In the novel The Great Gatsby by Francis Scott Fitzgerald‚ the narrator Nick Carraway‚ a young man from a wealthy family in the West‚ moves out to the East to live on his own‚ renting a small house in West Egg near Manhattan. Nick’s tiny house is surrounded by the mansions of newly rich millionaires‚ and the biggest‚ grandest mansion of them all belongs to Nick’s neighbor‚ the mysterious Jay Gatsby. Across the bay in the more fashionable West Egg‚ populated by millionaires from rich families‚ lives
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Chapter Seven Questions for The Great Gatsby 1. Why does Gatsby stop giving parties? 2. When does Tom first realize that Daisy loves Gatsby? 3. Why is Myrtle Wilson upset when she sees Tom and Jordan? 4. Why does Gatsby view Daisy’s child with surprise? 5. Why does Gatsby object to letting Tom drive his car? 6. What ironic situation is occurring on the drive to town? 7. Why is Nick pleased with Gatsby’s honesty about Ox ford? 9. What has increased Tom’s hatred of Gatsby? 10. Why does Tom’s
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The Great Game of Life represents the core culture at Simmons‚ and the values of that culture have to be communicated constantly and consistently to get results. To communicate in simple terms what the company is about‚ Eitel developed the acronym C.H.O.I.C.E.S. Each letter represents a company value — Caring – is about making decisions that demonstrate that you care about the associates who work at Simmons‚ the business‚ and the customer History – utilizing the history of the company and applying
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Character Corruption Throughout the novel of The Great Gatsby corruption is a prevalent and reoccurring theme and lies within most characters. They become overwhelmed with their own self desires and goal to gain material possession that it blocks their true vision of innocence and morality. Daisy for example is introduced into the book as an innocent dedicated wife to Tom but as the book progresses there is an evident change in her character as she becomes increasingly corrupt. By the end of
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(Bridge)Abraham Lincoln was an incredible president because of his personality traits. (Thesis)Abraham Lincoln was truly a brilliant president because he was honest‚ intelligent‚ and an enthusiastic learner. (2)Abraham Lincoln‚ also known as “The Great Emancipator” was highly sincere because he was immensely impartial and gave advice to lawyers that they need to be honest. (3)Abraham shows his honesty‚ “as a teen‚ he had borrowed a book about George Washington from a neighbor... the book was damaged
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Describe the portrayal of setting in Chapter 2 and the juxtaposition of Wilson and his wife. What do they reveal about the place? Unlike the other settings in the book‚ the valley of ashes is a picture of absolute desolation and poverty. It lacks a glamorous surface and lays fallow and grey halfway between West Egg and New York. The valley of ashes symbolises the moral decay hidden by the beautiful facades of the Eggs‚ and suggests that beneath the adornment of West Egg and the mannered charm
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After finishing The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald readers are able to see that genders in the story play a huge roll in how your American experience is shaped. In Chapter 7 of the story‚ we get a lot of evidence that being a woman at this time meant that you were treated worse than men and not given as many opportunities. The quote from above is from the scene in The Great Gatsby where Gatsby‚ Tom‚ Nick‚ Daisy‚ and Jordan are all in the same room and Gatsby gets the confidence to tell Tom that
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judgments of a society. In the Great Gatsby‚ the descriptions of the Eggs‚ the “valley of ashes”‚ Gatsby‚ and the Buchanans all convey the judgment that the upper class of the society are shallow‚ empty and hollow and therefore‚ lacking morals and ethics and because of this‚ that the American dream has failed as citizens have become obsessed with the material aspect of the American dream rather than the spiritual aspect. Firstly‚ one of the settings described in the Great Gatsby is the contrast of
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After reading the novel‚ “Great Expectations”‚ written by Charles Dickens‚ I discovered a wide variety of themes that amused me such as abuse‚ desire‚ guilt‚ ambition‚ and good and bad. Abuse‚ being one of the major themes‚ manages to shape and change people from one thing to another. Pip‚ being the protagonist of the novel‚ suffers much abuse. At the beginning of the novel‚ Pips mother‚ father‚ and five siblings are killed in a tragic accident and he is adopted by his sister Mrs.Gargery. She usually
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Effects of the Great War on the United States World War I boasted a unique set of challenges for all nations involved‚ and drastically changed the way of life for all citizens. Though the war was not fought on American soil‚ it did heavily impact the nation. In the midst of battles and up until postwar reconstruction‚ politics and the economy were dynamically evolving due to the war‚ which also propelled a social reform. The bulk of the impact of the war on the country began in medias re and continued
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