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    “So what‚ you gonna sic your PCH puppy on me every time I ruffle those ole Veronica feathers now?” Logan cornered Veronica in the hall‚ and if Veronica squinted at his face‚ she could imagine where his nose might look a little out of place from Weevil’s intervention at the beach. He certainly didn’t look any sorrier‚ though‚ but he at least has consistency going for him‚ she had to concede that. From Logan’s perspective‚ how could he be held accountable for her feathers being so damned rufflable

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    In the story “The Necklace”‚ written by Guy De Maupassant. The main character Mathilde Loisel‚ was more of a round character rather than a flat one. Mathilde is also the protagonist‚ she is the leading character in the story that faces a real event. In the story Mrs. Mathilde is described as a beautiful young woman who is miserable with her life. She constantly dreamed of a glamorous lifestyle and was never happy with the life she had. She believed that beauty and charm allowed her to better things

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