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    In The Great Gatsby‚ the characters‚ Jay Gatsby and Daisy Buchanan are said to be in love‚ but in reality‚ this seems to be a misconception. In The Great Gatsby‚ Fitzgerald portrays the themes of love‚ lust and obsession‚ through the character of Jay Gatsby‚ who confuses lust and obsession with love. By the end of the novel however‚ Jay Gatsby is denied his "love" and suffers an untimely death. The author interconnects the relationships of the various prominent characters to support these ideas. <br> <br>The

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    Appearance and Reality in Macbeth William Shakespeare’s Macbeth displays an interesting use of different themes and motifs. A motif that is used throughout the play is the contrast between appearance and reality. This motif is simultaneously a theme in that the glaring contrast between the appearance and reality in Macbeth is used by Shakespeare to express that one should be careful of this contrast that exists in everyday life. In the very beginning of the play‚ the Three Witches allude the

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    PHYSICAL EVIDENCE MANUAL OREGON STATE POLICE FORENSIC SERVICES DIVISION Preference The purpose of this handbook is to educate our customer in the Criminal Justice System regarding the services provided by the Oregon State Police Forensic Services Division‚ and the recommended methods of documenting‚ collecting and preserving physical to ensure the best analysis results. The value of properly collected physical evidence followed by examination and interpretation by the forensic laboratory

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    no art/ To find the mind’s construction in the face” (Shakespeare‚ I.iv.12-13). This quote said by King Duncan in Shakespeare’s Macbeth applies to many characters that one reads about in books‚ views on television‚ and interacts with every day. Appearance can be very deceiving‚ thus making it difficult to tell apart a hero from a villain; one’s thoughts and intentions truly define who they are‚ resulting in one’s failure to see how righteous and devious characters differ. Macbeth in William Shakespeare’s

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    L2 May 8‚ 2013 Physical Geography Agenda: • 1.Geological Structure and Relief • 2. Climate • 3. Rivers and Lakes • 4. Biomes 1. Geological Structure and Relief * Relief: means topography‚ or landforms such as mountains‚ lowlands‚ highlands etc. * Geology: is dynamics is the reasons for relief; we have interconnection between geological structures & relief. it is the inner structures of the earth.

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    strong connection to the argument he posed about our society being “entranced by images” which is highlighted in paragraph 5 and 6. We live in a technological age where media is accessible. I believe over time many individuals have developed an obsession with social media causing them to have difficulty deciphering between reality and a fantasy.This has created false relations between the celebrities and their viewers and the comfort that the media seems to bring to

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    in-depth about what it is like for males who seek improvement and/or are dissatisfied with their body appearances. In the beginning of the article‚ the authors use evidence from a 1997 magazine called Psychology Today to prove that men tend to have abdomen‚ weight‚ muscle tone‚ or chest problems when it comes to their physical appearances. In fact‚ in the article‚ the authors then stated that body appearance had tripled in less than thirty years from 15 percent in 1972 to 43 percent in 1997. However‚ one

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    Appearance Vs. Reality The way people act on the outside and who they really are on the inside may be two totally different things. Some people might pretend to be something they truly aren’t. that is what happened in ‘’Macbeth’’ written by Shakespeare to Macbeth‚ Banquo and Lady Macbeth. Banquo holds back true feelings as he is an honourable man and does not want to offend the people around him. In the presence of the witches‚ Banquo tries to warn Macbeth about them to be cautious in his actions

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    theme of reality versus appearance recurs throughout the play. The play‚ Hamlet makes references to how things appear versus the truth. Shakespeare’s Hamlet shows how things may not always be as they appear by the death of King Hamlet‚ Hamlet’s encounter with the ghost‚ the difference between feigning madness and real madness‚ and through the portrayal of a play within a play. The North American Edition of the Encarta® World English Dictionary states that the word appearance means “the way somebody

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    reality to show how Macbeth and Lady Macbeth need for power will corrupt them. William Shakespeare uses the theme of appearance and reality to explore the nature of human characteristics within The Tragedy of MacBeth. This theme is continually referenced throughout the poem. For instance‚ one of those situations is when Macbeth kills Duncan; while‚ trying to sell the appearance

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