Essays on Austen

Jane Austen is one of the most prominent English writers of the 19th-century novel. Mainly known for her skills in describing the society around her, Austen is one of the writers of her time who was able to sketch a very apt description of her society and did so with the remarkable genius of the pen. Being a female writer, her themes were strongly feminine, and almost all of her works revolve around women and their place in the society. This included the various roles that a female played in society; as a young woman, a wife, a daughter ...

Question one

If I were to choose the century in which I would live in Europe, with no doubt, the 18th century would be my best bet. The century was marked by significant economic transformations and inventions that made life right for every citizen in the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom supported its nationals as was evidenced by the government, which introduced support system schemes for poor people in the community. Moreover, there were government projects that were spearheaded with the aim of ensuring that the semi-skilled people earned some source of living. The introduced system of socialism united the nation. ...

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Black berry, one of the well known mobile manufacturing companies, is expected to leave it the business of making mobiles soon. The reason is the current poor performance of the company (Austen, 2013). The company has made a deal of $4.7 billion for its privatization; however, it seems useless to solve the current problems of the company (Connors, 2013). The company has been performing poorly for last few years in terms of its revenue, sales, profitability, and cash flows. The market share of black berry was declined to 5% in 2012 from 20% in 2009. The decline in the ...

INTRODUCTION

In human society there have always been laws and lawbreakers. Police were designed to protect the public from the dangerous offenders who might steal from them, harm them or kill them. The idea was that police were to be a positive inclusion in American cities, towns and neighborhoods. In some cases and some places they are exactly that. However, over the last few years there have been more and more instances where police have committed acts of unnecessary force, extreme violence and, unfortunately, including the use of deadly force in cases where their actions and motivation are being questioned ...

Homeless is a condition where individuals do stay without a regular dwelling. People who are homeless are often are unable to acquire and maintain regular, safe and proper housing (Kröll & Farhauer, 2014). Homeless is after caused by the natural calamities such wars, earthquake, droughts and famine, and also change in environmental conditions that cause migration of people to leave the home to search for other areas that may act to them as temporary homes (Stuart, 2015). In these homes, they may lack the fundamental necessities that are required for human survival this may be a lack of food ...

The 1979 Sale of Goods Act is the most comprehensive pieces of legislation on commercial law in the UK that governs, inter alia, contracts for the sale of goods, implied terms in sale of goods, rules governing the transfer and possession of property (goods) and also provides some of the remedies that purchasers (buyers) may have against sellers for defects in goods or otherwise (Dobson, Dobson & Stokes 2012, p. 10). This Act thus ensures the effectiveness of the legal relationship between businesses and customers, for it contains rules and regulations that seek to protect the rights of buyers and ...

The novel Emma was written by Jane Austen in 1815 and the film directed by Douglas McGrath was released in 1996 starring Gwyneth Paltrow. The film depicts British aristocracy of the 19th century in a great way through scenography and costumes of the era. There are not many differences between the film and the novel and the main points are conveyed in detail. The impact and significance of the film differs than the impact and significance of the novel because the film has more possibilities of conveying the atmosphere through acting, music, costumes, mise-en-scene and the overall scenography as ...

In the English-speaking cinematography, 1995 was the year of Jane Austen. As if trying to celebrate the 220th anniversary of the writer, who since the 20th century became to some extent even a cult figure, the filmmakers created just three versions of her novels “Sense and Sensibility”, “Pride and Prejudice” and “Emma”. I like the Jane Austen’s creativity and read almost all her books. I saw a lot of different adaptations of the book “Pride and Prejudice”, and by and large I like all of them. After seeing the film adaptation of “Sense and Sensibility”, directed by Ang ...

Jane Bennet is one of the key female protagonists of the early 19th century novel Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. She is the eldest of the Bennet sisters and the most beautiful of them and in the entire local neighborhood. I will attempt to highlight her personality traits that reveal through her relations and interactions with other characters of the novel. The pretty looks of Jane are highlighted at the very beginning of the novel. Mr. Darcy describes her as “the only handsome girl in the room”, and Mr. Bingley is enchanted by “the most beautiful creature” he ...

