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    In the book the Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. They’re three women named Daisy‚ Jordan and Myrtle. All three of these women have differences but in a way all three women are similar.To compare and contrast between Daisy‚Jordan and Myrtle we need to know the charter trait of each charter. Each lady have different lives Daisy is a rich women that loves hiding from her problems behind a wall of money‚ Jordan is a women that live for the fine things in life and prefers money then people feelings

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    Over the brief time I’ve been driving‚ I found there to be a drastic difference in driving in the winter and driving in the summer. The winter weather brings many dangerous conditions to contend with on the road that the summer does not. Cold‚ wet‚ freezing winters are much harder to drive in than the dryer summer months. First‚ we will look at the similarities in driving during both months. A driver still has the same road rules that apply no matter what season; properly signaling‚ and obeying

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    Gatsby vs. Buchanan Imagine the 1920’s have been re-enacted‚ a time of luxurious parties and when things‚ didn’t seem to matter or mean as much as they do now. The Great Gatsby‚ by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ gives you a picture of what the time period was like. It was a time known as the "Jazz Age"‚ where the economy was at its peak‚ and money was easy to be held. Prohibition was in affect‚ and bootlegging was very gainful for those who took part in it. Jay Gatsby most likely took part in an illegal

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    a center for trade of course‚ but also for humanizing‚ improving‚ instructing" (Conrad 548-64). The character Marlow‚ from Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad‚ can be seen as similar to Nick Carraway‚ a character from Scott F. Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby. Both men are beginning a new journey in their lives; with Marlow beginning his trip in Africa and Nick starting his new life in New York City. At first they are both incredibly naive and oblivious to their new environment and the true natures

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    THE GREAT GATSBY AND THE AMERICAN DREAM The Great Gatsby‚ by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ is an excellent demonstration of life among the new rich during the 1920s‚ with people who had freshly accumulated an immense amount of fortune but had no subsequent social networks. The novel is a fascinating account about love‚ money and life during the 1920s in New York. It demonstrates the society and the accompanying principles‚ values‚ and dreams of the American population at that time. These principles‚ values

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    The American Dream- The Great Gatsby The so- called American dream is a theme that is presented throughout the Great Gatsby; in fact‚ many would agree that it is one of the main points that drive the novel. This idea of the American dream is quite simple; a person‚ when he works hard‚ will gain what he wants. The idea was of self-reliance‚ of the pursuit of happiness and of changing one’s life to something better‚ but which‚ as most things do when humans are involved‚ was corrupted‚ focusing mainly

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    Death of the American Dream in the Great Gatsby World War I brought out the deepest‚ darkest‚ most malignant tendencies of human nature. Young men died in the thousands on the battlefield‚ martyrs of a wanton cause. 1920’s American society mirrored the Great War’s atmosphere of excess. The newly wealthy class‚ in onslaught‚ threw lavish parties and indulged in sexual promiscuity as exorbitance became the new state religion. Traditional values‚ including that of the American Dream‚ seemed to crumble;

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    The Great Gatsby and the ’American Dream’ In Francis Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby the concept of the ’American Dream’ appears in two ways. On the one hand Fitzgerald’s view and imagination of the American Dream and on the other and‚ within the plot‚ Gatsby as the ’possible’ personified American Dream come true.<O:P</O:P Francis Scott Fitzgerald practically puts the notion of the American Dream on the same level as ’human dream’. But more remarkable is the fact that Fitzgerald’s concept

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    The Great Gatsby & The American Dream Written Report Definition of American Dream Sure‚ we’ve all heard of the American Dream before‚ but what is the American Dream? Actually‚ let’s take it one step back‚ and look at where the American Dream came from. The American Dream originated from the early days of American settlement‚ where many poor immigrants were searching for opportunities. It was first incorporated in the Declaration of Independence‚ which

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    “The American Dream” is an idea that fills the minds of individuals seeking the “orgastic future”- a struggle to transform dreams into reality (www.americansc.org.uk). As the American Dream becomes tangible‚ the aspirations and taste for possible wealth in a new world begins to corrupt minds; people have fallen into a fantasy‚ confusing idealism with realism. This “Pursuit of Happiness”‚ once a solid symbol of equality‚ freedom and possibilities‚ has mutated into a materialistic monster of distrust

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