What is the significance and importance of the Valley of Ashes in The Great Gatsby? The Valley of Ashes is a remote‚ barren wasteland located between the two Eggs and New York. The Valley is where George. B. Wilson works and lives with his wife‚ Myrtle. It is also where Myrtle is brutally killed in a hit and run accident towards the end of the novel. The Valley’s bleak and barren nature provides a contrast to the loudness and brightness of New York‚ which represents wild and selfish behaviour‚
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Through the years‚ many changes and advancements have occurred for the better. These changes include music‚ technology‚ medicine advancements‚ cars‚ sports etc. In the next 50 years‚ a lot more is going to change and occur for the better‚ or maybe for the worst. We never know what is going to happen until we get there. One area in which great advancements have been made with technology is the medical field. I think that hospitals should be equipped for robotical surgery; the surgeons place their
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AP United States History American Presidents CRITICAL PERIOD: 1788-1815 01. George Washington [1789-1797] No Official Party Affiliation – sympathetic to Federalist Party policies Vice President – John Adams – Federalist MAJOR DOMESTIC AFFAIRS: Adoption of the Bill of Rights 1791 (first ten amendments) Judiciary Act of 1789 establishes federal courts and attorney general Establishment of the Bank of the United States Hamiltonian Fiscal Policies Assumption of State Debts from Revolution
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Versailles been seen as a key turning point? Jonathan Sokolov The Treaty of Versailles was a monumental stage in German history‚ helping to shape German history for arguably the best part of thirty years. It can be argued that the Treaty was the most significant event since the unification of Germany in 1890. The short term consequences were also highly prominent as over 300‚000 Germans fled to America in the years 1917-23. Moreover many Germans were aggrieved by the Treaty‚ this lead to public exploits
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Dead Poet’s Society: Significant Experiences; The Twists of Life. Significant experiences are moments in life that create change not only in one’s present period of life‚ but also dramatically alter one’s view of the surrounding and forthcoming events. The impacts of such experiences are the opening of new doors in life‚ the realization of possibilities one would have never imagined sitting right under one’s nose and the perception of details one never thought important before. They mostly
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a siege. Cortes and the Spanish conquistadors wanted to gain Montezuma’s trust so that they could get the land‚ power‚ wealth‚ spread the religion/beliefs and the language. They also wanted a hierarchy. The Spanish conquest of Mexico was very significant. Our reason for thinking this because when the Spanish took over Mexico‚ a lot had changed such as the language‚ religion and the way the Aztecs lived‚ and also the hierarchy and weaponry. The language they had to speak was Spanish from Nahuatl
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The legalization of Hemp has significant medicinal and industrial value. From high schools to college campuses‚ marijuana can be seen just about everywhere. It is quite easy for a parent to jump to horrid conclusions upon hearing the word "marijuana." What is unfortunate is that the majority lack true knowledge of marijuana for its practical purposes and the relevance it has had in ancient history. There are far more constructive and legal uses for marijuana other than for experiencing euphoria
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better transport‚ however‚ the population increased by 30 million‚ which meant that it was overcrowded with people. Overall‚ the health‚ holidays and travel improved: but homes didn’t. The three most significant developments in the Industrial Revolution is transport‚ workhouses and agriculture. Significant: Sufficiently great or important to be worthy of attention. Workhouses In 1834 the Poor Law Amendment Law was carried out to try and solve the issue of poverty and corrupt behaviour. The workhouses
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In our Church’s History‚ there are many important and significant events that have shaped our Church and made it how it is today. However‚ there are certain events that affected our Church hugely. The councils of the Church‚ the Church’s division‚ the Renaissance‚ the Enlightenment and the growth of the Church all changed and shaped our Church in many ways that we don’t know of. First‚ the Councils of the Church. All of the councils made very important decisions that affected the Church at the
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English 1301 Freshman Composition I‚ Summer 2012 Instructor Name: Sampada Chavan Assignment #2 Personal Narrative (20% of total grade) Description of Assignment For this project you will write a narrative essay about a significant moment of your life using the literary strategies of plot‚ character‚ and setting. This should be a moment when you learned something important about yourself or someone else‚ or about life. You will develop your story through the use of contraries‚ creating tension
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