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    The Great Gatsby Oral Presentation Gatsby isn’t “Great”! Support. 1. Gatsby is Morally Wrong 1. He is a Bootlegger ● It’s illegal ● Tries to get Nick to join him 2. He Has an Unhealthy Obsession with Daisy ● Buys a house right across from hers ● Throws massive parties in the hopes of her noticing him ● Collects newspaper clippings about Daisy ○ “he says he’s read a Chicago paper for years just on the chance of catching a glimpse of Daisy’s name” (79) 3. He Pursues a Married

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    Love is the most prominent theme in The Great Gatsby. Although it is not the sappy love story that most romantics cling to‚ love is shown as more of an unending battle. Jay Gatsby’s love for Daisy drives him to anything in his will to protect her‚ and it ends up costing him his life. Not only is love an obvious theme‚ but also the lack of love. Daisy’s manipulative ways are a prime example of this. While Gatsby pours his soul into pleasing Daisy‚ she ends up shattering his heart in the end. The Great

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    In my opinion the most important theme of The Great Gatsby is Friendship. There are so many friendship’s in this novel and it is important to the readers that there are mysteries going on in between these friendships. Without friendship in this novel there is just wealth and that would make the novel less appealing. There are good friendships‚ such as Nick and Tom‚ and there are not so good friendships‚ such as Tom and Gatsby. Friendship is the main theme in this novel. Nick was Gatsby’s only true

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    In The Great Gatsby‚ by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ the narrator vicariously recounts Jay Gatsby’s flaw as his inability to distinguish between reality and illusions‚ which can be seen through his persistent goal of acquiring the wealth and power of the individuals who are considered “old-money.” Although the social hierarchy established by the classification of individuals as either “old-money” or “new-money” made attaining a different status an elusive task‚ Gatsby chooses to ignore this reality. He instead

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    The Great Gatsby‚ a novel written by F. Scott Fitzgerald challenges the perception of the American Dream. In “The Great Gatsby”‚ it explicates both the positive and negatives ideas of the American Dream that has been placed within society. This Dream can be described as a tradition held up by society that includes the opportunity for success and prosperity as well as riches. One of the main characters; Jay Gatsby‚ is living that dream. Within the story‚ the reader reads how the American Dream is

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    In this novel the Great Gatsby‚ F. Scott Fitzgerald creates Gatsby as a character who becomes great. He begins life as just an ordinary‚ lower-class‚ citizen. But Gatsby has a dream of becoming wealthy. After meeting Daisy‚ he has a reason to strive to become prominent. Throughout his life‚ Gatsby gains the title of truly being great. Even before Gatsby is introduced‚ he is hinted at being out of the ordinary. The first evidence of this is when Nick says‚ "Gatsby turned out all right at the

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    not just one character among several others‚ it is through his eyes and ears that we form our opinions of the other characters. Often readers of this novel confuse Nick’s stance towards those characters and the world he describes with those of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s because the fictional world he has created closely resembles the world he himself experienced. Fitzgerald’s exceptional and creative writing allows him to take even stronger control of what he wants us to

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    The human condition is the experience of existence and life as humans. This notion can be seen through the novel "The Great Gatsby"‚ written by F. Scott Fitzgerald and the film "Blade Runner"‚ directed by Ridley Scott. These texts explore the themes of human judgment‚ the ambition involved in being human and human morals‚ which make up part of the human condition. This is shown through the actions‚ comments‚ and descriptions of the characters in the texts. The quote "’They’re a rotten crowd‚’ I

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    F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby is a reflection of not only himself‚ but of his era as well. Fitzgerald draws from his personal experiences to depict Gatsby’s nature and encounters in life‚ as well as to depict the roles and personalities of the other main characters: Daisy Buchanan‚ Tom Buchanan‚ and Nick Carraway. Fitzgerald also portrays the novel through careful depiction of the Roaring Twenties itself‚ including societal and economic ordeals‚ concerns‚ and controversies. F. Scott Fitzgerald

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    SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO: THE SPREADER SOURCING DECISION IVEY BUSINESS CASE STUDY 908M78 Introduction This paper provides a case analysis and case solution to an Ivey School of Business case study on Scotts Miracle-Gro‚ the biggest company in North America’s lawn and garden industry and the world’s leading supplier and marketer of consumer lawn and garden care products (Gray & Leiblein‚ 2008‚ p. 1). The time setting for the case is the summer of 2007. The case focuses on questions about where

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