In the late 1920’s people wanted to live the American Dream. Everyone desired to have the perfect marriage‚ big and fancy house‚ and have all the money in the world‚ but some people had to start from scratch to achieve the dream. In Scott Fitzgerald novel‚ The Great Gatsby‚ takes place in New York‚ New York. Jay Gatsby started from nothing in North Dakota but later discovered what wealth was like and wanted to live that life. Jay Gatsby was a major for the military but was sent off to war‚ leaving
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ASSESMENT 2 (B) Micro Skills Presentation Choral Speaking Choral speaking is an activity which involves an oral presentation of a text‚ using expression to perform and enhance a text. This is done by emphasising particular words‚ sounds or phrases to help make the text become a performance than a reading. Choral speaking in encouraged to be presented in a small group using different voices to play different parts of a dialogue. Also by varying the pace‚ the volume of the voice and changing the
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Popular Music Popular music‚ or pop music’‚ means music of the populace’. The term embraces all kinds of folk music which‚ originally made by illiterate people‚ were not written down. The creation of a popular music that aims simply at entertaining large numbers of people is a product of industrialisation‚ in which music became a commodity to be bought and sold. It is in the rapid industrialised nations‚ notably Britain and USA‚ that we first encounter composers who have devoted themselves
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state will be represented in this recently independent country. Edmund Randolph‚ speaking for the state of Virginia‚ proposed the "large-state plan." This plan anticipated that representation for each state should be based on population. William Paterson‚ of New Jersey‚ disagreed with Randolph ’s plan‚ fearing that the stronger states would band together and ignore the smaller‚ less-populous states. Therefore‚ the "small-state plan" was proposed‚ emphasizing equal representation from all states.
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hateful comments. Sam Patch became a celebrity in America through his many successful jumps. In the beginning‚ however‚ his attitude was different as well as the meanings behind each jump than from his later jumps. Sam Patch’s first major jumps in Paterson at Passaic Falls got the town talking and his name in the newspapers for the first time. Sam Patch leaped from these falls to show that anybody could do something great. Timothy Crane was gathering a large crowd to move a bridge and Sam Patch wanted
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Many people ask “What is an Athletic Trainer” or “What is the responsibilities and duties of an Athletic Trainer” and honestly‚ it is a lot of work. In all honesty‚ it was extremely hard to gather a lot of information about the best Universities and Colleges for an Athletic Trainer major. A Community College like Rowan College of Gloucester County‚ Camden County‚ and many more would be a good choice‚ because It will save you a large amount of money. Not to say that a Community College is your first
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A Chapter with Annie Jane “Reach out and grab my hand Annie!” I shouted to my sister from across the chasm. Her tanned face and glazed‚ hazel eyes were paralyzed with fear although she tried to smile. Her feet were unsteady on the boulder as she reached out her quaking hand adorned with gypsy rings. A gust of mountain wind ripped past her shoulder length‚ dusty-blonde hair and tossed her wispy‚ retro ensemble that hugged her Marilyn Monroe curves. She swiftly retracted her arm. “I can’t!” her
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On the day of April 12‚ 1861‚ the civil war began. It was a war between the north‚ or the Union‚ and the south‚ or the Confederacy over slavery. The Union had an army of nearly two million soldiers‚ while the south had approximately half because of their population differences. About 620‚000 total soldiers died from combat‚ starvation‚ disease‚ or even accident. The civil war was the bloodiest battle in the history of our country and resulted in the greatest number of casualties compared to any
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Many different sounds‚ feelings and instruments are used in the genres of country‚ blues‚ rock and hip hop music. Amongst these genres‚ there are also subgenres that display these differences as well. By observing a variety of songs‚ we are able to hear and distinguish between these genres. In country music‚ we can compare Jimmie Rodgers’ “Blue Yodel No 1 (T For Texas)” to Rednex’s “Cotton Eye Joe”. Jimmie Rodgers is one of the first country singers and is also known as “The Father of Country Music”
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What and who is cool hand Luke? Cool Hand Luke is a 1967 American prison drama film‚ and cool hand Luke is a name that was given to one of the prisoners. No inmate got a nickname unless Dragline gave him one. Dragline gave Luke the name of "Cool Hand Luke" because of a winning poker hand that Luke had. King‚ 10‚9‚4‚3. Dragline said that he won the hand with nothing. Luke replied‚ "Yeah‚ well sometimes nothing can be a real cool hand." His real name was Lucas Jackson‚ the main character of the movie
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