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    Dalton Geeslin Ms. Morris Junior English- 1st period December 5‚ 2017 The Colors of Gatsby The Great Gatsby was written in April of 1924‚ and was written by F. Scott Fitzgerald. He wrote this book to get out of debt due to the failure of The Vegetable also written by him. In the book‚ Nick Carraway is the narrator and lives next to Gatsby‚ he also plays a big role as a character in the book. Throughout the story‚ Fitzgerald uses different colors to symbolize different things in the book. The

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    consequences arising from your choice. In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby‚ alcoholic drinks are always present during a major plot point‚ that proves it can be a negative force. First‚ intoxicating beverages are routinely present at Gatsby’s astounding parties‚ driving an emphasis on its negative repercussions. If

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    Scott Ashbridge The Most Influential Person in My Life The most influential person in my life has been my grandpa‚ my abuelo. He just turned 88 years old and no one believes it. He looks and acts so much younger than his years. My grandpa was born in Ecuador in 1922. He has seen many changes and adapted to all of them with ease. He was born in a little town called Manta. He left school at the age of 7 to help my great-grandfather in the fields. In between harvest he learned to read

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    It is appropriate to portray traumatic events in a graphic novel format for it to allow a wider audience to be reached‚ such as in the novel “Sugar Falls” by David A. Robertson and Scott B. Henderson. On the last page of the book‚ Betty Ross‚ the lady giving her disturbing past story‚ stated that people need to look at the past to teach others about traumatic stories that had not been heard or passed on: “You honored me by asking to hear it. Telling these stories is how we create change." On page

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    Ethan Moran Period 4 Harrell Great Gatsby Chapter 1 Questions- 1) How does the narrator describe Gatsby? – At first the narrator describes him like ”extraordinary gift for hope and a romantic readiness”. 2) From where did the narrator come and why? – The narrator‚ Nick‚ came from the Midwest‚ Minnesota specifically to learn the bond business. 3) Describe the narrators house. - Nick lives a in a small house between two mansions. 4) Describe the Buchanans house. – A gigantic mansion

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    one must consider how well it describes the intended era and how well it portrays American values such as freedom and equality. Classic American literature is often distinguishable by how well the pieces of writing sum up the era. For example‚ F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby is credited with being one of the best novels written about the “Roaring Twenties” and its seemingly never ending prosperity that was abruptly followed by the Great Depression. When reading an expertly crafted piece of

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    In society are often interested in men who are not good for them. Scott Fitzgerald shows how falling in love cannot be based on someone’s appearance alone. Julia Ross was immedialtey attracted to Dick Ragland and didn’t care about anything else except his looks alone. Julia suddenly wanted to know more about Dick as soon as she laid eyes on him‚ “Handsome! He’s an archangel‚ he’s a mountain lion‚ he’s something to eat. Just why didn’t you introduce him?” (421). This shows how she immediately focused

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    The Great Gatsby Final Essay: Prompt #6 “It is sadder to find the past again and find it inadequate to the present than it is to have it elude you and remain forever a harmonious conception of memory” (F. Scott Fitzgerald). Almost anyone who has read F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby knows that hopes and dreams‚ especially those of the protagonist Jay Gatsby‚ play an integral role in the novel’s plot and overall themes. However‚ these dreams and desires are usually only connected to how they

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    “Bernice Bobs Her Hair” is a short story written by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The short story is about a modest and shy young woman who is pressured‚ by her cousin‚ to cut her hair in order to gain popularity. During this time‚ it was a wild thing for women to cut their hair so Bernice was guaranteed to get a lot of attention but it all backfires. The short story was turned into a film in 1976. The film perfectly captures the wild lifestyle of the Jazz age that Fitzgerald had created. Although the film

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    In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby‚ Fitzgerald uses the narrator Nick Carraway to provide the opportunity for readers to recognize and analyze themes and ideas portrayed throughout the novel. Whether it be text-to-self‚ text-to-text‚ or text-to-world‚ there are definitely many text connections that can be made after reading this novel‚ or at least half of it. While reading the novel‚ I noticed that I can very much relate to it. As a high school student‚ and being a teenage girl at that

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