forget you only have one opportunity to make a first impression” says Natalie Massenet. We get a first impression of characters personality in literature based on their first words in F Scott Fitzgerald’s book Great Gatsby. Fitzgerald chose specific first words for Tom and Daisy who are married‚ and live across the bay from our narrator Nick Carraway‚ to give us an insight of who they are throughout the book. F. Scott Fitzgerald composed first words for Tom Buchanan‚ Daisy’s very wealthy husband
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My First Car First cars are really special. Like most teenagers‚ I had to settle for a used car‚ but at least some of my first car dreams seemed likely to come true since my first car was a 1966 Mustang and it was my favorite color blue. It was the deep blue color of the ocean. My first car had some major problems‚ like the tendency to flood its carburetor at the worst possible moments and a thirst for oil which‚ made owning it a bad experience. The carburetor would flood just about
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of the overall theme (overcoming challenges/obstacles in relationships) in each individual text. Thematic Study: Reading Log My Theme: Challenges or obstacles in relationships Text Type: Short story Title: My First Ball Author: Witi Ihimaera Publication Details: First published 1989‚ in “Dear Ms Mansfield” How the text relates to my theme? This text relates to my theme by showing how the main character Tuta‚ a young Maori teenager has to try his best to fit in with the Pakeha people at government
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Everyone’s America is different. My version of America is Detroit‚ but that doesn’t apply to everyone. America is like a little sister. Sometimes I love it‚ while other times it only causes me frustration. Generally‚ it is a bittersweet thing‚ but it becomes something I learn to live with. Many things have changed since Martin Luther King was assassinated. As African Americans‚ we’ve progressed and strived bit by bit for equality. As Americans‚ we’ve regressed and only created a negative persona
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everybody has a bad day no matter what lifestyle you live or what part of the world you are in‚ it is just something that everyone has to deal with. I was completely fine with that fact until my bad day came out of nowhere and practically slapped me right across the face due to many events that occurred to me on this depressing day. It was a very sunny Monday morning‚ I did not even need my alarm clock to wake me up due to the sunlight creeping through my blinds and shining right in my eyes at the crack
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Awaiting arrival to Fort Lauderdale International Airport from JFK was a nerve wracking experience. I was saying my good-byes to my old life‚ and welcoming my new life. As the plane was in the sky there was a state of nervousness‚ yet happiness of arriving to the love of my life. When the plane landed and I saw him waiting for me with flowers in his hands‚ it was a moment I knew I would never forget it. As we drove to the hotel that the wedding was taking place in I was in the state of shock because
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Jones ENGL 1203 3 September 2013 My First Date There are clothes strewn on my bed‚ chair‚ and all over the floor of my room. After changing outfits repeatedly for the past hour‚ I have finally decided on the right one: a short (stops right above the knees)‚ dark brown‚ crinkled skirt; a white tank top tucked inside the skirt; and a pair of brown‚ sequined cowgirl boots. My long‚ brown‚ wavy hair is down and free‚ and I am using an all-natural appearance with my makeup. I sure hope I look good because
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In 1871‚ a young man picked up a book and read 21 words that had a dramatic impact on his life. At the time he was a medical student‚ and he was worried about passing his final medical exams and how to build up a practice. Incredibly‚ the 21 words this young medical student read helped him to become the most famous physician of his generation. He would go on to organize the world-famous Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Oxford University would bestow on him the highest honor that can be given to
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My First Date Why is everyone so stressed out about their first date? That’s an easy question. Everything depends how the first date goes to determent either you like that person or not. It’s like a test for the rest of the relationship. That’s why everybody wants‚ to make it original‚ special and a pretty moment that they could remember. Mine was all those things. Last year‚ in New Year’s Eve‚ my best friend Omar and I had a date. He invited me to his family reunion at his house. At first I
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Thanksgiving Thanksgiving Day is a national holiday celebrated in Canada and the United States as a day of giving thanks for the blessing of the harvest and of the preceding year. It is celebrated on the second Monday of October in Canada and on the fourth Thursday of November in the United States. Several other places around the world observe similar celebrations. Thanksgiving has its historical roots in religious and cultural traditions and has long been celebrated in a secular manner as well
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