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    Is Nick a good Narrator? ESSAY THE GREAT GATSBY! PJD As the teller of facts for all of his observations‚ Nick proves to be a reliable narrator for this story. He is unaffected by what goes on around him‚ despite people bringing him into personal situations. Nick is factual with details. He is as well‚ a very private person though‚ and tells us little of himself during the events. In telling us about his growing up years shows us that Nick has learned many admirable things. In Chapter 1 he tells

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    ARE YOU A GOOD BOSS-OR A GREAT ONE 1. What are the pitfalls that plague managers? Ans. Many managers underestimate the transformational challenges of their roles. Managers in new assignments start out as receptive to change but as the managers start to settle in an organization they lose their fear of imminent failure and often grow complacent. Most bosses reach a level of proficiency and stop there-short of what they could and should have become‚ they stop growing and improving. Most often managers

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    Human Beings are Capable of Great Good & Great Evil Human beings are capable of both great good and great evil. Many examples of this expression are initiated in Morris Gleitzman’s novel ‘Once’ set in Poland during the time know as ‘the holocaust’. The novel displays acts of both great good and great evil‚ preformed by the Nazi Germans‚ and the main character; Jewish Felix. Great good is demonstrated in Felix’s actions‚ but their greatness swallowed by the outside worlds

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    Katherine Patterson’s “The Great Gilly Hopkins” We meet the main character of the story‚ Galadriel Hopkins. Galadriel does not care for her name and prefers to be called Gilly. Gilly is an eleven year old girl who was left in foster care by her mother‚ Courtney. Gilly is a very sharp and self-reliant child who is also very bitter and angry after spending so many of her years in foster care. Gilly undertakes a tough exterior by creating an identity for herself as the “great Gilly Hopkins” to guard herself

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    Question Set # 1. 1) Why was Egypt so rarely invaded? How did that contribute to their stability?  Unlike many other civilizations Egypt remained intact for thousands of years. There are three main reasons for Egypt’s enduring security and stability. First‚ was the topography prevented invades from entering Egypt easily and without notice. The Nile river is another significant contributor to Egypt’s permanency‚ the Nile provided transportation and made the soil fertile‚ ensuring there was a continuous

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    Navajo Code Talkers: The Unspoken Heroes of World War II The Unspoken Heroes of World War II It’s a normal day in June 1944 and we were located on the Pacific Island of Saipan. As were walking through the lush‚ tangled wilderness with dense sugar-cane‚ steep ravines and jagged volcanic mountains‚ there was no such thing as a battle line for us soldiers. Danger was everywhere. The unseen enemy could be hidden by the thick tropical vegetation and the pitch black darkness of the new mooned night

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    Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don’t By Jim Collins Can you identify one company that had changed from being good to being great around you? Jim Collins‚ the author of Good to Great‚ is a student and teacher of enduring great companies. In order to make this book‚ Mr. Collins started his research with 1‚435 good companies. Then‚ he examined their performance over 40 years‚ to later on‚ find the 11 companies that became great. The purpose of this book is to make us

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    Alexander the Great was a powerful and wise military leader. His knowledge of the battle field led him to many victories; yet many of his battles ended very bloody for both sides. However‚ he did this for the good of his people and empire. Alexander the Great is the “great” king and military leader that many people perceive him as because he is wise‚ merciful‚ and willing to learn about different cultures. Alexander had plans to unite Greece and conquer Persia. He knew it was best to do this‚ so

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    F. Kennedy was a good‚ but not great president. He accomplished many good things but there were a couple things that held him back from being an overall great president. Investigating why he was a good‚ but not great president is important because‚ by learning about him we can look at his good qualities and decision making skills and learn from what he did wrong; to make an even better president and an even better tomorrow. One of the reasons why John F. Kennedy was a good president was he fought

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    The Great Gatsby: Nick - A Good and Neutral Narrator In today society‚ many people like to follow the current. They want to catch the wave. Which mean‚ it does not matter if things were good or bad‚ right or wrong‚ they just follow and do them without any thinking. Therefore‚ there are not too many people would like to be a normal‚ thoughtful nor neutral person. However‚ in the novel‚ The Great Gatsby‚ by Scott Fitzgerald‚ one of the character name is Nick Carroway‚ he was the good

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