Muriel Spark's The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie depicts the coming of age of six adolescent girls in Edinburgh, Scotland during the 1930's. The story brings us into the classroom of Miss Jean Brodie, a fascist school teacher at the Marcia Blaine School for Girls, and gives close encounter with the social...
subject to serious criticism and reconsideration in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie and The Importance of Being Earnest. In The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, Spark explores the female desire for liberation, continuing, like many novelists before her, the use of female characters who go beyond acceptable social...
From Social Class and the Hidden Curriculum of Work JEAN ANYON This essay first appeared in Journal of Education, Vol. 162, no. 1, Fall 1980.) It's no surprise that schools in wealthy communities are better than those in poor communities, or that they better prepare their students for...
Interpretation of Characterization in Miss Brill Abstract: Miss Brill is a short story penned by Katherine Mansfield, which depicts Miss Brill, a lonely and isolated English woman in Paris, deludes herself being part of the society and needed by others. Ultimately, she is dragged into the reality and...
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Heights and Jane Eyre were written during an age when "the novel as a genre knew great flourishment” (Barbara Z. Thaden, p. 9) Barbara Z. Thaden notes in her book Student's Compagnion to Emily and Charlotte Brontë. In the Victorian period many good writers, such as Sir Walter Scott, Mary Shelly, Charles...
THE ACCIDENTAL PRIME MINISTER THE ACCIDENTAL PRIME MINISTER THE MAKING AND UNMAKING OF MANMOHAN SINGH SANJAYA BARU VIKING Published by the Penguin Group Penguin Books India Pvt. Ltd, 11 Community Centre, Panchsheel Park, New Delhi 110 017, India Penguin Group (USA) Inc., 375 Hudson...
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Tim Raley Dr Fogerty Drama of the Western World Original Intent: Strindberg’s View of Authority and Power in Miss Julie “Society, being codified by man, decrees that woman is inferior.” [pic] Simone de Beauvoir Strindberg states, in his preface, that in his masochistic view of the world, men are...
A COLLECTION OF SHORT CONTEMPORARY STORIES Featuring the Novella: INTO TILOVIA By James W. Nelson Dedicated to all my best friends; you know who you are. INTRODUCTION These are stories taken from not only imagination but personal experience with a whole lot of imagination added. Dozens...
racial conflict around her. "Roll of Thunder, Hear my Cry" is about a young, black girl, Cassie Logan who tries to understand with her family, why the blacks are different to the whites. Cassie, the narrator leads us through all the disaster and trouble that her and her family have been through...
Little Miss Sunshine (2006) http://www.bookrags.com/wiki/Little_Miss_Sunshine Directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris Produced by Marc Turtletaub, Peter Saraf, Albert Berger, Ron Yerxa David Friendly Michael Beugg (executive) Jeb Brody (executive) Written by Michael Arndt Distributed by...
Miss Caroline Fisher: Friend or Foe? In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, Jean Louise Finch (Scout) is the main character and narrator. She is a young girl growing up in a meager small town in Alabama during the Great Depression, and Early Civil Rights Movement. Scout and many other characters are...
capable of monitoring pupils and supply a response. An ideal teacher plays an essential part in providing quality education to students, initiating, sustaining, designing, arranging and delivering practical teaching. Excellent teachers must set standards to guarantee his/her students have the expertise...
Prof. Katie Newbanks March 29, 2010 When we read literature the perceptions, interpretations, and elements within a story allow us to be able to identify some part of the story to instances we may have in our own lives. In our lives we experience a multitude of situations, whether they are beneficial...
for Emily – Brainstorm and Critique of the story In "A Rose for Emily" by William Faulkner, In order for a story to take shape, one of the main ingredients is the plot. An author must figure out where the story is going to take the reader. In the story, William Faulkner uses in medias res, flashback...
Literature I have chosen to compare two short stories and one poem for my final essay. The three pieces I have chosen are a poem by Anne Bradstreet “To My Dear and Loving Husband,” the story “A Rose for Emily,” by William Faulkner, and the story “The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky,” by Stephen crane...
Learning Problems Presentation designed by Jean Fourie Ask children these questions... • • • • • • • • • Do you struggle in school? Do you think you should be doing better than you are in school? Is reading harder for you than it should be? Does your head think one thing but your...
Rose for Emily represents a Southern Gothic literature story. A southern gothic story is considered to be full of suspense, surprises, and to depict life in the south. A Rose for Emily has every one of these theme of a southern gothic story. The story took place in the south. Emily was known to the town...
Short Stories Often in literature, various stories can be linked by a connecting idea. Stories that fit this statement are William Faulkner’s “A Rose for Emily,” “A Courtship,” “All the Dead Pilots,” and “That Evening Sun.” These short stories all show Faulkner’s strengths as a short stories author...
time for World Teachers’ Day on Monday 5 October 2015 – we are giving you the chance to share stories of your favourite teachers. It might be the English teacher who inspired you to lose yourself in stories, or the maths teacher whose maverick approach to behaviour management has always stuck with you...