Before I watched the adaptation of the eponymous novel by Jane Austen, I had the opportunity to know directly the product. I love syllable of Austin, her brushwork, irony and subtle English humor, behind which lies the limitless depth: the philosophical view of things, the principles of steel and tender feelings, capable of sacrifice. Her works are distinguished by a certain purity and innocence. It is touching for me, the representative of pampering generation and frankness in the relationship between men and women, invisible thread between Emma and her chosen one held in the exciting voltage. Jane Austen is ...

At the beginning of the novel, Mr. Darcy is presented in the company of his close friend Bingley and his family, as well as representatives of local aristocracy. Even though he immediately drew attention of the present people thanks to his “handsome features”, “noble mien” and wealth, this positive impression was soon spoiled by his reserved behavior, considered as pride and arrogance by the people in the room. Neither the fact that he did not want to dance with Elizabeth Bennet because she was “slighted by other men”, adds positivity to his character. As a result, this sense of ...

The Blackberry Company does not have plans to exit the Smartphone market despite the surmounting pressure from the investors and analysts. The company is also experiencing massive job cuts, which mean the company is losing experienced and well-trained personnel. To revive its glory, Blackberry should do a number of activities. First, the company should listen to the clients and get to know what people need. The company should conduct surveys on the clients and get feedback on what should the company improve and add to the gadget (Kelley 3). In any business, feedback from clients plays a significant role ...

Book Review Pride and Prejudice

Historical and cultural context of Pride and Prejudice One of the cultural change that occurred during Jane Austen’s lifetime was the expanding of literacy and print culture in England. By the year 1800, most of the people either in the middle class or above could read. The novel Pride and prejudice by Jane Austen has been a very popular novel since its original publication. It has attracted wide coverage in reviews across different members of the society. From the literally reviews, academic, novelists and general public readers. The novel has sold more than 20 million copies since the ...

The Britons society and culture did not give a striking impression as to my expectations. The presence of a monarchical system of governance does not mean that the country in itself is the place where everybody wants to visit. They have done too much and are in the limelight for undertaking considerable efforts in the global challenges, but does that mean that they do not have an intriguing past? My views change from the first impression I had of it to the current opinion, I have which is as a result of the movies, books and scholarly materials I ...

The speech of the characters in the works of Jane Austen is always deterministic and somehow is like a mirror of their behaviour. Objectivising her narrative with the revelation of the heroes in their speech, the author selects the voice contacts for the characters, in which they, most distinctly reflect its essence, and thus reflects the subjective perception of the artist’s world (Anderson 367-382). Thus, no matter how the author was hiding behind the objectivity of the narrative by means of voice the relationship of the characters, the idea that seems her insignificant, unacceptable or evil and what ...

Irrelevance of Marriage: Debunking Patriarchal Values in “Pride and Prejudice”

Introduction Marriage is irrelevant in the modern society. It has become an atavism of the patriarchal concept that is no longer important today. Marriage is the remnant of the past, which a lot of people confuse with one of the standards characterizing good life. Moreover, while a lot of males pretend they are scared, confused, and resistant to tie the knot, marriage was constructed only for the sake of men. In the past and today marriage is still presented as the main goal and dream for women, implemented in numerous vague sitcoms, romantic movies, and symbolism of the pop ...

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Megabus has steadily grown to be one of the largest intercity transport sectors in North America. Stagecoach Group, with a fleet of close to 2500 vehicles and more than 5000 employees, has overseen the rapid expansion of Megabus. As a late entrant into the market, the company has the advantages of creating services that are tailored to its target market. It has also embraced social media platform which is popular among the youth that forms the largest proportion of its clients. However, Megabus faces stiff competition in the industry. It also has to content with low-profit margins due to ...

