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    Everyone finds love one way or another‚ but in “The Great Gatsby” it’s much different. The author‚ Francis Scott Fitzgerald‚ fell in love with a girl‚ Zelda‚ well she ended up leaving him because he was poor‚ and she would be living a lifestyle she’s not used to. When Fitzgerald gets money‚ and becomes well off Zelda comes running back‚ they get married‚ travel together‚ and have a kid this is when he wrote “The Great Gatsby”. Jay Gatsby is not in love with Daisy‚ he loves the idea of being with

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    (ii) “Essentially the play Macbeth is about power‚ its use and abuse.” Discuss this view of the play‚ supporting your answer with the aid of suitable reference to the text. Mark ex 60 by reference to the criteria for assessment using the following breakdown of marks. P 18 C 18 L 18 M 6 60 marks A+ B C D E- 100% 60 – 51 42 33 24 23 – 0 30% 18 – 16 13 10 8 7 – 0 10% 6 – 5 4 3 3 2 – 0 Candidates are free to agree

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    patients may lose such rational perspective on their illness and start thinking that their obsessions and compulsions make sense and are justified. *The presence of either obsessions or compulsions. *The person recognizes that these obsessions or compulsions are excessive or unreasonable. *The obsessions or compulsions cause distress and disability‚ and take up more than an hour daily. *The obsessions or compulsions are not better explained by another mental illness (e.g.‚ are not limited to

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    The Tale of Genji The Tale of Genji is a classic novel from Japanese literature that revolves around men’s obsession of women. The novel is sometimes hard to follow due to the fact people from the Heian Period in Japan (c. 794-c. 1185) thought it was rude to name people; therefore people are referred to by their rank‚ color of clothing or place they came from instead of their name. People’s names can change throughout the novel due to a change in political status or change in address. (New World

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    Abdullah Yusuf Ali. (1994). The Holy Quran Text and Surah. Kuala Lumpur: Islamic Book Trust. pg: 622 Deangelis‚ T. (2005). Cosmetic surgery’s dark side. Retrieved on December 19‚ 2006 from http://www.apa.org/monitor/nov05/cosmteic.html Dingfelder‚ S. F. (2006). Pretty faces: Easy on the brain? Retrieved on January 3‚ 2007 from http:// www.apa.org/monitor/oct06/pretty.html. pg: 32. Dittman‚ M. (2002). Self-esteem that’s based on external sources has mental consequences. Retrieved on December

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    told by a mad narrator with obsessions. It is about the narrator’s fear of an old man’s eye‚ prompting the narrator to kill the old man himself. Throughout the entire story‚ the narrator constantly attempts to convince the reader that he is not mad. This itself is an obsession and only assists in proving the narrator is mad. His obsessions are part of the madness‚ but the madness itself turns into an obsession. It is a terrible cycle that ends up worsening his obsessions and his madness. However‚ the

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    like that. I was taught to always think of the worst thing that can happen‚ to be safe and to prevent the worst from happening. I am scared of death because I do not know what will happen after that. American’s obsession with the dark side comes from the curiosity of death. This obsession came from the first death of a human being. That was when curiosity about death and the afterlife originated. People do not know what happens after death and we are interested to find out more. Americans today come

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    The American Obsession with Bodily Perfection America is a growing and changing nation‚ but one characteristic has outlasted the years. The obsession for a socially-accepted body‚ whether it be wearing a corset‚ being big and voluptuous or‚ for men‚ being muscular and lean‚ has always existed. The culprit‚ a negative body image‚ now haunts approximately eight million people across the United States and is beginning to seep into more American minds as the “Perfect” disease spreads (Davis 8). In

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    Macbeth – Scene Analysis “Glamis thou art‚ and Cawdor‚ and shalt be What thou art promised; yet do I fear thy nature‚ It is too full o’th’milk of human kindness To catch the nearest way. Thou wouldst be great‚ Art not without ambition‚ but without The illness should attend it. What thou wouldst highly‚ That wouldst thou holily; wouldst not play false‚ And yet wouldst strongly win. Thou’dst have‚ great Glamis‚ That which cries‚ ‘Thus who

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    Shakespeare ’s plays he uses many forms of imagery. Imagery‚ the art of making images‚ the products of imagination. In the play ’Macbeth ’ Shakespeare applies the imagery of clothing‚ darkness and blood. (listed from least to most)‚ Each detail is his imagery‚ it seems to contain an important symbol of the play. Symbols that the reader must understand if they are to interpret either the passage or the play as a whole. Within the play ’Macbeth ’ the imagery of clothing portrays that Macbeth is seeking

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