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    being able to progress and essentially grow as a human being. Ultimately‚ a person’s past can be the ideal driving force and motivation needed in order to move up the ladder of success as displayed in F Scott Fitzgerald’s short novel‚ The Great Gatsby A man’s past‚ filled with poverty and desperation‚ very analogous to Jay Gatsby’s‚ can only drive him to become successful in everything he does or attempts. Gatsby distant relationship with Daisy as motivation to attain superfluous wealth and fame in

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    EVELYN EVANGELISTA VALDEZ 6179 Block 4 Aces Code‚ Barangay Ugong‚ Valenzuela City‚ Philippines 1440 EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT: 1989 – 1991 DIVINE WORLD COLLEGE OF LAOAG (Laoag City) Undergraduate‚ BSC Major in Accounting 1982 – 1986 LT. EDGAR FOZ MEM. HIGH SCHOOL Complete Secondary Education - April 1986 1976 – 1982 BARESBES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Complete Primary Education – April 1982 JOB DESCRIPTION: 1. Preparation of payroll & computation 2. Bank reconcillation

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    mean to be great? In the novel‚ The Great Gatsby‚ by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ the author introduces a character known as the‚ “GreatGatsby‚ but is this character truly great? I think that the character‚ the Great Gatsby truly is great because of the following reasons. The Great Gatsby’s born name is James Gatz. He was born poor‚ in poverty in which he knew he didn’t belong. He always knew he was destined for greatness and power beyond anyone’s imagination. However‚ despite his great poverty stricken

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    The Linguistic Style of F. Scott Fitzgerald in The Great Gatsby As The New Lexicon Webster ’s Dictionary of the English Language tells us‚ linguistics is the scientific study of language or languages whether from a historical and comparative (diachronic) or from a descriptive‚ structural (synchronic) point of view. Linguistics is concerned with the system of sounds of language; for example‚ sound change (phonology)‚ its inflections and word formation (morphology)‚ its sentence structure (syntax)

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    Serly Andrias Period 5 April 25‚ 2013 Contrast Gatsby and Tom People should be defined by their beliefs‚ values‚ and interests which vary from experiences they have had in life. However‚ the main factor that defines how worthy a man is for Daisy is their wealth rather than their attributions. The plot of The Great Gatsby by Fitzgerald is mainly revolved around Tom and Gatsby’s love for Daisy and the struggles that comes with it. Tom and Gatsby are both very different characters from the way

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    Rick Fei Mr. Ireland English III 1/10/2013 Take home test 1. Gatsby is a great guy‚ Gatsby is deeply fall in love with Daisy‚ compare to Tom’s love his love is selfless that he can put away everything he has for Daisy. Tom has a mistress outside and never care Daisy’s feeling‚ Gatsby is rich man who can get everything he want but he still deeply love Daisy. “There is always a halt there of at least a minute‚ and it was because of this that I

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    The Great Gatsby ——Worksheet Chapter 1 1. How does Nick see himself? Nick sees himself as both highly moral and highly tolerant. 2. What does the Buchanan’s house look like? It’s elaborate‚ a cheerful red and white Georgian Colonial mansion overlooking the bay. There is a lawn started at the beach and ran toward the front door for a quarter of a mile‚ jumping over sun-dials and brick walks and burning gardens. The front was broken by a line of French windows‚ glowing with

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    American Lit. Essay The Great Gatsby is a novel written by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Five characters are introduced to us as they go through life in New York. The narrator‚ Nick Carraway; the main character‚ Jay Gatsby; Tom’s wife‚ Daisy Buchanan; Daisy’s husband‚ Tom Buchanan; and Jordan Baker‚ the tennis player. These characters spend money that doesn’t need to be spent‚ drink way too much‚ perform meaningless actions to make themselves happy‚ and are careless. This novel shows the culture

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    Does money bring happiness? This question comes up a lot in movies and films‚ as well as in everyday life‚ but the way people answer it always varies‚ the way they answer it also says a lot about what kind of person they are and what they value most in life. You need money to get pretty much everything in life‚ from food‚ to clothes‚ to a roof over your head. However there are some things that money just cannot buy‚ including happiness. Many people believe that money brings happiness‚ these people

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    It is all useless. It is like chasing the wind." (Ecclesiastes 2:26). The "it" in this case‚ F Scott Fitzgerald’s groundbreaking novel The Great Gatsby‚ refers to the exhaustive efforts Gatsby undertakes in his quest for life: the life he wants to live‚ the so-called American Dream. The novel is Fitzgerald’s vessel of commentary and criticism of the American Dream. As he paints a vivid portrait of the Jazz Age‚ Fitzgerald defines this Dream‚ and through Gatsby’s downfall‚ expresses the futility and

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