1) The well-known phrase, ‘a woman’s place is in the home’, quite clearly sums up the way women have been viewed by society. In both the east and the west, a woman’s primary duty was to nurture her family and take care of the home and defer to the decisions and opinions of the men of the family. These ideals were ingrained in them from a very early age. Hence most women confined their world view to acquiring domestic skills and maintaining an attractive physical appearance; both these factors were considered vital in finding a good husband, ...

In the world of Jane Austen adaptations, Joe Wright’s 2005 film Pride and Prejudice proves itself incredibly innovative in its approach. Prior attempts at adapting Austen works, including Pride, focus on a clean-cut, ornate and incredibly stately world of Victorian England, with upper-class characters spending the entire film in eloquent settings and speaking in decidedly unapproachable manners. Wright, along with screenwriter Deborah Moggach, eschew this aesthetic in order to provide their adaptation of Pride and Prejudice with a more casual, approachable take on the classic Jane Austen romance, complete with a greater emphasis on naturalism, grit and approachability. ...

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Armstrong’s Critics Largely Unmoved by Interview

In the article Armstrong’s Critics Largely Unmoved by Interview, which was published on January 18, 2013 in The New York Times, the author Ian Austen (2013) described the reactions of Lance Armstrong’s critics – particularly those from the antidoping and cycling communities – to his interview with Oprah Winfrey. More specifically, Austen (2013) reported that Armstrong’s critics did not lend much credibility to Armstrong’s statements with Winfrey. They claimed that they would consider Armstrong’s statements valid only if he stated them in a ...

Sequence Analysis in Pride and Prejudice (2005) Pride and Prejudice (2005) was Joe Wright's debut as a director of a feature film. It was a tough choice for the studio, because he had no real experience and didn't even read a Jane Austen's novel. But in the end it was the best candidate, because Wright managed to explore his nature talent and was later inspired to direct his other movies like Atonement or Anna Karenina. Pride and Prejudice was the first romantic film he worked on, but later he was admired for his work and the film was welcomed very warmly by ...

- Characterization: Characterization is defined as a literary device that the writer uses to highlight and explain step by step a character’s details in a story. - Flat character: A flat character in a work of fiction is a character with little development. The character does not change or undergo significant change as the story progresses. - Round Character: A round character is a term coined by E. M. Foster. It is opposite to a flat character, and is defined as a complex character that changes and is developed by the writer during the course of the story. - Stock Character: A stock ...

Comparative Essay

There is not much to distinguish between Jane Austen’s ‘Emma’ and Amy Heckerling’s, ‘Clueless.’ Emma was twenty-one and she had all the good things anyone her age would have desired. Cher (Alicia Silverstone) on the other hand, was just sixteen, and she too had all the goodies contemporary America could offer. After all, she was the only daughter of a very successful lawyer in California, who charged $500 an hour “to fight with people,” as Cher says. In many ways, Heckerling’s Clueless can be mistaken to be the modern version of Austen’s Emma. However, there are ...

Introduction

Critique and revision are concepts which are employed to critically examine text, speech or ideas presented by other people. These concepts have been employed widely in the areas of activism and education. In the feminist movements, for example, various women critiqued men and patriarchy. They also critiqued and revised other feminist thinkers in their effort to make their movement more effective. Patriarchy is the general societal structure where men have exceedingly more power than women in social and financial terms. During the birth of the feminist movement, many women arose against patriarchy and its ills. One of the ways ...

Jane Austen is known as one of the greatest novelists from England. Born in 1775, it is no surprise that her novels are still in print. She is best known for writing pride and prejudice. Back when she wrote pride and prejudice she was a teenager who did not want to come out as an author. She published this book back when a female’s entrance into the public eye was considered was considered not very lady like. Jane’s distinctive literary style relies on a combination of free indirect speech, parody, irony and to some extent realism. Both burlesque and parody ...

If you spend any time at all looking around the next time you stand in the checkout line at the grocery store, you are likely to lay eyes on a series of magazines that accomplish two things at once: they celebrate the accomplishments of a number of different women while relegating those women to a nicely organized set of categories, into which patriarchal society would like them to fit. Kim Kardashian, for example, has managed not one, but two high-profile weddings, but she remains perhaps the type of the unrepentant sexpot, baring her entire derriere in an online magazine. Taylor Swift is ...