Sub : American Literature and Society” Title of the Research Paper: “Ellen Glasgow: The Insurgent Womanhood in Her Novels.” Presented by : Alpesh Upadhyay (Lecturer in English) Saraspur Arts & Commerce College, Ahmedabad. ELLEN GLASGOW...
Both Gilman’s “Yellow Wallpaper” and Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour” touch upon the same topic and are somewhat similar in their purpose. That is why, when I was recommended to read them side by side, the most natural thing for me was to blog bout them together. They both deal with severe contrast between...
In the story “The Welcome Table” by Alice Walker, I believe that the main form of symbolism is the Old Black Lady herself. She is the unknown to the others in the church. Not only is she black, she is wearing tattered clothing. To the old black lady she has on the Sunday best, to those in the church...
a New Zealand writer of novels, short stories, and books for children. Grace is the most successful Maori writers in English. Her work has been acclaimed for its depiction of Maori culture in general as well as Maori diversity, and she helped give a voice to her culture and to reveal to the larger world...
and if pupils are told from the beginning what is expected of them educationally and behaviourally, it should not present a problem. Rickinson et al (2004) suggests that, even though there is a substantial amount of evidence in outdoor learning to raise attainment in pupils and improve pupils’ attitudes...
a single parent, taking care of four kids by herself, having her own house, a good job to pay bills and not giving up when things did get hard. She always found a way to make sure we have everything we need and more. She shows her dedication and work ethic by always attending work. Only time she has missed...
A Change in Miss Brill? Miss Brill in Katherine Mansfield’s “Miss Brill” is a simple, lonely, elderly woman. She is excited and proud of her fur that she has re-awoken from its box, by shaking off the moth powder and giving it a good brush. The fur is beautiful to her, despite its nose needing some...
Jasmine Jordan Prof. Riddle ENGL 111-60A July 5, 2015 Analysis: Little Miss Sunshine Little Miss Sunshine (Dayton and Faris, 2006) presents a modern day Cinderella story about an average little girl who wants to be a beauty queen. Pageantry has become a real popular trend during this...
Cambridge University Press 978-0-521-61441-2 - Messages Teacher’s Book 4 Meredith Levy and Diana Goodey Frontmatter More information Please note that worksheets and teacher’s notes can be found at for the Messages http://www.cambridge.org/elt/messages/teacherquest © Cambridge University...
factors ones including the family, childhood, education, social classification, bravery and innocence to interpret her views on Maycomb. As Lee takes the reader through an emotional journey of Jean-Louise Finch - mainly known as ‘Scout’-, she encounters different aspects of the local society. The reader is...
extremely important, especially as the teacher is charged with the responsibility of caring for the children throughout the week. Dowling supports her view of developing the whole child by investigating the impact that an attainment led curriculum has had on students in Asia. The results that she discovered...
In these two short stories, “The Lottery,” by Shirley Jackson and “A Rose for Emily” by William Faulkner, there are several similarities that relate them together. Both stories portrays the struggles one goes to avoid the loss of cultural or family traditions. Death and the criticism of the social class...
abusively by her aunt and cousin, she never gives up on herself. The story of Jane Eyre tells us that women gain power from knowledge. How is her story relate to our real life? Eyre was an orphan; she was adopted by her aunt and uncle. She did not have a pleasant childhood because her family members...
Millie spills her pearls Millie’s long pearls draped around her neck like the curtains in her home decorated the windows. The pearls, like the curtains, were of exquisite taste. Shiny, white, perfectly round, each one hand selected. And she never went anywhere without them. It was her signature touch:...
the Younger family vary by person. The poem “Dream Deferred” illustrates what happens to our dreams when we push them to the side. “The Lesson” is a story that shows what is possible if you believe in your dream. All three literary works are very different in delivering their messages, yet all three show...
fundamentals on how people direct how one perceives everything in life. In the short story Miss Brill, she is a very unsocial individual. She does not want to mix in with the other people or associate with anyone around her. Miss Brill is one to sit on a bench by herself on Sunday morning at the park observing...
The Prime Minister presides over the leadership of whatever political party, has been elected into electoral office and proceeds to run the country on behalf of those within the British electorate that voted for his/her administration. The role of the Prime Minister is in the UK’s uncodified constitution...
Her slender hands finished the gold cigarette, the last traces of smoke about to disappear. She looked up into the immense mirror before her. The frame was of a brassy colour; throughout it were intertwined flower designs. Gazing deep into her own grey-blue eyes, she reviewed herself. Her long legs were...
had a teacher once who, after a few years of teaching high school, went back to school to earn her doctorate degree. She wanted to go back to school so that her students could benefit more from having her as a teacher. A good teacher encourages the students to take risks and always has a positive attitude...
is hoped that this new edition will satisfy the demands of pupils, teachers, and parents—not an easy task, by any means—and that the teaching and learning of English will become an enjoyable and worthwhile experience for the user. For pupils, we have produced books and materials to capture the imagination...
this statement is a lot of teachers and school officials have their own prejudices and views about the Black student or another student of color. Teacher’s have been reported to sit minority students in the back of the class or pay less attention to them when explaining subjects or answering questions...
