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    from The Great Gatsby‚ in an interestingly depicted character who experiences her fair share of negative emotions. Additionally‚ from The Great Gatsby‚ we are introduced to Daisy Buchannan. Likewise to Myrtle‚ Daisy also experiences the same emotions; however‚ Daisy is not illustrated the same. For instance‚ one of the traits the women both portray in this novel is unhappiness of their marriage. Their similar characteristics are shown numerous times throughout this book; and it proves how they can not

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    the effects of dictatorship upon freedoms permitted in most democracies today. Throughout the novel Josef K. undergoes a number of violations of basic principles of law. The 4th and 6th Amendments are the first to be violated when he is arrested and the guards have no reason for doing so. In the conclusion of the novel Josef’s 8th Amendment is also violated when he is executed. There is an overuse of power in the novel by anyone who hold the least bit of authority. These rights guarantee a free and

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    with his beliefs. In the novel‚ Atticus agreed to defend a black man named Tom Robinson‚ who has been accused of raping Mayella Ewell‚ a white woman. Tom’s trial began in the summer during the early 1930s‚ of Maycomb‚ Alabama. At the trial itself‚ Atticus provided clear evidence that the victim‚ Mayella Ewell and her father‚ Bob‚ are lying. Despite the evidence proving Tom’s innocence‚ the all-white jury convicts him. Since Atticus is a good natured man‚ he would defend Tom Robinson without hesitation

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    The Anchor to Her Journey or The Bee to Her Blossom? In the novel‚ Their Eyes Were Watching God‚ by Zora Neale Hurston Tea Cake and Jody have similarities and differences. Both desired to reveal their power by physically assaulting‚ and showing control over her. Unlike Jody‚ Tea Cake was possessive towards Janie because of the fear of losing her‚ and to show his affections for her. He transformed Janie’s dreams into reality while Jody limited her freedom by depriving her of a voice‚ social life

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    that eventually led to his dual careers: An engineer by day‚ stand-up comic by night. In a few short years‚ he began appearing on Saturday Night Live and later on Comedy Central‚ and “Bill Nye the Science Guy” was born. 4. Tom Scholz (Mechanical Engineering) Before Tom Scholz founded the rock band “Boston”‚ he received both bachelors and master’s degrees in mechanical engineering from MIT. While he was a student at MIT he made his own pedals for his electric guitar and experimented with sounds

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    To kill a Mockingbird has evil‚ hypocrisy‚ and injustice all throughout the book in many places‚ but the main thing being racism. This book is set in a time where racism is still happening in the world and it is a big part in the book. This book mainly focuses on Tom Robinson who is a black man accused of rape. Evil is found in many places in To Kill A Mockingbird. A form of evil in this book is racism because of the time setting of the book. Blacks in the time of the book were not treated as they

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    In the novel everyone has a certain dream. Like Gatsby‚ his dream is to win Daisy back. Even though he ends up being screwed over and dying afterwards. A theme that people would learn from for the Great Gatsby is the American Dream. “I glanced seaward--and distinguished nothing except a single green light” The green light at the end of Daisy’s dock is the symbol of Gatsby’s hopes and dreams. "Dr. Eckleburg’s eyes are the eyes of God‚ which sees everything." The sign in front of the house with

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    book The Great Gatsby readers soon discover that there are some characters that aren’t caring about their actions‚ or how they affect others. Examples of these characters are Tom and Daisy. In the beginning of the book I was lead to believe that Daisy and Tom were kind and caring people‚ but my impression was wrong. Tom and Daisy are insensitive and thoughtless‚ and they are selfish people that don’t care about who they hurt. Tom is very careless with his money‚ and flaunts about how rich he is. “‘Here’s

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    Montgomery‚ Alabama‚ he met Zelda Sayer‚ whom he would later marry‚ and who would influence many of Fitzgerald’s stories. Fitzgerald is best remembered for his depiction of America in the 1920s‚ which he called “the Jazz Age.” Within twenty years Fitzgerald wrote almost two hundred short stories‚ some of which would be considered among the best American short stories of all time. Along with many other authors Fitzgerald would often repeat

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    1. Tom Blake was a creative and successful surf pioneer/designer‚ a creative legend in the history of the sport‚ who almost single-handedly transformed surfing from a primitive Polynesian curiosity into a 20th century lifestyle. In the process‚ he was responsible for preserving much of surfing’s oral history as well as resurrecting the streamlined surfboards of ancient times. Tom created the first "hollow" surfboard. At 15 feet long‚ 19 inches wide and 4 inches thick‚ it weighed less than 100 pounds

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