F. Scott Fitzgerald Name ________________________ Fitzgerald Notes 1. Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald was born on September 24‚ _______‚ in St. __________‚ Minnesota. 2. Fitzgerald developed “a two-cylinder inferiority _______________________” that made him aware of his modest beginnings. 3. Fitzgerald’s father made a living by selling __________________. 4. When Fitzgerald was in school‚ he gained a reputation as a __________- ____. He never lost this need for
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F. Scott Fitzgerald. The swimmers. F. Scott Fitzgerald was an American author of novels and short stories. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest American writers of the 20th century. Fitzgerald is considered a member of the "Lost Generation" of the 1920s. He finished four novels: This Side of Paradise‚ The Beautiful and Damned‚ The Great Gatsby—his most famous—and Tender Is the Night. His style is very interesting. All his short stories has a construction of novels. “The swimmers”
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Blood Brothers The play “Blood Brothers” was written by a music enthusiast Liverpudlian called Willy Russell. It is set in central Liverpool between the 1950’s and the 1980’s. Around this time is when Margret Thatcher was elected to be the first and only woman Prime Minister of England. Many people did not agree with the way she ran things as she believed that there was no such thing as society and equality therefore everyone was an individual. The play is about a set of twins who were separated
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Shine‚ an award winning film directed by Scott Hicks‚ depicts the life of musical genius David Helfgott and the challenges and suffering he overcame in his life. Through a variety of film techniques Hicks is able to capture certain aspects of the human condition such as that of isolation‚ deprivation of freedom and one’s longing to be loved and cared about. Shine is also highly inspirational‚ illustrating a person’s ability to move forward in life despite facing the debilitating effects of psychological
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December 12 Scott Rothstein 2013 In July of 2010‚ Scott Rothstein was sentenced to 50 years in prison for running a US$1.2 billion Ponzi scheme from his Florida law firm. DH Gatsby EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Money Laundering & Scott Rothstein In July of 2010‚ Scott Rothstein was sentenced to 50 years in prison for running a US$1.2 billion Ponzi scheme from his Florida law firm. Rothstein had two types of schemes. He persuaded clients/investors to purchase hundreds of millions of dollars
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The general argument made by Scott Dannemiller in “Busy Is a Sickness‚” is that being busy is not well for a person’s mental health. To be more specific‚ he argues that most of the time‚ we create the stress that comes with being busy ourselves. He writes “In America‚ we are defined by what we do” (Dannemiller 2)‚ and “The implication is that if I am not busy doing something‚ I am somehow less than. Not worthy” (Dannemiller 2). Dannemiller is explaining how many people try to find something to do
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"Babylon Revisited" by F Scott Fitzgerald F. Scott Fitzgerald is known as the spokesman of the "Lost Generation" of Americans in the 1920s. The phrase‚ "Lost Generation‚" was coined by Gertrude Stein "to describe the young men who had served in World War I and were forced to grow up to find all Gods dead‚ all wars fought‚ all faiths in man shaken" (Charters 489). Fitzgerald exemplified the generation that Stein defined. His family‚ with help from an aunt‚ put him through preparatory school and
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KPMG Scott London: Insider Trading Krystal Johnson 521/MGT - Management October 6‚ 2013 Mr. Kevin Stone KPMG Scott London: Insider Trading Background Scott London was the audit partner at one of the largest accounting firms in the United States‚ KPMG. Between October 2010 and May 2012‚ London gave confidential information regarding several firms to his golfing friend Bryan Shaw‚ who was a jewelry store owner‚ then traded stocks with the information provided. The firms that were compromised included
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The article‚ “What Is the Relationship Between Hate Radio and Violence? Rethinking Rwandas “Radio Machete””‚ by Scott Straus seeks to address the beliefs held that the primary driver and contribution of genocide was the extensive effects of radio. Located in East Africa‚ Rwanda is known for its diverse culture‚ wildlife‚ and the Rwandan genocide. This article focus is on the violent acts that took place in 1994 by the government and military officials against the Tutsi population. Various claims
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The music was composed by Marc Shaiman‚ the lyrics were written by Scott Wittman and the book was written by Mark O’Donnell and Thomas Meehan. Hairspray is still relevant now because the issues and themes that Hairspray address are still present such as racism and body-shaming. To begin with‚ one of the main themes of Hairspray is racism which is explored through the narrative‚ music and characters. Composed by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman‚ “Run and Tell That” cleverly explores racism in the 1960’s
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