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    The American Dream in The Great Gatsby The American dream in The Great Gatsby seems at first to be just about money and material things‚ but the meaning becomes deeper when the clear meaning is the love that Gatsby has for Daisy and his quest to get her back. Gatsby has the life that most people would dream of‚ but he doesn’t have the only true thing that he wants. He uses material things and wealth to hopefully win his way back into daisy’s heart as he did once before. Gatsby has a house in West

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    American macho culture having a homosexual child is usually cause of shame for most parents. In some settings‚ men are supposed to have sex with women‚ besides their own wives‚ as a manner of proving not just their conquering abilities‚ but their sexual prowess. A friend of my husband used to behave in such a manner‚ and bragged about it. To this man‚ getting a sexually transmitted disease was not just an inconvenience‚ but a motive of pride —"it is nothing more than an occupational hazard‚" he used to say

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    Systematic Review‚” it finds that in studies from Europe‚ North America and sub-Saharan Africa‚ that with great puberty comes great gender expectations. It states in the article that “boys are expected to prove their masculine toughness and sexual prowess whereas girls are expected to hide their developing body and are increasingly restricted‚ as parents and others in girls’ social environments monitor and limit their mobility and freedom as ways to protect their bodies” (Kågesten‚ pg. 22). Stereotypes

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    on the ranch.  She always seems to be “looking for Curley.” and Curley is often checking up on her.2you seen a girl around here?”  George speaks rudely about Curley and his “glove fulla Vaseline.” He makes remarks about Curley’s lack of sexual prowess as maybe a reason that his wife is dissatisfied.  She takes care over her appearance because she dreams of being ”discovered” as a movie star  She dreams of seeing her name up in the lights but john Steinbeck‚ the author of the novel‚ does not

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    Raskolinikov is able to forgive himself easier once he has the time to reflect and serve his punishment. After committing the crime Raskolinikov eventually accepts that he must suffer the consequences‚ by law or by his own mental prowess; "If he has a conscience he will suffer for his mistake. That will be punishment - as well as the prison" (Dostoyevsky 230). The human brain dictates that all actions should have either a logical or emotional purpose‚ Raskolinikov struggles to find

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    The first character who has died an honourable death is Young Siward. While he is not in the play for a very long time‚ the audience does gets the sense that he will take after his father‚ Siward‚ being noble and serving his country to his full capacity. Young Siward bravely confronts Macbeth believing that there will be a chance where he can strike and finally eliminate the threat Macbeth is imposing over his realm. During their small confrontation‚ Young Siward expresses his distaste about what

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    the final day‚ despite Leonidas’ orders for the Greek forces to retreat to evade certain death. This misconception again‚ is to glorify the Spartans and their efforts at Thermopylae. Their three day standoff still being an amazing feat of military prowess and elite soldier mentality‚ one cannot deny them this. Over all‚ there were 300 Spartan casualties (including Leonidas‚ the Spartan king)‚ and most of the Thebans and Thespians that didn’t surrender as the Persians lost close to over 20‚000 men‚

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    eye of the public. In Shakespeare’s Othello‚ the main character‚ Othello‚ is a Moorish general in the Venetian army during the 16th century. However‚ because of the culture and the time of the play’s creation‚ Othello was praised for his military prowess but belittled for his race. As a result‚ Othello is shown as a high member of society that ultimately fails to escape the nature of a stereotypical Moor. Similarly‚ because of supposed links between

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    Spartacus:Blood and Sand * How is ancient Roman civilization represented in the series as a whole‚ or inside a particular episode? * Which significant visual elements are employed to that end? * Which relevant historical references are interspersed in the series? * What is the general characterization of ancient society under the Roman rule‚ in it? * Which values‚ behaviors or words make up some of the characters’ identity as ancient Romans? * How are the themes of power

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    Summary of Bank of America SWOT Analysis Bank of America was founded in 1874 in North Carolina. They of all of the basic and standard services of any bank. Bank of America is a very powerful Bank. In fact bank of America is one of the four big banks of the United States which account for 39 % of customer deposit. They own the largest retail deposit market share in the U.S. They also own 5‚328 Banking Centers and 16‚354 ATM machine. They are number 3 in distributing Credit Cards and number 1 in

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