Whether it’s the lavish parties or immoral behavior of the upper class‚ F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby”‚ in the beginning of the story seems to be going for the shock value. The books repeats and focuses on how much the rich don’t care for societal norms‚ and shows the reader just what happens when a normal person tries to become like them. Fitzgerald shows Gatsby as an attractive personality that doesn’t bother following the rules if it means achieving his dream. However‚ that isn’t all
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Was Alexander the Great “great”? The evidence suggests that Alexander the Great was legitimately great because he conquered many countries and he was inspirational. Alexander was great because he conquered a country in the years 333BC‚ 332BC‚ 331BC‚ 331BC‚ 330BC‚ 327BC‚ 324BC and 323BC. This demonstrates that he was great because he used tactics that would defeat enemies. An example of a tactic he used is phalanx. Phalanx means “a body of Macedonian infantry drawn up in close order with
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Jay Gatsby‚ the main character from The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ is a fascinating character who takes on an interesting persona. Gatsby is so “great” because of his unusual nature of dealing with his lifelong problems and his status in society. Gatsby is a man who has many dreams‚ just like every other American citizen‚ but he pursues them to an abnormal extent to which many view him as “great.” Gatsby’s ultimate dream is to rekindle his relationship with Daisy‚ a girl that he viewed
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The Great Guardian Silas Throughout the novel‚ Silas is very different from all the other people in the graveyard. He has something special about him and he also has a special power. Silas uses his power for good especially in the beginning when he is helping save Bod from a murderer. Since Silas can do something that the other people of the graveyard can he is named Bod’s guardian. Even though Bod has adoptive parents Silas is the one who teaches him life lessons and shows him how the world
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Surprisingly‚ after viewing the movie i found it to be very entertaining‚ for it had an interesting plot once seen as a movie. The movie had strong characterization‚ and believable-looking special effects. The plot is the sequence of events in a story. In my sisters keeper the plot was pretty basic but the way the story was told
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With the start of Stages 2 and 3‚ there is a change in global dynamics as a power shift‚ called the Great Divergence‚ alters the world stage. The Great Divergence encompasses the eventual reversal of global dominance from China and India to Europe‚ primarily meaning Britain. In Stage 1‚ the focus was on trade and merchant capitalism‚ which develops into a fully integrated global society at the dawn of Stage 2. Stage 2 brings about the Industrial Revolution and consequently industrial capitalism and
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Alexander the Great was born in Pella‚ the son of Philip II and Olympias. Even at a young age‚ people respected his abilities‚ like the taming of Bucephalus and his activities as regent. Despite these tales‚ I assert that he was in fact quit unfair‚ proud‚ and neglected to listen to any outside governments and the desire of their people. Alexander the “Great” should not be called great because of these and more. The first vestige of my case is his injustices and unfairness against others. In the
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Gatsby was a man who had wounded love‚ but only loved one woman. The novel ‘The Great Gatsby’ draws a tragic life of him. Gatsby failed on his first love with Daisy‚ whom later married a rich man named Tom. Gatsby resents himself without money. Naturally‚ he obsesses earning money and authority. Afterward‚ he hosts a colossal party every night. He achieves the aspiration waiting to meet Daisy again. However‚ Daisy betrays Gatsby putting the guilt of car accident on Gatsby made by her. One surprising
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Huang Lin Ms. Pesce AP English: The Great Gatsby Mid-Book Response Choose the claim you agree with and prove it by writing a three page response. The great romance always exists with the true love regardless of how much obstacles people will encounter and how much contribution they will give. The great romance can facilitate human beings to overcome the gap between race‚ social status and cultural difference. Love will also become the significant motivation for people to pursue success and reputation
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Effects of Global warming Global warming or “greenhouse effect” is an average increase in the temperature of the atmosphere near the Earth’s surface‚ which can contribute to changes in global climate patterns. Global warming can occur from a variety of causes‚ both natural and human. In common usage‚ “global warming” often refers to the warming that can occur as a result of increased emissions of greenhouse gases from human activities. The atmosphere consists of several “greenhouse gases”‚
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