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    characters’ lives. The characters‚ Jake Barnes and his friends‚ live aimless lives by traveling around‚ drinking alcohol‚ and dramatic love affairs. Jake Barnes and his friends seem to have no home‚ belief‚ and affection towards others. Especially after serving at the military during World War 1‚ these characters

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    of the novel as a whole is like that of a major storm‚ such as a tornado or hurricane. Geographically‚ Jake is going fishing in Burguete‚ but through his observer mentality‚ the reader can see how he takes his physical location and translates it to inform his mental state. Jakes says that “up here [Burguete] the country [is] quite barren and the hills [are] rocky” (111). While in Burguete‚ Jake catches fish‚ has light-hearted philosophical talks with Bill‚ and he sleeps well and takes naps in the

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    seen her simply as a bitch‚ and do not view her as a likeable or relatable character in any way. Her alcoholism‚ her use and abuse of men‚ and her seeming indifference to Jake Barnes’s love are just a few reasons why Hemingway’s readers have not been able to stand Brett‚ and do not give her a fair chance. It is clear that Jake is biased in his narration‚ but no one wants to question his opinions and judgments of Brett; in fact‚ since the book was published‚ readers have blindly accepted Jake’s account

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    journey. She wants to do her own things‚ her own ways. A better life for herself. I have choose to describe about “Love in L.A” by Dagoberto Gilb. Exposition: This story is about a guy named Jake who is driving a motionless ’58 Buick on the Hollywood Freeway on Alvarado Street. Rising Action: Jake wanted to pass the Toyota‚ but was afraid traffic will hold him back. He started to overthink and got into

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    144). The aim of this essay is to gauge the impact of the said globalisations on the various landscapes of Sydney‚ as globalisation has effected different areas of Sydney in different ways. The principle areas discussed in this paper are Leichardt‚ Chinatown‚ Cabramatta‚ Darling Harbour‚ the CBD and Pyrmont. The impacts of cultural globalisations will be discussed first‚ followed by those of economic globalisations. Economic globalisation will be divided into 2 parts: primary impacts and subsequent impacts

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    one of these short stories is written by two different authors and sees ‘love’ at different angles. The character Jake in Love in L.A. has this vision of love that is more of a mockery. Then‚ Terri’s ex-husband in What We talk about When We Talk about Love has so much passion‚ but the kind of passion that can be interoperated as obsession. The lies and misconceptions of ‘love’ that Jake and Terri’s ex-husband display reveal that ‘love’ does not exist in a world filled with nothing but cruelty and

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    During the first class of second week‚ we are recommended to attend for a book talk called Forbidden City‚ USA. It is a name for a nightclub‚ which located in the Chinatown‚ San Francisco. Arthur Dong‚ the author of the book attended this book talk to present his discoveries after immersing himself in collecting hundreds of evidences (images and objects) of that era over these thirty years. Forbidden City‚ USA captures various personal stories from the entertainers who worked in the nightclubs. Their

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    John Grisham’s A Time to Kill follows the struggles of Jake Brigance as he transitions from a audacious lawyer to a cautious and slightly traumatized attorney. When Jake’s client‚ Carl Lee‚ has kills the two Ku Klux Klan members who rape his daughter‚ fellow KKK members sends threats to Jake‚ Carl Lee‚ and their families. At first‚ Jake arrogantly waves off the threats he receives. He tells his secretary‚ “I’ve ha[ve] threats too. I don’t take them seriously… The threats are not serious. There are

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    behavioral‚ humanistic‚ and cognitive approach. There are many similarities as well as differences with the behavioral‚ humanistic‚ and cognitive approaches. In relation with Jake’s situation of attaining anxiety‚ it begins by Jake taking a step out of his comfort zone. Jake taking difficult courses led to change in his behavior‚ which caused him to create a negative mindset. The behavioral approach would mainly focus on how negative thoughts were contributing to Jake’s anxiety. The behavioral perspective

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    racism and the journey of self-discovery of Jake. These themes are explored throughout the film and are shown by though the use of various film techniques‚ symbolism‚ plot‚ camera techniques‚ music‚ special effects‚ make up‚ costumes and the setting of the film. James Cameron explored the idea of a strong environmental message in his film Avatar through the techniques of symbolism of the destruction of Home Tree‚ the character development of Jake Sully and the symbolism of the Tree of Souls

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