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    Cassi Spoon Mrs. Spoon English II 4-26-16 Pride and Prejudice was written by Jane Austen. Taking place in the early 1800’s on the countryside of Longbourne, England the novel took themes of love, class and reputation and put a satirical twist on it. The genre of this book is realistic historical romance. Although the novel did not win any awards, as they had not been yet invented, it is considered one of the most read books in the world and the most famous romance novel ever written. One of the

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    Literary Analysis Research Paper MLA format Minimum requirements: Pages 1-5 (Include at least one parenthetical citation for each source listed on Works Cited page.) Author/biographical & writing style Short summary of 10 sentences using plot diagram Setting Major characters Theme Symbols/motifs Literary prose techniques Prose analysis Page 6 Reflections – your opinion of author & novel (see your reaction journal) Page 7 Works Cited (minimum of 5 reliable sources) Felicia L. Cridland Professor

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    fighting a battle whether it is overseas or within its own borders. The citizens were not ready for what the 1970’s was going to bring, socially, economically, and religiously. Jim Jones was going to bring peace and relief to these people in the most tragic way possible. With brain washing, manipulation, and isolation Jones convinced hundreds of people to commit suicide. The Peoples’ Temple religious movement was one of the many going on during the 1970’s. During the 1970’s America hit rock bottom

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    In both “Greasy Lake” and “Life After High School” the protagonists are both subjected to external conflict that forever changes their course in life. With so much emphasis on the differences between individuals these days, it is imperative that people recognize this powerful commonality between the spectrum of humanity. Two completely different people living completely different lives are somehow still directly linked through the intrinsic nature of life. Even though the narrator from “Greasy Lake”

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    Pride and Prejudice, Question 2: Marriage from Pride and Prejudice Compared to Marriage Now Answer: In Pride and Prejudice, marriage is used not only to join two people because they love each other, but also for financial reasons. In today’s world however, people don’t use marriage to help someone financially or to boost yourself socially, but more so because two people genuinely love each other. However, that does not mean that people do not get married for other reasons besides love, because that

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    Rikki-Tikki-Tavi This story resembles bravery in a little mongos named Rikki-Tikki-Tavi. A mongos who saves a family and gets something in return. He protects this family with his life and always thinks of others first. Rikki is a fighting, protecting, and loving mongos who has killed many of snakes protecting this little boy named Teddy, and his family. In the story and movie there are many of similarities and differences, to do with the plot, setting, and characters, comparing the book and the

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    Pride And Prejudice Essay

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    In Pride and prejudice I have came to the conclusion that there are many characters and all play a very good role. Here is a brief down low on what Ive collected. First starting with The Bennet’s consisting of Mr and Mrs Bennet and their five daughters Jane, Elizabeth, Mary, Kitty and Lydia. Mr. And Mrs. Bennett, This husband and wife duo are a humorous couple due to Mrs Bennet’s simplicity coupled by Mr Bennet’s dry humor and wit. Mrs Bennet is a simply easy woman who dedicates her attention

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    Jim Jones Essay

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    Jim Jones The mass suicides, that took place under the influence of Reverend Jim Jones, can be explained from a sociological perspective. By looking at how the group dynamics played into the outcome one gets a better idea of the whys? of the massacre. The sociological explanation is but one way to explain this horrific event. It is , however, the only one explored in this essay for reasons of concision. At one level, the deaths at Jonestown can be viewed as the product of obedience, of

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    Raiders of the Lost Ark (Steven Spielberg, USA 1981) Harrison Ford stars in the film Raiders of the Lost Ark as a character called Indiana Jones. The opening sequence has left Indiana’s character mysterious to the audience but throughout this sequence we understand his character as bold, cool, calm and a collected leader, but as the sequence develops and the scene changes we see another side to Indiana, an intellectual man who dresses smartly and doesn’t seem cool anymore

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    One cannot accomplish much without the help and opinions of people such as their friends, siblings, or parents. This person, or confidante, must be willing to listen to and provide helpful thoughts and feedback. In Pride and Prejudice, a novel by Jane Austen, Elizabeth Bennet is a heroine who is in desperate need of a confidante. Jane Bennet, Elizabeth’s kind and honest sister, becomes that person Lizzy needs when she is feeling flustered. Jane perfectly fits the criteria of a confidante because

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