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    novels for the era he wrote in. Charles Dickens liked to write about social injustice, real life and the ever famous novel, “A Christmas Carol”. Some of the more famous characters he wrote about are; Ebenezer Scrooge, David Copperfield and Orphan Oliver. One of his more famous writings “From Hard Times” came out in 1854 which was actually Dickens best seller. During his last years of life,

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    question 'Was Oliver Cromwell a hero or a villain? This question, is a hard one to answer. James Heath once said "His name and memory stink." In opposition, Samuel Pepys said "People look back and praise him." True? Or Not? This essay will argue Edmond Ludlow's words," How glorious, but then such betrayal!" Oliver Cromwell was neither a hero nor a villain. The evidence and opinions gathered will state, how he went from good to bad, and from bad to evil. Oliver Cromwell,

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    application of energy and passion towards the creation and implantation of new ideas and creative solutions. For this assignment, my chosen entrepreneur is Jamie Oliver. I will be using his biography and three other articles to analyse his personal, sociological and environmental antecedents. 2. Background of Entrepreneur Jamie Oliver was born in Essex, England where he frequently helped out in his parent’s restaurant called The Cricketers,

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    Determined to return and regain former culinary greatness, Adam Jones a young chef who was once a rising star in the restaurant world, is recovering from a drug addiction and self-ego that had destroyed his career. Adam disappeared, sobered up, and sentenced himself to shucking one million oysters at a bar in New Orleans. Three years after getting clean and completing his own sentence, he heads back London with the intent to regain his culinary greatness and is determined to earn his third Michelin

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    Paper One: The Wolf of Wall Street More is never enough in the film The Wolf of Wall Street, where greed is good and money is an addictive drug. Although Jordan Belfort plays the protagonist of the film he commits three major deadly sins; gluttony, greed and lust. Like all characters he starts out innocent and young, but by the end of his story he is consumed by insatiable greed. His riches convert him into an addictive person; addicted to sex, drugs and power. The massive intake of these substances

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    Dickens, Charles. Oliver Twist. Ed. Philip Horne. Harmondsworth: Penguin, 2003.Print. Dickens portrays the cruel reality of what occurs in foster care and how negligently the kids placed in the system are treated throughout his novel, Oliver Twist. The story ultimately portrays how those placed in the system are exposed to more danger and abuse. Oliver Twist loses his innocence throughout the story due to being forced to commit criminal acts just to receive food or a place to live. Oliver was born in

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    Hollywood is a machine that pumps out movie after movie, with most making no mark or playing without anyone batting an eye. But one recent movie was so vulgar, unapologetic, and honest that it became unexpectedly popular despite mounting harsh criticism. “The Wolf of Wall Street” is based on the life of Jordan Belfort and shows the rise and fall of a once poor man to a millionaire by cheating people on and off Wall Street. I believe the movie was such a hit can be attributed to the way it crudely

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    the poor, where such absurd questions can result in cruel penalties, which represents the unfairness within the workhouse. To illustrate, after Oliver’s request for more food shocks the workhouse, Mr. Limbkhins tells the head of the workhouse how “Oliver Twist has asked for more! For

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    Oliver Cromwell was a soldier and statesman born in Huntingdon, England in 1599. He led pro-parliament soldiers during the English Civil War, and made himself “Lord Protector” of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 1653 until his death in 1658. His period of rule was highly controversial and sandwiched in-between Charles I and Charles II’s reign. However, he still managed to leave his mark in his way of gaining power, maintaining power, and his accomplishments and legacy. In my work, The Prince,

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    Curtis Stone Australian celebrity chef Curtis Stone was born on November 4th, 1975 in Melbourne, Victoria. Curtis first found passion in food while his grandmother make her legendary fudge. Curtis Stone always gives credits to his mum and his grandmother for teaching him everything he knows about food and cooking. When he was interviewing the BravoTv, he said “My mum’s mum, who we called 'Granny,' was a great cook. She taught me to make my first-ever recipe”. He soon got really passionate about

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