‘The Importance of Being Earnest’ draws on components of absurdity and melodrama in order to provide humour and hence conceal the darker meaning of concepts. Wilde’s use of frequent comedic features‚ in addition to witty paradoxes stated by characters allows forms of deception to appear as amusing and superficial while still holding much darker alternate meanings and subtexts which allows him to draw upon and mock the flaws of Victorian society. The idea of deception through leading a double life
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rehearsal for the musical every day; several important deadlines were coming up; and‚ most importantly‚ I hadn’t heard from my camp yet about being accepted into the Aide/CIT program. The camp director‚ Claudia‚ had said she would send out the rejection and acceptance letters nearly a week before‚ but I had yet to receive so much as an empty envelope. Being an Aide had been my dream ever since I started going to camp six years prior and had let my role models inspire me. While the Aides are still
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babysitter. Throughout my teenage years I always felt that I was missing out on High School events‚ for instance; football games‚ dances‚ parades‚ etc. because I was always babysitting. The more my parents made me babysit‚ the more I realized I loved being around kids‚ they’re just adorable‚ sweet‚ and it’s just a great thing to watch them grow and learn. Watching other children over the years I’ve learned a great quantity on how to take care of them and I would love to continue on learning how to take
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play Oedipus Tyrannus‚ by Sophocles‚ seems to present Oedipus both as having free will to make decisions and also being the victim of fate‚ which the Greeks believed to guide the universe. Oedipus was acting freely of his own free will throughout the play and by pushing for answers in the fashion that he did‚ Oedipus gained knowledge that ultimately caused his downfall. When Creon returns from Apollo’s Pythian shrine with news regarding how the city of Thebes might be saved‚ he offers Oedipus the
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I failed to report to my appointed place of duty at the proper time. I accidentally turned off my alarm clock instead of hitting the snooze button‚ which I usually do. This does not excuse anything‚ but it is the reason. There are many reasons why being on time is important‚ both inside and outside of the military. Failing to be at a place you are supposed to be at the right time can cause so many problems‚ including losing your job‚ receiving counseling statements‚ having to write ridiculously long
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Being at the appropriate place of duty at the correct time is a vital element of being a respectable soldier. being at the right place at the right time is particularly important‚ reason being is to make certain orders are carried out and to ensure a steady optempo. A soldier can not exceed in the united states army if he or she is constantly late and at the wrong place. A soldier who truly wants to succeed in the military must go out of his or her way to get squared away on his or her place of duty
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Mahatma Gandhi once said‚ “Be the change you wish to see in the world.” Being an American is being free and open for change. Change is almost like an occurring thing. Sometimes I wish that maybe instead of making change‚ we could understand what we have first‚ almost take recognition. Then suddenly‚ we muster up something in a moment and then we feel it’s not good enough so we build onto something new. Why can’t we understand what we have‚ rather than trying to make something new? We have people
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Being American means a plethora of different things. Whether it is positive or negative‚ we are all part of a great country. The US of A gives everyone the freedom of religion‚ brings people’s dreams to life‚ but America has its flaws. In America‚ you are open to any religion‚ whether it may be Islam‚ Judaism‚ Buddhism‚ or Christianity. We may have freedom of religion‚ but in most cases that’s not true. Since 70% of America is Christian‚ every other religion is dwarfed by that colossal
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The word Hispanic brings up various thoughts in different people. Some might think of uneducated‚ loud‚ incompetent people. To others it might bring up words like devoted‚ hardworking‚ and loving. Being Hispanic to me means to know how to work hard and that you caring about family and friends. It also means that you are a strong person that can handle tough situations and make the best of things. My parents were not born in this country; my mother is from El Salvador. She had to flee a violent
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Someone could ask me what me‚ “What does being an American mean to you?” Well up until now I haven’t put much thought to it. I don’t know much about being an American‚ what I do know is we have rights. As Americans we don’t have monarchy. We’re a free country; we have the choice to be able to vote for who we want running‚ not our lives but our country. To be an American is the greatest thing in the world to most
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