John Jay‚ a Founding Father of the United States‚ served the new nation in both law and diplomacy. He held the position of the first chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court as well as a variety of other top government positions. The New York native drafted the state’s first constitution in 1777 and the following year was chosen president of the Continental Congress. He then became U.S. minister to Spain‚ helping to broker the 1783 Treaty of Paris that ended the Revolutionary War. Jay was appointed
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real name was James Gatz and he came from a poor family. He went to the military and he changed his name to Jay Gatsby. After five years he came back very rich but Daisy was married and he still had hopes of being together with her. "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald presents Jay Gatsby as a "great"‚ mysterious‚ and idealistic man who dedicated his life for his love for the selfish
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Dream. He uses his writing throughout the novel to evaluate the lifestyle of the 1920s. Fitzgerald’s purpose in writing was to inform‚ as well as entertain‚ the reader about the hidden difficulties masked by the extravagance of the 1920s. He used Jay Gatsby to represent the ultimate American Dream that everyone strived for‚ as well as the devastating fall that came along with it. Fitzgerald also uses Daisy‚ Jordan‚ and Myrtle to convey to the reader the increasing importance of the role of women
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Jay Gatsby‚ also known as Gatsby‚ is one of the most important characters in the story and shows many different personality and character traits from anyone else. He was a flat character. Gatsby did not change much from the moment Nick met him till the day he fell over dead in his own pool. He was very wealthy and everyone in the story seems to know how he became so wealthy in a different way. Although Gatsby seems to be the one that would be around everyone all of the time he is remarkably shy.
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Jay-Z for years has been arguably one of the best rappers in the industry. He is one the world’s best selling artist of all time‚ selling more than 100 million records also receiving 21 Grammy Awards. Jay-Z was never handed anything in life‚ he worked for all of his success and risked a lot to be where he is today. Born and raised in the projects and into a poor family sat him up for failure but Jay-Z beat the odds to be where he is today. He now raps about his success and tells a story to the people
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Jay Gould was born on May 27‚ 1836 in Roxboro‚ New York. His parents were Mary More and John Burr Gould. As a child‚ Gould studied at local schools and the Hobart Academy in New York. His father was a farmer but Gould decided not to follow his footsteps. Jay Gould’s first job was working as a bookkeeper for a blacksmith. While working for the blacksmith he was able to see how the business world worked. The blacksmith then started to offer Gould half interest in the blacksmith shop. As Jay grew
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Good afternoon‚ Today‚ we few are gathered here to reflect upon the life of a great man – Jay Gatsby. I have not known Gatsby for very long‚ I only met him recently after becoming his neighbour. Gatsby was extremely generous‚ ambitious and good hearted. To start I must highlight my disappointment. Not in Gatsby but those around him. This commemoration of him having so few attendees disappoints me considering that a few days ago he had floods of the wealthy attending his extravagant parties. It
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The Death of Jay Gatsby The responsibility of a murder is not always completely traced back to the killer. Sometimes‚ there is a person who directly‚ or indirectly‚ motivates the murder. The killing of Jay Gatsby is not excluded. His murder could have been prevented if a few instances were a little different. Interestingly enough‚ Daisy Buchannan accounts for three strong points as to why she should be held responsible for the death of Gatsby. The events that made Gatsby’s murder a reality
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The body of Jay Gatsby was found at his own home in 1928. He was found in his swimming pool‚ murdered by another man. He was murdered by Geogre Wilson‚ who believed that is was Gatsby who killed his wife the previous night. Wilson‚ after shooting Gatsby‚ shot himself and was also found on Gatsby’s property. Jay Gatsby was originally born in North Dakota in 1895. He served as a lieutenant in World War 1 for a period of time‚ until the war ended in 1918. He also attended the University of Oxford
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In the novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ it is more than obvious that Jay Gatsby’s dream is to refurnish the love that once was between him and Daisy. Throughout the novel‚ it has been stated by Gatsby himself-and certain other characters in the book- that the one thing he wanted in life was to be back with Daisy and have back their love. At the beginning of the novel Nick’s conversation with Jordan is about Gatsby and his almost-obsessive intentions with Daisy‚ “the modesty of the demand shook me. He
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