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    change in their thoughts, actions, and emotions. The contextual isolation of Georgina Ferrars and Rosina Wentworth exemplify the ways that their notions change and their feelings build with exposure to isolation. When both protagonists experience forms of isolation, they contemplate and re-evaluate their actions and decisions, which in turn lends themselves to a change in their various perceptions and emotions. Georgina Ferrars finds herself in isolated contexts throughout the novel, developing her

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    over the important decisions in women’s lives. In his novel, The Asylum, John Harwood portrays the ways in which men exert power over women through the relationships between Rosina and her father as well as Dr. Straker and Georgina. Through the characters of Rosina and Georgina, Harwood depicts that women face many insecurities which ultimately causes the relationships

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    A4. There are a few characteristics that Antonia exhibits that lead to Cather's admiration of her. One of them is Antonia's ability to be a hard worker. For example, after Antonia's father died, she helped her mother and brother work in the fields. One quote that proves this is "If I rode over to see her where she was ploughing, she stopped at the end of the row to chat for a moment, then gripped her plough handles, clicked to her team, and waded on down the furrow, making me feel like she was now

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    Your Name:__Nicolette Rubin_________ Topic: The Marchesa Luisa Casati and her influence on fashion General Purpose: To Inform Specific Purpose: At the end of my presentation, the audience will know who the Marchesa Luisa Casati was and how she influenced fashion. Central Idea: Casati was a woman who was exotic and flashy and designers today are influenced by her lifestyle. I. Introduction: A. Attention Getter: There was once a woman who walked the streets naked

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    Imagine a world where complete control is in the hands of the government. Imagine a world where science, literature, religion, and even family, do not exist. Imagine a world where citizens are conditioned to accept this. This is exactly how the world is portrayed in Brave New World by Aldous Huxley. The focus of the World State is on society as a whole rather than on individuals. Some characters from the novel have a harder time accepting the conditioning. Through these characters, we learn the true

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    Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World kindles many questions about today’s social order and considers the questionable society exposed in the book. Throughout the book, Huxley presents a world much different than the one we are accustomed to. Some question whether the novel portrays a dystopian or utopian civilization. There are a variety of advantages and disadvantages of Huxley’s world paralleled to the one we live in today. Two major disadvantages considered consist of the lack of family, monogamy

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    In the book Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley, the character John the Savage is brought from his homeland of Malpais to London. When he arrives he finds that this world is very different from his own. Saddened and angered by the injustice of the society, he attempts to isolate himself from the world. John the Savage’s experience of being exiled from Malpais was enriching in that it showed him the true nature of the Other Place and alienating in that he was separated from his culture and not able

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    The identity of a person is often considered to be synonymous with his culture, whether it be to a distinct nation, race, or way of thought. However, one of the greatest conflicts a person can endure is one with himself, when he is caught between the innate desire to belong and a sense of self and difference from the society that he belongs to. In Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World, such is the case with Bernard Marx. Marx faces the immense dilemma of not fitting in in the greatly socialized and cohesive

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    "'God isn't compatible with machinery and scientific medicine and universal happiness.'" So says Mustapha Mond, the World Controller for Western Europe in Aldous Huxley's novel Brave New World. In doing so, he highlights a major theme in this story of a Utopian society. Although the people in this modernized world enjoy no disease, effects of old age, war, poverty, social unrest, or any other infirmities or discomforts, Huxley asks 'is the price they pay really worth the benefits?' This novel

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    Before leaving home, it is important to understand the Countries culture that you are going to. Be mindful of limited resources like water, fuel and electricity, and make sure you have had all necessary vaccinations before leaving. Also check that all your health insurance is up to date and you have put travel insurance in place. Be sure to always carry a bag. Make sure you always have your passport on you. Make sure your passport and ID is all up to date and valid. Dress respectfully and understand

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