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    Great Gatsby

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    Summer Reading Essay The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is truly themed on greed and power creating corruption. Gatsby‚ one of the main characters started in the book as someone nick admired‚ worshiped‚ but all of that changed after experiencing the New York lifestyle. Gatsby turns from being an idol to someone with many problems. His lies lead him to great downfall and greed of being with Daisy‚ the love of his life. His life was perfectly fine until his encounter with Daisy‚ and his obsession

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    Great Depression

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    The Great Depression In America the 1920’s were a decade of prosperity some every claimed that we had entered into the age of permanent prosperity. Much of the world was still struggling to get over the affects of World War I but the United States was thriving. The U.S. sentiment can be depicted from the lyrics of the song “…Blue skies‚ nothing but blue skies from now on…” that was composed in 1926 by Irving Berlin. However this sentiment would not last and American was soon to find that there

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    Great Dictator

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    The Great Dictator’s Speech I know most of you might expect me to talk about a speech by Abraham Lincoln or Winston Churchill!‚ but today I thought I would talk to you about a speech that really inspired me! a speech by Charlie Chaplin.  In his first speaking role‚ Charlie Chaplin makes one of the most moving and thought-provoking speeches in history. The Great Dictator‚ a movie written‚ produced‚ directed‚ and starring Charlie Chaplin‚ premiered on October 15‚ 1940‚ while the United States

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    Alexander the Great

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    Alexander the Great was one of the greatest military leaders in history. He vastly expanded the Greek culture through the many cities he acquired. Though he died at a young age he had many accomplishments that greatly inspired his legacy. Alexander the Great was born in 356. B.C‚ in Pella‚ which was once Macedonia’s capital. He was the son of Phillip II‚ whom at the time was King of Macedonia. King Phillip the second was assassinated in 336 B.C‚ when Alexander was forced to take over the crown

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    The Great Gatsby

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    Fitzgerald’s novel‚ The Great Gatsby. The novel begins when the main character Nick Caraway moves to a town in long island call west egg. He lives in modest home amongst extravagant mansions. His neighbor‚ Jay Gatsby‚ throws lavish parties almost every night. His cousin Daisy‚ and her husband tom‚ also lives in the west egg community. Once nick get an invite to one of Gatsby’s parties he become thirsted into the wealthy lifestyle of the people around him. In his novel‚ The Great Gatsby‚ F. Scott Fitzgerald

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    The Great Gatsby

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    Gatsby Love is underhanded. A feeling of intimacy is wonderful but conniving‚ it is as perishable as the bond man has to it. For every sensation of pleasure there is the feeling of devastation that appears when it is stripped away. In The Great Gatsby‚ Gatsby’s dependency on the inaccessible is his demise. Gatsby is doomed from the day he left for war he left the world he loved and expected it to remain inactive in his absence‚ but for Daisy to remain stagnant while Gatsby progressed is just

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    Alexander the Great

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    Conquests of Alexander the Great At the age of 20‚ Alexander III became the king of Macedonia when his father Philip was assassinated. Before he could begin his now famous campaign to conquer Persia‚ he had to take control of Illyria‚ Greece‚ and the Thracian tribes. Once his control of the region was in place he began hi campaign to conquer Persia. Alexander had amassed a large military force that included some 48‚000 soldiers‚ 6‚000 cavalry‚ and a naval force that consisted of 120 ships

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    Great Debaters

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    The Great Debaters The movie Great Debaters was about a debate team from Wiley College in Texas. They were a very good debate team‚ only losing one match before facing and defeating the national champs‚ Harvard University. When they faced Harvard they didn’t have their coach or their best debater‚ but a young boy named James stepped up and defeated the champs. The message of the film to me is‚ if you put your mind to it you can accomplish

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    The Great Gatsby

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    Sefa Ocak Period 1 10/16/2014 The Great Gatsby Theme Essay Dissatisfaction Many people aspire great fleets and affluence and live lifestyles that only millionaires can afford; millionaires such as Jay Gatsby. From the outside he’s practically living the American dream. He has an extravagant mansion‚ butler‚ Rolls-Royce‚ and weekly parties. At these parties of his‚ people all from different parts of the state come to enjoy the many rooms of his estate‚ the elaborate pool in his yard‚ and the live

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    Great Expectations

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    Society paints a twisted picture that money is the one and only important thing. Dickens shows us this theme in the novel‚ Great Expectations. Money isn’t everything‚ yet society teaches us that social status and position are things we should look for in life‚ instead of happiness with others and ourselves‚ and pip lives and breathes what society shows us as right. Dickens shows how money thirsty society is through characterization and plot; that life becomes all about what others think‚ not happiness

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