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    Chapter five of Francis Scott Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby focusses on the afternoon tea in which Jay Gatsby is to reconnect with Daisy Buchanan as planned in chapter four. The chapter begins with Nick coming home to West Egg seeing his neighborhood in “ablaze” and leading him to fear his home had caught on fire (Fitzgerald 86). It turns out the “fire” was simply Gatsby’s monstrous mansion illuminating light which highlights the actual multitude that is the Gatsby estate. As the chapter

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    First Commander‚” he sneers when emphasizing Tocharian’s rank. “How certain are you‚ the mother and daughter were the Shadow’s first victims‚ and not Lord Bishop and his entire household as originally thought?” “I’m certain of this‚ your majesty.” Tocharian’s reassurance brought little comfort to the king. “First Commander‚ it’s been three months‚” he bellows. His tone was bitter with displeasure. “And still

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    Changes in the Atmosphere Causing Multicellularity About 2.5 billion years ago‚ oxygen began slowly to accumulate in the atmosphere‚ as a result of the photosynthetic activity of the cyanobacteria. Those prokaryotes that were able to use oxygen in ATP production gained a strong advantage‚ and so they began to prosper and increase. Some of these cells may have evolved into modern forms of aerobic bacteria. Other cells may have become symbionts with larger cells and evolved into mitochondria

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    Great Gatsby 1-3 In this blog I will be discussing the actions and interactions between and about two relevant characters through chapters one through three. Nick Carraway‚ the narrator and one of the main characters‚ and also Jordan Baker‚ who is Daisy’s friend and begins to spark a romantic relationship with Nick at the end of chapter three. The book begins by introducing Nick and how his father told him not to be judgmental of others because they do not have his advantages‚ which seems very

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    Course Expectation/Content “Expectation from Related Course” – GLC 2OC | How did the Ministry Expectation apply to your Co-op placement experience? (Provide specific examples of tasks‚ events…) | Skill Development/ Learning (Identify the ESSENTIAL SKILL developed and other learning acquired‚ with respect to your example) | Identify‚ on the basis of research‚ selectedoccupations or fields of work most suitedto them based on their personal profile. | Based on my personal profile in career studies

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    BOOK REVIEW GREAT EXPECTATIONS BY CHARLES DICKENS On Christmas Eve‚ Pip‚ an orphan living with his sister (Mrs Joe) and Joe Gargery‚ meets a convict who demands him to bring him food and a file to cut his chains. Pip does so and the following morning and feels extremely guilty. He‚ Joe and some police officers later catch and arrest this convict. Uncle Pumblechook arranges for Pip to go and play at Miss Havisham’s home in hope that she’ll give him money. There he falls in love with Estelle‚

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    The atmosphere is practically everything above the Earths surface. It starts at ground level and then just goes on upward‚ getting thinner and colder until it finally dissolves into space. The atmosphere makes our world livable. It is responsible for winds‚ weather‚ temperature and a lot more features that make the Earth different than other planets. Without it‚ the Earth would be more like the moon. From a general point of view‚ the atmospheres composition seems simple. It contains oxygen produced

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    narrate the story of the beginning of Daisy and Gatsby’s first relationship to us twice throughout the novel: once in chapter 4 and once in chapter 8. Although this structural decision will have been multifaceted‚ perhaps the most significant reason will have been to highlight the fact that due to the use of a narrator most of the information we are given is subjective to Nick’s opinions. Through the use of Jordan’s storytelling to Nick in the first section of exposition we are allowed two different interpretations

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    the most important themes in The Great Gatsby. The success story is that hard work allows a man to become incredibly wealthy. Fitzgerald shows how the American Dream can fail in The Great Gatsby. Even though Gatsby has worked hard‚ he makes his money by bootlegging. His purpose is in attaining the love of Daisy‚ a girl whom he had a relationship before the war. The multiple people who attend Gatsby’s parties show the greedy want for wealth. As Nick explains in Chapter 9‚ the American Dream was originally

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    Carol’‚ Dickens uses multiple language devices to create mood and atmosphere in a way that conveys his attitudes towards the poor. As a child‚ Dickens’ family was in debt‚ so he know first-hand how it feels to be living in poverty. He was forced to work in a blacking factory (a factory that makes black dye for boots) in order to help his family pay off their debt. Dickens uses pathetic fallacy in this extract to create a menacing atmosphere. This is shown when it says “Meanwhile the fog and darkness thickened

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