-Magic Carpet trip around the world in 40 minutes. -SECURITY -Europe -> Security Challenges; airlines served Europe‚ they put less money into their air security. -Saudi Arabia -> concerned about oil out of control. Could hurt badly. Instability is there in general. Iran and Saudi Arabia= enemies . Nuclear weapons. -Persian Gulf-> -Iran sponsors terrorism‚ better than Alkada. Doesn’t believe in the state of Israel and they pursue nuclear weapons. Iranian Sheia endure pain Conflict
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The Great Gatsby‚ written by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ is a novel that focuses on many darker themes than most books would have for the time period it came out. One main theme that recurs again and again‚ shaping the plot to fall the way it falls‚ is the decline of the American Dream. The American dream shows up time and time again throughout the novel‚ but as the novel progresses the readers get to watch as the dream crashes into a downward spiral along with many of the main characters‚ and with the
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THE GREAT GATSBY In his most fully realized artistic achievement‚ Fitzgerald creates a rich pattern of evocative language and some equally provocative symbols to carry the weight and meaning of his ideas. In this presentation I will be showing how three of these symbols are used to represent what Fitzgerald views as the most pressing problem of his society; the dangerous reality of pursuing dreams obsessively. I will be looking primarily at the valley of ashes‚ T K Eckleburg and the green light
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There were many benefits and also many consequences of European exploration around the world. European exploration spread culture around many parts of the world‚ even into new continents that were not previously known about. While the Europeans traded with other countries and people‚ became rich‚ and spread their culture‚ they also made others suffer for their own good. They took over other peoples‚ sometimes forcing them to convert to Christianity while spreading their own territory. The original
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Color Essay In The Great Gatsby there were countless areas in the book that had emotions‚ feelings‚ and many other characteristics represented by various colors. Gatsby was one of the characters that had some of these colors representing his different characteristics. Gatsby was referenced to many colors‚ but a couple that stood out more than the others were yellow‚ green‚ and pink/red. Yellow has a lot of possible meanings‚ however‚ the ones pertaining to Gatsby include his moments of criticality
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numbers people were doing "stunts" all over the garden‚ while happy‚ vacuous bursts of laughter rose toward the summer sky." -Pg. 47 vacuous (adj) - marked by lack of ideas or intelligence; devoid of serious occupation "I had expected that Mr. Gatsby would be a florid and corpulent person in his middle years." -Pg. 49 corpulent (adj) - having a large bulky body "But young men didn’t - at
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characteristic. The congregation agreed to the name‚ Volley Ball. The name was later spelt as one word when in 1952‚ the US Volleyball Association voted in favour of doing so. How did volleyball spread around the world? The game spread through the Young Men’s (and Women’s) Christian Associations around the world‚ starting from Canada (1900) to Asia‚ South America‚ Europe and Africa. Volleyball Basic Rules |
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Death is always around us; it’s on every corner‚ in every room‚ completely unavoidable‚ yet somehow it still takes many of us by surprise. In the novel “The Great Gatsby” written by Scott F. Fitzgerald‚ the symbols for death are everywhere‚ yet aren’t bright in the light‚ making the tragic losses of those within the book unexpected and take us by surprise even though foreshadowed. From the seasons that occur‚ to the tired eyes of Doctor T.J. Eckleburg‚ and even the gloomy Valley of Ashes. Death is
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The Great Gatsby delves into the lives of the growing social elite‚ a class which defined the “roaring twenties” with their seemingly endless wealth and exuberance in life. However‚ while Fitzgerald’s interest in the rich was obvious‚ he had very clear criticisms of their extravagant‚ but shallow life styles. He emphasizes how wealth has diminished the
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American dream - What is the American dream? - Reflection of American dream on the Great Gatsby - What can we learn from the Great Gatsby? References Nick Carraway Novel’s narrator‚ from Minnesota Educated at Yale Fought in W.W.I Learns bond business. Honest‚ tolerant Gatsby’s neighbor Nick Carraway by Tobey Maguire‚ the Great Gatsby movie 2013 Jay Gatsby Protagonist Fabulously wealthy Has opulent mansion on Long Island
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