Gatsby’s Obituary: Nick’s Point of View Jay Gatsby‚ my close friend and neighbor was a successful bachelor who created an aura of mystery. Gatsby‚ a man in his mid thirties‚ died an unexpected death. A car repairman‚ George Wilson‚ from the Valley of Ashes‚ murdered Mr. Gatsby. During the last moments of Mr. Gatsby’s life‚ he was lying on a mat in his pool. It was the first time he had been in his pool the whole summer. While relaxing on his pool mat‚ he was shot to death. The scene was
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Juan Rodriguez Period 6 9/16/13 Obituary Juan Rodriguez’ staggering death occurred in November 21‚ 2087. Juan‚ at the age of 91‚ decided to go to Knott’s Berry Farm to remember his childhood. He went on a ride at Camp Snoopy and suffered a heart attack. Juan Rodriguez died in Buena Park‚ California‚ near his hometown Santa Ana‚ California. Juan was born in August 29‚ 1996 in Hermosillo‚ Sonora‚ Mexico. In 2014‚ he graduated from Godinez Fundamental High School and in 2018 he graduated from
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Humans compare many things like‚ how tall they are or how much they weigh. World literature generally gives us many ways to compare on work from another as for example‚ Odysseus in the epic poem The Odyssey by Homer‚ and Oedipus in the play Oedipus the King by Sophocles. These two men may have one thing in common‚ their pride. However‚ their relationships‚ self-control‚ and motivations are totally different from each other. Pride is a funny thing‚ too much or too little of it can hurt you‚ however
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Odyssey Homer’s Odysseus is a complicated character faced with mythic challenges as he leads his men on their journey home to Ithaca. As their leader‚ Odysseus makes the decisions that ultimately determine their fates. By the time he reaches the shores of Greece‚ Odysseus is the only one of his men to make it home. This fact alone points to flaws in his abilities to lead his men. Odysseus fails as a good leader because of three character flaws: opportunism‚ arrogance‚ and egoism. Odysseus is a cunning
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The body of Jay Gatsby was found at his own home in 1928. He was found in his swimming pool‚ murdered by another man. He was murdered by Geogre Wilson‚ who believed that is was Gatsby who killed his wife the previous night. Wilson‚ after shooting Gatsby‚ shot himself and was also found on Gatsby’s property. Jay Gatsby was originally born in North Dakota in 1895. He served as a lieutenant in World War 1 for a period of time‚ until the war ended in 1918. He also attended the University of Oxford
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Obituary Eduard Keller‚ father of Eric‚ husband of Mathilde‚ musical Maestro and my dear teacher and friend. I believed that he was modest man‚ not wanting other people being aware of his achievements but today that all changes. He will be remembered. Keller spent most of his time drinking schnapps and reading newspapers at the beer garden below the room where he lives at the Swan. He may have appeared as a gruff‚ distant and critical perfectionist but only those that took the time to know him
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Obituary: Samuel de Champlain Samuel de Champlain‚ who has died aged 61‚ was a French navigator and soldier. He is important to Canadian history because he helped establish the settlements. He founded New France and Quebec City as well. Early experience In 1604‚ he was made an assistant to the Sieur de Monts‚ who was a French noble appointed by the king of France to set up trading posts in Canada. In the summer of 1605‚ de Monts‚ Champlain and approximately sixty settlers and established a small
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Is this the Obituary of the Main Street? Tara Gesner of the Canadian Gazette suggested that I write an Obituary for a dying Main Street‚ but I just couldn’t bring myself to do it. I continue to hold out hope that some miracle will happen for our small town--I really do. Was our Main Street ever what it seemed? In reality‚ it has always been much more complex than it appears. As I hold the pages of the names of businesses that used to flourish on Carleton Place I wonder what happened to once was
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. The Odyssey recounts the adventures of the Greek hero Odysseus during his ten-year voyage home after the Trojan War. Homer begins with a one-paragraph invocation requesting the Muses to inspire him in the telling of his tale. Such an invocation was a convention in classical literature‚ notably in epics‚ from the time of Homer onward. In the invocation‚ Homer alludes to the heroics of Odysseus during the Trojan War. There‚ Odysseus fought valiantly and conceived the idea of presenting the Trojans
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Homer‚ Odysseus shows many traits of a hero. Odysseus faces many obstacles and life threatening situations but he overcomes them all. Odysseus is a hero because he has super natural help‚ a fatal flaw and he overcomes obstacles throughout his journey by proving himself in order to reach his goal‚ which is getting home to Ithaca and to take control over his kingdom. Odysseus is a hero due to the fact he receives super natural help from the gods. Athena the goddess of war stood by Odysseus throughout
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