In Great ExpectaƟons, Dickens has Pip eventually reject the Victorian concept of a gentleman and embrace the example of Joe. ... The plot of Great Expectations centres on how a boy of working-class origin becomes a "gentleman.... His progress represents the class mobility of the mid-Victorian age of "great expectations," in which even the poor working classes could dream of success and become wealthy enough to aspire to rank. ... In Great Expectations, while an inclusionary impulse can be found in Pip's incorporation into the category of gentleman, this exclusionary impuls...

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Dickens, in the novel Great Expectations, exploits the ambiguity of the term gentleman. ... Joe's quiet goodness makes him one of the few completely sympathetic characters in Great Expectations. ...

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Self Conflict in Great Expectations Througout his novel, Charles Dickens explored the constant struggle Pip faces as he realizes the dangers of being driven by a desire for wealth and social status. ... Great Expectations shows the need Pip has to establish his own sense of self-worth against the plans others have made for him, and thus hold a set of firm values and priorities. ...

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Charles Dickens' literary masterpiece, "Great Expectations," was written as a brutal commentary on the social hierarchy system during the Victorian era. ... Pip believes that his "selection " is a sign of his great personal worth and the people with which he's always associated with are now beneath them because they are too "common"." ... At this moment, Pip finally realizes that all of his great expectations "on becoming a gentleman and living the wealthy life, mean nothing when you have no one left to care about. ...

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My parents have expectations and those expectations become my expectations which make me improve in life. ... Precious memories are a great value to me in life for I depend on the many happy events that happen in my life to go through the tougher or sadder times of life. ...

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The two texts that we read, Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice and Charles Dicken's Great Expectations, both represent different courtship and marriage rituals taken from their perspective time periods. ... The marriages in Great Expectations, on the other hand were primarily from the middle class. ... In Great Expectations, our first look at marriage is that of Mr. and Mrs. ...

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Laws, peer pressure, expectations of the general public and public scrutiny are some of the things that provide control within the subsets of society. It is only by understanding what unique controls these subsets impose that we understand the behavioral expectations of our individual societies, countries, cities, neighborhoods, homes, schools or work places. In finding acceptable ways to express our freedoms, we must first understand what the rules or expectations are and how they are to be respected. ... Keating about having his father's permission to take part in the play because he wa...

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Heroes are individuals with their own sense of style that makes them great, from the imagination of Steven Spielberg to the keen business sense of entrepreneur Bill Gates; from the hilarious comedic ability of Robin Williams to the perseverance of former Superman, Christopher Reeves. ... Qualities commonly seen in great individuals include humor, humility, compassion, imagination, knowledge, and insight to name a few. ... Heroes have certain expectations put upon them by society, and they must live up to those expectations. ... People like Martin Luther King junior and Neil Armstrong will la...

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Deviance is a variation from a set of norms or shared social expectations. ... He also visits several Missions and experiences the great accomplishments being made by the Jesuits and is extremely impressed. ... He is ruled by his social expectations in the beginning but as the movie progresses he seems to be less concerned with the standards placed before him and more concerned with what he feels is right. ... Finally The Mission is also a great example of social inequality. ... There was also a great gap between the rich and the poor. ...

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Social psychology is the study of how people think, feel, and behave. Social psychology looks at an extensive series of social topics, including the behavior in groups; how people lead others, social perception, conformity, aggression, and prejudice. Social psychology deals with the influences of pe...

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You and Papa have done me a great wrong. ... She now sees the fact that the way in which she was compelled to behave was a "great wrong" that stunted her development as an adult and as a human being. ... She had a self described joy in her life, her love of work, "All my life as long as I can remember, I've worked-that's been one of my one great joy." ... Women of the time were objectified and certainly not seen as equals, in contrast to Linde, She felt a great duty to maintain subordinance and keep domestic peace and harmony, she speaks to Torvald, "I've been your doll wife". ...

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An examination of the books I read, I found literature to be like a mirror to a great extent in many ways. ... In the country where I was born, China, males are believed to be superior to females due to gender roles and expectations that has resisted through time. ... Since Sommer was born and raised in America, her understanding and expectations of men in society is d...

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These "big three", using Mills depiction, are as follows: The economy-once a great scatter of small productive units in autonomous balance-has become dominated by two or three hundred giant corporations, administratively and politically interrelated, which together hold the keys to economic decisions (Mills 1956). ... We have overcome great hardships and we have grown as a nation. ... If it is power/wealth, and desire to be a part of the power elite, and materialistic expectations are a driving force, that too may be a possibility....

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Though she attempts to defy these expectations by cutting off her "great big nose" and "fat legs," in her death, the woman is displayed in her casket with cosmetics painted on and a beautiful turned-up putty nose. ... They went to great pains making themselves look perfect, hoping to attract a male. ...

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Gender roles influence women and men in virtually every area of life including family and occupation, but are women and men subject to different roles or behavior expectations? ... This was accomplished on one level by preventing women from gaining the sort of education offered to men, and while this has changed to a great extent in the United States, there are still inequalities in the opportunities offered to men as opposed to women. ... While it is true men and women's roles in the workplace are becoming closer in equality, there is still a great amount of room for improvement. ...

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All human societies develop expectations for behavior that become part of the shared culture. ... This normative social influence has a great impact on the way we behave and prevents most people from violating social norms. ...

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It uses gender roles as a mean of promoting products that impacts society expectations especially females. ... Moreover, Keeping Up with the Kardashians and housewives features the life of a family that spends a great deal of time and money on appearance, with a consequent rise in fame and popularity of its girls and women. ...

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Not only does the media effect how someone can watch sports, it also helps influence the way someone looks at a sport and the expectations on athletes. ... For fans this is great, not only can they keep up with their favorite athlete, they can interact with them as well. ...

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Roasted with Robusta beans, it has a very bitter taste, thick and strong consistency and contains a great amount of caffeine. ... I always wanted to drink his coffee but my mother would not let me because of the great amount of caffeine in it. ... This illustrates how food defines us as individuals, how different backgrounds and culture can lead up to different expectations of food. ...

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The eight great leadership virtues are as follows. ... The logic is that with a good education, the person will have a great job and a great job will result in a great income, which will determine the quality of life he or she will come to enjoy. ... Conforming to the expectations of society is important to the success of a leader. ...

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Surrounded by the colorful happenings in town, the school has a location that offers much to do, from shopping, to great food. ... While reading through the website, www.smith.edu, I learned more about the underlining goals of the school, all of which conformed to my earlier expectations of class values. ...

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While discussing a possible housing project near Linden Hills, the unfavorable comments coming from everyone seem to represent a great deal of discrimination towards their own race. ... The story is built around the great great grandson of the original Luther and his wife Willa. ...

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