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    out to be‚ Elizabeth is forced to choose not only which opinion she wants to believe‚ but also if she wishes to recognize the faults in her judgements. Preceding both the letter of confession written by Mr. Darcy‚ and Lydia’s plan to

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    because they are both fairly wealthy‚ but the way they get their money is different as West Egg earns their money (new money) and East Egg inherits their money from their older family members (old money). His house is located right next to a gigantic mansion owned by a man named Jay Gatsby. One day‚ Nick drives over to East Egg to have lunch at the Buchanans; Daisy Buchanan is his cousin and Nick formally knew her husband‚ Tom from Yale. Nick

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    Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby‚ the main character Jay Gatsby is the tragic hero in the novel. Gatsby is a rich man who falls in love with a woman from his past‚ but could not be with her; instead‚ he ended up alone and was killed. Gatsby was a poor young man who fell in love with a wealthy lady‚ Daisy Buchanan. Daisy was in love with Gatsby as well‚ but because of war‚ he had to leave her so they were not able to see each other again for years. She ended up marrying Tom Buchanan because he was from

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    Tom Brady

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    Thomas Edward Patrick "Tom" Brady‚ Jr. (born August 3‚ 1977) is an American football quarterback for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). After playing college football at the University of Michigan‚ Brady was drafted by the Patriots in the sixth round of the 2000 NFL Draft. In Brady’s ten seasons as a starter‚ the Patriots have earned trips to the Super Bowl in five of them‚ winning three. He has also won two Super Bowl MVP awards‚ has been selected to eight Pro Bowls

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    The novel Great Expectations is about a boy named Pip whose dream is to become a gentleman. As a child‚ Pip is kindhearted‚ caring‚ honest‚ and loving. Things soon change as he grows up and wants nothing more than to become a gentlemen to win over the girl he loves‚ Estella. Pip becomes rude‚ selfish‚ and arrogant in his early adult years. As the novel goes on‚ Pip redeems himself through the events of when he has a near death experience with Orlick‚ when he comes home to ask Biddy to marry him‚

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    Gatsby Analytical Essay F. Scott Fitzgerald presents many themes in this novel‚ The Great Gatsby. One of the themes is that a person’s lies and deceitful actions expose each person’s disposition. This theme is developed throughout the book by Fitzgerald implementing deceptive natures of characters in the time period 1920’s. The motif of cheating represents the shallow quality of the character’s lives‚ indicating the emptiness of the American Dream. The first reference demonstrating the link between

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    How is Macbeth portrayed?

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    How is Macbeth Portrayed in the First Act? At the beginning of the play‚ Macbeth is known as the ‘bravest’ soldier and after the battle the Captain exclaims‚ ‘But all’s too weak‚ for brave Macbeth’. This shows that Macbeth is heroic and is a valiant soldier. I think that it is important that Shakespeare has depicted Macbeth as being a brave character because this influences him in murdering Duncan later on and it is crucial that we‚ as the reader‚ believe that Macbeth is capable of doing this

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    Tom Jones Essay

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    Refusal to Return: Finding Bliss at Upton Although Tom Jones by Henry Fielding is appropriately known as a comic novel written to no set of absolute rules‚ the work shows many characteristics similar to epics. In epic novels the main protagonist is normally known for following a set series of events called “the hero’s journey.” The hero’s journey is often a three part adventure consisting of a departure‚ an initiation‚ and a return‚ through which the protagonist learns much about their strengths

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    Few American novels have been written since the 1960’s that can compare to Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird. It is true that well written literature is shaped by the history of its country. Throughout American history‚ an abundant amount of social and moral issues have surfaced. Lee writes about these problems throughout the novel and focuses on racism. Although there are many characters portraying these issues‚ Tom Robinson is the prime example of the struggles of an African American living in

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    Tom Ford

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    TOM FORD Born in Texas in 1962‚ Tom Ford went on to become arguably the most influential designer of the last decade. Having initially trained as an actor‚ he studied interior architecture at Parsons School of Design until 1986‚ and went on to take positions at Perry Ellis and Cathy Hardwick‚ before joining Gucci in 1990. Ford was hired by Gucci’s then creative director Dawn Mello as chief women’s ready-to-wear designer‚ and later appointed design director. When‚ in 1994‚ Gucci was acquired

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