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    The Great Gatsby Final Essay: Prompt #6 “It is sadder to find the past again and find it inadequate to the present than it is to have it elude you and remain forever a harmonious conception of memory” (F. Scott Fitzgerald). Almost anyone who has read F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby knows that hopes and dreams‚ especially those of the protagonist Jay Gatsby‚ play an integral role in the novel’s plot and overall themes. However‚ these dreams and desires are usually only connected to how they

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    consequences arising from your choice. In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby‚ alcoholic drinks are always present during a major plot point‚ that proves it can be a negative force. First‚ intoxicating beverages are routinely present at Gatsby’s astounding parties‚ driving an emphasis on its negative repercussions. If

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    What do you think of the view that obsession with money and the new consumer culture of the 1920s dominates human thinking and behavior in ‘The Great Gatsby’? One of the key themes in The Great Gatsby is ‘The morality and importance of Wealth’ in high end New York social circles of the 1920s. Fitzgerald himself lived during this period of significant culture change in America and therefore I feel his own feelings and concerns on obsession with money and the new consumer culture was one reason

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    In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby‚ Fitzgerald uses the narrator Nick Carraway to provide the opportunity for readers to recognize and analyze themes and ideas portrayed throughout the novel. Whether it be text-to-self‚ text-to-text‚ or text-to-world‚ there are definitely many text connections that can be made after reading this novel‚ or at least half of it. While reading the novel‚ I noticed that I can very much relate to it. As a high school student‚ and being a teenage girl at that

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    F. Scott Fitzgerald’s ‘The Great Gatsby’ depicts the roaring1920’s and how society functions under the influence of the American Dream. American society during this period was determined to improve the quality of life in the country and the individual. In “The Great Gatsby”‚ the American Dream is hidden behind a mirage of things including corruption‚ beauty‚ greed‚ and‚ most of all‚ lies. All these factors gave many people a sense of false entitlement in an era when economic and social status were

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    Bernie Sanders Bernard Sanders was born in Brooklyn‚ New York on 8 September 1941 to Eli and Dorothy Sanders. His father is of Polish decent and immigrated to the United States when he was 17‚ with little education and money. Bernie once graduated moved to Vermont which is situated in the North Eastern part of the United States‚ there he worked in carpentry and documentary filmmaker. 1981 saw the start of his ever growing political career‚ he was elected as the mayor of Burlington‚ the largest

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    American Dream was an extravagance of money. The American Dream was originally thought of as the happiness one can achieve from working hard. In its later years‚ however‚ people equated the American Dream to obtaining material wealth and status. Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald’s novel‚ The Great Gatsby‚ takes place in New York during the beginning of the American Dream Era. The novel revolves around Jay Gatsby‚ a mysterious‚ young millionaire who tries to rekindle his past love with Daisy‚ who is the cousin

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    The Great Gatsby‚ written by F. Scott Fitzgerald’s takes place sometime around 1922. The story is told by one of the main characters‚ Nick Carraway‚ a midwest native who moves to New York in search of the American dream. Nick‚ who is a writer‚ moves right next door to millionaire Jay Gatsby and across the bay lives his cousin Daisy and her husband Tom‚ who happens to also be rich. Throughout the story Nick is introduced into the‚ captivating world of the wealthy and is a first hand witness of the

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    Arkansas Vs. Sanders Do you agree or disagree with the way Arkansas Vs. Sanders case was ruled? In my opinion I don’t agree with the way the Arkansas Vs. Sanders case was ruled Because they violated his rights. I understand he was transporting drugs to possibly sell them but they should have handled it in a better way. I don’t think that it was right for the police to search his property with out permission or even a warrant because it violates the 4th and 14th amendment‚ which

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    Chapter 7 Questions: 1. Who is Pammy? How does Gatsby react when he sees her? How does her existence complicate Gatsby’s dream? Pammy is the daughter of Daisy and Tom Buchanan. Gatsby looks at Pammy with surprise when he meets her‚ Tom and Daisy’s daughter. He is hurt that Daisy has moved on in life without him‚ while he remains trapped in the love he has had for her all those years. Pammy is living proof‚ something you cannot undo‚ and that is why it hurts Gatsby. 2. How does Tom suddenly

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