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    Reliving the past almost reflects how grandparents talk about how things were better‚ easier‚ and more fun when they were younger. F. Scott Fitzgerald shows how some characters will do almost anything to get what they have desired for so long‚ even though in some cases‚ they can no longer have it. In the 1920s people went out and had a lot of fun‚ and in The Great Gatsby characters enjoyed the fun they once had and try to relive it. F. Scott Fitzgerald expresses characters who are still trying to

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    Stuck in the Middle

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    the problem of “stuck in the middle.” He said that the profitability of firms depends on the firm’s position and competitive advantage in that industry. He argued that competitive advantage derives from one of two strategies: cost leadership or differentiation of products or services. The problem‚ Porter said‚ was in trying to do both and thus doing neither very well. He seemed to be saying‚ “find what you are good at and stick to it.” Some examples: Industry Differentiators Stuck in the middle

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    Book Discussion Questions for Stuck in Neutral by Terry Trueman 1. Do you think the title fits the book? Why or why not? I do think the title fits the book as the whole narration is about the character not being able to express loud and clear what he really felt due to a medical condition. He expresses how this feeling of impotency make him feel like he was “stuck in neutral”- not advancing or progressing‚ just “being”. 2. Why do you think the book was written in the first person? I personally

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    3 Word Count: 900 The Great Gatsby In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s book The Great Gatsby Jay Gatsby tries to “repeat the past” with tragic results. The novels narrator Nick Carraway tries to explain to Gatsby that he can’t repeat the past‚ but Gatsby states‚ “of course you can‚ old sport” (Fitzgerald). Daisy Buchanan and Jay Gatsby met in Louisville. Before he left to fight in World War I he fell in love with Daisy. Right before he left Daisy promised to wait for Gatsby until his return. While waiting

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    Stuck in the elevator It was the day before we were heading home from Vietnam. We were staying at the Duxton hotel in Saigon. I was collecting my bags from my room with my cousin‚ Jenolan. My family were waiting for me in the reception hall. As Jenolan and I were heading down in the elevator to greet them‚ the lift decided to stop. When the lift stopped on an angle Jenolan started to push the emergency button franticly. While she was doing that I was screaming and calling my dad. By the

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    The Great Gatsby includes many characters that have difficulties with their past. Jay Gatsby is one of those characters and he must contend with his past. Gatsby’s relationship to the past is what makes problems arise in this novel and the characters take decisions from there. Gatsby had a past that he kept secret‚ he hardly brought up that conversation and lied about it when it was necessary. For example‚ James stated that he came from a formal wealthy family. The truth was that Gatsby actually came

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    STUCK ON THE COUCH 1. Gupta is a practicing neurosurgeon at Grading Memorial Hospital in Atlanta. As a doctor‚ his main purpose in this essay is to explain why people does not exercise every day although they know that is fundamental to stay healthy. Moreover‚ he gives some advices about which are the more suitable ways to fight against our sedentary nature. 2. According to kinesiologist Steven Bray people who start the first year of college participate less exercise than before for different reasons

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    ’Men are stuck’ in gender roles‚ data suggest Even as society encourages women into typically male roles‚ research shows it holds rigid gender stereotypes for men — probably to everyone’s detriment. December 26‚ 2013|By Emily Alpert Reyes Brent Kroeger pores over nasty online comments about stay-at-home dads‚ wondering if his friends think those things about him. The Rowland Heights father remembers high school classmates laughing when he said he wanted to be a "house husband." He avoids

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    him from moving on with his life. Because of this he had to stay in the cage that was in between him‚ and the freedom that he desired so dearly. Finally‚ the characters that were also punished were the people in the video Stuck on an Escalator. Because the people that got stuck didn’t try to fix their own problems they had to sit there all night‚

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    Life is a balancing act between the past‚ present‚ and future. Expressing guilt and regret about the past is almost instinctual‚ but we accept that it is unchangeable and we put it behind us. However‚ there are some‚ who so desperately cling to the idea of the past and believe that they have the power to repeat it. While an action can be repeated in order to emulate an action of the past‚ the entirety of the moment can never be recreated. This is due to the fact that unlike a physical action‚ the

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