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    The Great Gatsby

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    Nurakhunov Davran Id : 20122506 Date : 04.04.2013 Assignment : reflection The Great Gatsby After finishing The Great Gatsby we see a theme of what the past does to one man and his dream to obtain it.   Anger is what made Gatsby‚ his wealth and power were his goals of happiness and love. Gatsby supports this when he says to Tom‚ "she only married you because I was too poor and she was tired of waiting for me." Gatsby has never forgotten that if he had had the money when he first met her‚ then

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    When looking at the Facebook pages of Stephen Harper‚ Justin Trudeau‚ and Tom Muclair‚ references to the Blue Jays during this successful season were present and widespread. Each of these party leaders official Facebook pages included posts in support of the Blue Jays‚ highlighting the nationalist ideals associated to the team through the further dissemination of the #ComeTogether slogan to their social media followers situated all across

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    "The Great Gatsby" Setting The Great Gatsby‚ by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ is a popular novel that has remained one of the best-known literary works to this day. Set in the 1920s‚ the story is narrated by Nick Caraway‚ an easy-going bond salesman who lives next door to Jay Gatsby whom the story revolves around. Jay Gatsby is a man with a mysterious past‚ who lives in New York and is famous for his extravagant parties and fabulous wealth. The story is set during the summer in which Tom Buchannan‚ his wife

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    The Great Gatsby “The loneliest moment in someone’s life is when they are watching their whole world fall apart‚ and all they can do is stare blankly.” In The Great Gatsby‚ F. Scott Fitzgerald presents his audience with a novel with intricate symbolism. Nick Carroway‚ the protagonist‚ has recently moved from the Midwest to get his career started in New York. He lives on the island of West Egg the poorer side of town‚ across from East Egg the wealthier side of town. In East Egg are where his pompous

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    The Great Gatsby Analysis

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    PROFESSIONAL WORLD THE GREAT GATSBY THE GREAT GATSBY IS A FICTION NOVEL WRITTEN IN 1925 BY F. SCOTT FITZGERALD. ( SCOTT‚ 1925) THE GREAT GATSBY THE GREAT GATSBY IS HIGHLIGHTED WITH THEMES OF EXPLOITATION‚ FANTASY‚ CONFLICT‚ SOCIAL TURMOIL‚ AND EXCESS. TOGETHER‚ THESE CREATE A PICTURE OF THE ROARING 20’S THAT HAS BEEN LABELED AS AN ADVISORY TALE REGARDING THE AMERICA DREAM. ANY FISH TODAY 1857 WILLIAM SIDNEY MOUNT (1807-1868) AMERICAN REALIST PAINTER. THIS YOUNG MAN REPRESENTED

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    neighbor Jay Gatsby is madly in love with Daisy who is now married to Tom Buchanan. Gatsby is known for his extravagant parties that are really just a ploy to get Daisy to his house‚ but unfortunately for him‚ she never shows up. Gatsby forces Nick to invite Daisy over for tea so that Gatsby can nonchalantly show up. Daisy and Gatsby begin having an affair only to have the unfaithful man himself‚ Tom Buchanan‚ break things off between them. When Daisy hits Myrtle Wilson with Gatsby’s car‚ Gatsby takes

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    alarmingly evident throughout urban areas‚ such as New York City. However‚ in most cases‚ the reason beneath the superficiality was the ever-present American Dream that so many tried to achieve. In Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby‚” the character after which the book was named‚ Jay Gatsby‚ helps reveal what the author felt about this turbulent society encaptured by the widely acclaimed novel. Furthermore‚ both Gatsby’s strengths and weaknesses express the contradictions between American dreams and reality

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    Evil in Nature and a Benevolent God The idea of the existence of evil in nature many times creates arguments between creationists and scientists concerning not only the design of nature by a creator –God‚ but the actual benevolence of God. In Stephen Jay Gould’s essay "Nonmoral Nature" (1984)‚ he explores this highly controversial issue by posing the question: "If God is good and if creation reveals his goodness‚ why are we surrounded with pain‚ suffering‚ and apparently senseless cruelty in

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    Gatsby Ideas

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    The Task: ANALYZE how Fitzgerald uses literary and/or rhetorical ELEMENTS (PLURAL!!!) to effectively reveal ONE major theme in The Great Gatsby. Basically‚ you are analyzing how Fitzgerald uses writing style to present and enhance his thematic message. As you read each of these‚ ask yourself… • what is being argued‚ if it’s worth arguing‚ and what could be improved. • if each thesis statement would allow for a essay that effectively fulfills the assignment. • if these thesis statements

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    The Great Gatsby Essay

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    The Great Gatsby Essay Maddie Heap Period 8B The Great Gatsby is a brilliant novelization about two very different men who make acquaintances under the circumstances of love. Nick Carraway is a cousin with Daisy Buchannan‚ the woman with whom Jay Gatsby has been madly in love with for the past 5 years. He has done nothing but throw rich and extravagant parties in his colossal mansion that he purchased just to get her attention. But she never made an appearance. If Gatsby could have anyone in the

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