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    The Great Gatsby

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    Shallowness of the Upper Class One of the main themes of The Great Gatsby ‚ by Scott Fitzgerald‚ is the shallowness of the upper class. This idea of shallowness is expressed frequently through the main characters Daisy and Tom. They are occasionally compared to the other two main characters Gatsby and Nick. The story takes place in 1920s America in Long Island‚ New York during prohibition. Prohibition was a time period where alcohol was made illegal‚ but if you were part of the upper class

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    “rise from bed” to time for “study” (173 Fitzgerald) Gatsby is being displayed as a follower of Franklin a self-made man. That just like Franklin‚ Gatsby seeks self-improvement as seen through his general resolves which call for multiple habitats such as “read one improving book or magazine each week” (173 Fitzgerald). Thus‚ Fitzgerald is connecting the rags to riches story of Gatsby with Franklin in order to depict the greatness held by Gatsby. Moreover‚ he is

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    In The Great Gatsby – The Death of the American Dream the uncredited author presents the idea that Fitzgerald aimed for his novel‚ The Great Gatsby‚ to symbolise the death of the American Dream. I would however disagree with this statement‚ as I believe Fitzgerald wished to convey that the American Dream did not die during the 1920s: It never existed in the first place. The 1920s were just the era in which this became clear. Decadence‚ luxury‚ and extravagance are just three of the words used to

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    Lands End

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    Information Systems (Volume 11‚ 2003)79-93 79 CUSTOM MADE APPAREL AND INDIVIDUALIZED SERVICE AT LANDS’ END Blake Ives Information Systems Research Center University of Houston blake.ives@uh.edu Gabriele Piccoli Cornell University ABSTRACT The case describes a hugely successful example of IT-driven strategy‚ the Lands’ End custom tailored apparel initiative. In less than a year‚ 40% of Lands’ End customers buying chinos and jeans from the firm’s web site were buying tailored products. Over 20% of

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    Out, Out By Robert Frost

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    The title is taken from Macbeth’s soliloquy ‘Out out temporary candle’ during which he ponders the brevity and meaninglessness of life. It conjointly shows however life will escape thus quickly notwithstanding we have a tendency to see it returning. Henry M. Robert Frost’s “‘OutOut—’” describes a farm accident that unexpectedly and without reasoning prices a young boy his life. The storyteller of the verse form sets the scene‚ on the face of it from AN outsider’s perspective‚ reportage the incident

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    The End of swagger

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    ALI RAZA Class: Eng-12 Professor: Mc partland Essay: #5 Draft: #2 The End of swagger From generation to generations there has been a conflict over the duties of women. Since the beginning of time‚ society and media have portrayed women as passive individuals. For years they were treated as slaves‚ and were mere the objects of sexual pleasure and child-bearing machines. They have never been the cause of resistance for men. But as the time passed the

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    the great gatsby

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    The Great Gatsby “The loneliest moment in someone’s life is when they are watching their whole world fall apart‚ and all they can do is stare blankly.” In The Great Gatsby‚ F. Scott Fitzgerald presents his audience with a novel with intricate symbolism. Nick Carroway‚ the protagonist‚ has recently moved from the Midwest to get his career started in New York. He lives on the island of West Egg the poorer side of town‚ across from East Egg the wealthier side of town. In East Egg are where his pompous

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    Jominy End

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    Title JOMINY END-QUENCH TEST Objective To determine the hardenability of plain carbon steel. Theory Hardenability is the ability of a steel to be hardened and form martensite during quenching. Hardenability indicates the depth of hardness which is obtained from quenching process‚ and it is very important to the components of machine especially tool steel. One of the methods to determine the hardenability of steels is Jominy End-Quench Test. Hardening usually involves quenching

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    End of Isolation

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    Technology and the End of Isolation Technology was one of many spectacular ways that helped Americans break free from what seemed to be a never ending time of isolation. There were so many hardships in the early years starting in 1865 that one living in those days may have not have been able to see an end in sight. Inventions as well as improvements in technology were about to be the answer to many of the physical and intellectual isolation problems of Americans. There were new methods to help

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    Great Gatsby

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    "But above the gray land and the spasms of bleak dust which drift endlessly over it‚ you perceive‚ after a moment‚ the eyes of Doctor T.J Eckleberg. They eyes of Doctor T.J Eckleburg are blue and gigantic- their retinas are one yard high. They look out of no face‚ but instead from a pair of enormous yellow spectacles which pass over a non-existent nose. Evidently some wild wag of an oculist set them there to fatten his practice in the borough of Queens‚ and then sank down himself into eternal blinds

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