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- 11481: Great Expectations 7
- ... money or a gift. With every cold-hearted action, Estella furthers herself from any true feeling. Though she advocated it, Estella's actions weren't entirely her fault. Motivated by a jilting on her wedding day, Miss Havisham adopts Estella to raise her into a heartless instrument of revenge against men. Estella makes unwise decisions mostly based on Miss Havisham's teachings. She marries Pip's rival Walter Drummle who beats ...
- 11482: Great Expectations 3
- ... of this book indicates the confidence of conscious genius. In a new aspirant for public favor, such a title might have been a good device to attract attention; but the most famous novelist of the day, watched by jealous rivals and critics, could hardly have selected it, had he not inwardly felt the capacity to meet all the expectations he raised. I have read it as it appeared in installments, and ...
- 11483: Great Expectations 2
- ... to act in the presence of Pip when he is a gentleman. Joe's speech and use of words illustrate his plainess and accent Pip's aristocracy. Decisions never came easily for Joe and he'd much rather someone else make them for him rather than have to choose on his own. Being uneducated, Joe never felt sure of himself that he could make an appropriate decision, anyway. When asking for ...
- 11484: Personal Writing: On My Time
- ... disqualified for an unknown reason." My heart stopped as time flew by. A nameless face had just crushed what had seemed so great to me. The thing that confuses me is why to this very day, do they still refuse to tell us any reason for our disqualification.
- 11485: Media And Culture
- ... to the American public until 1980s (Roach, 25). The following is an example of this "hiding" policy of the gate keepers. In November 1983 the Americans had the chance to watch ABCs The Day After, which was about the survival of a small number of Americans after an atomic blast. The film dramatically showed the dark side of the nuclear technology, and in 1982 a Canadian director, Terri Nash ...
- 11486: Marriages
- ... comes with a ceremony that, despite cultural and religious differences, has more similarities than divergences. The differences happen later, after the gifts are opened and the couple retreats to their relationship. My divorced male friend D. says if you simply must get married, live together first. Dive in. To hell with the survey that says it doesn't work. Communicate. If you can't do that, call the engagement off. Here ...
- 11487: Mali, One Of The Greatest Afri
- ... conquered the lands that lay down steam. These areas included the towns of Djenne, located on series of mashes and lakes that lies close to the Niger River, and Kawkaw, thought to be the modern-day city of Gao. Controlling the Niger River and the cities that lie on its banks were important for trade and travel. The Niger River was a central artery of commerce for both west and North ...
- 11488: Good Vs. Evil Miltons Paradise
- ... is what gave man freedom from God. God still had control of man, but man was able to do as he chose, whether it was good or sinful (Blessington 43-44). God vows, "I form'd them free, and free they must remain, / Till they enthrall themselves" (qtd. in Blessington 44). God also used this freedom of choice as a test for man, just like the angels were tested before their ...
- 11489: Mafia
- ... France, Italy groans!), therefore forming the acronym MAFIA. Others claim the word derived from the battle cry of rebels who slaughtered thousands of Frenchmen after a French soldier raped a Palermo woman on her wedding day. Their slogan echoed her mothers cry, Ma fia, Ma fia (my daughter my daughter). There are other less glamorous stories as to where the word originally formed. The most likely reasoning says that it ...
- 11490: Good News From Outer Space By
- ... the mental constructs that give us some sense of control over this obscure universe. The most significant aspect of this fictional society is the belief of a Second Coming. This shows great similarity to present day society simply because of the huge percentage of Christian followers who also believe in a Second Coming. The Reverend Jimmy-Don Gilray, a major character in the book, is convinced that God will send a ...
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