and nervous system receive and represent stimulus energies from our environment 2. Perception: the process of organizing and interpreting sensory information‚ enabling us to recognize meaningful objects and events 3. Bottom-up Processing: analysis that begins with the sense receptors and works up to the brain’s integration of sensory information 4. Top- Down Processing: information processing guided by higher-level mental processes‚ as when we construct perceptions drawing on out experience
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Cynthia Girault 10-16-12 Global honors 10 The flag of Mali consists of three equal sized vertical stripes ‚the left stripe is green; the middle is yellow; and the right stripe is red. The green stripe signifies hope‚ yellow symbolizes purity and wealth and red symbolizes the force and the struggles of the heroes of independence.The Mali flag was created on March 1‚ 1961. Mali gained independence from France on September 22‚ 1960. The first flag of Mali was adopted
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Keneda Arvizu English- Litos Period 8 Due 10/27/15 The Great Gatsby; The Valley of Ashes What is the valley of ashes and why is it called that? The valley of ashes is located between the Eggs and New York. The valley of ashes is first introduced to us in chapter two. If it already doesn’t sound horrible enough‚ it is also described as a dark place in the book. “This is a valet of ashes- a fantastic farm where ashes grow like wheat into ridges an hills and grotesque gardens‚ where ashes take
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discovering pieces of Gatsby’s previous lifestyle before this one. Gatsby was born in the midwest and grew up with the name “James Gatz”. Both of his parents were farmers‚ which he saw as an unsuccessful career and did not accept them as his parents. He worked as a clam digger‚ which did not earn him a sufficient amount of money. Gatsby grew up spoiled with constant attention from women‚ which made him take women for granted. Gatsby was not satisfied with his life‚ he thought very highly of himself
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Literary Analysis 1. Title of Work: The Great Gatsby Author: F. Scott Fitzgerald 2. Genre: Modernist novel 3. Significance of title: The title describes Gatsby as “Great” because he was able to fulfill the American dream of achieving success and wealth. 4. Significant author facts‚ style‚ themes: Fitzgerald wrote “The Great Gatsby” between 1923-1924 in America and France. 5. Major theme—dominant way of looking at life: Fitzgerald’s dominant theme in “The Great Gatsby”
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discussing some very big symbols and references made in this book‚ mainly chapters seven through nine. Starting with arguably the most important‚ and most debated symbol‚ is Gatsby portrayed as a Christ like symbol? Now before you go wild and dislike this page let me inform you that this will not make sense unless you have read the entire book. I will entertain both sides of the argument; however I will stress the pro-Christ figure argument. Gatsby is killed by George for allegedly killing his wife
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The Great Gatsby by Scott F Fitzgerald is a book about a millionaire named Jay Gatsby who seeks to be with his lover‚ Daisy‚ even though she is already married. The book is narrated by Gatsby’s neighbor Nick Caraway‚ who observes Gatsby’s relationship with Daisy and the conflicts Gatsby faces along the way. Gatsby lives the American dream of being popular and wealthy‚ while Nick is a shadow who watches Gatsby’s and the other characters’ actions. As an outsider‚ Nick is able to observe the main characters
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The American Dream The American Dream is one of the most important themes in The Great Gatsby. The success story is that hard work allows a man to become incredibly wealthy. Fitzgerald shows how the American Dream can fail in The Great Gatsby. Even though Gatsby has worked hard‚ he makes his money by bootlegging. His purpose is in attaining the love of Daisy‚ a girl whom he had a relationship before the war. The multiple people who attend Gatsby’s parties show the greedy want for wealth. As Nick
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Stephen Bielecki February 2‚ 2011 English 6‚ Period 3 The Great Gatsby Quote Analysis Outline I. Introduction A. The Great Gatsby B. Francis Scott Fitzgerald C. “God knows what you’ve been doing‚ everything you’ve been doing. You may fool me‚ but you cannot fool God!” – George Wilson‚ Page 167 D. When George Wilson noticed that his wife was cheating on him; his comparison to God was that of Dr. T.J. Eckleberg’s billboard in the Valley of Ashes. The eye’s looked over all of the evil of
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The Great Gatsby By: Ashley Williams Setting In the first quarter of this book the setting is evenly split between two different places‚ West Egg‚ NY and New York City. The author described his new town on page 10. “Twenty miles from the city a pair of enormous eggs‚ identical in contour and separated only by a courtesy bay‚ jut out into the most domesticated body of salt water in the Western hemisphere‚ the great wet barnyard of Long Island Sound.” This gives readers a beautiful image of where
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