important discovery does Wilson make in this chapter? How does he react? Wilson discovers that his wife had an affair. He believes that Myrtle is unworthy. He needs money so he can go out West. 4. What things has Tom discovered about Gatsby’s business dealings? Tom perceives Gatsby as a low-class hustler‚ a bootlegger who will never be able to distance himself from his past. In Tom’s selective mind‚ Gatsby is common and therefore his existence is meaningless. He comes from ordinary roots
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In What Is Good and Why: The Ethics of Well-Being‚ Richard Kraut argues against a “conative” conception of the good. According to him‚ this view is attractive because it emphasizes the satisfaction of desires and volitions‚ giving agents “a starring role to play” in creating their own good (114). The conative theory proposes that when an agent (rationally) desires something‚ that thing is good for them precisely because it is the object of their desire (or conation) (118). A proponent of this view
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About The Poet: Goodbye Party For Miss Pushpa T. S. was written by Nissim Ezekiel‚ one of India’s foremost Indo-Anglian poets. He was born in 1924 and was educated in Mumbai and London. He produced several volumes of verse and plays and was an art critic. Ezekiel died in 2004 at the age of 79. Most of Ezekiel’s poetry is for adults‚ as it is serious and quite difficult to understand. In this poem‚ however‚ Ezekiel uses simple Indian’ English. Here he is making gentle fun of the people who
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people in other generation relate. In the short story‚ “A good man is hard to find” written by Flannery O’Connor the characters portray a clash in the beliefs of two opposing generations. Although many people overlook the huge differences between the generations in society‚ the characters demonstrate the generation gap and the difference in social order associated today. In the scholarly journal article titled “The function of signature in A Good Man Is Hard to Find" states that the grandmothers
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Article Summary Small Business and Entrepreneurship Does More Mean Worse? Three decades of enterprise policy in the Tees Valley – Storey 3 distinct phases of enterprise policy in the UK: - 1970: no effective enterprise policy - 1980: an attempt to increase the number of start-ups - 1990: concentration on business quality This paper argues that the policies in the 80’s had little impact on economic growth because of an increase in number of new firms led to a fall in quality of
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Inside of the Outsiders One boy’s once simple life is impacted by tragic loss after making one bad decision. The Outsiders‚ by S.E. Hinton‚ is a novel about the rivalry between greasers and Socs. It is narrated by the main character‚ Ponyboy Curtis. He tells the reader about his life being turned upside down after making one childish mistake. The greaser struggle more than the Socs because they are poor‚ the Socs jump them‚ and people think that they are trash. The greasers do not have money or
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about literature. It wasn’t until high school I thought highly of literature‚ in a sense I would have to be literate in order to succeed. As I proceed through life I realize how important literature is‚ not only to myself but to others. In “The Lonely Good Company of Books”‚ Richard Rodriguez explains how his parents did not read to him‚ and how he became literate. I could relate to Richard’s situation because I wasn’t read to much either. Though reading and writing is a necessity and students should
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Every great villain needs a goal‚ a motive‚ to drive him/her to commit their evil deeds. As stated in the article “What Makes a Good Villain‚” “Villains‚ too‚ should also have understandable goals. Furthermore‚ these goals should be rooted in that villain’s psychology.” (The Nook Press Blog). Vaati is no different‚ his goal is to take over Hyrule and find the Light Force to prove that he is a powerful magician. A well-written villain is never just an evil side though. A one dimensional character
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ub What Makes a Good Submission? Some comments on “Environmental Tobacco Smoke Kills” Submission to the Queensland Government on the Review of Tobacco and Other Smoking Products Act 2001 (downloadable from Learning@Griffith‚ Assessment section). Title The submission to begin with has a basic title page carrying the interest group’s logo‚ the title of the document‚ and the subject on which the submission is based. It also mentions the word count‚ which is not essential
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In the article “Why Failure Is Good For Success” Pauline Estrem talks about why failure is good for success. She believes failure is often good for success because it makes people stay focused and overcome failure. The “sweetest victory is the one that’s most difficult” (Estrem‚2016‚Para.1). With that being said you have to try hard to succeed and can’t be afraid to take risk in your life. To become successful you will have to take many risk in your life but in the end it will be rewarding. Failure
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