our case‚ however‚ the cycle is not a small metal circle‚ but instead the endless cycle of work we put ourselves through that results in nothing worthwhile. In her short story “The Company Man‚” Ellen Goodman exemplifies the uselessness of these draining efforts through an extended anecdote about a workaholic named Phil. In the story‚ Goodman utilizes direct quotations and precise diction to show that while she disapproves of Phil and his choices‚ she understands why he made the decisions he did. Right
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Claudius struck me as the most interesting character in the play besides Hamlet. He was very into getting what he wanted which was to be the king. Claudius is a very decisive man. No matter what had to be done‚ he wanted to achieve his goal‚ even if that meant killing his own brother. That takes a lot of will and a person very selfish to accomplish such feet. Along with his ability to deceive people with his charm‚ he is very good with his language. It seems like he could con any of the other
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How does Fitzgerald tell the story in chapter 7? Chapter 7 starts by Gatsby firing all his servants and then shows up at the Buchanan’s house with Nick and Jordan there. They all decide to go into town‚ and hire a suite of the Plaza hotel‚ where there is an intense argument between Gatsby and Tom about Daisy and who she’s in love with. On the journey home Myrtle Wilson gets hit by the motorcar in which Daisy is driving. Prior to the climactic moment of the Plaza suite scene‚ Fitzgerald uses heat
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Read: The short story “A Good Man is Hard to Find” is about a family of 6 who is traveling to Florida from Atlanta Georgia to go on vacation. The family includes 3 children‚ a mother‚ a father‚ a grandmother‚ and the grandmothers cat. The grandmother didn’t want to go on vacation to Florida and wanted to go to Tennesse instead‚ so she was doing everything she could to persuade them from going. She tried to scare them from going to Florida by telling them about a serial killer who was on the loose
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Issues Meruya Land Dispute The dispute began in 1974 when Portanigra bought 44 hectares of land from Meruya Udik residents through a “coordinator” named Juhri bin Geni. In the same year‚ Juhri sold the land again to the city administration on the orders of the head of Kebon Jeruk district at that time. The city wanted to use the land to house people who had been evicted from locations used for the West Flood Canal. Juhri‚ along with two other brokers — Yahya bin Geni and Mohammad Yatim Tugono
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this young black man trying to figure out where he fits in society. He was writing a poem for a college class and he was suppose to be writing about himself. The instructor said that when they start writing about themselves then it will be known to them of where they fit in. As this kid is writing his poem he knows that knows everyone is different wether that be black or they are white either way we are Americans so their should be no difference in anyone but he finds that he does not fit in with
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Charlie‚ whether he likes it or not‚ does not want to forget his past life. The quote shows that as much as Charlie wants to forget his past‚ and how unknowingly indifferent he was‚ it will always be apart of him. The boy he saw in the restaurant reminded him of whom he used to be‚ and he stood up for him. He was in the boys’ shoes in the past and knew how it felt to be laughed at and not knowing it. This quote shows that Charlie’s understanding of intelligence has changed‚ and he now knows what
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reminded me of just how important music is. It really can be a powerful voice for a cause or a movement. When I watched Woody Guthrie singing “This Land Is Your Land”‚ it reminded me of the whole debate about immigration today‚ and how this country is everybody’s land. Woody Guthrie‚ was singing back in the 60’s‚ he gave a voice to those who were frustrated with the policies of their government‚ but I could feel the same passion today that they felt. When he sings “This land was made for you and
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yet stubborn woman. She was known as one of the most wanted fugitives in the Land of Stories‚ but her whole life changes and she becomes a new person. In the novel The Land of Stories by‚ Chris Colfer‚ Goldilocks changes in many ways. It was mostly the people in her life that helped her mature‚ become more patient and grow into a new person. Meeting the Bailey twins‚ marrying Jack and having her son Hero influenced her life greatly. Goldilocks was always on the run‚ but when Alex and Conner (the Bailey
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