The Great Gatsby & Citizen Kane " You are today where your thoughts have brought you; you will be tomorrow where your thoughts take you. "- James Allen The Great Gatsby and Citizen Kane are both classic American stories about the so called “American Dream”. The main characters in both stories are Mr. Gatsby and Mr. Kane. They each come from similar backgrounds. They also both hold much power as adults. A difference between the two is one chose their way of living the other did not. He was
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1. A shareholder in a professional corporation can be liable for malpractice arising from the rendering of professional services. (Points : 2) True 2. Jay tells Kim that he will buy her textbook from the last semester for $80. Kim agrees. Jay and Kim have (Points : 2) an express contract. 3. Barb allows Candy to enter Barb ’s warehouse and take a DVD player. Charged with theft‚ Candy can successfully claim‚ as a defense‚ (Points : 2) consent. 4. The U.S. Congress enacts a new federal statute that
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The High Price of Poverty In an ideal world‚ intelligence‚ determination‚ and hard work would determine a person’s success and prosperity. However‚ this was not the case in Victorian England. Money influenced the social hierarchy so that people were valued solely on the contents of their coin purses rather than the content of their character. The significant impact of wealth and social class relating to the living conditions‚ job opportunities‚ and treatment of the English population in the Victorian
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Chapter Five 1 | What is Gatsby doing at two in the morning? What is his real intention?Lighting up his house so that it can be seen across the bay | 2 | Gatsby doesn’t want to put Nick to any trouble. What does this tell you about him?Gatsby is conscience of his friends doing | 3 | What does Gatsby suggest in order to try to help Nick with his financial state?That he work with him on a business deal | 4 | What does Gatsby do to Nick’s home to prepare for his tea with Daisy?He sends a man
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Leckie’s monologue to J. Each world has many differences and as a result‚ there is uproar in conflict. We see that the monologue is used to symbolize that both worlds are in a constant battle between each other which results in conflict within the Cody family and J. Leckie refers to each world as strong or weak. Being strong or weak determines survival against your enemy‚ hence shows the ongoing battle and struggle for survival in these two worlds. This battle and the coming of both worlds results
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professions such as engineers were not (Cody). Some Victorians believed it could be obtained through chivalry‚ some others believe that a gentleman is not entitled to live off of the work of others‚ but still many do. By the later part of the century‚ the Victorians agreed that a gentleman must receive a traditional‚ liberal education that was based on Latin and attend an elite public school and with that alone he would be a gentleman no matter what his social class was (Cody). Although Victorian society
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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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The Great Gatsby Test Who said it? 2 pts each Using the list of characters provided‚ name the character who stated the following quotes: Jordan Baker Jay Gatsby Daisy Buchanan George Wilson Tom Buchanan Myrtle Wilson Nick Caraway Meyer Wolfshiem 1. "Can’t repeat the past? Why of course you can!." 2. "I’m thirty. I’m five years too old to lie to myself and call it honor." 3. "Do you always watch for the longest day of the year then miss it? I always watch for the longest day of the year
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Irish 1 Irish Wedding Culture Laura Adair Introduction to Cultural Anthropology Rachel Grabner September 27‚ 2010 Irish 2 Different places have different cultures. Some aspects of life can look the same in most cultures. We do not really think about what our parents have passed on to us. We also do not think too much of where it has come from or if it is part of our culture. We just live our lives. Well that is how other cultures are. Their culture is just how they live. I have
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The Great Gatsby My assignment was to compare the novel The Great Gatsby to the movies which were made in 1974 and 2000.While the basic idea of the book was expressed in both movies‚ I choose a version of 1974 because it seemed to have more noticeable details than the version which was realized in 2000. In my opinion the 2000 version didn’t do a better job in expressing the ideas of the book. The 1974 version did an excellent job in portraying the Jazz Age. The scenes of Gatsby’s party
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