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    The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is a well known work of American literature that exemplifies American life in the 1920’s and the American Dream. The novel touches on many concepts such as ethnicity‚ class‚ gender‚ race‚ the American Dream‚ and more. It’s diversity and analytical significance makes The Great Gatsby such a commonly used novel. Different things throughout the novel have meaning like the green light‚ the weather‚ dreams‚ and other commonly touched upon things. A dream can be

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    What Makes “The Great GatsbyGreat? After nearly one hundred years since its publication‚ F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby is critically acclaimed to be the Great American Novel‚ with millions of copies being sold annually. Fitzgerald’s pioneering material‚ brilliant structure‚ and deconstruction of the highly-sought after American Dream transforms the slim novel into a true masterpiece.The story of greed‚ envy‚ jealousy‚ and wealth implores readers to re-read and decipher its deeper-meanings

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    Whether it’s the lavish parties or immoral behavior of the upper class‚ F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby”‚ in the beginning of the story seems to be going for the shock value. The books repeats and focuses on how much the rich don’t care for societal norms‚ and shows the reader just what happens when a normal person tries to become like them. Fitzgerald shows Gatsby as an attractive personality that doesn’t bother following the rules if it means achieving his dream. However‚ that isn’t all

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    How does Fitzgerald foreshadow tragedy in the first five chapters of "THE GREAT GEÀTSBY"? A reader who is skimming through the novel „The Great Gatsby“ by F. Scott Fitzgerald might consider a happy ending by the end of the fifth chapter‚ however at a slightly more detailed look there are clear signs that indicate that a tragic and miserable ending is the only possible one. This essay will be looking at how Fitzgerald foreshadows tragedy‚ and how he presents tragedy in the lives of the novel’s

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    ClassicNote on The Great Gatsby Chapter One The narrator‚ Nick Carraway‚ begins the novel by commenting on himself: he says that he is very tolerant‚ and has a tendency to reserve judgment. Carraway comes from a prominent Midwestern family and graduated from Yale; therefore‚ he fears misunderstanding those who haven’t enjoyed his advantages. He attempts to understand people on their own terms‚ rather than holding them up to his personal standards. Nick fought in World War I; after the war‚ he

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    Greed In The Great Gatsby

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    Published in 1925‚ The Great Gatsby is a novel that describes the lavish lifestyle of the elite in 1922. During this time of economic prosperity and prohibition‚ Americans became increasingly commercialized and demanding in regards to their possessions. There are always two sides to each coin‚ and within this novel there is no exception to that rule. Jay Gatsby and Nick Carraway are the embodiment of separate sides of the same coin. The title character of The Great Gatsby is a young man in his later

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    The famous novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ The Great Gatsby‚ is a renown piece of American literature. This novel revolves around a rich‚ hopeful man by the name of Jay Gatsby who desires nothing more than to get back together with his old lover‚ Daisy. Daisy though‚ is already married to a wealthy man named Tom‚ and even though Tom is cheating on her with Myrtle‚ Daisy still loves him. Gatsby‚ having been born in a different class than Daisy‚ fears he may never be able to live the life he imagined

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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

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    COMPREHENSIVE DELIVERANCE MANUAL The manual is not intended to: 1. Turn your whole ministry into solely a deliverance ministry. We live in a day when many ministers claim that God has called them to preach only a specific part of the gospel. We have been called to preach the WHOLE COUNSEL of God [Acts 20:27]‚ be it Salvation or Sanctification or Baptism of the Holy Ghost‚ Prosperity‚ Faith‚ and Deliverance etc. etc. We must be balanced and be careful of not to overemphasize or

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    1. Sensation: the process by which sensory receptors and nervous system receive and represent stimulus energies from our environment 2. Perception: the process of organizing and interpreting sensory information‚ enabling us to recognize meaningful objects and events 3. Bottom-up Processing: analysis that begins with the sense receptors and works up to the brain’s integration of sensory information 4. Top- Down Processing: information processing guided by higher-level mental processes

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