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    from The Great Gatsby. Nick moved to the West Egg in hopes of making it as a bondsman buying tons of books on the topic‚ but then finding himself get caught up in the world of a man named Gatsby. Gatsby lived and died from the darkest of the 1920s‚ and is Fitzgerald’s own struggles that make Nick disgusted with the world that society pushed as exciting and fulfilling at the time. That those exciting things were hidden evils that lessened the purity of the world. F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby

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    Myrtle In The Great Gatsby

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    The famous novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ The Great Gatsby‚ is a renown piece of American literature. This novel revolves around a rich‚ hopeful man by the name of Jay Gatsby who desires nothing more than to get back together with his old lover‚ Daisy. Daisy though‚ is already married to a wealthy man named Tom‚ and even though Tom is cheating on her with Myrtle‚ Daisy still loves him. Gatsby‚ having been born in a different class than Daisy‚ fears he may never be able to live the life he imagined

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    F. Scott Fitzgerald’s great American masterpiece‚ The Great Gatsby is not a love story between two people as most would think; it’s more of a love story between a character and the characters American Dream. This 1920 style novel is set upon characters that are so caught up in a mental dream the reality sets back in and kicks them in the face. Jay Gatsby‚ a man with a mysterious past suddenly swoops in and has intentions to win back a long lost love‚ Daisy Buchanan with the help of his lower class

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    The American Dream is defined as the belief that anyone‚ regardless of race‚ class‚ gender‚ or nationality‚ can be successful in America. Once America started to become a popular society‚ people from all over the world made the decision to make the move. The time period of The Great Gatsby‚ the 1920s‚ was a big movement period in America. Unlike other countries‚ there was freedom in America‚ which was sought as the golden ticket for immigrants. The American Dream proves to be a proves a positive

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    RADHA KRISHNA FUSED   Hosts – NARAD MUNI – N             REPORTER – R   R – good evening‚ namashkaar. Satsriakaal‚ vannakumm  aur jinhe ye sab lage kumm unko mera pyaar bharaa sweet saa welcome   doston aaj hum aapko ek bahut hee aiti haasik flight per… ek historical love story sunanae waale hain – a story about a bhola bhala chori ‚and cute si anjani chori‚   jee haan aapne sahi suna – aaj hum aapko swarag lok ki sair karvaane waale hain… - and wahaan ki

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    Moral Integrity “I hope I shall possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider the most enviable of all titles‚ the character of an honest man.” ~George Washington. The Oxford dictionary states that moral integrity is the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles. Our moral principles are the values that influence the decisions we make‚ the actions we carry out‚ and form our character. To have good character and be a good person someone must have moral integrity

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    Ifeanyi Onwuazo August 30‚ 2013 Mrs. Ballard P.6 Letter from Anne Bradstreet Dear mom I am contacting you to inform you about how I have had a misstep in the road. One summer night while I was sleeping I was wakened by a thunderous boom. I ran downstairs to check what was going on when all of a sudden I feel an immediate rise in temperature and light that almost blinded me. Before I could even turn on my house lights on I saw my living room on fire. I next saw the roof beginning to cave

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    It is in human nature to define ones own role in society‚ as time goes on that role shifts and shatters and reforms anew. Both Coupland and Fitzgerald‚ in their novels “jPod” and “The Great Gatsby”‚ explore this theme of identity through; creation of a persona for personal gain‚ the impacts to that persona and internal turmoil that can be caused by external influences‚ and the potential harsh realization of reality that stems from filling a persona. The characters in both novels‚ much like many

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    narrator of the novel called the “The Great Gatsby”. He is a young man that came from Minnesota and was educated at Yale and fought in World War I. He moves to New York to work and learn the bond business. His father taught him to be an honest‚ and trustworthy person growing him up. He was also told by his father to reserve judgment of people. After moving to West Egg‚ Nick finds himself meeting people and finding himself a best friend and next-door neighbor Jay Gatsby. West Egg is a very wealthy neighborhood

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    The Great Gatsby Analysis

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    Introduction “The Great Gatsby” is a novel by the American author F. Scott Fitzgerald. First published in 1925‚ it is set on Long Island’s North Shore and in New York City from spring to autumn of 1922. The novel takes place following the First World War. American society enjoyed prosperity during the “roaring” as the economy soared. At the same

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