Far from the Madding Crowd Far from the Madding Crowd has its genesis in a letter Hardy wrote to Leslie Stephen, the new editor of the Cornhill Magazine, in November 1872. Stephen had inquired about the possibility of a serialized story for the magazine, and Hardy replied that he had in mind "a pastoral tale which I thought of calling "Far from the Madding Crowd," in which the chief characters would be a woman-farmer, a shepherd, and a sergeant in the Dragoon Guards." ... Far from the Madding Crowd was warmly received by the reading public and generously reviewed by the press. ... With the su...

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Compromising Female Characters in Far From the Madding Crowd, Tess of the d"Urbervilles and Jude the Obscure The novels of Thomas Hardy are intricate and complicated works whose plots seem to be completely planned before the first word is ever actually formed on paper. Though I have no proof of Hardy's method of writing, it is clear that he focuses more on plot development than characterization in the novels Far From the Madding Crowd, Tess of the d"Urbervilles and Jude the Obscure. ... Far from the Madding Crowd - Three Men in Bathsheba's Life Far from the Madding Crowd was writt...

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Far from the Madding Crowd, by Thomas Hardy, is an extremely descriptive book, in which the characters and setting are superb created. ... In chapter one she was described as wearing a crimson jacket, with a soft luster on her face from the sun, and having dark hair. ... Overall the descriptions in Far From the Madding Crowd are excellent. ...

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Both Thomas Hardy and Charles Dickens use place and character to great effect in these two pre 20th century texts, "Far From The Madding Crowd" and "Great Expectations". ... Hardy's novels, most set in fictionalised Dorset that Hardy first christened " Wessex" in "Far From the Madding Crowd" are known for their magnificent scenic descriptions, which evoke the emotional aspects of the characters" situation. ... In "Far From the Madding Crowd" I am analysing the storm sequence. ... However, nature is far more uncontrollable and powerful. ... My preference is "Far From the Madding C...

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The crowd knows this by the adjustments in her appearance. ... Zeffirelli made an extremely wise choice when he chose to have almost no cosmetics on Helena this made Ophelia look worn down and tired, which she would be suffering from with becoming mad. ... By Zeffirelli making the decision to use extremely straightforward outfits causes the crowd to concentrate more on the feelings of Hamlet and the fear that was shown by Gertrude's facial expressions. ... It is clear that Zeffirelli's choice of costuming enhanced his version of the famous play immensely, but the acting of Queen Ger...

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He trained as an Architect and pursued this to 1874 when he wrote his novel Far From The Madding Crowd which was successful and allowed hardy to devote himself to writing he continued writing novels till 1895 when he gave up fiction as he latest novel Jude The Obscure was condemned in reviews as an immoral attack on the institution of marriage. ... The story is told by an omniscient author who tells the story from all points. ... Charles from London is a respectable and intelligent man, Anna an illiterate country girl who is betrayed as being childish. ...

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As it may be, these perceptions couldn't be further from the truth. ... I"m not made of stone, and if I get mad I"m not going to take out a crowd of people around me. ... I told him I wasn't, and with that he replied, "Good man, because if you were I"d stay far away because you"re a big guy and you"d kill me." ...

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Joli Jenson mentions these cases briefly to give an example of the obsessive loner type as opposed to the frenzied crowd member in her academic piece, "Fandom as Pathology: The consequences of Characterisation". ... However, Bonny also applies elements from the movie in which they starred together (Cruel Intentions) by using the plot of that film, "she got all mad about me not wanting to sleep with her, but do you blame me?"... Angela McRobbie takes this further and discusses the way fan culture expresses the transition from girlhood to womanhood, and the way: commercial pop media encourage...

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By isolating Nnu Egos suicide attempt from the rest of the narrative, Emecheta begins her story by turning her readers attention to the focus of Nnu Egos life and where her priorities are. ... The crowd, comes to a general consensus, and because of this can be read as a metaphor for the society that Nnu Ego belongs to. eShe is not mad after all, the woman took it upon herself to inform the crowd in her imperfect Youruba. ... And they all agreed that a woman without a child for her husband was a failed woman. (62) Emecheta deliberately uses a crowd that agrees that Nnu Egos situa...

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Now, meeting the people that I have met so far is slowly changing my life. ... It's got me to the point where I realized, I used to hang out in the bad crowd. ... My mom would get mad because I would hang out with them. ... I remember going to my room and crying because I couldn't do anything to stop them from fighting. ... My school grades so far are pretty good. ...

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From 1948 to 1960 the policies and strategies of apartheid changed. ... Some believed the government (Dr Verwoerd) had gone too far. ... There are two stories, one from the police and the other from the people. ... It is believed that the police started to shoot into the crowd for ten to thirty seconds; however the exact sequence of events is debated. ... This further showed the increase of violence that came with the people from the movement and the further restrictions that came from the government. ...

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What happens after that is a team effort that differs very little from on site as opposed to off premise events. ... On premise service styles vary, from self serve buffet to plated courses, family style to brown paper bag lunches. ... Large amounts of chicken picatta, sausage and peppers, various pastas and sauces and basic vegetables are what usually suffice the larger crowds. ... Employees have to prep as far in advance as possible before game day. ... There is a mad rush to load trucks, collect gear and deliver it, along with staff to the site. ...

