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    Her ashes were inside of Wagner’s locker on board the ship during the time of the attack. Wagner was one of the lucky soldiers who survived the attacks that day‚ but the ashes of his daughter were never recovered. (Jacksonville) Japanese government had declared war on China in 1937 in the efforts to expand their territory and take control

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    by the telling little stories that made victor smile. When they both got Victor dad’s ashes they put them into a box‚ Victor dad’s ashes did not fit all into one box so they had to put some in a smaller box. Thomas made the situation better by making a joke say Victor dad will always be a big man.When Thomas and Victor got back to their home Victor had given Thomas the extra small box containing his father ashes. He wanted to repay him for being there for him as he never given anything away before

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    uses this light for guidance because in chapter 1‚ he reaches out towards it‚ like he wants to explore what would happen if he got closer to it‚ reflecting back on his dreams for the future. Another symbol that is used is the novel us The Valley of Ashes‚ which is a place of uninhabited land located mid-way between East and West Egg could represent the social decay in the society of America in that time

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    out of the ashes‚ he got himself born all over again.”(Bradbury‚ 156). Mankind burn themselves to ashes but then they get back up and learn from their mistakes. Like at the end of the book they drop a nuclear bomb on Montages’ town. Then‚ all of the educated people leave their homeless camps so they can rebuild the city. In that case the phoenix can also symbolize society in a literal sense. The nuclear bomb destroyed the city and the educated people went to go bring it out of the ashes. What elements

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    have “new money” have different moral views. For instance‚ “the Valley of Ashes” which is located between East and West Egg‚ is representative of the moral and social decay that results from the pursuit of wealth‚ as the rich indulge themselves with no regard for anything but their own pleasure (Fitzgerald 24). The valley of ashes also symbolizes the plight of the poor‚ specifically George Wilson‚ who lives among the ashes and how those people lose their vitality because of it. This is shown through

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    and corruption with wealth. A symbol is an object‚ color‚ or figure that is used to represent a key idea or theme that is trying to be presented. The author uses The Valley of Ashes‚ T. J Eckleburg‚ and the "two eggs" to show the symbolic idea of corruption in wealth. An important symbol in the book was the Valley of Ashes. This was first seen near beginning of the story‚ when Tom and Nick goes to the Wilson’s.

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    as “a fantastic farm where ashes grow like wheat into ridges and hills and grotesque gardens; Where ashes take the forms of houses and chimneys and rising smoke and‚ finally‚ with a transcendent effort‚ of men who move dimly and already crumbling through the powdery air” (23). There is one place in the novel that symbolizes the lack of life or spirit; it is the place where there is no hope and no future for those who live there. This place is called the valley of ashes where everything is covered

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    oap and detergent‚ soap [Credit: © Photos.com/Thinkstock]substances that‚ when dissolved in water‚ possess the ability to remove dirt from surfaces such as the human skin‚ textiles‚ and other solids. The seemingly simple process of cleaning a soiled surface is‚ in fact‚ complex and consists of the following physical-chemical steps: Wetting of the surface and‚ in the case of textiles‚ penetration of the fibre structure by wash liquor containing the detergent. Detergents (and other surface-active

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    love/hate relationship with cigarettes. From the moment we awake in the morning until we lay our heads down on the pillow at night‚ cigarettes punctuate each and every activity of our daily lives. When we decide to quit‚ untangling the associations we’ve built up over a lifetime of smoking takes conscious effort; something that smoking cessation forum member Zoe illustrates beautifully below. In her list of pros and cons‚ Zoe stands back and takes a critical look at her old smoking habit. A powerful

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    Gatsby and The American Dream What is the American dream anyway? In the book The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ Gatsby represents the American dream. This novel says some things about the condition of the American dream in the 1920s. The ideas of dreams‚ wealth‚ and time all are related to each other in the novel’s exploration of the idea of America. Many people have their own idea of what is the American dream. The definition can differ from person to person. It can be things simple as

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