Nick Carraway plays a rather unique role in The Great Gatsby for he is the narrator but not the main character. Nick is a silent observer‚ the readers’ eyes‚ ears‚ and processor of the raw events that he is documenting. Therefore as all of the information the reader receives is filtered through one brain‚ the reliability of Nick as a narrator is naturally brought into question as one progresses through the novel. To understand Nick Carraway as a narrator one must first understand Nick Carraway as
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PUTTING THE SERVICE-PROFIT CHAIN TO WORK “When companies put employees and customers first‚ their employees are satisfied‚ their customers are loyal‚ their profits increase‚ and their continued success is sustained.” Harvard Business Review‚ March-April 1994. There is growing number of companies that includes Banc One‚ Intuit Corporation‚ Southwest Airlines‚ ServiceMaster‚ USAA‚ Taco Bell‚ and MCI know that when they make employees and customers paramount‚ a radical shift occurs in the way they
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1. Where have you been today? Describe the places! I started my day off with a wonderful brunch over at my best friend’s house. Her house is very pretty and bright‚ especially the outside. Lights are attached all over the white surface‚ and they really catch your eye. I love the inside a lot though‚ it’s luxarious and fresh but not really as bright. I felt very at home‚ my apartment doesn’t even compare to all the gorgeous decor but my best friend made sure I felt comfortable. When we were done
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The Dutch Tulip Craze The Dutch Tulip Bulb Craze in 1637 demonstrated how interest in a market leads to an increase in prices and a greater number of investors. As prices rose too high too quickly‚ the market expanded in a challenging way before inevitably crashing. At the beginning of the Dutch Tulip Craze‚ demand for the unusual‚ multicolored tulips increased dramatically. Dealers selling the popular tulips began hoarding whatever bulbs they could get their hands on. Demand for Dutch tulips was
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lazy and irresponsible‚ students will rise to the occasion when given high expectations from the start. The students in the vocational classes in this selection were challenged very little and had inadequate disciplinary actions taken on their behalf. Therefore‚ these students cared little for what was presented to them and were bobbing in waters that hadn’t even begun to tap into the deeper educational inquiry and potential that could have been. The tone of this passage is one of realization of the
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listening to music when an unfamiliar car pulls into the driveway‚ the girl doesn’t seem to think of any danger that might arise from the car. Any aware person would lock the door and have the phone ready to call the police but not this girl. This girl is easily lured into a trap and taken away from everything she loved. This girl is the protagonist‚ Connie‚ from Joyce Carol Oates short story “Where are you going‚ Where have you been.” Rather than heed the gut feeling most readers have at this moment
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264 BC a war called “the first Punic war” would begin between two great empires Rome located in Italy and Carthage located in Africa. The first Punic War would start when Rome started their takeover of Europe. In result of this Carthage fought Rome to keep them away from their homeland. Carthage had many generals but one main general who was a military geniuses his name was Hamilcar Barca. However in 241 BC Carthage leaders would surrender to Rome putting an end to the first Punic War. After the war
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Another book that we have to read together as a class‚ ugh. Class readings were never a passion of mine‚ but Strength in What Remains was something different. The story of a young man escaping genocide‚ boarding a plane‚ and becoming a successful person in New York City amazed me. Which made me think; if he had people in his life which made a difference‚ are there inspirational people who pushed and influenced me? Little did I know that there were so many more people who impacted me than I thought
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much like a real mistress. On page 91‚ Dev and Miranda are on a glass bridge. He tells her that if he whispered something from thirty feet away‚ she could hear it clearly as if he were next to her. Miranda does not believe him‚ so he walks away and whispers low: “’You’re sexy.’” The distance between them on the bridge represents the distance between them in their relationship. They will never have a normal relationship‚ one where they know everything about each other and get married and have kids
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people died and a lot more were injured. (Ron Paul Video)Could the Civil War Have Been Avoided? The civil war could not have been avoided for two main reasons; the sectional tension‚ and the election of abraham lincoln. The civil war was a battle over slavery. First of all‚ The civil war could not have been avoided because the sectional tension. On september 18 north carolina decided to leave the union so they could have slaves.(How the civil war got its start video) After they did that‚ more southern
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