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    Nick Carraway- He is the narrator and main character of the novel The Great Gatsby. After Nick graduated from Yale and served in World War I‚ he moved to New York City to learn how to sell bonds. He then moved to West egg‚ which is a fictional area in Long Island to sell bonds. He soon becomes friends with his neighbor‚ Gatsby. Jay Gatsby- He is the character that the novel is titled after. He is a wealthy young man who lives in a mansion in West Egg. He is well known for the parties he throws every

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    Third Of May 1808

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    The Third of May 1808 which is oil on a canvas‚ created on 1814 by the Spanish painter Francisco Goya who is seen as the commentator for the 18th and 19th century Spain. Three men walking” which was created by bronzed occurred 1949 by giacomettic‚ who works with the surrealist and existential movement. The original Fountain created by Marcel Dunchap in 1917 was made up from Porcelain‚ which turns out to be a everyday urinal. All pieces were responses to conflict during their time period‚ with messages

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    Nick Pinto’s zealous article‚ “The Bail Trap” emphasizes how people end up in jail for simply being unable to afford the cost of bail after being tried in court‚ and the effects jail has on the individuals afterwards. Pinto uses the story of Tyrone Tomlin throughout the piece to demonstrate the effects bail has on a person before they are put in to jail‚ while they are in jail‚ and life after jail. Thompsons story shows that though he was innocent but could not afford bail‚ he was still sent to

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    player in world affairs; if we hope to deal intelligently with China and its people we must understand their past and present. Revolution was one of the most important problems facing individual Chinese and China as a nation. Focusing on the New Culture/May Fourth Movement (1915-1923) and how its salient features‚ dominant themes were to influence successive generations of educated Chinese. Beneath the surface during the decade of military struggle China was stirring. A new generation‚ who had still

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    Through the hole novel of the Great Gatsby nick did demonstrated that he was an honest person. “It made no difference to me. Dishonesty in a woman is a thing you never blame deeply-I was casually sorry‚ and then I forgot (ch.3 p.58.” Nick by saying this he is demonstrating that he accepts the things just the way they are and he is not changing anything to make things better for him or someone else. He also shows his feelings and that is also part of being honest. Thought out the whole novel he was

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    Synthesis May 29

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    Sabrina Taylor AP English Ms. Crofton May 29‚ 2015 Synthesis Essay: Obesity Obesity is a growing problem in the United States. Forbes magazine cites government statistics to say that “the average weight of an American has increased 24 pounds since 1960.” Most of the blame is falling on the government and its insufficient reforms on the public. By reforms‚ I mean action against one of the nations’ biggest problems (no pun intended). This issue has been previously addressed with the attempt at lowering

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    they are going to do until they die. In The Nick Adams Stories by Ernest Hemingway and Little Women by Louisa May Alcott‚ the experiences the March girls and Nick Adams have with death are very different. Nick‚ being male‚ is expected to react to death in a way that is completely opposite from the reaction expected in the March household. Understanding the character’s view on death is critical to understanding the actions they take in life. Examining Nick Adams and the March family’s view of death

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    Rodriguez-Niera ENAE Business School Mary Kay India: The Hair Care Product Line Opportunity 1. How would you characterize the branded and packaged Indian hair care category in 2010? In 2010‚ with Lotus & Bamboo soap bar was introduced by Mary Kay in India‚ May Kay was approved a customized product for a specific country or region market for the first time. Moreover‚ the branded and packaged Indian care category of Mary Kay was growing up and expanding its product to attract more potential customers. Mary

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    After World War I The Chinese felt betrayed. Anger and frustration erupted in demonstrations on May 4‚ 1919‚ in Beijing. Joined by workers and merchants‚ the movement spread to major cities. The Chinese representative at Versailles refused to endorse the peace treaty‚ but its provisions remained unchanged. Disillusioned with the West‚ many Chinese looked elsewhere for help. The May Fourth Movement‚ which grew out of the student uprising‚ attacked Confucianism‚ initiated a vernacular style of writing

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    Only the finest entertainment can be honored with the King’s viewing‚ or so it seems. Everyone in all of Athens is begging to know what King Theseus chose to watch at his nuptial ceremonies. The answer may shock you! For the King chose a play that could possibly by deemed the worst performance of Athenian culture in all of Greek history. The name of this horrendous play is “A tedious brief scene of young Pyramus and his love Thisbe‚ very tragical mirth‚” (147). The name itself is something to be

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