An epic is a poetic genre that is traditional in nature, but which has also been used in modern times. Epic has been extended to modern day forms of art such as film, novels, television and even video games. Many societies in the world have traditional stories that qualify as epic because of their characteristics. Among the Mali of West Africa, is a traditional poem called Sunjata or Sundiata. The poem tells the history of the Mali Empire. It is a story that is said to have originated in the 14th century in the present day Mali. It has been passed down ...

Over the past few decades, social inequalities such as class, gender and race have been the leading cause in our world's societal problems. What leads one to believing that an individual is inferior to him based on his or her possessions or appearance? Emma by Jane Austen reflects upon the norms of nineteenth century’s England. Austen has always tried to address the social issues in her works such as Pride & Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility and Emma. In order to have a clearer understanding of the social conflicts criticized in Emma, one has to look closely at the social structure ...

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An audit plan is a crucial element of the auditing process as it establishes the suitable procedures for specific items. (Mills, 2008) In that respect, it is a key risk management tool and its application in this case is crucial in managing the risks involved in auditing for the three items of work in progress, trade receivables and payables. (AICPA, 2002) In that view, the following is an explanation of why the three items are crucial for evaluation owing to the control and audit issues facing Falmer metals.

Justification for the items identification as areas key to audit risk

The business situation provides environment for audit risk. First, the lack of inclusion ...

“Time and space are small in Pride and Prejudice.” Discuss the significance of critic Dorothy Van Ghent's comment on the novel's setting. “Time and space are small in Pride and Prejudice.” Discuss the significance of critic Dorothy Van Ghent's comment on the novel's setting. Jane Austen’s novel, Pride and Prejudice, is one of the most famous literary works in the history of English literature. The novel has stood the test of time, and has intrigued the avid readers with its plot, setting and characters. However, the novel’s setting makes one ponder about the lack of ...

Concurring with the Italian proverb “After the game, the king, and the pawn go into the same box”, when a person is done playing chess, all the pieces go back in the same box. Thus, no matter how lofty or lowly their position was in the game, nor the side in which they were, all the pieces share the same crummy dark space. The quote captures the essence of social class and the fact that people are equal no matter their wealth statuses. Similarly, in “Northanger Abbey”, Jane Austen criticizes the emphasis that the society of 19th century England places ...

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Pride and Prejudice, the story of a family with five daughters was set up in the eighteenth century of English society. The novel revolves around the theme of societal norms in the late century. In the eighteenth century, men and women were instructed to follow the societal norms that defined the code of conduct of an individual and judged people according to their status and property. But there was a gender inequality in the society, as men could do anything they wished and can even break the norms but women were expected to follow the norms rigidly. In earlier days, the ...

Whether or not a film remains as true to the novel as possible or far it deviates from the original has been argued by critics and audiences for a century now. There are many major differences between Jane Austen’s book Pride and Prejudice and the 2005 film adaptation that starred Keira Knightley as Elizabeth Bennet. The book, published in 1813, was intended as a satire and a comedy of manners. The film released in 2005 was a full-blown romance. The time period is different. Much of the dialog is different. In fact, aside from the names and some of the classic lines from ...

First Impressions was the first original version of Pride and Prejudice written by Jane Austen in 1797. Jane’s father, Rector George Austen liked the novel and even offered to pay for its publication; however, the publisher rejected the novel out of hand. In 1813, the same book appeared to the public, although considerably revised, as Pride and Prejudice. This was her second book. The first, Sense and Sensibility, had appeared two years earlier. Both novels were published anonymously, although some people knew who the author was, it was not until her death that the secret became publicly known. ...

