UNIVERSITY OF PHILOSPHY AND SOCIAL SCIENCES GOTHIC NOVEL AND THRILLER THE IDEA OF THE DOUBLE IN LITERATURE: JOHN JASPER IN ’’THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD’’ BY CHARLES DICKENS Student: Tanja Kurilić Professor: dr.sc. Sintija Čuljat Rijeka‚ 2012 TABLE OF CONTENTS: 1. Introduction 2. The idea of The Double in literature 3. John Jasper in The Mystery of Edwin Drood by Charles Dickens 4. Is Jasper guilty or not? 5. Conclusion 6. Works cited 1. INTRODUCTION One
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British merchants would smuggle opium across the border and give free samples to innocent people eventually getting 10% of China’s population addicted. Opium was especially sought after during this time because homelessness was up and when you are on opium you aren’t hungry making people more comfortable. Opium affected every part of China‚ from the addicts‚ their families‚ co-workers‚ and parents depending on their children
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The first international meeting to discuss illicit drugs was in 1909‚ at the Shanghai Opium Commission. This led to the first drug control treaty‚ the International Opium Convention of the Hague‚ which resulted in an 80% drop in opium production and consumption. Since then‚ multiple significant resolutions have been passed to regulate and prevent drug trafficking. Resolution #67/193 emphasizes need for better rehabilitation of drug addicts and also called for complete cooperation and unification
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When looking back to the history of immigration‚ there were always huge differences because of the different areas and special periods. Sometimes it seemed like a flood; people were trying to escape quickly. Sometimes it also seemed like a trickle when most of the people did not want to leave their motherland. No matter why those immigrants came or whatever their goals were‚ there was only one reason. The reason was because America had something they wanted or they did not have. It could be about
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Britain and other Western countries wanted. The core and periphery relationship was starting to switch when the opium wars were happening. When British people were smuggling in opium to China‚ they were starting to have the balance of trade fall back into equilibrium because opium was a good that the people of China were demanding and the only source of opium was from Britain. When the opium wars were finished‚ it seemed like Britain had become the core and China had become the periphery because Britain
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Geography Assessment: Emma Hockley Explain how and why the lives of Abdul and Giles are connected Abdul and Giles are both farmers in their different countries‚ Abdul is from Afghanistan while Giles is from Britain. Out in Afghanistan there is a dry‚ semi-desert climate and with only 372mm of rain every year in Kabul‚ the capital‚ it makes it very difficult to grow crops. London on the other hand has about twice as much rain which makes life a lot easier for Giles‚ he grows barley and wheat
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Saferstein page 207-208 Opium in art and medicine Also used for gastrointestinal problems Samuel Taylor Coleridge: “Xanadu” "This fragment with a good deal more‚ not recoverable‚ composed‚ in a sort of Revery brought on by two grains of Opium taken to check a dysentry‚ at a Farm House between Porlock and Linton‚ a quarter of a mile from Culbone Church‚ in the fall of the year‚ 1797." Opium in Art‚ War and Politics Opium wars 1839-1842 and 1856-1860 Hector Berlioz:
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craftsmanship‚ newest weapons‚ other valuable items and opium. Nonetheless‚ Britain wanted trade with the Kingdom of China. China’s economy was bigger than Britain‚ and the trade was in their favor‚ so the Brits wanted to tip the balance to them. The Emperor wanted no official trade with England. Nonetheless‚ there was still unofficial trading of opium for silk and fine porcelain. Sadly because of the greedy trading with Britain‚ and the obtaining of opium‚ millions of people were addicted to this drug
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but most remained hostile towards them. China had been isolated from Europe for centuries until Britain began trading opium for silver. Eventually the Chinese became addicted to opium and fearing for the health of his people the emperor banned the import of opium and all trade with Europe. Britain rejected the demand and when the Chinese attempted to destroy stores of Opium‚ the Opium War was started. China was quickly defeated and gave Britain Hong Kong and several ports open to trade. In 1856 the
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number of factors that helped foster the increasing number of reforms and rebellions during late Qing‚ uncontrollable increase in population serves as the first element of a chain of factors which ultimately led to Qing`s final collapse. While the Opium War from 1839-1842 started the steep weakening of Qing’s power and led to a series of chaos‚
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