Notes: "A Rose for Emily" What is the point of view of the story and what purpose does it serve? 1st person (plural) peripheral observer. Since the narrator, although one of the townspeople, is an outsider to the central events in the story, he is aware of the true facts on a piecemeal and hearsay basis...
this. I consider self-satisfaction on the positive side. If we refer about teacher‘s determination of doing something for the benefit of the students, and yet he/she doesn’t expect any return from the students despite of his/her effort, he/she owe self-satisfaction him/herself. In my own viewpoint, almost...
The Jean Purse It was a sad June day, as I wiped the last of my tears away from my face. “This was supposed to be my day” I said to myself, lying in my bedroom. “why did I get punished for this?” I would wait anxiously for weeks for my birthday to come. June 20th is the day I looked forward to every...
The Story of an Hour ELA 10-2 Kate Chopin • "In the time that Kate Chopin (1850-1904) was growing from a child to a woman, there was an ongoing battle for women's rights. She was raised in a culture where many people were holding onto society and values the way they were, and yet many...
demands for her rights as a person and advocates to receive just and fair treatment from people around her. Jane Eyre, as a child is a very clever and intellectual being and thus, expresses her feelings and emotions passionately without a hesitance. She claims to be independent in making her own decisions...
our sense of loss': Prince William pays heartfelt tribute to victims of MH17 disaster Assault and buttery: Wife is fined £300 for throwing toast at her husband and smearing his face with Clover margarine after he demanded a divorce Botched surgery to remove excess skin leaves grandmother who lost 11st...
by researchers and writers. One such pioneer, Angeline Stoll Lillard, Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Virginia, who, in her comprehensive book Montessori: The Science Behind the Genius, tracks and documents the theoretical and pedagogical origins of the outmoded...
hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhsed on actual diary accounts of several teenagers following the L.A. riots, “Freedom Writers” is the story of an idealistic teacher’s attempts to make a difference in the lives of her at-risk students. Located in gang-ravaged Long Beach, California, Woodrow Wilson High is a hotbed of violence...
Special Story Bed time at grandma and grandpas was a special time for me. I never had my own room there but, I did look forward to staying in my grandmas room. My grandma kept her room so pretty complete with pink wall. Everywhere you looked a pretty little porcelain doll looked back. On her dresser...
I always had a tendency to be an over achiever when it came to school work and extra credit. In some of my classes I was stereotyped as being a “teacher’s pet” just because I got along well with a specific teacher and I continuously had a good grade in that class. People assumed that I was stuck up and...
Little Miss Sunshine Good Morning movie fans! I’m Jonathon Dayton, one of the directors of the hit film Little Miss Sunshine. Today you’ll get an insight into the film’s success and what elements contributed to the award for Best Screenplay in 2006. The story line is based around the dysfunctional...
anything if you put your mind to it and work hard to achieve it. A peasant who believed in himself was able to become a knight through hardwork and dedication. This is a movie called “A Knight’s Tale.” In this work a peasant named William, with the help of his friends, Wat and Roland, impersonate a knight...
development The more influential you become, the more you are called upon to speak … to represent your organization … to lead the sales team … to prime the media … to answer stockholder questions. The skills that prepare you for these events are as varied as the events themselves. For instance, we can...
short story, Story of an Hour, brings you a woman’s first hand feelings on her life that doesn’t stray far from home. This story will also help to show what was done to change how women are treated in culture and what they have been capable of achieving since nearing equal rights. Chopin’s story tells...
Behaviourists view communication as one way. In a sense the teacher is the “expert” in their field and they are passing on their knowledge to their pupils. When looking at learning theories, it is important to remember that all children learn differently. Therefore a knowledge and understanding of different...
trousers walked into the classroom. “Hello,” she said, “My name is Miss Jean. I am your new class teacher.” She’d done her homework. Spotting me in a back corner, she beckoned me to the front. My almost empty notebooks must have given Miss Jean a clue that I needed the extra attention. If the class had to...
The story takes place in Maycomb : a fictional small rural town in Alabama, USA, during the Great Depression (1930-1945). It was a period of huge poverty and unemployment. Banks, factories and companies were shut down; causing the biggest economic crisis the World had ever known. This story revolves...
up, I heard my phone begin to buzz in the back pocket of my new dark-blue jeans. When I checked to see who was trying to contact me, I saw that it was only my mother, who probably was wondering where I was. Our white, one-story home came into clear view after walking down half of the street. As I approached...