what it is like to be a "lady" or a "gentleman" and those of a higher social class are automatically suppose to be classified as good. In
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What do you feel when a handsome gentleman or a beautiful lady passes by? Then how about a fat short person wearing a dirty shirt? You feel differently? Yes, most people do. It’s very common for people to judge a person by external appearance, because it’s easy and direct, and it’s instinctive. Appearance is a very important aspect of a person and reflects one’s personalities. Sometime you call tell the person’s characterizes from his appearance. However, in most cases, you cannot tell exactly what
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David Copperfield and Class Hierarchy Ben Kingsley, an English actor and Oscar winner once said, “The hierarchy of class in the UK was rigid. It was like a religion. It still is to a certain extent” (2001). As we read David Copperfield, we realize that this is indeed the case centuries back and particularly in the Victorian era. Barbara Hardy confirms, “David Copperfield is a Victorian novel, and its powers and defects have to be seen in the context of its age” (1987, p.9)
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------------------------------------------------- 15个万能演讲句型 上学的时候，学校时不时都要举办演讲比赛。工作以后，演讲比赛是不办了，但是演讲的次数却没见少。其实演讲也是有套路可循的，咱们今天就来说一说。 1. I appreciate… 我感谢…… I really appreciate your making time in your schedules to attend today. 我非常感谢你们今天抽空来参加这个会议。 2.Thank you for… 感谢您…… Thank you for giving me this opportunity to speak about myself in this special occasion. 感谢您给我这个机会在这个特别的场合介绍我自己。 3. It is/was my honor… 我很荣幸…… It is my honor to introduce the president of our company, Mr. Jones. 我很荣幸介绍我们公司总裁琼斯先生。
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common feature of ironic description. Irony turns to be the key device of the passage. In the presence of the monarch the representatives of the Vanity Fair seem to be going into ecstasies: “How they cheered, and cried, and waved handkerchiefs. Ladies wept; mothers clasped their children”. We observe here many sentences with homogeneous parts, parallel constructions, which are used to give a full image of a crowd cheering in the presence of their monarch. And, so, George V is represented as The
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While Macbeth remains undecided on committing regicide, he talks of loyalty and guilt. Lady Macbeth pushes him to share her view, so that they may both fulfil their ambitions. Along the way, the witches provide Macbeth with visions and statements that cause him to become over-confident, and believe he is virtually undefeatable. Through the eventual demise of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth, Shakespeare is conveying that ambition is harmless without negative influence, in this case by Macbeth’s
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In her novel Persuasion, Jane Austen provides current day readers with a surprising look into the different styles of parenting observed during her lifetime. The novel follows the progressing life and romance of Anne Elliot, the daughter of a gentleman named Sir Walter Elliot. Though the novel seems to be a simple love story, Austen also comments on many social issues, including parenting. As 21st century parents, it is easy to get caught up in the media and child-rearing fads that pop up in
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How does Goldsmith use disguise and deception to create comic situations in ‘She Stoops to Conquer’? To what extent can we sympathise with the victims of deceit? In ‘She Stoops to Conquer’; Goldsmith uses disguise and deception in order to create comic situations which arise via the use of dramatic irony. Amusement is often gained as a result of the misfortune at others, as they are deceived. There are therefore, victims of deceit within the play, but as they are often victims of their own arrogance
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addressing the reader directly the writer is able to speak to the reader more personally then if he were using more generic terminology in his article. The author makes use of this convention by preceding large statements with phrases such as “Ladies and Gentleman,” this gives the reader the illusion that the writer is presenting a speech to them by including such casual comments. This will help to draw the reader into the text and allow them to view the opinions presented in the text in a more empathetic
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but his shy, soft spoken manner was untouchable, until he spotted his math student mowing his lawn. She was wearing a red scarf, tied around her waist, and ripped halter top that revealed more than Samuel Bourne was accustomed to "Excuse me, young lady, did the realtor send you?" The professor knew damned well the kid wasn't a gardener, and
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