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    The Avoidance of War

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    statement is a fact. Presidents Washington and Adams did everything in their power to avoid war. This idea is supported by the Jay treaty with Great Briton‚ the farewell address of George Washington‚ and the convention of 1800. The first supporting reason why we know that George Washington avoided war at all costs was the Jay Treaty‚ negotiated by chief justice John Jay‚ and ratified in June of 1795. This treaty was meant to assert America as a neutral nation and solve disputes that the British

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    The Great Gatsby

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    Gatsby‚ Nick & Daisy go to Gatsby’s house & sit in his room‚ the three were sitting in a room made up of mirrors. As soon as Nick leaves the room‚ the director focuses on them through the mirrors in the room‚ especially when Nick leaves and Daisy and Jay starts looking at each other. On the other hand‚ this technique was used when Tom was laying on the bed & his lover Myrtle was putting some make up on her face. The director related the reflected scenes into the fact even they are so close to each other

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    The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald was full of deception and lies‚ mainly from the female lead‚ Daisy. Daisy repeatedly lied and deceived both her husband and her lover. Daisy begins her path of destruction with her husband‚ who wasn’t all the innocent. Although Daisy married him‚ it wasn’t long until she fell out of that love and was craving more. Daisy was stuck in a loveless marriage with a daughter she couldn’t leave. To try and make things better‚ she lied. She lied to everyone; her husband

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    Violence in Music

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    most appeal and influence to younger generations. Music videos provide its viewers with images and sounds simultaneously to convey a message and a meaning. Some of the most famous musicians that have the most popular videos are people like 50 cent‚ Jay Z and P Diddy. All three of

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    Gatsby's True Identity

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    Within The Great Gatsby‚ Jay Gatsby’s true self is identified as each chapter progresses. In the beginning‚ he is a character met with intrigue and wonder; everyone that meets Mr. Gatsby is impressed by the air of sophistication and aristocracy that he upholds. When Nick finally decides to tell the reader about Gatsby’s past‚ the reader has come to pity Gatsby a little because of the bits and pieces of Gatsby’s life that the reader has put together‚ such as that he was forced to leave Daisy and that

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    Foskuhl 1 Baxter J. Foskuhl Mrs. Murdock AP Language & Composition November 11‚ 2012 Our Dream The American Dream is a principle. Our American Dream is not written down‚ not created by our founding fathers. The American Dream is a set of beliefs that dictate much more societal change than the Government and even the Constitution. Since it is not written down or legalized‚ it can change‚ grow‚ and flourish however the people of this country decide it to. The American Dream

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    The Great Gatsby

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    AP Lang per. D Mr. Butterly Summer Reading Assignment Gatsby The lavish extravagant persona of Jay Gatsby was fabricated over many years. As a boy born from poverty‚ James Gatz always saw himself as more than a farmer‚ but as the son of God. When a wealthy man Dan Cody is under the influence and in trouble at sea‚ James Gatz sees his chance to remake himself into the millionaire Jay Gatsby. The name Gatsby becomes a superpower and legendary figure to Long Island and New York inhabitants

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    a person’s past can be the ideal driving force and motivation needed in order to move up the ladder of success as displayed in F Scott Fitzgerald’s short novel‚ The Great Gatsby A man’s past‚ filled with poverty and desperation‚ very analogous to Jay Gatsby’s‚ can only drive him to become successful in everything he does or attempts. Gatsby distant relationship with Daisy as motivation to attain superfluous wealth and fame in attempt to win his soul mates heart back. Everything he owned was subliminally

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    tone through the use of specific and individual words‚ it is evident that Nick had a clear stance and view of Gatsby‚ both before and after his death. This paper will analyze words that Nick uses during his narration that express his attitude towards Jay Gatsby. At first‚ Nick states‚ "I didn’t want to hear it and I avoided him when I got off the train." (Page 181) This statement refers to a taxi driver who told numerous stories pertaining to Gatsby. This quotation implies that Nick is tired of hearing

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    Fitzgerald Essay “And one fine morning...” With this phrase‚ appearing on the last page of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s masterpiece The Great Gatsby‚ narrator Nick Carraway effectively sums up the motivating force that drives the novel’s titular character‚ Jay Gatsby. It is the achievement of the American Dream that hangs – unreached – at the end of Carraway’s sentence. In this way‚ the story leaves us with a similar lasting taste of longing‚ the bittersweet realization that powerful as the Dream may be‚

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