First Person Account "It was raining‚ the camera bags were packed‚ and I had on the seat beside me in the car the results of my long trip‚ the box containing all those rolls and packs of exposed film ready to mail back to Washington. It was a time of relief. Sixty-five miles an hour for seven hours would get me home to my family that night‚ and my eyes were glued to the wet and gleaming highway that stretched out ahead. I felt freed‚ for I could lift my mind off my job and think of home. I was
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This chapter starts with Nick portraying a lonely zone between the East and West Eggs he calls the “Valley of Ashes”‚ which the landfill is holding all of New York City’s waste. One day‚ Tom demands Nick going to meet his paramour‚ Myrtle Wilson‚ whose auto-technician spouse‚ George Wilson‚ who does not know that Myrtle is having an affair with Nick. They get together with Myrtle later at Tom’s cramped New York apartment where they choose to set up a gathering with Myrtle’s sister and their neighbors
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Daisy Of The Great Gatsby Chapter One of The Great Gatsby is not extensive‚ however still reveals a great deal regarding the individuals in the novel. The narrator‚ Nick Carraway‚ sets the novel on the shore of Long Island during the 1920’s. He introduces and analyzes the people who drift into his life throughout this chapter. Daisy‚ a well-off young woman who is Nick’s cousin-twice removed‚ is introduced as a morose‚ shallow‚ and realistic character. Initially‚ Daisy Buchanan comes off as
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My expectations from the team this year are to be good teammates for one another and everyone on the team. This looks like welcoming‚ encouraging‚ and helping each other during workouts‚ practice‚ and games. It doesn’t mean that everyone has to be best friends‚ but just that the players treat each other as our motto: “It’s a team thing”. My expectations from the coaching staff this year are to watch and correct individual mistakes and not to let bad habits go unnoticed. I like how the coaches will
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During the time when Jesus Christ walked the Earth‚ the nation of Israel was under Roman rule and leadership was hand-picked by the Romans. Herod the Great was king during the birth of Jesus and is mentioned in Matthew chapter 2. In this chapter is where we are introduced to the Magi who follow a star that lead them to Christ. These Magi are more commonly known as the wise men that came from the east. The book of Matthew is clearly centered around Christ as King. Matthew clearly lays that out for
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Chapter 9‚ the last chapter of the novel‚ is used by Fitzgerald to create a sense of finality for the reader‚ suggesting ‘the party was over’. This chapter allows him to make his final comment on the unfulfilling nature of the American Dream‚ and the nature of the people that lived in the ‘Roaring Twenties’. The chapter is made for the obvious purpose of being the conclusion to the story. Rather than leave the ending ambiguous as many authors do‚ Fitzgerald wraps up the narrative decisively. This
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the novel. Unlike his novel novels‚ Dickens have multiple versions of endings for Great Expectations. The most two significant endings are the original one in which Pip sees Estella accidentally sees Estella on street in London‚ and the revised one in which Pip reunites with Estella at Satis House: “I took her hand in mine‚ and we went out of the ruined place; and‚ as the morning mists had risen long ago when I first left the forge‚ so the evening mists were rising now‚ and in all the broad expanse
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CAREER EXPECTATIONS QUESTIONNAIRE Completion Instructions Your overall expectations for your future and what elements of work are most important to you can help you choose an appropriate career. Simply score the following statements from 1 to 4 alongside each preference. If you strongly disagree with a statement – score 1‚ and if you strongly agree score 4. Very Important Some Importance Slight importance No importance 4 1 Promotion 3 2 1 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 2 Control over
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The Great Gatsby Chapter 18 Summary/Analysis Nick wakes up early with an eerie feeling that something bad will happen to Gatsby. When he arrives at Gatsby’s mansion‚ he finds his friend tired‚ and leaning against a table in the hall. Nick notes that "Gatsby’s mansion had never before seemed so enormous to him". Nick gives Gatsby the advice‚ that he should go into hiding for some time‚ because it’s sure that "they" will be able to trace down his car‚ and eventually find him‚ but Gatsby refuses
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felt by the reader. Poe builds suspense by describing the character’s fear.‚using vivid words‚repetition ‚and describing a suspenseful setting . In the story‚The Tell Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe‚Poe describes the anxiety and fear of his characters to
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