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    Intraindividual Process Approach to the Relationship Between Extraversion and Positive Affect: Is Acting Extraverted as "Good" as Being Extraverted." Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 83 (2002): 1409-422. Torreyson Library. Web. 20 Mar. 2014. Nettle‚ Daniel. Happiness: The Science behind Your Smile. Oxford‚ UK: Oxford UP‚ 2005. 81-140. Print. Weiner‚ Eric. The Geography of Bliss: One Grump’s Search for the Happiest Places in the World. New York: Twelve‚ 2008. Print.

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    to atone for her crime. Her attempt is‚ in my opinion‚ unsuccessful. Early on in the text‚ McEwan begins making subtle references to the process of writing and rewriting that occurs when creating a piece of fiction. For instance‚ after seeing her sister emerge dripping wet from the fountain outside‚ Briony considers asking Cecilia to explain the “prospect she was coming close to defining‚ at least emotionally” (40). This “definition would refine itself over the years” (40) and‚ it is implied‚ over

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    ‘’That this bleak place overgrown with nettles was the churchyard’’ this setting reflects Pips feelings and life‚ dark‚ cold and lonely. The graveyard’s dim setting could also make Pip frightened as there is nobody else there beside himself. Sympathy is built for the orphan due to the fact that

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    wealthy in addition to their regular household duties.[2] So exactly how did this system change after the infiltration of the western ideology? Well to answer this question I’m going to reference Funichiro Tanizaki’s book entitled: Some Prefer Nettles and Nakano Makiko’s book entitled: Makiko’s Diary. When we look upon the example set by Makiko

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    10 Allusions from TKAM 1. “Angel May” (p. 51) Angel May means the common nickname given to girls to mock their particularly “girly” behavior. Jem refers to Scout as Angel May when Dill and Jem were planning on going to the Radley’s house to try and see Boo Radley. Scout is a tomboy so Jem calling her this is like calling her weak and scared. 2. “Get Miss Maudie’s goat” (p.44) An expression meaning‚ “to annoy someone jokingly.” Uncle Jack asks Miss Maudie to marry him every Christmas and she always

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    Broken Dreams was published in 1917 after Yeats’ last proposal to Maude Gonne‚ he was 52 years old when it was published. Around the time this poem was published‚ women couldn’t vote‚ there were no jobs for women‚ women were less equal and the suffragette movement was going on. Yeats in the poem is talking about Maude‚ she was a woman he loved she didn’t love him back. The poem is quite aloof and cool‚ it’s almost like he’s giving a lecture. Yeats mentions the women’s flaws in every stanza‚ he

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    for natural selection in developing personality traits the problem that arises is how to account for the wide variation in expression of these traits‚ where only the most extreme presentations appear to be disadvantageous and thus rare (Buss‚ 2008; Nettle‚ 2006; Penke‚ Denissen & Miller‚ 2007). For example‚ the trait of openness to experience has a very wide range of expression‚ from astronauts to the contemplative monk and everything in between. Attempts to understand the existence of such large

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    tale happy life that a romantic would wish her. He is realistic and would even wish for her to be ‘dull’ if that is what could gain her happiness‚ which is what any parent would want for their child. In the poem Nettles by Vernon Scannell we can see that his son has fallen into a nettle bed‚ and goes to his father for comfort. The boy is firstly mentioned as ‘My son’‚ this quote shows us that the boy belongs to his father. It is also an affectionate term‚ this suggests that his son is very dear to

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    impact and worth of his life. Frightened by the inevitability of death‚ Yeats initially chooses to wear a mask of acceptance and reconciliation‚ while internally‚ he agonizes over the most basic of questions—the value of life itself. By comparing Maude Gonne’s current appearance to her appearance in youth‚ Yeats realizes time’s toll on the physical being. After finally understanding the mortal implications of humanity‚ Yeats searches for any possible way to subvert his certain death. As Yeats discovers

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