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    Macbeth is Bipolar One would say that being bipolar in today’s society isn’t that bad of a mental disease‚ but when you throw that mental disease into the power of a potential king‚ you live on a day to day basis and never know what could happen in the blink of an eye. Bipolar Disorder is one of the oldest mental disorders and its symptoms have been molded by differing theories over time until it actually had its own classification. For many years‚ Bipolar Disorder was linked to Schizophrenia. The

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    earth was ’feverish’ and did shake 3. In this scene Lady Macbeth faints at a very convenient timea) Whats happening in the play at that specific time (Refer to dialogue)In the play‚ at this specific time‚ Macduff has just found the king dead‚ also Macbeth has just returned from killing the guard(s).b) Do you believe Lady Macbeth fainted because she was truly overwhelmed‚ or does she merely wish to create a diversion? I believe Lady Macbeth fainted just to create a diversion. 4. a) What reasons

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    Journey to Find Wealth While Jay Gatsby is seen as fabulously wealthy‚ Fitzgerald shows how he came into being simply from one mans impoverished dream. James Gatz’s parents were shiftless unsuccessful farmers. Gatz never accepted nor claimed they were his parents‚ as he did not feel he belonged in the lower class of society. Gatz grew old enough to be on his own and thus started his transformation from James Gatz‚ the son of two unsuccessful parents‚ to Jay Gatsby‚ a wealthy member of the upper

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    Social status plays a big role in every society. Everybody wants to achieve some form of social status. In the movie The Great GatsbyJay Gatsby sole purpose in life was to achieve a very high social status and not live as his parents did. With Jay’s vision of himself‚ along with the love he poured into Daisy and his insistence on reliving the past his Gatsby’s ultimate down fall. Jay’s own vision of himself started out at an early age‚ he even denied his own parents since they were not of the

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    Gatsby The very first time Gatsby is introduced in the novel The Great Gatsby written by F. Scott Fitzgerald is by calling him “something gorgeous.”(Fitzgerald 6) The character Gatsby is introduced three different ways throughout the novel. The first time is by calling him gorgeous‚ the second is by daisy‚ and the third is by Nick. Fitzgerald created the character Gatsby to have a mysterious presence throughout the novel. The novel starts out with Nick Carraway‚ a young man from Minnesota‚ as

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    fear. Many individuals believe that to receive somebody’s affection‚ they must assimilate into that person’s society. Jay Gatsby‚ like any normal person‚ wants to fit into society. His feelings for Daisy make him strive to achieve that goal. In the novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ Jay Gatsby attempts to fit into Daisy’s society by any means available. The only way Jay makes enough money to enable him to be able to live near Daisy is by bootlegging‚ an illegal activity. Tom‚ Daisy’s husband

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    THE GREAT GATSBY In The Great Gatsby‚ by F. Scott Fitzgerald the theme that is exhibited the utmost is “money does not buy happiness” Characters that will best exhibit the prosperity shown in story are Gatsby‚ Daisy‚ and Nick. Examples from the book help show how these people demonstrate how wealth will not make you happy as a main theme throughout the story. In The Great GatsbyGatsby demonstrates “money does not buy happiness” manytimes throughout the story. For instance‚ Gatsby throws vast

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    characteristics that identify Jay Gatsby as a tragic hero.  Some of the characteristics of a tragic hero include greatness‚ a weakness or a flaw‚ an undeserved fate and a punishment exceeding the crime.  Jay Gatsby encompasses all of these characteristics of a tragic hero.  Although‚ the author tries to portray Gatsby as a perfect person‚ there are still some flaws that are noticeable.  Gatsby’s great life unwinds with the death of the tragic hero.    We know that Jay Gatsby was esteemed by the way others

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    About the Music Video Both Jay-Z’s third single album “99 Problems” and its corresponding music video were released in 2004. Although Jay-Z is known today as a famous rapper and a producer of Roc-A-Fella record label‚ he did not start off with the most fortunate setting. The music video portrays the ghetto of Brooklyn‚ New York in the 1990s and illustrates the struggles that Jay-Z had to go through during his career in order to reach the top of the music industry. This hip-hop music video won

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