"The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald takes place on Long Island in the early 1920s. Gatz is from a lower class Midwestern farming family who falls in love with the wealthy well bread Daisy. The two are unable to marry and live happily ever after as they are from vastly different backgrounds and social status. Gatz enlists in the military and upon the end of his service is befriended by a wealthy benefactor who employs him "in a vague personal capacity". Gatz’s employment provides him the opportunity
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What Makes A Comedian Great? There are approximately 100‚000 professional standup comedians in the world. Less than 1% of that 100‚000 are actually well known. Obviously to become famous you have to be great at what you do. But what makes these comedians great? There are a few commonalities between famous comedians such as the fact that most have tv shows‚ most are raunchy‚ and they are clever. First off‚ the best comedians have their own tv shows. Louis CK has a show that has been on air for
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fourth wife of the king Philip II of Macedon‚ the mother of Alexander the Great and queen consort of Macedon *Philip II of Macedon - king of Macedon from 359 BC until his assassination in 336. He was the father of Alexander the Great‚ Philip III and possibly Ptolemy I‚ the founder of the Ptolemaic dynasty in Egypt. *Hephaestion - son of Amyntor‚ was a Macedonian nobleman and a general in the army of Alexander the Great. He was "... by far the dearest of all the king’s friends. *Darius III - was
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The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby by F.Scott Fitzgerald was written and set in the 1920’s‚ a decade known as the "Jazz Age." Fitzgerald described it as a time when "the parties were bigger‚ the pace was faster‚ the buildings were higher‚ the morals were looser." 1 It was just after the 1st World War and the young generation began to rebel. The young women (known as the flappers) would have their hair styled into short bobs‚ would wear clothes that were much shorter than before and smoke of
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THE GREAT GATSBY ESSAY “I want to write something new-something extraordinary and beautiful and simple and intricately patterned. Masterpieces are not accidents. Geniuses know what they are doing or trying to do. They need luck‚ but knowing how to use the luck is an essential element of a writer’s equipment.” This quote written by F. Scott Fitzgerald is quite phenomenal‚ and I agree with it 100%. It tells us a bit about Fitzgerald like he strives to make sure that the reader understands
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The Great Gatsby The green light at the end of Daisy Buchanan’s dock is a significant symbol with the book. To Gatsby‚ the green light represents his dream‚ which is Daisy. To attain her would be completing Gatsby’s American dream. The first time the green light is spoken about in the novel is also the first time nick see’s Jay Gatsby. Fitzgerald writes‚ “ he stretched out his arms toward the dark water in a curious way‚ and far as I was from him I could have sworn he was trembling ….nothing
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“With Great Power comes Great Responsibility” What is Power? For me‚ Power is having knowledge. We all know the famous line‚ “Knowledge is Power”. When we are educated we have knowledge. When we have knowledge‚ we have power. In dictionaries‚ they define the word “Power” as the ability to do or act with vigor and strength. Well‚ we sometimes associate the word power with superheroes‚ mythical creatures‚ and in real life‚ most especially‚ government officials. Today‚ I will talk about my ideas
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grows‚ the descriptive terms he chooses to apply to the convict become much more positive. 2. What role does social class play in Great Expectations? What lessons does Pip learn from his experience as a wealthy gentleman? How is the theme of social class central to the novel? One way to see Pip’s development‚ and the development of many of the other characters in Great Expectations‚ is as an attempt to learn to value other human beings: Pip must learn to value Joe and Magwitch‚ Estella must learn
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The Great Depression vs. the Great Recession Although both the Great Depression and Great Recession of 2008 are similar since they both had severe psychological effects and the deregulation of banks‚ and they differ in that the Great Depression occurred because of unequal distribution of wealth whereas the Great Recession occurred due to the push of becoming a homeowner regardless of credibility. If the United States wished to avoid future economic calamities‚ then its leaders should focus on providing
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Many may ponder “Is Alexander really great?”. Alexander has done many things in history‚ but does that make him great or just selfish because of what he did accomplish was for himself? Alexander himself discovered seventy cities which might seem great‚ but he named them either after himself or his horse. That can make one ponder about him. Is he really great‚ or is he just a selfish person that thinks he’s great? Alexander has done many things to become great to me. One example is when he went
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