‘Instructor’s Name’

Love, Status, Money and Marriage in Sense and Sensibility Sense and sensibility, by Jane Austen, was first published in the year 1811, but it was originally written in the year 1795 and was titled as “Elinor and Marianne”. Austen was born on 1775 and even as a teen ager she penned many literary works and some of her famous works include ‘Pride and prejudice’, ‘Emma’ and ‘Mansfield Park’. Her writing style is very incisive, her thoughts are elegantly expressed and her works were greatly admired, with Prince Regent being one of her avid fan. This novel is considered to ...

Marriage is one of the critical issues in society. As a matter of fact, the roles and functions of marriage make it one f the important union in human race. Those who are religious will assert that marriage was actually instituted by God and this makes it a crucial issue. Arranged marriage is one of the types of marriage, but in this case the marital union is decided by third parties. It is a type of marriage where the groom and the bride are selected by other people rather than making their own decision on who to marry. In the past, this ...

Lesson 4. (1)

Throughout history, women are regarded as inferior to the men both intellectually and physically. Before the feminist response began in the 19th century, women are subjected to the rules of society dominated by masculine figures. Women are not allowed to have a property in their own name, to be educated, to engage in business and to take part in any major social issues. There are certain events in history as well as behavior types that galvanized feminist response to call for equality. It was apparent that the old society view women from a sexist perspective that negates women’s capacity to ...

First published in 1813, Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice is a comic novel of manners. The novel describes the trials and tribulations of the upper middle class English gentry of that time in finding love (Austen, 1813). Although not well known at the time of its publication, this novel and Sense and Sensibility, published earlier, have become highly popular during the 20th century and are now routinely seen on listings of the “100 best novels” or the “100 most read novels” (Donahue, 2013). Austen’s books are known for their feminine view of the world at a time when female ...

Honor, reputation, popularity, class, agreeability, are several values that really matter in the society portrayed by Jane Austin in her novel “Pride and Prejudice”. Caught between these two elements (pride and prejudice) that define their beliefs, their morals and their shallow personalities, most characters exposed in this novel are concerned about how other people see them and are doing everything in their power to maintain the social appearances, while following their selfish interests in acquiring wealth or finding profitable marriage settlements, meant to draw on a good social position in the same time. A very important aspect in pursuing these ...

The United States energy needs are higher than she can produce. Latin America is a region that includes the Caribbean. This region was a creation of the Latin European colonists. This term was coined by a French Geographer in the 19th century. It included about twenty three colonies such as Brazil, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Haiti among others. These nations were colonial territories of the France, Spain and Portugal. Their language is not English but Romance and the European languages dominate the region. Most of the people inhabiting the Latin American region are Roman Catholic followers. Latin America started by the coming ...

Research Paper: Should New Pipelines be Built to Transport Alberta Oil?

The construction of new oil pipelines to transport Alberta oil received mixed reactions since its conception. There are those who believed that the new development would be of profound benefits to the Canadian economy and that of the entire world. Transporting oil beyond United States and Russia was a dream that this country wanted to come true. On the other hand, some of the Canadians, United States citizens and environmental activists strongly opposed this move on the basis that it posed more risks to the environment than the benefits. These contrasting positions sparked heated debates among various stakeholder and parties ...

Home Depot was founded in Atlanta in 1978. By the end of 2000, Home Depot owned more than 1,100 stores and reached $40 billion in revenue (Charan, 2006). Robert Nardelli arrived to the company at the end of 2000 and introduced a new leadership style to the company. Rather than focusing on employee or customer satisfaction, Nardelli aimed to create a big business based on facts and sacrifices for the sake of growth. With a background in the industrial sector, his strict and authoritarian approach helped Home Depot increase revenue to $80 billion and double their earnings per share in five ...

Upon its publication in 1815, Emma Woodhouse by Emma Austen has had its fair share of adversaries and obstacles. What fascinated early readers was not that it did not contain style and energy, but that its plot was uneventful and dull. Even Emma’s famous publisher John Murray claimed it lacked romance and incident. According to Ellis, Maria Edgeworth, a contemporary writer so highly esteemed by Austen that she gave her one of the twelve copies used for presentation allotted by her publisher, could not interpret past the initial volume and lamented “there was no plot in it .”Ironically, what ...

