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    Jay Gatsby Downfall

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    There is one main over-arching purposes of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby. The purpose being that the “American dream” is unachievable. While Fitzgerald does not directly say the “American dream” cannot be real or cannot be accomplished‚ he uses different characters as well as the plot itself to represent his argument. The “American dream” also known as goals; are standards that people set for themselves to reach success or greatness. Fitzgerald is saying that the people who pursue the “American

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    Role of Nationalism in the Downfall of Napoleon Nationalism is the devotion of people to the interests of its nation or the love of one’s country to stay independent. Nationalism played a major role in the downfall of Napoleon in that he wanted an empire and his opponents wanted independence. As Napoleon was conquering lands and creating a vast empire his troops stressed in the far lands that they conquered life‚ liberty and equality. Even though Napoleon did not realize it triggered

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    Richard Jewell Case

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    Slide 1 My topic was the Case of Richard Jewell and the Media Mistreatment he endured. Slide 2 The 1996 Summer Olympic Games were underway in Atlanta Georgia Richard Jewell was working as a security gaurd at Centennial Park during a late night concert event. Jewell noticied an unattended knapsack left under a bench. He quickly notified federal agents who determined there was a bomb inside. Jewell and other personel started to quietly evacuate the area. 15 minutes later an unidentified

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    Lady Macbeth was the main reason for the downfall of a born leader and courageous war hero. She was the instigator for Macbeth’s slow downfall from a hero to a murderer to a crazed man full of guilt for what he had done. Macbeth should have not stayed with Lady Macbeth for three reasons. She was power hungry and did not love him. She claimed that he is “too full of the milk of human kindness‚” what she is saying is that Macbeth is afraid to get his hands dirty and is rather feminine. She is contempt

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    1.1 Aspects of Andersen’s culture that would be signals of a dysfunctional culture. • Inability to question superior’s practices and incapability to suggest new ways of doing things in all areas of the firm. • Andersen’s organization‚ culture and practices were derived from the old structure‚ which were still seen as the best practices even if outdated. At the organization‚ new trends of the market and new competitors were not going to change any of the company. "Don’t question it. That’s the

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    William Shakespeare’s tragedy Macbeth is an unfortunate one. Although Macbeth does take the actions that lead to his downfall‚ he is not fully responsible for his behavior. After encountering three witches who foretell the future for him‚ he desperately wants to believe what they say since everything they told him is good on his part. It is said that the witches were just figments of his imagination. In either case‚ the prophecies told act as a vehicle to plant ambition in him which then leads him

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    The themes in the play “Richard III”; manipulation‚ dreams‚ and deception are enhanced by the use of figures of speech‚ diction‚ and the features of drama such as stage directions. These help to convey the way in which Richard is able to gain the trust of the other characters allowing him to trick and fool them in order for him to gain the upper hand and become the new king. In “Act 1 Scene 1” Richard starts off speaking to himself speaking of that peace had finally returned after a recent war then

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    poet and an Elizabethan playwright‚ in the 1500’s. Macbeth tells about the downfall of a war hero who chose an evil path to achieve his ambition. Therefore‚ Macbeth is responsible for his own downfall. Although some may argue that he was influenced by the witches and his wife‚ Lady Macbeth‚ however it is his choice to act upon those suggestions‚ which he eventually did. So‚ Macbeth is totally responsible for his own downfall. Throughout the play‚ the witches have played a very significant role of

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    Irony in Richard Cory

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    ESSAI Volume 5 Article 13 1-1-2007 Irony in "Richard Cory" Peter Cohen essai_cohen@cod.edu Follow this and additional works at: http://dc.cod.edu/essai Recommended Citation Cohen‚ Peter (2007) "Irony in "Richard Cory"‚" ESSAI: Vol. 5‚ Article 13. Available at: http://dc.cod.edu/essai/vol5/iss1/13 This Selection is brought to you for free and open access by the College Publications at DigitalCommons@C.O.D.. It has been accepted for inclusion in ESSAI by an authorized administrator

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    Beowulf's Downfall Essay

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    Remember that boy you met the other day at the super market. He is not just some boy‚ that was your future husband that you just saw. That first meeting will be what causes a snowball effect until both of you are spending the rest of your lives together. Fate comes in many forms‚ from the meeting of a future spouse‚ friend‚ or the results of a battle. Even if the result is not what you wanted‚ fate will drive the rest of your life‚ just like it did for Beowulf. Since the start‚ Beowulf’s fate

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