What are the moral lessons Dickens wished to convey in A Christmas Carol and how effectively does he convey them? Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol is a classic Christmas story which contains stern moral lessons‚ written in 1843. These lessons are designed to make the readers of that time‚ the Victorians‚ conscience of the injustices that were present in the rapidly expanding cities of Britain‚ due to the Industrial Revolution. The story includes three morals‚ demonstrated by the three Ghosts
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Money-Annuities and Other Topics 6.1 Annuities 1) You wish to borrow $2‚000 to be repaid in 12 monthly installments of $189.12. The annual interest rate is: A) 24%. B) 8%. C) 18%. D) 12%. 2) If you have $20‚000 in an account earning 8% annually‚ what constant amount could you withdraw each year and have nothing remaining at the end of five years? A) $3‚525.62 B) $5‚008.76 C) $3‚408.88 D) $2‚465. 3) If you invest $750 every six months at 8% compounded semi-annually‚ how much would you accumulate
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authors or writers rewrite classic texts‚ they are able to reveal important lessons‚ they believe in‚ to readers or make the underlying message from an original text more obvious to readers. Rewriting classic texts can also allow the writer make an original text more moderate and relatable to the readers and help them understand the story clearer. Which exactly what Angela Carter did in her text‚ “The Company of Wolves‚” Carter seems to make a feminist point in her rewrite and seems to criticize the
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tells the story of wrongfully convicted Rubin “Hurricane” Carter through this poetic song‚ the content and structure of which allows Dylan to analyze the racial profiling and discrimination which defined this time period‚ and affected the African-American race as a whole. Dylan’s partial narrative of this poem plays a crucial role in fully understanding the events that occurred. The narrative is obviously a defense of the fighter Rubin Carter‚ shown through the second to last stanza: “Rubin sits
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meets the ghost from the past showed him how hateful he was in the past 7 years. He didn’t like Christmas‚ didn’t like to give money‚and hated every one. Scrooge is going to be visited by the ghost from the present. The present ghost will show him what he is missing. Scrooge met the ghost and takes him to see the people that are making fun of him. The people say that they don’t want him to stay and eat.The ghost said you shouldn’t have grown angry over your friend. The final ghost will
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A mortal girl named Drosia prayed to the gods to give her a son. One god‚ Poseidon‚ took particular interest in this young maiden and granted her wish. She gave birth to a beautiful young boy named Dakrya; he would become a magnificent king under Poseidon’s one condition that she told no one of the child until he turned eighteen. Drosia cried tears of joy when her son was born because it was the one thing she wanted most‚ a child. Poseidon showed much interest in the boy and grew quite fond of him
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Jimmy Carter was not the best president for a while he was known as one of the worst president but had later rehabilitated his reputation with humanitarian efforts. James Earl Carter Jr. was born on October 1‚ 1924‚ in Plains‚ Georgia. Grew up on a peanut farm that is father owned as well as a warehouse and store. James Carter became the first person from his father’s side of the family to graduate from high school. He then studied engineering at Georgia Southwestern Junior College before joining
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In the opinion piece ’A Word From Our Coach’ that appeared in Club New‚ volume 1 issue 1‚ Sam the coach expresses concern‚ by using his values as a coach‚ a teacher and a friend to notify the reader of a growing plight of competitive aggressiveness not among the players; but in thoughtless parents. Sam goes on telling that their the parent’s poisoning our clubs by creating a imagine of those parents distorting the experience for other participants while embarrassing their child. Sam first gains
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the best classic books of all time‚ but most people think it is so. Harper Lee was the author that made this amazing book‚ and it is quite amazing indeed. Most of the book includes allot of character bonding‚ so that you can learn what the characters are feeling and what they see about others. The feeling of bonding and character development is later replaced in the book by the feeling of empathy‚
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When many people think of Howard Carter they think of an Indiana Jones type of figure; brave‚ fearless‚ personable and suave. After all‚ this man discovered the last great treasure trove of the modern age‚ King Tutankhamun’s final resting place. The massive implications and grandeur of his find however may have rubbed off on him‚ as some claim Carter is not at all worthy of the fame and praise lavished upon him. So‚ was Carter a hero of modern archeology? Or was he a lying‚ cheating rather smelly
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