A reporter who had previously interviewed Gatsby before the information about his early life was known‚ headed to New York in anticipation of interviewing him again. The truth is Gatsby was born James Gatz in North Dakota on a farm. He attended St. Olaf’s in Minnesota while working as a janitor to pay his tuition‚ but dropped out after only two weeks. The next summer while he worked on Lake Superior digging for clams and fishing for salmon‚ he spotted a yacht owned by Dan Cody‚ who was a wealthy
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nationality deserves their own country. Nationalism is once again on rise with situations such as the recent 2016 U.S. election and Brexit‚ which greatly affect the government‚ the public‚ and the economy. Today‚ the rise of nationalism is reminding people of WWII where nationalism was a popular ideology and was displayed all over the world. Nationalism is such an important topic today‚ because it greatly influences immigration policies‚ laws‚ and the public’s opinion on other nationalities‚ which can
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Throughout United States history‚ voting requirements have broadened‚ allowing different kinds of people to vote. In the early 1800s‚ only white men could vote. However‚ they did not need property to vote anymore. In addition‚ the white men no longer needed to take the religious test to vote. By the mid-1800s‚ most white males had the privilege to vote. After the Civil War in the year 1865‚ men of all races could vote. The 15th Amendment declared that any male could vote regardless of their
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Democracy‚ as most people think of it today‚ did not exist during the first few decades of U.S. history. Democracy‚ as it is used today‚ means “ the people rule.” A democracy is a form of government ruled by the people of the country through elections and representation. A democracy is really a form of republic known as a democratic republic. A republic is a government where officials elected by a small group of people that make the important decisions. Democracy has been around for almost
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In the United States over 1.2 million students drop out of high school (US Census Bureau).That’s about a student every 26 seconds/7‚000 a day. About 6‚000 people that don’t get to graduate end up obtaining a minimum wage job for the rest of their life. They struggle‚ and many Americans question why the number one industrialized country suffers an extremely high percentage of poverty and what triggers it? People know that not graduating from high school is the number one factor that causes poverty
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Reading chapter six I was intrigued by two approaches of interpreting folklore‚ so I decided to do both. Beginning with‚ Functionalism‚ the way we use folklore to share values and information amongst the group. After reading Nopalitos‚ I began to write about my earliest childhood memory of my favorite breakfast dish. After writing my poem (well‚ my attempt at writing a poem) I began to think about how these two texts could convey information to our Hispanic group. The sharing of information‚ not
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In the United States we have more relaxed laws when it comes to visiting the U.S‚ but there aren’t strict laws about leaving the U.S. after visiting. Some people come to the U.S. “visiting” so that they can live here and work towards getting citizenship. That is why we should strengthen our border protection and security‚ but make it easier to become a citizen legally. That way we can regulate who is coming to the U.S. and know when they leave. According to USCIS naturalization worksheet‚ naturalization
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Segregation in the United Sates has been a controversal topic throughout history. With many people turning on African Americans or black people. The 1960s were a growth of progress within a small amount of time. Before the Civil rights movement in the 1960s‚ many schools were segregated‚ with white people in one school and black people in another. In that time period black people were highly discriminated against. It would have been very uncommon for a white person to have a black friend or
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______ 1. In the United States‚ corporations are subject only to taxes imposed by the federal government. True False 2. The federal income tax deduction allowed for state income taxes paid decreases the cost of the state taxes. True False 3. If a corporation with a 35% marginal federal income tax rate pays $20‚000 state income tax‚ the after-tax cost of the state tax is $13‚000. True False 4. A corporation is usually subject to tax by any state in which it engages in
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was once legal. Looking back only 75-100 years ago most of our states had lotteries in place. Over the past century‚ as a result of abuse and moral fervor the majority forms of gambling have been prohibited. The history of gambling in the United States evolved from Europe. The Puritans and Quakers took little time to create first laws against gambling in 1638. Casino gambling is becoming increasingly popular especially in southern states. Native Americans are allowed to establish bingo parlors and
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