How hard do you think it would be to go from being dirt poor to very rich in life? Gatsby grew up a poor man and his parents died giving him lots of money. He then set goals to make more money. Doing so made him lots more money which made him a goal oriented person. Jay Gatsby from The Great Gatsby does deserve his title. The main reason Gatsby deserves his title is because he is very goal oriented. For over a year he had been beating his way along the south shore of Lake Superior as a calm-digger
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Say you are at home watching TV‚ your stomach begins to growl‚ and all of a sudden‚ you see a McDonald’s commercial advertising their “Big Mac”; now all you want is the “Big Mac”. Why is it that you suddenly want this specific burger? As a society‚ we do not critically think about what it is we watch or see. This ignorance reflects on our decisions‚ and ultimately allows for corporations to control and manipulate all that we do. It also causes for most people to make quick and impulsive decisions
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never have any excuses‚ explanations‚ or anything on it because when you get caught‚ you get caught that’s it end of story. There are reasons why I shouldn’t‚ You shouldn’t‚ Nobody shouldn’t do this‚ good ones‚ theses are the things that I should of thought about stealing before I did it. First of God says it himself‚ do you think that he would actually want me or anybody to doing this. He says he forgives us for our sins‚ but do you want that guilt hanging over your shoulders‚ Nope.! Nobody does.
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Equal Work Deserves Equal Pay! I stumbled home from work on the verge of exhaustion; I had worked for ten hours! When I opened the door‚ my husband had a curved smile and a check of $100 in his hand. I stared in disbelief at my check-which earned me $80. My husband and I share the same occupation and work hours. How did my husband earn more money for the same amount of work? Women deserve equal pay to supply and care for themselves‚ as well as their families. Women require equal pay because women
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“Why I deserve the Jennifer Velasco Scholarship” When I made the Sterling Varsity tennis team I set up a goal for myself and it was to be the number one in the team‚ I started playing tennis when I was a freshman and I also joined the USTA tennis association. Tennis became to be more than a passion to me it was even more than a hobby‚ I really enjoy spending time in the courts and listening to all my coaches giving me advice of how to get better. From my freshman year to my senior year I practiced
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fertility building. Here you will find out if organic food is good for you or not‚ there will be the science behind it‚ advantages‚ and disadvantages evidence and a conclusion. The science behind it In the rush to produce more and more crops to satisfy growing demand producers have had to resort to using a lethal cocktail of pesticides to control disease and insect attack. Good news for their bank balances perhaps but not good news for your health‚ this is why you need to be informed of the
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Peer pressure‚ it has been questioned alot. Students are pressured to do good in school‚ they are also pressured by their family. So‚ children are pressured to grow up too fast‚ by many ways; Such as‚ pushed by their parents to get good grades‚ teens get pressured by a tradition to a college that was carried onto the families by generation and the pressures to get a job. Therefore‚ there are multiple ways teens can get pressured by family to do things. Teens are the future. They have to learn many
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March 3‚ 2011 Mr. World and Mrs. World 3 Solar System Blvd. Milky Way‚ Universe Dear Mr. and Mrs. World‚ Hello! My name is Judy. I’m a grade seven student from a school called H.G.Bernard Public School. I’m writing to you about what we can do to help the endangered species. As you may know‚ human activities in the last few decades have put many species of animals in danger. I have recently done a research on one species of endangered animals‚ giant pandas
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ability to have an instant photograph Main point 2: Pricing Main point 3: Low Maintenance Conclusion The undeniable convenience of an instant camera Introduction A very good afternoon to my dear lecturer and all my fellow classmates. my passion is to present about Polaroid cameras/ instant cameras. Polaroid camera has been around for ages and of the earliest model can date back as old as 1923. Polaroid Cameras today comes in many designs‚ and colors. All are designed
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Juveniles who commit heinous crimes are capable of change‚ so convicting them as adults and giving them a life sentence doesn’t allow them to do so. In Gail Garinger’s‚ “Juveniles Don’t Deserve Life Sentences”‚ Garinger states the the 79 juveniles in the US who are convicted to a life sentence‚ are seen as unchangeable and no one cares what becomes of them. But from personal experiences of being a former judge‚ Garinger had see first hand the juvenile’s capacity to turn themselves around. If a juvenile
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