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    Hemingway‚ the only reason she is marrying him is because of his wealth. “She’s in love with Mike Campbell‚ and she’s going to marry him. He’s going to be rich as hell some day” (Hemingway‚ 46). Brett then later seeks on building a relationship with Jake Barnes‚ a man who struggles with his own sexuality. As I was reading the novel I often questioned myself as to why was Brett using men for her own benefit and going from relationship to relationship. After class discussions and hearing other views

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    Rises is represented by the characters dissatisfaction with city life and suggestion of a trip to the San Fermin Festival in Spain. Jake feels that the natural landscape has something real and essential in it that the town does not have. The connection to nature is homogeneous to Hemingway’s connection which is where Jake’s comes from. In a monologue spoken by Jake we see

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    also considers the point of view of Chinatown elders about the young Chinese generations who “assimilated so well into North American life” (366). Chinese parents encouraged their kids to go to post-secondary education to have a successful future‚ but also reminded the young generation to not forget their Chinese roots. Choy claims that they will never forget their Chinese roots because as they look into the mirror it always reflects. Furthermore‚ youth of Chinatown are criticized for their lack of

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    tactful use of dialogue. In The Surest Thing in Show Business‚ Jake was vividly animated through his very authentic and southern American accents and grammar. I aint going to charge you nothing or Dont worry about blowing out no tyres are very colloquial southern American English. It is known in areas like Texas and Tennessee that the local people speak like this. As Jake lives around that neighborhood‚ installing such a trait for Jake gives a touch of realism for his character. Similarly‚ in A Chip

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    lifestyle and behavior from humans. Avatar’s plot is that a disabled ex-marine named Jake Sully finds life on the planet Pandora‚ only to find him battling mankind with the planet’s Na’vi race. Jake is sent to learn their ways so that he can help relocate them and the humans can take over. Neytiri is the daughter of the Na’vi leaders Mo’at and Eytukan. She is brave‚ loyal and strong willed. When she meets Jake she begins to fall in love with him because of his bravery. Grace Augustine is a scientist

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    Traumatized because of the WWI‚ Jake‚ Brett and Cohn are desperately disillusioned and in search of new ideals to stick to‚ and the main reason why these people are constantly wandering about‚ drinking‚ partying and trying to make love can be related to both Hemingway’s personal life‚ marrying to several girls and having sex with several girls or woman‚ and the postwar world which resulted in wounds and deaths of thousands of people and made these people rethink or reconsider the ideals or codes

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    Consumer Ethics “If you can’t make it‚ just fake it‚” states Gernhauser (2007‚ p 318). Because of the constant change of styles and trends‚ our society is often affected by who buys what. Instead of buying fake goods to fit into today’s society‚ the focus of the consumer should be buying what looks good rather than focusing on where it came from. Consuming counterfeits does not only affect the US society‚ but other countries as well. Behind consuming counterfeits‚ there is a farther depth most

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    cemetery and sent mixed emotions. At the night of the county fair‚ she attempts to be cordial with her hometown friends for being a train wreck at the bar the night before. Jake asks for her hand to dance‚ and she friend’s zones him. She runs off to the Coonhound cemetery apologizing for never saying goodbye to their dog. Jake appears and they discuss the past mistakes and end with a kiss. Melanie states she cannot do this and runs off with regret. Conscientiousness personalities belong to the organizers

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    young boys which was a part of the evening’s entertainment before his speech. "Training Day" by Antoine Fuqua is a film regarding a day in the life of a rookie LAPD officer‚ Jake Hoyt‚ who was scheduled to be assessed by a well-known narcotics officer‚ Alonzo Harris‚ who ensnares Jake into a series of crimes and managed to train Jake as a corrupt police as him. Alonzo

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    homes but the scientists urge the military to let them try a more diplomatic approach before they take action. This is where the scientist recruits a young paraplegic soldier‚ Jake Sully (Sam Worthington)‚ to infiltrate them by linking his mind to one of their bodies‚ genetically bred by the army for the purpose. They put Jake in a device that lets him control one of the Na’Vi bodies so he can move among

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