Jane Austen's novel, Emma, is all about a female protagonist of high social standing who is often described as handsome and intelligent, although a bit spoiled young woman. She thinks of herself as someone who does not meddle in other people's affairs and plays matchmaker for her friends, but does not believe that she, herself, will marry some day. Then appear Mr. George Knightley, a highly respectable man who is about 17 years older than Emma is. He does not hesitate to point out Emma's mistakes and he seems actually enjoying this role in her life as he keeps on pushing the ...

Write an essay explaining why this movie should be viewed or why it should be avoided

Jane Austen wrote and published her famous novels in 19th century and one might have expected them to seem outdated for the 21st century audience. Far from this being the case, her works are still read today and are repeatedly made into movies. One of the most recent films based on Jane Austen novel is Pride and Prejudice from 2005 starring Keira Knightley. The movie does not disappoint those familiar with Jane Austen’s work and at the same time can be watched agreeably even by an audience unaware of either the literature or the history of 19th century ...

When You Do Not Understand Someone

Human relationship can be quite complicated and intense, and it does not matter whether they are romantic or simply friendly. But they can be become extremely difficult to understand when two strong characters are involved. Then it becomes difficult to understand whether it is love or hate between two people. This is the case of Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy from "The Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen. Darcy's proposal of marriage has quite unexpected and negative effect on his relations with Elizabeth. First of all, it was not a proposal which any woman would like to receive: "his sense of ...

The varied scope of applications, inconsistency and complexity of current legislation relating to exemption clauses in Contracts has caused much consternation. This paper examines such issues encountered in the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 (UCTA) and the Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations 1999 (UTCCR) which should be addressed by future legislation. It has become apparent that three significant issues should be addressed: accessibility (ensuring concepts are easily understood); the scope of legislation; and limitation of negligence (adequacy of terminology).

For coherence, this paper is organized in the following manner: first, an examination of accessibility relating to the abovementioned ...

Senses and Others: Organs Systems of the Body

An organ system is a group of organs working together to perform a specific and complex function (Grabowski & Tortora, 2003). The human body is composed of 11 organ systems, all performing specific functions. This paper focuses on six organ systems, namely the integumentary system, muscular system, skeletal system, nervous system, endocrine system, and the sub-system sensory system.

The integumentary system is the system that is composed of glands, hair, nails, and the body’s largest organ: the skin. The system’s main function is to protect the other organs from invasion of harmful bacteria, viruses, and chemicals, as well as ...

The Novels of V.S. Naipaul

Introduction Mr. Naipaul is of Hindu Indian descent. He is third generation from a family settled in the Caribbean. He was born in Trinidad in 1932. The Caribbean has been a colony of both Spain and England. He has traveled to India to search for his roots. He started his travels away from his birthplace when he attended Oxford at the young age of seventeen years old. Naipaul’s work both fiction and nonfiction generally takes into account identity crisis as a postcolonial phenomena stemming from colonized people and how their since of identity and security is affected.

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Asbestos mining and its usage has been proven to result to premature deaths caused by asbestosis, mesothelioma, and related cancers to those who come close to the mineral (Calvert, 2008). This inference has led to many developed countries restricting, and some eliminating its use. However, Canada continues to support Asbestos mining and exportation as the industry is worth $ 97 million dollars (Mesothelioma Herald, 2010). The move to protect the industry has caused frustration for many occupational safety and health officers globally and at home. Asbestos is exported to developing countries such as India and Mexico who use it to ...

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This paper will compare and contrast the three named novels: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, Emma by Jane Austen, My Name is Asher Lev by Chaim Potok as bildungromans – that is, novels about growing up. Each of the central characters – Emma, Huck and Asher – grow to maturity by the end of each novel, having struggled through various difficulties. The three novels were written at very different times and are set in very different societies, but they are linked by the growth and development of the central characters. This growth is moral, not merely physical and involves a ...