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    Les Miserable

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    * Nonconsequentialist-not based on or concerned with consequences.  * Jean Valjean embezzles some bread. He did not predict the consequences of embezzling and not embezzling. * Jean Valjean tried to escape from prison and wasn’t concern about what could happen. * Jean Valjean embezzle some silverware from the Bishop. After the Bishop took him in. * Fantine lies about her illegitimate child to get a job at the factory. Once they fought out she got fired. * Fantine joined a group

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    Louise Barker Emma Lydon Fashion Promotion and Imaging 1853 Words Jean Shrimpton at 91 Heigham Road David Bailey 1961 The New Generation of Models in the 1960s “Jean Shrimpton was the first iconic model of the 1960s. The photos she and Bailey took in New York broke the mould and still inspire fashion today.” (We’ll Take Manhattan‚ 2012) This essay will consider how the ‘supermodels’ of the 1960s‚ concentrating on Jean Shrimpton and Leslie Hornby (Twiggy) helped to change the style of fashion

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    Les Misérables

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    and reestablish their country. Strict laws with harsh penalties became the norm in France. Jean Valjean (a poor peasant) was sentenced to 10 years in the galley when he stole a loaf of bread to feed his family. In the movie Jean Valjean is known as an ex-convict‚ he was not respected by any one. When Jean Valjean got out of prison no one from around the town would let him sleep or eat at their house. Jean Valjean had great hardships because of being as an ex-convict‚ and he had to cover the scars

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    the true rationalist. Like Medieval philosophers‚ he believes that people will naturally resort to evil‚ and that these people can never be saved or reformed. Javert is the true rationalist because he believes the law is the highest authority‚ sees Jean Valjean as purely evil‚ and because he wholeheartedly believes in the infallibility of the law. Javert believes the law is the highest authority throughout Les Miserables. When his character is first described‚ Hugo states "It will be easily understood

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    EH 204 Written Final Jean Rhys “The Day They Burned the Books Ella Gwendolen Rees Williams‚ known as Jean Rhys was born August 24‚ 1890 on the small island of Dominica in the West Indies. Born to a Creole mother and a welsh-born doctor she was one of the only white girls in a predominantly black community. Feeling isolated‚ Rhys left her small island for schooling in England only returning once in 1936. After attending several schools in England Rhys was considered the outcast

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    Essay of Les Miserables

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    5-17-13 Outside Reading: Les Miserables by Victor Hugo The historical fiction novel‚ Les Miserables‚ is written by Victor Hugo. The tragic figure named Jean Valjean is compelled by his past‚ desires‚ ambitions‚ obligations‚ and influences of others. Jean is an ex-convict and has been recently released. Everyone knows of the dastardly crimes he have performed not long ago. As he is left alone in the wilderness with nowhere to venture off to‚ he becomes

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    Character Analysis In the novel‚ Les Miserables‚ by Victor Hugo‚ the protagonist‚ Jean Valjean changes throughout the course of the novel from a contemptible‚ conniving ex-convict to an noble‚ compassionate‚ and heroic man. During his time in jail‚ Jean Valjean’s heart becomes corrupted; he realizes the world detests him for who he is. However‚ a bishop named Myriel shows him great kindness and compassion for him‚ which transforms him forever. In a small town‚ Montreuil-sur-mer‚ Valjean restores

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    Cosette's Love

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    Cosette and Jean Valjean undoubtedly represent the strongest parent-child relationship throughout the whole novel‚ and therefore‚ provides the clearest illustration of Hugo’s love theme. When Jean Valjean first “saw Cosette‚ when he had taken her‚ carried her away and rescued her‚ he felt his heart moved”(Hugo‚ 183). After the death of Cosette’s and finding the little girl in such poor condition‚ the white-haired man feels obliged to take care of the poor girl. Not much time goes by before Cosette

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    Les Miserables

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    even death‚ good can still succeed. Through the characters Jean Valjean‚ Fantine‚ and Enjolras‚ Victor Hugo depicts the battle of good and evil and the ultimate triumph of good. The French revolution was a time when the disenfranchised and the powerless took a stand‚ and by fighting their oppressors‚ gained their freedom. The atrocities the Proletariat had to endure included menial labor‚ physical abuse of the weak‚ and starvation. Jean Valjean was a Proletariat French citizen who was forced into

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    society - Jean Valjean‚ and his valiant struggle to redeem his past. The movie had been so well done. The actors and actresses had played their part and portrayed the characters in a way that the audience could really relate to. It was shorter than the adaptation of 2012 Les Miserables but the characters gave justice to their role. In addition‚ I prefer the 1998 adaptation than of the latest. Les Miserables is a story that portrays of the heroic life of a simple and good man in the person of Jean Valjean

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