As readers read deeper into The Great Gatsby‚ they start to discover what is fact and fiction about Jay Gatsby’s life. Many rich Americans come to mind when reading this novel‚ for example‚ Jeff Bezos. Jay Gatsby and Jeff Bezos have some in common‚ yet they are extremely different. Different aspects of their life are similar‚ but ways they both reached wealth‚ are supstainsully unalike. That is what makes this book somewhat of a mystery‚ readers find out new things about Gatsby as the story progresses
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Transmedia Analysis 5 Feb. 2014 Dexter Upon beginning the research for this assignment‚ finding an example of Transmedia seemed harder than it truly was. Dexter the series on Showtime gained popularity over its run of 8 seasons. Few people notice that the series was based on a book by the name of Darkly Dreaming Dexter. Of those that do notice the fact that it is based on a book‚ even fewer viewers know that only season one of the show is related to the book. After the first season‚ the rest
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FACT: Approximately 65 percent of the population is visual learners. FACT: The brain processes visual information 60‚000 faster than text. FACT: 90 percent of information that comes to the brain is visual. FACT: 40 percent of all nerve fibers connected to the brain are linked to the retina. FACT: Visual Literacy is the ability to encode (create a visual language) & decode (understand a visual language). FACT: Visual aids in the classroom improve learning by up to 400 percent. FACT: Students
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2/12/2013 Lab 1430 Free Fall The difference of the outline procedure and the actual procedure is the use of the brass screw was not working in our set up. So we had to improvise and use our hand as the release mechanism as what we had seen this didn’t make difference from others results. Drop Distance 50(cm) Drop Time(sec) 1 .306179 2 .310800 3 .304614 4 .311203 5 .298986 Drop Distance 100(cm) Drop Time(sec) 1 .419258 2 .417368 3 .420589 4 .416400 5 .430646 Drop Distance 150(cm) Drop Time(sec) 1
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A Mother’s Love Good morning chairman‚ judges and all my friends. Today‚ I’m going to tell you a true story about “A Mother’s Love”. Once‚ there was a poor widow who lived in a large city. She had a daughter. Her name was Bao Bei which means “Precious One”. The woman was ugly looking and her face was scarred. Her husband died when their child was still a baby. She worked very hard to support herself and the child. One day‚ while she was cleaning
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ABOUT THE ORGANISATION Borders Group Inc. started in 1971 in the United States of America. The international bookstore chain set up their first store in Singapore in 1997 (Reuters‚ 2011)‚ bringing in a unique “library culture” practised by few others in the country as the company did not shrink-wrap their books‚ therefore customers were allowed to browse books freely (Trager Bohley‚ 2009). This stemmed from the belief that tactile pleasures derived from interaction with the new books would play an
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David (Bubba) Wallace is a professional stock car racer competing in the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR). He was born October 8‚ 1993 in Mobile‚ Alabama to a family that heavily encouraged him to pursue his racing career. Wallace was a fantastic racer from a young age. His passion for racing was born out of his love for driving go-karts. In pursuit of his passion his parents supported him wholeheartedly‚ spending upward of one millions dollars and allowing him to miss large
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Forming is something that comes straightforward for me‚ yet I feel that my certifiable inadequacy starts from not having any longing to examine. Despite the fact that‚ for the few books that I’ve perused in my life‚ I enjoyed the perusing as a rule after I began. I take it that a few people adoration to peruse‚ so they accept that their understudies or their associates feel the same way‚ however nothing could be more remote from reality with regards to me perusing stories. My battle for this class
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More races‚ more teams‚ and a newly approved track circuit. Formula One is back to life with a newly approved circuit for future Formula One races‚ FIA‚ Formula One’s governing body‚ has officially confirmed that the New York-based Watkins Glen circuit has been approved by the FIA for Formula 1 World Championship races on its twitter. FIA race director Charlie Whiting has been convinced of the renovations and development works done to the New York-based race circuit. The FIA has been strongly
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Amazon.com Situation Analysis Jeffrey Bezos started Amazon.com in 1994‚ after recognizing that Internet usage was growing at a rate of 2‚300 percent a year. Operating from a 400-square foot office in Seattle‚ Jeffrey launched Amazon.com on the Internet in July 1995. Amazon.com mission is to use the Internet to transform book buying into the fastest‚ easiest‚ and most enjoyable shopping experience possible. By the end of 1996‚ his firm was one of the most successful Web retailers‚ with revenues
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