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    challenge made against his intelligence; basically‚ as a battle of wits”. So it seems that there may be some kind of good conscience inside of this man. Even though he is a kind of strange man that keeps to himself he does try to help others though it may seem he has selfish reasons for helping. I believe that he is a true hero when you hear someone talk about the great Sherlock Holmes you think of a mysterious british man with quick wits that fights crime for good. He is an iconic hero in british literature

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    characters‚ each finally achieving the ability to view the other through unprejudiced eyes. 2. Analyze how Austen depicts Mr. Bennet. Is he a positive or negative figure? Mr. Bennet’s chief characteristics are an ironic detachment and a sharp‚ cutting wit. The distance that he creates between himself and the absurdity around him often endears him to the reader and parallels the amused detachment with which Austen treats ridiculous characters such as Mr. Collins and Lady Catherine. To

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    The genre of an animal fable or ‘a fairy story’ to comment on his frustration of the events leading up to and after the 1917 Russian Revolution would be easily understood by the masses. It is “a satirical tale against Stalin‚” whereby Orwell uses his wit to draw attention to the wider issues in the society of his time. Firstly‚ Orwell creates satire in his novel by using anthropomorphism to give human traits and characteristics to the animals. He used this technique

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    the story is “A Modest Proposal for Preventing the Children of Poor People from Being a Burthen to their Parents‚ or the Country‚ and for making them Beneficial to the Publick”. Jonathan Swift’s A Modest Proposal is an excellent example of the sharp wit and biting sarcasm that was employed in the satire of the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries. Swift uses an ironically conceived

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    She says‚ “A poet’s pen all scorn I should thus wrong/ For such despite they cast on female wits” (27-28). Her verbal irony is clear when she refers to herself as “a poet”‚ saying that her critics would ignore the poetry because of her “female wits.” She chides the “obnoxious” (25) nay-sayers for their “carping tongues‚” (25) pointing out that it is the men who are acting in the supposed vindictiveness of women. “Carping”

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    In this life I live‚ I was born with nothing to give. Not even a dime to give my mama for blessing me with a life. I had to teach myself by just watching. I had to go get it. If you don’t have anything‚ make it into some if there isn’t any. Hard times turn into good times. Harder times make you understand what these times are for. It only takes a minute for you to be right back where you were‚ or even worse. Play the cards and see what your hand gives you. Go by the book and do what is taught by

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    intended to wound. 2. A form of wit that is marked by the use of sarcastic language and is intended to make its victim the butt of contempt or ridicule. Two main aspects have to be looked at in detail‚ again: the mentioning of “ridicule” and the meaning of “wit”. “Ridicule” is the feature that is attached to most of the characters in Pride and Prejudice and can bee seen in the character’s own behaviour or it is pointed at in comments of others. The meaning of “wit” is even more important‚ as the

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    Year 12 English – Hamlet’s Eulogy (delivered by Horatio) Simone Schulz Lords‚ ladies and citizens of Elsinore‚ what treasure lost. It is with great sorrow that I stand before you in this difficult day‚ in this difficult time. I do not know what to say nor how to say it. We are all here to honour‚ remember and pay respect to the most remarkable Prince we could ever know‚ Prince Hamlet of Denmark‚ beloved son of the late King Hamlet and Queen Gertrude‚ royal courtier and loyal friend. To all

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    As a general society‚ legacies and reputations are naturally formed‚ yet the drive and need for validation to feel like you belong has increased over the modern era‚ why is this? Why is it now that people live for recognition over passion? These questions of the motivation of one’s actions are answered in Homer’s epic the “Odyssey”‚ a story of a man struggling to get home after war =. Similarly‚ in “The Journey”‚ a narrative of finding true aspirations in life through audience perspective and “Ulysses”

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    ure Khadijah Wiley Boswell British Literature 12-5-10 The Picture of Dorian Gray Social classes are very evident in The Picture of Dorian Gray; they are represented through some of the main characters. The goal of this analysis is to identify the factors‚ which influence people’s ideals about social classes. The theme of social classes in The Picture of Dorian Gray is effectively revealed through the main characters Dorian‚ Lord Henry‚ and Basil. In opposition‚ social classes are seen as

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