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  • Charles Dickens life Abdulrahman Khalid Al-amer Mrs.Timm 12C January 19,2014
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  • Introduction The most important thing in life is to stop saying I wish and start saying I will'. Thesis statement Charles Dickens stories had deep meanings.
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  • Early Years Charles was send to work in warrens blacking factor. He helped his father when he was in jail He lived alone at a boarding house
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  • Education Dickenss education began at William Giless School, Chatham. His parents dropped him from school. ''Although I am not an educated man, I am able, I am thankful to say, to have an intelligent interest in most things.'
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  • Career and accomplishments Charles takes a job as a law clerk to bolster the family's income. Dickens leaves his job at a law office to work as a freelance reporter. He wrote for several London newspapers. Dickens' first piece of writing, the short story "A Dinner at Poplar Walk.
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  • Personal information Charles falls in love with young woman named Maria Beadnell. Charles now is major theater buff, stars in and also stage-manages three amateur plays. Dickens marries Catherine Hogarth. First child was born for Charles in 1837.
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  • Later years Charles continues writing short stories and novels. The first installment of Dickens's classic novel is published. Two losses Our Mutual Friend novel Charles died
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  • Conclusion He didnt finish school, because he had problem with his family. Although he didnt study and wrote some books that were famous. He got married and had children's. He proved that not being able to study doesn't stop you from working hard and being successful.
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  • Work cited "Charles Dickens Timeline." Shmoop. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Jan. 2014. Fletcher, Robert Huntington. "Charles Dickens Biography." About.com Classic Literature. N.p., 2014. Web. 07 Jan. 2014. Hitchens, Christopher. "Charles Dickens's Inner Child." Vanity Fair. N.p., 02 Feb. 2012. Web. 07 Jan. 2014. Merriman. "Charles Dickens." - Biography and Works. Search Texts, Read Online. Discuss. N.p., 2014. Web. 04 Jan. 2014.
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  • Work cited Perdue, David A. "David Perdue's Charles Dickens Page." David Perdue's Charles Dickens Page. N.p., 2014. Web. 07 Jan. 2014. Perriam, William K. "The Dickens Page: Charles Dickens (1812-70): fBPY." The Dickens Page: Charles Dickens (1812-70): fBPY. N.p., 2014. Web. 07 Jan. 2014. Ross, David. "Charles Dickens Biography." Charles Dickens Biography. N.p., 2014. Web. 07 Jan. 2014. Tomalin, Claire. "The Mystery of Charles Dickens." By Joyce Carol Oates. N.p., 2014. Web. 07 Jan. 2014.