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    Nick describes himself as “honest” but in the final chapter Jordan Baker disagrees’. To what extent does Fitzgerald portray Nick as honest? Assess whether the reader is supposed to believe that Nick is “honest”? The ‘honest’ narrator Nick is far from truthful. Created as a pseudo-alias to reflect Fitzgerald’s own ideals‚ Nick represents a slightly more sober and realistic view of the grossly decadent world he lives is. Although this may not be entirely free of bias‚ the character is level-headed

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    What I Learned in Boating School Is… The premise of Honest Trailers depict movies in an overtly literal way; by that statement‚ the creators of Honest trailers can categorize their work and type of work as being New Critics. Through this type of criticism‚ more focus is put on the movie and its “intrinsic” values versus director’s purpose‚ representing the historical period or presenting psychological factors (Mays 2333). Main ideas played out by the movie trailers depict the artists’ styles throughout

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    Chiderah Onyeukwu Professor Daniel Galvin English 213 18 April 2013 Role of Marriage in Importance of Being Earnest The Importance of Being Earnest‚ Oscar Wilde’s last and most famous play‚ debuted in London on February 14‚ 1895. Throughout the play‚ one major theme seems to override the others. That theme is the role of marriage; the question of whether marriage as an institution is “pleasant” or “unpleasant” comes up repeatedly. It seems as if every character has a strong stance on the role of

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    ‘Shakespeare’s Henry IV‚ Part I explores what it means to be an honest and honourable man.’ Discuss In Shakespeare’s King Henry IV‚ Part‚ the playwright aims to present differing views of the time on the themes and notions of being deceptive and honourable‚ through situation as well as character. Consequently the playwright leads to the central question what it means to be a man. William Shakespeare’s interpretation is reflected in the perfect transformation of Prince Hal. Shakespeare’s main characters

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    Apparently it seems that no high officials in government has ever been jailed for graft and corruption‚ is it because our constitution provides more guarantees on the rights of an accused or is it purely lack of political will on the part of our leaders? Before I answer the question‚ we better cite the existing situation we have regarding the AFP corruption and analyze this situation. Carlos Garcia of Armed forces of the Philippines was accused of plunder. The appearance of witness Heidi Mendoza

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    In the book of Plunkitt of Tammany Hall written by William L. Riordon‚ George Washington Plunkitt came from poor beginnings and made his way up to become a head leader of the Fifteenth Assembly District in New York‚ a main leader in the political team of Tammany Hall‚ and a millionaire. George Washington Plunkitt was brought up in Tammany Hall‚ he learned how to reach out to the voters and it wasn’t how every other politician reaches out to voters by stating the facts‚ Plunkitt reached in a way that

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    “Plunkitt Inside and Out” A Critique of a political genius in the late 1800’s “There’s an honest graft and‚ I’m an example of how it works…I’ve seen my opportunities and I took ‘em” (3). An excerpt that defines the confident and political leader: George Washington Plunkitt. As a brilliant and successful businessman Plunkitt managed to use his method of machine politics to win the heart and commitment of people and political power. In the novel Plunkitt of Tammany Hall‚ author William L. Riordon

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    How Significant was the Impact of Political Machines on Society? In the late 18th and early 19th century‚ a massive growth in american cities need for a stable government caused the development of what is now called a political machine. The impact of political machines caused a negative influence politically and socially. Cities in the 19th century were defectively arranged in the public’s worst interest. The poor arrangement of government was in result of migration from rural areas (“Political

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    very first lines of the book where Plunkitt defends himself on the issue of graft. “Everyone is talkin’ these days about Tammany men growin’ rich on graft‚ but nobody thinks of drawin’ the distinction between honest graft and dishonest graft. There’s all the difference in the world between the two.” Then Plunkitt claims that he is “gettin’ richer every day‚ but I’ve not gone in for dishonest graft.”2 Plunkitt’s main “honest” money-making scheme: buying land that he knows will be needed for a public

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    The movie begins in New York‚ in 1843‚ with a gang fight. Bill "the butcher" Cutting’s gang of "nativists" have challenged the "dead rabbits" (a gang of mostly Irish immigrants) to a fight to settle once and for all who is the most powerful gang in the area. After an intense battle the "nativists" win by killing the leader of the "dead rabbits"‚ also Amsterdam’s (the main character’s) father. Amsterdam is then led into an orphanage where he grows to be a man‚ all while Bill Cutting runs the Five

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