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    The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is a remarkable novel about a man‚ Jay Gatsby‚ who lives his life believing that wealth will lead him to happiness. The novel is told from the point of view of Gatsby’s neighbor‚ Nick Carraway‚ who realizes that living in the past and only caring about money is not the right way to live. Reason being for the book’s extraordinary remarks is because of how relevant the novel is to today’s modern society. When people can compare themselves to something‚ such as

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    Tom Sawyer Qualities

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    Vote for Tom‚ He’s The Bomb! Good leadership is a key trait in becoming president‚ however it is not the only important thing. You must have honorable and valuable qualities that support what you believe in and make you unique. Tom Sawyer may not have the best reputation‚ but he has the potential to do great things. Tom Sawyer would make a good president because he is brave‚ clever‚ and persuasive. Bravery is defined as being courageous behavior or character. Tom Sawyer shows his quality of bravery

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    Tom Robinson Symbolism

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    To Kill A Mockingbird By Harper Lee In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ the Mockingbird was used to symbolize those characters who were senselessly harmed by others yet harmless themsleves. In this novel‚ certain individuals were singled out by society simply because they were different than many others. People are often affraid of what they are not accustomed to in everyday life. Therefore these certain individuals are viewed as outcasts to society for no certain

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    Tom Ford Bio

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    Leah Schroeder 3/27/13 Fash 8 TOM FORD Tom Ford is a visionary. A creator. A businessman. An artist. He is everything it takes to be a successful entrepreneur and designer. His ambition and persistence has led him to be one of the most influential designers in fashion. Thomas Carlyle Ford was born on August 27‚ 1961 in Austin Texas. His parents Tom Ford Sr. and Shirley Bunton both worked as real estate agents so Ford spent a lot of time with his grandparents on their ranch in Brownwood

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    The disloyalty exhibited by Tom and Myrtle shows that Fitzgerald’s attitude toward the affair was very disgusted and unclassy. Due to the fact that Tom has a beautiful wife and a daughter and everything else he could ask for‚ and Myrtle having husband who is very loving and loyal. Fitzgerald’s attitude towards the affair is very disgusted for the reason that Tom and Myrtle both are having the affair for their own satisfaction and selfish reasons. While on one hand‚ Tom is purposely acting out because

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    Tom Brennan notes

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    still conscious and he’s the only one I can blame. I don’t think I can forgive him. What am I going to do with my life now? I can’t play footy‚ cricket‚ swim‚ and even write. I’ve got future of endless misery for trying to help my mate. Why me? Chapter 5- Tom is really upset by Daniel’s behaviour towards him at the beach. Write his diary entry for that day. The silence‚ the darkness. I’ve seen it before‚ the night of the crash. I saw the anger in his eyes. Man sometimes Daniel annoys me

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    outside of the dingy‚ small and dirty camper located on a dead end street you can always hear yelling coming from inside and see the camper slightly sway or rock from the movement inside. The inhabitants of the camper are young married couple named *Tom Greedy and *Tabbatha Greedy. Mr and Mrs Greedy in their free time can be found doing one of these three things A.) arguing with each other B.) fighting with each other or C.) in the streets pickpocketing. Their survival is dependent upon their pickpocketing

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    The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

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    The Adventures of Tom Sawyer The main idea behind this story is just an average little schoolboy getting into loads of trouble all the time and learning things through experience. He’s not the role model little boy at all‚ but he’s certainly not the one everyone would pick on and such. Tom Sawyer goes out on all sorts of adventurous… adventures‚ some thought up through imagination and others as serious as a heart attack. Throughout this book you will notice how Tom Sawyer grow up into a more

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    I Do Marriage traditions are an important aspect of the culture in both novels‚ Nectar in a Sieve and Things Fall Apart. These traditions have changed since the time period of each novel’s setting. The changes were either beneficial or detrimental to the culture. In Things Fall Apart‚ the bride’s family presents a bundle of sticks which represent the number of bags of cowries paid to the groom’s family. This bundle of sticks is exchanged non-verbally until a decision is made with the price. Also

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    Tom Robinson's Innocence

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    innocence is kept throughout one’s life depends on their specific circumstances. In To Kill a Mockingbird‚ a classic novel by Harper Lee‚ mockingbirds are symbolic of people who “don’t do one thing but sing their heart out for us” (Lee 119). In other words‚ mockingbirds are people who are innocent and defenseless‚ but their innocence is affected by the evil deeds of others. Dill Harris’ innocence is lost when he witnesses the inequality during the trial‚ identifying him as a mockingbird. Tom Robinson‚ an

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