success or greatness. Fitzgerald is saying that the people who pursue the “American dream” can never be satisfied because they will always strive for more. Tom Buchanan’s life represents the typical “American dream” in the 1920’s‚ Myrtle Wilson and Jay Gatsby represent why the “America dream” corrupts and destroys. The desire
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Some of you may know me as Jason Sklar‚ but since I’ve been locked up‚ I only go by the name of Jay Dawg. I graduated from high school which has allowed me the opportunity to take online classes at Clark College. I’m currently residing in Larch Correctional facility because of some mistakes I made in the past. To be honest‚ I don’t think I belong here; sure I might’ve snuck my way into a few homes‚ allegedly. I wouldn’t be here now if one of the unlucky homeowners hadn’t waken up and cornered me
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Women have been getting a good dose of it. Be it on the streets‚ in malls‚ colleges and even in offices‚ eve teasing has been around ever since Adam woke up from his slumber to discover a missing rib! Wolf-whistling‚ name-calling‚ sometimes even bottom-pinching‚ Eves have gone through hell. But have they ever given it back? | ’Adam teasing’‚ say city girls‚ is relatively unknown. They prefer not to be a nuisance! "I’ve not seen much of it‚" says VJ Sophiya‚ who grew up in London. "Maybe
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“Jay Gatsby: the Romantic Hero” Jack Gatz‚ better known as Jay Gatsby‚ is an idealistic dreamer who lives in the past‚ wishing for a relationship with the lovely Daisy Buchanan. He romanticizes the present‚ and cannot let go of events that occurred years ago. Though the world Gatsby is in moves rapidly around him‚ he is forever stuck in the haze of yesterday. He is a Romantic idealist living in the wrong time‚ and is therefore set up to fail due to forces he does not comprehend. Gatsby is a true
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“Well‚ knowledge is a fine thing‚ and mother Eve thought so; but she smarted so severely for hers‚ that most of her daughters have been afraid of it since” -Abigail Adams letter to Elizabeth Shaw (20 march 1791) Abigail Smith was born into a prestigious family of Congregationalists in rural New England. Growing up Abigail Smith was taught a basic education by her grandmother. However‚ she hungered for knowledge and spent most of her time reading books on subjects such as; philosophy‚ theology
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A Adam Bede In many American’s eyes‚ leisure is very important. People mix the relaxation and worry-free times of earlier generations. The speaker longs for the “Old Leisure” and the older ways of living (Eliot). The author’s techniques used in the passage from George Eliot’s Adam Bede display the upsetting aspects of the techniques and technologies of the present. In Adam Bede‚ the tones of eagerness and idleness rush through the sluggish leisure of life. The author’s detail
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Jay Gatsby – He is a young man who is immensely rich. He had said his fortune had come from an inheritance which he used to travel the world on his own until some of the money was used up to where he settles into a mansion in the village of West Egg on Long Island. He is probably most known for the grand parties he threw so often‚ yet never fully attended his own ones. By that of he would never be too active in what was going on at the time‚ be it mingling with the party guests‚ or dancing to
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Adams was born into a poor farm family. At a young age‚ he began to keep a diary. It was about the size of the palm an adult hand‚ and his handwriting so small that you would have to use a magnifying glass to read it. Through this he developed the idea that ‚ by reckoning day-by-day his moral assets and liabilities‚ he could improve himself. A famous quote that he has is "Oh! that I could wear out of my mind every mean and base affectation‚ conquer my natural pride and conceit‚". His natural pride
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Job Description: As a 91H in the S&R shop you are required to maintain the sections assigned M88 to be fully mission capable at all times. I need you to keep me up to date on the status of the vehicle at all times. If anything goes wrong with the vehicle‚ it will be your sole mission to repair any fault it has. When a service is due on the M88 you will conduct the service on time and to standard. I also need you to stay proficient in the cross-training you’ve had on wheel vehicles. When they have
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RECOMMENDATIONS Name: Jay W. DOB/Age: May 2‚ 1994/ 20 years old Dates of Interviews: Friday‚ May 2‚ 2014 Evaluator: Reason for Assessment: Jay’s parents are concerned with his drinking and how it seems to be interfering with his desire of being a chemical engineer. Jay W. was referred for assessment after flunking out of his freshman year in college. Sources of Information: Interview with the patient‚ Jay W. and his parents‚ Don and Beth W. Background Information: Jay W. was born May 2‚
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