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    Peer pressure within a society can cause even the strongest person a significant impact on their lives. ISP English Essay Grade 11 Mulin Li Griet is a young girl living in 17th century Holland who is observant and smart. When she was young‚ she lived happily with her parents and her two younger siblings. It seemed like her family was inseparable and they loved each other very much. How is it now that she is a butcher’s wife and emotionally scarred for life? No matter how hard they try to

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    Symbols and Their Portrayal of the Girl With the Pearl Earring Throughout the novel‚ Girl With A Pearl Earring‚ many symbols are prevalent to the main character‚ Griet. Tracy Chevalier‚ the author‚ describes the obstacles a maid in the late 1600’s must go through in order to sustain a living incorporating a famous painting into the core of the story to keep the reader’s attention. In the beginning of the novel‚ Vermeer first experiences Griet’s artistic ability and intelligence when she

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    Girl with a Pearl Earring Johannes Vermeer’s painting Girl with a Pearl Earring is a display a girl and a completely empty dark background. The girl is disconnected from an identity there is no inclination as to who she is but Vermeer has painted some visual signs that could conjure up a hypothesis of what the girl is representing in the painting. The title of the painting Girl with a Pearl Earring immediately brings attention to the pearl earring. The pearl earring elegantly dangles’ slightly below

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    conceptualize and understand the private lives of the rich and the cultured (Arthur Wheelock‚ Encyclopedia Britannica). Johannes Vermeer is praised for his masterful use of lighting‚ and one piece which captures his lighting greatness is Girl with a Pearl Earring.

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    In Girl With A Pearl Earring and Les Miserables‚ Griet and Cosette are mistreated by the higher class. Cosette is Fantine’s daughter who is given to the Thenardiers‚ a family of innkeepers‚ because Fantine knows she cannot take care of Cosette. While at the Thenardiers’s inn‚ Cosette is abused and forced to do extortionate tasks she is barely able to do‚ like fetch water in the dark with a bucket larger than her. She is given no mercy‚ because of the “fierce mistress and venomous master” she is being

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    In the novel “Girl with a Pearl Earring” by Tracy Chevalier‚ the limitation of women of 17th century Holland was portrayed by the female protagonist Griet and how she is manipulated as a maid by all adults in her life‚ which means they place Griet in difficult situations and take advantages of her innocence‚ her feelings and love with their power and influences on her life to benefit themselves. She is put in the lowliest position which enables some other adults to abuse her‚ that is‚ they misuse

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    Griet’s Power "As a woman and a maid‚ Griet holds little power‚ while Vermeer exercises his authority over her." In the novel ‘Girl with A Pearl Earring’ we find that Griet has more power as a woman and a maid then we may have first thought. As we move deeper into the novel we find that Griet has some power over Vermeer’s paintings‚ along with the Vermeer family and as we reach the end of the novel we learn of her power to destroy the Vermeer family. Griet becomes a well respected critique of

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    Self-Awareness states that when we focus our attention on ourselves‚ we evaluate and compare our current behavior to our internal standards and values. We become self-conscious as objective evaluators of ourselves.  some people may seek to increase their self-awareness through these outlets. People are more likely to align their behavior with their standards when made self-aware. self-awareness about cognitive processes participates in general intelligence on a par with processing efficiency functions

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    Self Discovery Life is made of experiences. It can give one wisdom‚ knowledge‚ and even new goals. Similar to Janie‚ in Zora Neal Hurston’s “Their Eyes Were Watching God”‚ the loss of her husband‚ Joe‚ opens her life to discover new desires‚ rather than material things. Janie’s reaction to her husband’s loss‚ confidently expresses the changes that occurred within her. Symbolism‚ point of view‚ and imagery illustrate Janie’s internal change. Janie’s loss of her husband was a gateway for new opportunities

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    Renée Milligan English 1000-108 Professor Davis 12 February 2014 Self-discovery As a child‚ spirituality and religion is usually based upon a parent’s belief system and teachings. As we get older‚ we recognize that we experience questions about our purpose and most people continue to follow their parent’s teachings and path. However‚ some of us‚ as we grow mentally and spiritually in experience‚ are drawn to a different path. This change of path can be small or dramatic‚ but either way this

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