Scarred Wrists?

In chapter 26, Pip is having dinner at Mr. Jaggers house when he calls his servant over "'I'll show you a wrist. Molly, let them see your wrist.' . . . The last wrist was much disfigured - deeply scarred and scarred across and across." (228) I was very confused on why Mr. Jaggers did that and if that relates to the story in any way. I mean, I get that he's showing that she has gained strength from battling through whatever gave her those scars but does it have to do with the story?
My question:
How do the scars on Mr. Jaggers' servant's wrist signify and how does it relate to the rest of the book?

Photo Representation

In Great Expectations, the main character, Pip is suddenly given a large some of money. He is encouraged to move to London (in order to learn to be a gentleman) and increase his social standings. For Pip, this is like a dream come true. The only catch is that he will have to leave the only family he has ever known. As the book progresses Pip begins to get dissatisfied with his life and begins to miss his old common life. I think Sour Patch Kids represents this part of the book quite well. Let's pretend you're really hungry and the only thing to eat in the world is Sour Patch Kids. The candy is sweet, but a little sour on the outside. Pip is given money-sweet. But he has to leave his family-sour. Now, eat the candy. It seems great at first. But if you're really hungry, it's not going to fill you up.

Great Expectations.

"Pause you who read this, and think for a moment of the long chain of iron or gold, of thorns or flowers, that would never have bound you, but for the formation of the first link on one memorable day."

In this passage Pip was referring to the first day he went to Miss Havisham's house and found out about her life. It was a very memorable day in his life because he experienced many new things after meeting Miss Havisham. Looking back, Pip can see that this day stands clear in his memory as one that changed his life.
The day my brother left for college, I didn't really think it would change my life that much. I mean, I was about to start seventh grade and his life wasn't my top priority. Looking back, I realize how much I relied him. And he's no longer down the hall every time I need him. Looking back, I can see that day as the day that our roads diverged as he left for college.


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Group Earnest Essay!!

So,
I'm doing the paragraph on dairies for our essay (topic #6). My first concrete detail is when Cecily says that dairies are a sensational read on the train. Second is when Cecily is talking about how she write everything down in her diary or else she would forget it. My final detail is when the two girls are comparing diaries while they are trying to figure out who the real Ernest is. Basically, I want to relate all these points back to the three-volume novel and show how they are pretty much the same. For my transition sentence, I'll say that diaries relate to three-volume novels as do the sermons...

Sound good?

Victorian Era?

Before I researched the Victorian Era I basically knew that it was a time period in England and there was a playwright named Oscar Wilde who wrote a play called The Importance of being Earnest which I hadn't read. Even in the beginning of the project, I was still quite confused about what exactly went on during that time period and how it related to the play we were about to read. After a few periods of researching, I wrote my first question. And thats when it finally clicked-the play was set in the Victorian Era!

Over the next few days, I struggled to find questions that would help me learn about components of the Era that would be actually relevent. I learned a lot about the Victorian Era while doing this and it greatly contributed to my understanding of this play. Looking back, although writing those questions was tedious, I don't think I would have enjoyed or understood the play as much if I had not done the project.

2010!!

Think for a while about what you would like to improve about yourself or your life and make a new year's resolution. Write at least two paragraphs - one focusing on your inspiration for this goal (your shortcomings or areas for improvement) and the other focused on the goal itself and your on-going plan for achievement.

This needs to be realistic and must be something you can work on every month of the year - not just during one sport season, etc. The goal does not have to be academic. Plan carefully! I'm going to check in with you on this throughout the second half of the school year.

I'm a pretty busy person, on-the-go from school to sports to friends and such. I don't always take the time to eat a healthy snack or meal in-between. I end up coming home usually late at night, practically starving and begging my caring father or mother to make me something to eat.

My resolution this year, is to learn how to cook a few types of food. This may seem rather easy, but I struggle with the motivation to learn new things when my parents can easily do it for me. That being said, they rarely agree to do these things and I should probably learn if I ever plan to leave the comfort of my parent's home.

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