Looking into Words An Analysis of the dialogues in The Picture of Dorian Gray [Preface] As we often see in fictions‚ dialogues play a significant role in characterizing heroes. Apart from speaking for the characters in novels‚ Oscar Wilde used dialogues to speak for himself. This is especially the case in The Picture of Dorian Gray in which he ‘hires’ three characters to represent his ideals‚ present situation and the conflict between them. The following passage will mainly focus on the strategic
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Melina Marchetta’s novel‚ Looking for Alibrandi‚ explores a number of topical themes. The themes that are present are: family‚ multiculturalism and heritage. These themes are relevant to most contemporary readers‚ as they may be able to relate to them on a physical / psychological level. The family theme will include the struggles Josephine goes through with her family‚ such as her father running out on her mother‚ and the impact on Josie as her mother having a constant need to find someone to fill
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At the start of "Looking for Alibrandi"‚ by Melina Marchetta we are introduced to a seventeen year old girl by the name of Josephine "Josie" Alibrandi‚ who is in her last year of high school. By the end of the book it is made obvious that Josephine has gone through many dramatic and important changes‚ including achieving her emancipation‚ discovering her family secret‚ accepting her culture‚ and meeting‚ and having a relationship with her father‚ Michael Andretti. All of these changes‚ and others
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LOOKING AT WAR Photography’s view of devastation and death. by SUSAN SONTAG Issue of 2002-12-09 Posted 2005-01-03 Awareness of the suffering that accumulates in wars happening elsewhere is something constructed. Principally in the form that is registered by cameras‚ it flares up‚ is shared by many people‚ and fades from view. In contrast to a written account‚ which‚ depending on its complexity of thought‚ references‚ and vocabulary‚ is pitched at a larger or smaller readership‚ a photograph
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Apollo 13 The movie Apollo 13 is a true story about a failure of a space mission to the moon. Before they end up getting to the moon‚ something goes wrong with the rocket ship. The quote “We just put Sir Isaac Newton in the driver’s seat” from the movie Apollo 13 is figure of speech. A figure of speech is an idiom‚ metaphor‚ or simile. In this case‚ the quote is an idiom. An idiom is a figure of speech that is meant not to be taken literally. It’s raining cats and dogs is an example of an idiom
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Looking For Alibrandi "Our destiny is not entirely in our own hands" Our destiny is not entirely in our own hands. Other people can completely change our lives. Nobody can say that our destiny is entirely in our own hands. Sometimes decisions that effect our lives are completely out of our hands. I have spoken to a few people about this topic and most have disagreed with this statement. While the choices we make mainly determine our destiny‚ some things that are out of our control can completely
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Help me please. Introduction It is easy to compare two characters—and do a good job of it—if you remember four points: * The Purposes of Comparison * Why * What * How These four points interrelate‚ but let’s start with the most important: the purposes of comparison. You can compare any two things—an apple and an aardvark‚ or a slug and a skyscraper. It’s easy to compare things like that: a slug is ___ whereas a skyscraper is ___. You could fill in the blanks without
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Bob made a fantastic puppet. 7) Jane left work at 8 pm last night. 8) Joseph cleaned the fish bowl. 9) Who invented the telephone? 10) The thief stole all the money in the till. 11) Who has written this poem? 12) When will they hold the annual dance? 13) Many tourists visit the Eiffel Tower every year. 14) Did you give the parcel to Susie? 15) The fire damaged many buildings in the city centre. 16) The repairman is fixing the washing mashing machine. 17) Has Victoria sent out the invitations ? 18)
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believe that Kalman’s purpose is‚ “not just to preach the obvious benefits of an organic local lifestyle‚ as that is well known but hard to put into place. The purpose is not just sustenance revolution‚ but societal revolution. We need to change the way we eat AND live our lives” (991146686 3). I explain how Kalman stresses those points all throughout her essay‚ she does this by using an “array of pictures and her own handwriting” (991146686 2). I also believe that she wanted her audience to focus
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Madison Davis English 30D Mrs. Reimer February 12‚ 2011 Looking for Alaska The main theme in John Green’s novel “Looking for Alaska” is that there is more to life than can be experienced through any one person or experience‚ and that we will never truly understand everything that happens to us or the ones we love. We just have to accept these things‚ whether they be good or bad‚ and hope for the best. The novel is written in first-person perspective‚ through the eyes of the main character. His
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