...Vanity Fair A Novel without a Hero (Book Report) Passed by: Maegan Rhyzelle C. Rivero I. Book title: “Vanity fair: A novel without a Hero” II. Author: William Makepeace Thackeray III. Theme: Thackeray wants his audience to realize how vanity itself can affect how people act. It is mainly a story about two girls with different outlooks in life; entangled in problems that neither of them could face well. IV. Main Characters: Miss Barbara Pinkerton – presiding over an Academy for Young ladies Jemima Pinkerton – sister of Barbara Amelia Sedley – will be the wife of Mr. George Osborne John Sedley – father of Amelia Mrs. Sedley – wife of John Sedley Joseph Sedley – brother of Amelia Mrs. Blenkinsop – housekeeper for the Sedleys Sambo – servant for the Sedleys Rebecca Sharp – will be the wife of Rawdon Crawley Sir Pitt Crawley – a miserly, old baronet Rose Crawley – second wife of Sir Pitt George Osborne – godson of Mr. Sedley Rawdon Crawley – falls in love with Rebecca Other Characters: Miss Swartz Rose Crawley (daughter of Sir Pitt) Violet Crawley Pitt Crawley (son of Sir Pitt) Horrocks Miss Horrocks Rev. Bute Crawley Mrs. Bute Crawley James Crawley Frank Crawley Mr. Osborne Jane Maria Miss Wirt Miss Crawley ...
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...those decisions with the information that I had. I can look right at you and say, this is a pain that will stay with me for the rest of my life…” When Dick Fuld delivered these words to Congress, he was loudly berated for being insufficiently sorry for his role in the demise of Lehman Brothers—America’s biggest bankruptcy—in September 2008, a bankruptcy that triggered the near collapse of the global financial system. Yet Vicky Ward’s history of the last 25 years of the Wall Street investment bank, the final 15 under Mr Fuld’s watch, broadly supports the former chief executive’s assessment of himself. It offers no evidence of the alleged wrongdoing for which many people want to see him in court. Indeed, writes Ms Ward, a contributor to Vanity Fair magazine, “despite appearances and the endlessly self-perpetuated myth of being a mighty gorilla, Dick Fuld was never truly synonymous with Lehman.” Instead of the domineering king of the Lehman jungle, Mr Fuld was in reality merely a “lieutenant” to two more powerful leaders of the firm who technically served under him, Chris Pettit and then Joe Gregory. Well, maybe. Ms Ward’s account is engaging enough, though it suffers from the fact that both Mr Fuld and Mr Gregory refused to co-operate with her. She reveals little that is new about either man. Mr Fuld liked his staff, especially his executives, to be married and faithful and clothed in a suit and tie. He is flattered when his new chief of staff, after seeing a wildlife film, addresses...
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...Vanity Fair Something about author: William Makepeace Thackeray: an English novelist of the 19th century. famous for his satirical works Vanity Fair, a panoramic portrait of English society.Family life and background Richmond, was born at South Mimms and went to India in 1798 at the age of sixteen to assume his duties as writer (secretary) with the East India Company. Richmond fathered a daughter, Sarah Redfield, born in 1804, by Charlotte Sophia Rudd, his native and possibly Eurasian mistress, the mother and daughter being named in his will. Such liaisons were common among gentlemen of the East India Company, and it formed no bar to his later courting and marrying William's mother.Mother Anne Becher, born 1792, was "one of the reigning beauties of the day," a daughter of John Harmon Becher (Collector of the South 24 Parganas district d. Calcutta, 1800), of an old Bengal civilian family "noted for the tenderness of its women." Anne Becher, her sister Harriet, and widowed mother Harriet had been sent back to India by her authoritarian guardian grandmother, widow Ann Becher, in 1809 on the Earl Howe. Anne's grandmother had told her that the man she loved, Henry Carmichael-Smyth, an ensign of the Bengal Engineers whom she met at an Assembly Ball in Bath, Somerset during 1807, had died, and Henry was told that Anne was no longer interested in him. This was not true. Though Carmichael-Smyth was from a distinguished Scottish military family, Anne's grandmother went to extreme lengths...
