In Pride and Prejudice, one of the things that Austin does is prove to us how true this really is. ... The specific elements that will be examined are prejudice in Elizabeth and pride in Darcy. Elizabeth's negative prejudices can be broken up into three major groups: in favor of Wickham, in favor of her own family, and against Darcy, which includes Darcy's pride. In short, Elizabeth's apparent prejudices and Darcy's marked pride are reversed in our eyes with Darcy's letter. ... In short, life has many surprises for us, and there is no way to stop them. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Since the Civil War, much of the concern over civil rights in the United States has focused on efforts to extend these rights fully to African Americans. Resistance to racial segregation and discrimination with strategies such as civil disobedience, nonviolent resistance, marches, protests, boycotts, "freedom rides," and rallies received national attention in the struggle to end racial inequality. There were also continuing efforts to legally challenge segregation through the courts. Following the "separate but equal" decision of Plessy V. Ferguson in 1896, many Americans decided to push f...

• Word Count: 6511
• Approx Pages: 26
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School