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    Purity Over Lust

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    Abigail Haymon October 14‚ 2013 EN 101 D Essay #2 Purity Over Lust The worst thing that happened to a friend in high school that could have been prevented was her pregnancy. As a Christian‚ purity should have been an important aspect in her life; unfortunately she had a different mindset. It all started with a boy she met at a party. This boy that she met did not have the same values that she had‚ such as her Christian faith. That should have immediately caught her attention and been a major

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    example both of them wanted to improve social life be re designing space. Both of them wanted to increase security for individuals and create their own authority in the process of authorising social order. Also another common connection between both Buchanan and Monderman is that they ‘used site maps‚ statistics‚ photos‚ reports and interviews’ (Silva‚ 2009 P. 345) as a basis to create there image of how urban life should be

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    Lust By Susan Minot

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    refers to the writer’s expression of attitude and feelings towards his or her readers. By tone‚ the readers are able to understand the mood of the story. Both the styles are important in this study to demonstrate their usages in a piece of literature. Lust by Susan Minot demonstrates the effective use of style and tone.

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    Out of the five main characters in the Great Gatsby‚ I disliked Tom Buchanan the most ( however his wife Daisy was a close second). He just didn’t seem like he was a nice person‚ and he also seemed extremely self-absorbed. I don’t believe that he and I would choose the same values that we would consider important in guiding our lives. <br> <br>One of Tom’s important values is wealth. He was very rich and thought that it made him superior to other people. He enjoys showing off his possessions‚ "

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    Blood Lust Quotes

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    Blood Lust People enjoy violence because it gives them an escape. Since the beginning of time people have had to fend for themselves‚ whether it was fighting off dinosaurs or roaming people. We as people are genetically driven to hate‚ kill and attack. With the recent televising of violent assaults/actions‚ our genes allow the human race to enjoy watching. These effects added to the recurring amount of violence causes it to be normalized. The book betrays cruel people that want a hanging and

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    Daisy Buchanan's Diary

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    Daisy Buchanan 7/18/22 Dearest Diary‚ To-day was simply marvelous! I got to spend time with my Gatsby and my lovely Nick as we toured the town. We drove around in Jay’s new breezer he just bought‚ expressly for me. Jay said that automobile had a temper‚ it purred and it hummed and it roared. Jay was having so much fun zipping around to-day‚ it really was lovely. Jay kept laughing‚ and I ab-so-lute-ly loved it. People have always told me I have a high‚ pealing laugh‚ like wind chimes on a slow

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    Tom Buchanan is a super-rich‚ hyper-masculine‚ aggressive thirty years old married man‚ who inherited his money from his parents. Not the most likable of the characters of the book and we don’t get a chance to see him in a more sympathetic way. He belongs to a so-called "old money" group of people‚ class‚ which families are well known and respected. When tom was young‚ he moved to east in order to attend Yale university‚ where he also met his wife’s cousin Nick Caraway at the University’s social

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    Daisy In The Great Gatsby

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    is an account of the self-absorbtion of the rich in the 1920’s. Daisy Buchanan‚ the object of the title character’s desire‚ is the most significant woman in the novel. Daisy resembles most of Fitzgerald’s other female characters in her situation‚ personality and actions. The characteristics of Daisy and her social status are similar to those of the typical Fitzgerald female character. Daisy is youthful and beautiful. "Daisy took her face in her hands as if feeling its lovely shape . . . ."

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    Gatsby letter to Daisy

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    Jay Gatsby West Egg New York November 19‚ 2013 Daisy Buchanan East Egg New York Dear Daisy‚ I’ve misses you more than a dry season misses rain. Without you in my life for the pasted years‚ I have been deeply depressed. You may not know it yet‚ but I have moved into enormous house right across the bay. From my backyard‚ I can see a green light on the end of your dock at night time. At night before I go to bed‚ I go out back and stared at the light dreaming of a wonderful day when

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    man who fell in love with a wealthy lady‚ Daisy Buchanan. Daisy was in love with Gatsby as well‚ but because of war‚ he had to leave her so they were not able to see each other again for years. She ended up marrying Tom Buchanan because he was from a wealthy family and she would have a better reputation rather than marrying a poor man. After the war‚ Gatsby started “bootlegging” or illegally selling alcohol and eventually became rich. Gatsby used his wealth to throw parties so he could try to get

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