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...EMDA 201 Professor Erik Palmer 26 November 2012 Writing Assignment 5 - Visual Interpretation & Ethics For this writing assignment, I chose to read and analyze the article “Why It’s Annie Leibovitz’s Fault.” This article discussed a controversial photograph taken by the photographer Annie Leibovitz of the 15 year old Miley Cyrus in a sexual, risqué pose. I agree with the author of this article. The photographer has taken thousands of famous photographs, and has been published in magazines, and she should know better. Even though the majority of our media contains sexual representations and explicit images, the photographer should not exploit teenagers. The photographer is experienced in molding her models into the shape she wants. A young impressionable teenager could easily be manipulated into thinking a nude shot is the best way to show off her charm. In the article it says that Cyrus and the photographer sat down and looked at other images and discussed the type of pose they should take of her. In our society, sex is everywhere. This is a problem, because most of the media is exposed to the younger generations. It is making our younger generations think that exploiting themselves is acceptable. When they see a popular teen celebrity in nothing but a sheet, they think its okay to post similar images of themselves on social media websites, such as Facebook, Myspace, etc. This issue brings us to what parents are thinking. In this article, it tells us Cyrus’ parents...
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...Кафедра іноземної філології Literary and Social Concerns in the Novels of William Thackeray and Charles Dickens CONTENTS |INTRODUCTION……………………………………………………………… |3 | |PART 1. A review of literary and social concerns in the novels of William Thackeray and Charles Dickens………………………………………………… | | |1.1. Social concerns as a mirror of current literature in the XIX century…. |4 | |1.2. Social and literary problems in “Vanity Fair” by William Thackeray... |4 | |1.3. Art, veracity and moral purpose in “Oliver Twist” by Charles Dickens |5 | |Conclusion ……….…………………………………………………………….. |7 | |PART 2. Approaches and manners of the social problems transmission………. |10 | |2.1. The problem of poverty and social inequalty in society. The authors’ approach to this |11 | |problem............................................................................... ...
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...As young people have this perception as to what it means to have a good life, society has put them into a category as a typical teen wanting the lifestyle of the rich and famous. People often associate fame and wealth with notoriety or popularity. For instance, if a person is famous they get into certain place, meet a lot of people, and get other celebrity treatments, such as eating and traveling well with the amount of money they have. Thejoshl from the Internet Movie Database (IMDB) website mentions “Sofia Coppola gets it; she gets this social media generation. How do I know? I'm part of it. I know girls like this; the types that don't believe something exists unless it's been posted on their Facebook, Twitter or Instagram.” Throughout the entire film Coppola wanted to how youth today are so obsessed with the internet that they are withdrawn from the world. For instance, at every celebrities’ house that they robbed they always took pictures wearing the celebrities’ possessions and posted them on Facebook. Even when they went out to the club they took pictures of themselves rather than making conversation with one...
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...For the exclusive use of V. Veeraiah, 2016. 9-316-101 NOVEMBER 1, 2015 YOUNGME MOON Uber: Changing the Way the World Moves Uber is evolving the way the world moves. By seamlessly connecting riders to drivers through our apps, we make cities more accessible, opening up more possibilities for riders and more business for drivers. From our founding in 2009 to our launches in hundreds of cities today, Uber’s rapidly expanding global presence continues to bring people and their cities closer. — From the Uber website, November 2015 In late 2015, Uber was among the most high-profile new companies of its generation. Founded just six years ago, the company connected passengers to drivers at an unprecedented scale, using point-topoint software enabled by smartphone technology. Customers raved about Uber’s reliability and convenience. The breathtaking efficiency of its value proposition had fueled astonishing growth: It was now said to be booking 2 million1 rides a day, and although it did not report revenues as a private company, analysts estimated Uber’s net commission from drivers would come in between $1.5 billion and $2 billion2 in 2015. But if there was an adage about disruptive technology companies—”move fast and break things”— few companies embodied this adage better than Uber. Not only did the company endure frequent customer criticisms about its surge pricing policy, Uber was constantly battling government regulators, taxi companies, and critics who charged...
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...Note from the Authors: “Creative Entrepreneurship” was born out of the desire, want and curiosity of kbs+’s staff to understand the crazy world of entrepreneurship. “Creative Entrepreneurship” curates the perspectives of leading entrepreneurs and venture capitalists as a guide for people interested in learning more. Each writer graciously contributed their work to create a curated resource for creative entrepreneurs. This book is the teaching and inspirational aid for our kbs+ Ventures Fellows – a highly select group of kbs+ staffers from all levels and areas of the agency – who go through a six-month educational program to immerse themselves in the startup and venture capital world. Share this entrepreneurial inspiration with friends using @kbspvc or #kbspvcbook. If you would like to share any inspiration, thoughts or feedback, please contact us at @kbspvc anytime – we look forward to hearing from you. Thank you for downloading our book! Darren Herman Taylor Davidson Creative Entrepreneurship Darren Herman Taylor Davidson a kbs+ partner We have received explicit permission from all authors of the works found in this book. Unless otherwise stated, we do not claim to have written or own any of this work. We are purely aggregating it into a simple book format for the education of anyone who picks up this book. The price of this book is free; if anyone tries to sell this book to you, please report them to us. Hopefully this book inspires you as much as it does...
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