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1。CharlotteBront?（1816-1855）:ShewasanEnglishaheeldestofthethreeBront?sisters，whosenlishliteraturestaeJahepennameCurrerBell。

2。Jahefavoriteromantictaleofanorphanwhomakesajouroadulthoodapaheunkindives，thehorrorssddestructivediscoveriesihenovelisarags-to-richesstory，whereaderella-typecharactermustfindherplaeEyreistherarebookthatmaobegoodbyvirtueofineffablee，despitenothavingverymugforitintermsofoverallplot。

3。W。Sham（1874-1965）:HenEnglishplaywright，andshortstorywriter。HewaseducatedatKing’sSterbury，studiedpaintinginParis，wenttoHeidelbergUyinGermanyaobeadoctoratSt。ThomasHospitalinEodifferentactivitiesheexperienced，S。Maughamwasorals，thenarrow-mindednessandhypocrisyeoissociety。SuovelsasOfHumaheMoonaheTheatreandothersderhispen。S。Maughamwasamopopularwritersofhisera，ahehighestpaidauththe1930s。

4。:ItisaFreniquebyGeesBizet。ThelibrettoisbyHenriMeilhadLudovicHalévy，basedohesametitlebyProsperMérimée，firstpublishedin1845，traoFren1852。ThestoryissetinSeville，Spain，around1820，aheeponymous，abeautifulgypsywithafierytemper。Freewithherlove，shewoosthecorporalDonJosé，aninexperiencedsoldier。Theirrelatioohisrejeofhisformerlove，mutinyagainsthissuperior，andjoiningagangofsmugglers。HisjealousywheurnsfromhimtothebullfighterEscamilloleadshimtomurder。

5。SEILENOS（orSileheodofthedahewine-press，hisnamebeihewordssei?，“tomovetoandfro”，andlêrough”。HewasalsothegodofdrunkennesswhorodeirainofDiohebackofadoyrwasthefoster-fatherofthegodDionysos。ThedivinechildwasdeliveredintohiscareafterhisbirthfromthethighofZeus，andraisedbySeilenosandtheNysiadesihemythitainofNysa。

6。PhilipLarkin（1922-1985）:AsaerinpreatBritain，hewasooas“EnglaLaureate”untilhisdeathin1985。Ihepositioebetin1984，masandcriticsfavoredLarkin’sappoiheshy，provincialauthorpreferredtoavoidthelimelight。An“artistofthefirstrank”inthewordsofSoutherributorJohnPress，Larkinachievedathestrengthofaremelysmallbodyofwork—justoveresofpoetryinfourslendervolumesthatappearedatalmostdegiheses，especiallyTheLessDeceived，TheWhitsunWeddings，andHighWi“apoetryfromwhipeoplewhodistrustpoetry，mostpeople，takeforta”，agtoX。J。Keheeriohetraditionaltoolsofpoetry—rhyme，stanza，aoexploretheoftenunfortableexperieuponoheme。

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WorkstoRead

1。TheMoonandSixpeisanovelbyW。Sham，toldinepisodibythefirst-personnarratorasaseriesofglimpsesintothemindandsoulofthetralcharacter，CharlesStrid，amiddle-agedEnglishstockbrokerwhoabandonshiswifealytopursuehisdesiretobeeanartist。ThestoryissaidtobelooselybasedohepainterPaulGauguin。

2。TheParadoxoforeIsLess（2004）:ItisabookbyAmeripsychologistBarrySthebouesthateliminatingerchoigreatlyreduxietyforshoppers。ThissameissueroposedbyJassetinChapter4ofhisbookTheRevoltoftheMasses。Schwartzassembleshisargumentfromavarietyoffieldsofmodernpsychologythatstudyhoinessisaffectedbysuccessoalat。

3。TheChoice（2007）:ItisaenbyacclaimedauthorNicholasSparks。TravisParkerandGabbyHollajourneyoflifeasneighboursandthenlovers。Manyflie。Itisastoryabbarrierstobewithlovedoisaboutlove，trust，strength，andthechoimaketoshowthem。

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1。Hobson’sChoice（1954）:ItisafilmdirectedbyDavidLean。ItisbasedontheplayofthesamenamebyHarhouse。ItstarsCharlesLaughtoleroleofViakerHenryHobson，BrendaDeBanzieashiseldestdaughterMaggieandJohnMillsasatimidemployee。ThefilmalsofeaturesPrunellaSoroles，asdaughterVi。HobsoheBritishAcademyFilmAwardforBestBritishFilm1954。

2。Sophie’sChoice（1982）:ThisisanAmerianticdramafilmthattellsthestoryofaPolishimmigrant，Sophie，auousloverwhoshareabhousewithayoungwriterinBrooklyn。ItworeepherfirstAcademyAwardforbestadwasalsosematography，adaptedsplay，inalsdedesign。ItappearedinmanyCriticTop10Listsfor1982andit’sNo。91ontheAmeriFilmIretlistofthe100greatestmoviesevermade。

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SongofChoice

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Earlyeveryyeartheseedsaregrowing

Unseeheyliebeheground

Wouldyoukheleavesareshowing

Thatwithweedsallyarden>

Ifyoucloseyoureyes，stopyourears

Holdyourmouth，howow?

Theseedsyouayhere

Theseedsyouaynevergrow

InJanuaryyou’vestillgotthechoice

Youcuttheweedsbeforetheystarttobud

Ifyouleavethemther，they’llsilenceyourvoice

AndinDeaypaywithyourblood