nature of the Victorian era. Much of his writing accomplishes this‚ but with his flamboyant lifestyle and subsequent trials‚ “exposed the conservative society to extreme scrutiny”. (“The Secret Life of Oscar Wilde”) When he wrote The Importance of Being Earnest‚ one of his most famous plays‚ he used parody and irony to show the moral hypocrisy he saw in the Victorian era. Here the characters are more concerned with style than substance. By telling white lies in an extremely gracious manner‚ they
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Are famous people treated unfairly by the media? Should they be given more privacy‚ or is the price of their fame an invasion into their private lives? Many girls want to be as beautiful as Paris Hilton and many boys want to be as popular as David Beckham. Who doesn’t want to be a celebrity? They have all the things that common people can dream of‚ fans‚ designer clothes‚ luxurious cars‚ and the list goes on. Their lavish style of living keeps them in the eye of public and media. As a result
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Discipline is being considered as a primary requisite in each military academy in the world. Especially‚ during any military training discipline is being required. So‚ show how well disciplined soldier you are in front of your senior military officials you should be punctual. Punctuality plays a vital role in making any cadet a full fledged military official. Military training is considered as one of the toughest assignment to crack. The road of performing all the drills and exercises will not
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Candide is a humorous‚ far-fetched story satirizing the optimism promoted by the philosophers of the Age of Enlightenment. Voltaire uses satire as a means of pointing out injustice‚ cruelty and bigotry that is commonly found in the human society. Although the tale seems light and comical‚ Voltaire has more serious intentions behind the laughable plot line. Candide can therefore be classified as a satire because it combines humor and wit to bring about a change in society’s view on matters such
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Charlie Kelmeckis‚ is an introverted and intellectually gifted teenager who is just starting his freshman year of highschool all alone. Then two seniors‚ Sam and Patrick‚ help him learn how to participate in life instead of watching others live it for him. He quickly is given the gift of true friendship‚ love‚ music and so much more‚ while a young english teacher and aspiring playwright helps him develop his skills as a writer. Though as all things that come up must go down‚ as his new friends start
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Earnest is better than hip In The Last Lecture there is a section that is called “Earnest is better than hip” written by Randy Pausch. In this paper I am going to explain what the lesson Randy learned was‚ and what the incident he learned the lesson from was. At the beginning he explains that he would take an earnest person over a hip person any day. He says that because a hip person is someone that is not serious and jokes around a lot. An earnest person is someone that is honest‚ hardworking
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Explore the dramatic significance of Lady Bracknell in Act 1 Throughout Act 1‚ Oscar Wilde uses the character of Lady Bracknell as a highly comedic character who causes the entire play to come together by unknowingly creating a calamitous chain of events to occur by her refusal to let her daughter Gwendolyn marry to Jack Worthing. She is presented as strict‚ uptight woman who is very much the Matriarch of the family. One way Wilde presents this idea is when Lady Bracknell is interviewing Jack on
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the question whether if it is better to be or not to be. The Importance of Being Earnest is a play that uses satirical comedy to analyze aspects of society. Jack‚ Algernon‚ Cecily‚ Gwendolen‚ and Lady Bracknell are all over dramatized representations of the shallow‚ pretentious British upper class. Characters trade smart remarks‚ but they seem oblivious to the humor and absurdity of their statements. In The Importance of Being Earnest‚ the satire of an upper-class Victorian society can also be interpreted
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Being successful on a job interview A job is always important for a graduate or a post-graduate. Because being in a job is all you can ask for after completing your institutional education. Who doesn’t want to learn something from the real life? You would try your best to succeed in a job interview‚ because a job will let u experience the real life deal. But being successful in a job interview is not easy. There are few steps you can follow for succeeding on a job interview. First‚ you must wear
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organism even more energy than meat‚ even the physical power of vegetarians can be extended even further than that of carnivores. Coronary bypass surgery (bypass) or a chemotherapy session are much more cumbersome and difficult to change your diet. Being vegetarian is the best thing you can do for your health. ECOLOGICAL "It is estimated that the contribution of livestock to water contamination exceeds more than ten times that of humans and three to the industry" Philip Kapleau "Millions of hectares
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