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    Empathic Writing(Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen) – It is the morning after the Meryton Assembly. You are Lizzy/Darcy. Write your thoughts. What choice do I have‚ but to be simply incapable of putting last night’s Meryton Assembly into words? Such a vast array of different characters and finery. There was hardly any doubt that Jane had caught the eye of more than one potential suitor. Rosy cheeks and doe eyes tended to give a high opinion‚ especially with Mr. Bingley‚ whom she danced

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    Final Draft: Sex Motif Essay Sexuality is a recurring motif in The Catcher in The Rye. Both physical and emotional relationships offer Holden opportunity to open up to the world and see that there is nothing wrong with being a conformist. They also represent what he fears most about the adult world: complexity‚ unpredictability‚ and potential for conflict and change. As he acts out at the Museum of Natural History in chapter 16‚ Holden likes the world to be silent and frozen‚ predictable and unchanging

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    Hylarie M. Leon Guzmán ENGL 224-001 Dr. Annie Montero March 6th 2014 Pride Through the age’s mankind has determined what is right and wrong in an emotional point of view as well as the psychological. This term is known as pride. Pride has become an essential problem to basically anyone animals and humans alike. In biblical terms pride appears many times like in; Genesis 11:1-9‚ The Tower of Babel‚ in this story describes how mankind wanted to defy God and become greater than him. In this act

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    VI. Caroline Bingley and Lady Catherine de Bourgh Caroline Bingley‚ the sister of Charles Bingley‚ and Lady Catherine de Bourgh‚ the great aunt of Fitzwilliam Darcy‚ on the other hand‚ embody the negative connotations of women that Austen chastises throughout the novel. Caroline Bingley is seen throughout the text to mislead the other characters‚ allowing them to see only her positive characteristics; hoping they will not uncover her true nature. Not only is she judgmental of the other characters

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    When I first read your letter‚ anger filled inside of me. The words “I had detached Mr. Bingley from your sister” hit me the hardest (Austen 129). I thought‚ how dare you sabotage my sister’s relationship with your friend‚ Mr. Bingley. It was not your place to go ahead and jump to conclusions about Jane’s feelings. She could be head over heels for him and you still would not know about any of it. As I continued walking‚ my anger grew. Then‚ I crumbled the paper up and threw it on the ground while

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    aspects will prove that Pride and Prejudice is a classic novel. Morality is a common theme throughout many classic novels. Clare Washbrook believes that "a classic novel will usually say something of value and draw attention to human problems" (en.allexperts.com). These novels will teach a lesson within the text. Pride and Prejudice repeatedly portrays the pride and vanity that is a common human problem within literature. "A person may be proud without being vain. Pride relates more to our opinion

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    Pride and Prejudice” by Jane Austen is a timeless classic that touches all those who read it. Jane Austen conveys a world of propriety where people’s social standing dictate their mannerisms. In the world of “Pride and Prejudice‚” your worth is determined by where you stood on the social scale. Jane Austen emphasizes this ideology through the actions of her characters‚ in a negative representation‚ such as Mr. Collins; and others who have more of an individual character‚ such as Elizabeth Bennet

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    Henry Babcock Period 3 Mr. Witt 11/27/12 Pride and Prejudice Essay When getting to know someone‚ a person should never make assumptions prematurely without understanding the person to the full extent. First impressions are very powerful and can influence all future behavior and interaction. In Jane Austen’s fictional novel “Pride and Prejudice‚” first impressions play a vital role in the town affairs as they influence the Bennet family’s relationships with their new neighbors.

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    “The Scarlet Ibis‚” written by James Hurst‚ is a short story full of symbolism. The theme I took from reading it is that having too much pride can blind one from seeing what is truly important. This is shown when the narrator‚ whose name is not disclosed‚ considers smothering his younger and disabled brother with a pillow. The narrator believes his brother‚ Doodle‚ to be a burden and disappointment due to his disabilities. To the narrator it was “bad enough having an invalid brother‚ but having one

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    I choose to write my motif explanation on A White Heron by Sarah Orne Jewett. In this short story‚ birds are a recurring motif; I will try to explain the significance of the birds and the white heron as it pertains to the story. The first birds mentioned are robins. Robins are symbolic of rebirth or the beginning of new ideas; the story mentions them as a being the product of a cats labor‚ “fat with young robins.” My intuition tells me that their meaning in the story is Sylvia’s new life in the country

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