Michaela AP Lang & Comp Nick Jans Rebuttal April 25th‚ 2013 Nick Jans is a retired‚ somewhat bitter‚ teacher and in his article Student Problems begin at home he stated‚ “kids these days ain’t what they used to be”. First‚ he claims that the teachers are not to blame‚ it’s the students. Then he turns it around onto the parents. Jans tries using logical appeal to talk about teenagers’ gaming habits‚ and he tries using emotional appeal towards parents about sex‚ having bad attitudes and how
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not realize this until the closing twenty pages. As one begins to understand the implications of this revelation‚ the credibility of her story is considerably weakened. However‚ is the power of the story diminished by the shadow of a possibly unreliable narrator? In context of the novel‚ which is written as an atonement (the making of amends for a mistake or a sin)‚ Briony would‚ perhaps‚ have a tendency to lie or‚ rather‚ avoid the truth in an attempt to disguise her responsibility for the crime and
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Is there more of Fitzgerald in the character of Nick than in the character of Gatsby? It is of popular opinion that The Great Gatsby is a novel with an autobiographical feel to it. If this is the case and this was Fitzgerald’s purpose‚ his own character would have to be illustrated in that of one of his fictional characters in the novel. Firstly‚ we may assume that as Nick Carraway is the narrator‚ he is the most likely to resemble the author as his views on things will most likely reflect Scott
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Fitzgerald is a book about love‚ dreams‚ and wealth. Nick Carraway‚ the story-teller‚ is the one to blame for Gatsby’s death. Nick is surrounded by everyone’s secrets and never speaks of them‚ this is one reason why nick lead Gatsby to his death. Gatsby and Daisy came across each other again because Nick invited them over at the same place‚ same time therefore Nick is blamable for the affair they had. After Gatsby had got into a tragic accident‚ Nick had left Gatsby
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existence of Ligeia starts to come develop as the narrator starts fixating on her erratic learning‚ rare beauty‚ and the care for language. The narrator describes the first encounter with Ligeia in Germany‚ in which he states‚” Yet I know that I met her most frequently in some large‚ old‚ decaying city near the Rhine.” (Belasco‚ Johnson pg. 1021). The narrator states he think he meets her in Germany‚ in which he states he doesn’t remember much. The narrator demonstrates hallucinations and an altered
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of her youth and insecurity‚ the narrator is unable to understand why Maxim chooses to marry her. As she learns more and more about Rebecca‚ she begins to compare herself to Maxim’s first wife‚ who seemed to be far more beautiful‚ elegant‚ and sophisticated than she could ever hope to be. The narrator’s preoccupation with Rebecca develops to the point that she concludes that Maxim is still in love with her. With this revelation‚ the conflict between the narrator and the memory of Rebecca becomes
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REVIEW QUESTIONS 1. Why did Nick Leeson sell numerous short straddles for each long futures contract he bought? When Nick Leeson was being promoted on the Singapore branch of the Barings bank‚ the strategy of the bank was to reduce the risk exposure by using a combination of one short straddle (combination of put / call) and for one long future. Since Nick Leeson used to be a specialist on Future contracts on Nikkei 225 and Japanese 10 years bond and was sure this market would arise. So
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A confidant is a character‚ often a friend‚ whose role is to be present when the hero or heroine needs a sympathetic listener to confide in. Nick Carraway in The Great Gatsby is an excellent example of a confidant‚ as well as a narrator. He is not only a confidant for one character‚ but many. Nick Carraway’s prime reason for being such a good confidant is that he is so honest‚ sympathetic‚ compassionate‚ and open minded. He states at the very beginning of chapter one that his father told him “whenever
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fading love and growing estranged. The setting places the narrator in a foreign land‚ whose cultural values have a negative impact on her causing her to fade from blissful love to saddening regret and hurt. Her identity is altered to that of a foreigner as perceived by those around her and this changes her mind set‚ perceiving herself differently‚ as a different person. The most apparent portrayal of the result of the setting on the narrator is the "fading love" experienced between her and her husband
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