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One cannot detect a single conversation from another as they all blend as one massive, noisy conversation. ... The interior is huge, which is very deceiving from the exterior. ... They chat back and forth, laughing with ease at something one of them said, very relaxed as they go about cooking for the busy working crowd. ... The atmosphere is relaxing and comfortable even though the place is a mad house of activity with servers rushing back and forth, taking orders, getting drinks, ensuring the lunch crowd makes it back to work on time. ... Our time went far too quickly; however, I could not h...

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They say I"m suicidal, teenagers newest idol, common do as I do, go ahead get mad and DO IT"(Eminem). ... The fact that celebrities have the power to influence popular culture in many different ways is the only fact that is not controversial as far as anyone is concerned. ... Every product is associated with a certain image, which in turn appeals to a certain crowd. ... Got dropped roasters, from botched robberies niggaz crotched over. ... I bring it through the ghetto without ridin 'round hidin down duckin strays from frustrated youths stuck in they ways. ...

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Several main characters from both novels possess particularly fatalistic natures. ... In a moment of despair he asks" what is it, what nameless, inscrutable, unearthly thing is it; what cozening hidden lord and master, and cruel, remorseless emperor commands me; that against all natural lovings and longings, so keep I pushing, and crowding, and jamming myself on all the time?"... The conclusion of the novel though quite sad is in no way surprising as Melville makes it clear from the beginning that Billy is destined to be the victim of evil. ... Claggart takes an instant disliking for Billy ...

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As showed in Thomas Hardy novel, Far From the Madding Crowd the courting rituals of today are far different from the rituals of the 1900's. ... They are breaking free from the stereotypes that were once laid upon them. ...

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So most information on the man are normally from stories families have passed on. ... Soon people traveled from long distances in search of his well heard about abilities and insight. ... Later, after Rasputin had a rise to fame he attracted a large crowd of female followers. ... Some people claim that Rasputin thought that he vitally derived from having sex. ... When Rasputin was found the ties around his body were broke, and the autopsy states that he died from drowning. ...

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The crowd roared so loud the broadcasters couldn't here themselves think. ... When people did not respect this and called him by his original name he got extremely mad. ... Muhammad got so mad he ran out of the diner and threw his medal into the Ohio River. ... This man has gone through so many things I can't believe he made it as far as he did. ... Every one could learn something from this man. ...

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During "A Hard Day's Night," we get shuttled from one performance to another, dodging crowds of adoring fans, interacting with managers, running from the cops, hanging out with the band, and doing a live television show. I felt like I got to know The Beatles personally, and experienced a day far from anything most of us will ever know. Starting with a mad-dash to the train station, and making it just in time, through their young, impetuous excursions to a club, the police station, a cricket field, and finishing with a live television broadcast, I rode along with the boys to feel the e...

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Babe Horrel wanted to recruit Jackie from Pasadena Junior College. ... It was a crucial event in the history of the American rights moment, the importance of which went far beyond the insuler world of baseball(Dorinson 132). ... He enjoys coming out to the large crowds. ... During one game, Jackie mad a diving catch to win the game for the Dodgers. ... He didn't give into fear and run away from the challenge of breaking the color barrier. ...

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Roses have symbolized hope in this story so far. ... Pearl gets mad when Hester takes off the scarlet letter in the forest because the scarlet letter is what makes her mother stand out from the crowd, what makes her unique. ... From this point on, he has changed into a monster. ... However, it is all his fault, he did not need to take revenge so far. ... Chillingworth goes far enough to follow Dimmesdale, Hester and Pearl to Great Britain to seek his revenge. ...

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Bill's games are by far the greatest experience for a Bills fan. ... Once you think you are ready, you"re not, there is always at lease one thing that you know you are going to be mad about when you realize that it is not there, and it is usually the most important thing. ... Visions of sport center highlights flash through your head as the road quickly passes by you, and the sounds of happiness radiates from the tightly packed car as you turn onto 1 Bills drive. ... From the dark stadium hallways the light radiates from the large opening where you will first see the beautiful field. ....

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Part two anticipates later events in the story by assuming the joke will go to far and someone is going to get hurt or something bad will wind up happening. ... After a few seconds Jarette rose from the chair finding the wall in the dark and following as a zombie then knocking over the reading stand till he had found the candle. ... He was worried if Mancher were to act as if he had come back to life would Jarette go mad and try to hurt Mancher. ... The two physicians had made their way through the crowd and up the stairs. ... He explained that he would rise from the table acting as the corp...

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That is, until you feel that you can take your pain into your own hands, but hurting yourself so much that your pain seems to "flow" out from deep within. ... But females are far more likely then males to use this, and have a large likely hood to either have or get an eating disorder. ... Picking and pulling of the hair and skin, preventing a wound from being able to properly heal by itself. ... Cutters use this when they are mad at themselves, others and just frustrated in general, not when they want to end there life. ... They want to be part of the so called "in-crowd" and feel accepted by ...

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Warm rain water falling down on us, steam rising from the ground as the rain hits it and me getting as wet as can be. The best part about it is your parents could not really get mad at you for getting all wet and filthy. ... I would wander around the house with a carrot in my hand (smacking and chewing loudly as I took bites off the carrot), tapping the end of the carrot like a cigar as invisible ashes fell from the end of it. ... At this point I thought it was going to far so I pointed out to him that Indian were not real, and besides they were bad! ... Not that I promote the watching ...

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