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    In The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ the character Jay Gatsby always has an air of mystery surrounding him. Is Jay his real name? How did he get all of his money? What is he doing in New York? No one knows‚ that’s what makes him mysterious. Being ambiguous is a big trait of the color orange. However‚ that is not the only trait of the color orange. Optimistic attitudes‚ Impulsiveness‚ and Risk taking are also common traits of the color orange. After analyzing the story‚ it becomes blatantly

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    (Aristotle). This is what the great Greek philosopher‚ Aristotle‚ believes a drama must have to be great‚ which he explains in his essay Poetics. Aristotle believed that it was possible to categorize works of art‚ namely dramas‚ as being better than another by the use of his “rubric.” Basically‚ Aristotle says that to be a great drama‚ the drama must: have a clear protagonist that the audience identifies with‚ the protagonist must have a downfall and while watching

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    Love In The Great Gatsby

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    Wealthy Love The Great Gatsby was a very twisted book so many things happened and it did not seem to add up. F. Scott Fitzgerald did not seem to know how to name “The Great Gatsby” at first‚ it is full of themes and some major themes were love‚ wealth and cheating. Therefore‚ a better title would be Wealthy Love. Almost every character in the book is wealthy or is thriving to be wealthy. Tom and Daisy were a wealthy couple‚ Jay Gatsby grew up with old money and Nick did as well. Myrtle

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    Daisy in Great Gatsby

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    Daisy‚ the girl Gatsby persuaded all his life‚ was not worthful. She was the representative of money worshipers; even her voice “is full of money”. Maybe she loved Gatsby once‚ but her love was not real‚ not persistent. As Gatsby went to war‚ she kept silent a while‚ but she became active soon. “she was again keeping half a dozen dates a day with half a dozen men.” Because she “wanted her life shaped immediately-and the decision must be made by some forces-of love‚ of money‚ of unquestionable practicality

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    The Great Gatsby Essay Maddie Heap Period 8B The Great Gatsby is a brilliant novelization about two very different men who make acquaintances under the circumstances of love. Nick Carraway is a cousin with Daisy Buchannan‚ the woman with whom Jay Gatsby has been madly in love with for the past 5 years. He has done nothing but throw rich and extravagant parties in his colossal mansion that he purchased just to get her attention. But she never made an appearance. If Gatsby could have anyone in the

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    Ambition In The Great Gatsby

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    goals can have a series of destructive effects potentially leading to their demise. F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby‚ is a novel that depicts the consequences that relate to one’s obstinate devotion to their goal. Characters in the novel strive to achieve their individual goals‚ however they become blinded by their ambition in the process. Jay Gatsby‚ the protagonist in The Great Gatsby is an ideal representation of an individual whose ambition lies in his love for a woman he had lost long ago

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    chapter 5 of the book great gatsby ‚Analysis Memorable Quote Daisy is overwhelmed by the great value of the shirts from England. Also overwhelmed by Jay Gatsby’s wealth. Strong emotional reactions shows what a materialistic person Daisy is - comes from the fact that Gatsby is finally wealthy enough for her to be with and her realization that she should have waited for Gatsby who eventually became rich and powerful. Also could imply that she is upset about the fact that Gatsby now seems more successful

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    MY FIVE YEAR PLANMAKAYLA G. MALLOY SEPTEMBER 26‚ 2014 MY FIVE YEAR PLAN The biggest question asked of us high school students is the‚” Are you going to college?” “Where do you see yourself in the next 5 years? Where do you plan on attending?” questions. Now some of us already have a plan set in action and others our age don’t even know if they want to go to college or not. I am asked these questions 30 million times a day. I’ve always wanted to go to college to become either an

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    The Great GAtsby The Great GAtsby Learners Name: Introduction: The Great Gatsby is a novel by American author F. Scott Fitzgerald. The story takes place in 1922‚ during the Roaring Twenties‚ a time of prosperity in the United States after World War I. The book received critical acclaim and is generally considered Fitzgerald’s best work. It is also widely regarded as a "Great American Novel" and a literary classic‚ capturing the essence of an era. This lesson will demonstrate the importance

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    After reading ‘The Great Gatsby’‚ I was inspired to write a literary piece with the purpose to inform and entertain the young adult reader about a materialistic distortion of the American Dream of self-determination and self-improvement‚ as the theme of identity was foreseen by all characters and with the help of stimulus texts such as ‘The Great Gatsby’ and ‘The Diamond as big as the Ritz’‚ I incorporated some of Fitzgerald’s ideas of mysterious characters by choosing what sides of the characters’

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