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    how he feels about Gatsby until now. Nick has finally come to the conclusion that Gatsby was one of the few honest people in his life‚ even though he lied about his past‚ Gatsby had been a genuine person. Nick is “alone” in his decision‚ because other than Gatsby’s father‚ Nick was the only friend that attended his funeral. Nick comes to the realization that Tom‚ Jordan‚ and Daisy are all self-centered and Gatsby was the only genuine person. Dan Cody was the person who got Gatsby involved in bootlegging

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    is one answer for these two questions: The American Dream is tangible perfection. In reality‚ even in nature‚ perfection does not exist. Life is a series of imperfections that can make living really great or very unpleasant. Living the American Dream is living in perfection‚ and that by definition is not possible‚ thus deflating our precious American Dream. F. Scott Fitzgerald proves this fact in The Great Gatsby‚ through his scintillating characters and unique style. Characters in books often

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    Colin Glassman English 1st Hour 4/15/2012 Great Gatsby Essay The book The Great Gatsby there are many themes‚ characters‚ and motifs. F.S. Fitzgerald uses all of them very well. That is why The Great Gatsby is one the greatest novels of all time. Its based on finding love in a world where its hard to find. In the novel Fitzgerald shows the many sides to life. The rich‚ the poor and the in between. He tells the story of a man who came from nothing and became very rich. He truly showed

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    The settings and backdrops in The Great Gatsby‚ by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ are essential elements to the formation of the characters‚ symbolic imagery and the overall plot development. Fitzgerald uses East and West Egg communities to portray two separate worlds and two classes of people that are technically the same their status‚ but fundamentally different in their ideals. The physical geography of the settings is representative of the distance between classes of the East and West Eggers. Every

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    Meretricious- adjective: Apparently attractive‚ but having in reality no value or integrity (p98). Harrowing- adjective: Acutely distressing (p114). Discussion Questions What do you think Tom’s reaction would be if he found out that Daisy was the one who killed Myrtle Wilson? Why do you think that the servant Finn is also referred to as the Demoniac Servant? Is there a specific reasoning for this? Compare and contrast Tom and Gatsby. Who do you think is a better man? If neither‚ explain why.

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    The Great Gatsby‚ written by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ is a novel filled with symbolism with different meanings. The Great Gatsby is written in Nick Carraway’s perspective‚ who was once Gatsby’s neighbor in West Egg. The story begins when Carraway moves into West Egg from the Midwest to seek out his fortune as a bond salesman. Nick then meets Gatsby on his dock long towards West Egg from East Egg. With the help of Nick‚ Gatsby finally reunites with his past love‚ Daisy Buchanan‚ who is married to Tom

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    Direct-Cameron Paul Good afternoon. Please state out your name and spell it out for the record. My name is Cameron Paul. P-A-U-L. What do you do for a living? I am a crime scene analyst with the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment Laboratory Service Division‚ also known as the State Laboratory. Currently‚ I conduct all ballistics and firearms analysis‚ in addition to my duties as a chief CSA. What is your relationship with this case? On May 22nd‚ I received a call from an

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    Harry Nguyen 2-20-13 Anthem Essay Prometheus‚ of Greek mythology‚ was a Titan‚ the forerunners of the Greek gods‚ who stole fire from Zeus and gave the fire to mortals. Prometheus was horribly punished for this crime against Zeus and against order. He was also the god of forethought and the molder of humankind from clay. It was his desire to better the existence of humans that led to his conflicts with Zeus. And Prometheus was a man punished in the underworld by being shackled to a rock and

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    The Great Gatsby Summary Nick Carraway is a young man from Minnesota who moved to New York in the summer of 1922. He rents a house in West Egg‚ a district of Long Island. It is a wealthy area populated by people called the “new rich”‚ who include those that have made their fortunes too recently to have established social connections. Nick’s next door neighbor in West Egg is Jay Gatsby‚ a mysterious man who lives in a mansion and throws massive parties every Saturday night. Unlike the others in

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    January 3‚ 2012 Ms. Giorgio AP English The Great Gatsby Winter Break Assignment Chapter 5 1) Gatsby’s actions in preparing for Daisy’s arrival seem both flamboyant and absurd. What does he do? Why? * Gatsby prepares for Daisy’s arrival by sending a man to mow Nick’s lawn‚ buys an innumerable amount of flowers‚ gets twelve lemon cakes and Gatsby himself arrives in a “white flannel suit‚ sliver shirt‚ and gold-colored tie.” Gatsby does all of this in order to impress Daisy‚ after not

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