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    The Great Gatsby Analysis

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    written task have written for part 4‚ will be based on The Great Gatsby‚ by F. Scott Fitzgerald. For this creative assignment I have rewritten a section of the novel from Gatsby’s point of view‚ instead of Nick’s. The section I have chosen comes from chapter 5. Gatsby and Daisy have not seen each other in years‚ and Gatsby has arranged to meet Daisy at Nick’s house. I have chosen to rewrite this scene because I believe that the way Gatsby is portrayed by Nick is very different from the way he actually

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    Robert Adriano Period 3A AP Language An Inconvenient Truth In the documentary “An Inconvenient Truth”‚ Al Gore effectively argues‚ through using ethos‚ pathos and logos. Al Gore wanted the people to know about global warming and how we each have

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    The valley of ashes This close analysis is based around the passage at the beginning of chapter II of The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The word ‘Egg’ in West Egg symbolises new life and renewal‚ the word ‘New’ in New York also symbolises similar ideas of a young‚ modernistic place. This is appropriate as the valley of ashes is the geographic midpoint between the suburbs and the city‚ between the two yet not part of either; as it is the home of the people left behind in the Roaring Twenties

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    Advertising Chapter 1 2 3

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    contact. • Advertising is a fast way of contacting so many people at the same time. Development of advertisement • 1.Population expanded rapidly – fewer workers in agricultural sector because of improved machinery and more job in industrial sector with better wages. • 2. Improved transport system. Movement of goods more efficient. • 3. Mass production leading to mass marketing. • 4.Great expansion in printing. Advertisement as a business • The commercial potential of advertising in a growing number

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    The Great Gatsby Theme

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    The Great Gatsby explores a number of themes‚ none is more prevalent than that of the corruption of the American dream. The American dream is the concept that‚ in America‚ any person can be successful as long he or she is prepared to work hard and use their natural gifts. Gatsby appears to be the embodiment of this dream—he has risen from being a poor farm boy with no prospects to being rich‚ having a big house‚ servants‚ and a large social circle attending his numerous functions. He has achieved

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    Betrayal in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby” The Great Gatsby is a novel written by F. Scott Fitzgerald in 1925. It is recognized as the “Great American Novel” as it shows great wealth‚ partying‚ jazz music and many other aspects of the “American Dream”. In his novel‚ he displays a lot of symbols‚ and themes including wealth‚ greed‚ and the most vivid‚ betrayal. Betrayal can upset many people and ruin many people. Betrayal was demonstrated throughout the entire novel with a lot of connections

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    Great Gatsby Criticism

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    Wicker English 3‚ 4 5/24/13 Title: Scarface‚ The Great Gatsby and the American Dream Author(s): Marilyn Roberts Source: Roberts‚ Marilyn. "Scarface‚ The Great Gatsby and the American Dream." Literature/Film Quarterly 34.1 (2006): 71-78. Rpt. in Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism. Vol. 210. Detroit: Gale‚ 2009. Literature Resource Center. Web. 28 May 2013. In Marilyn Roberts’ criticism of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby she compares the main character Jay Gatsby to another main character

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    Summary of Chapter 8 The last chapter left off with what seems like Daisy and Tom planning to pin the blame of Myrtles death on Gatsby. Chapter 8 starts with Nick running to Gatsby’s house to find out what happened last night. After searching for some cigarettes Nick tells Gatsby to move away for a while. Nick is worried that the authorities will trace Gatsby’s car and he will get blamed for Myrtles death. Gatsby however doesn’t want to leave Daisy. Gatsby then tells Nick about his childhood.

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    another‚ but in “The Great Gatsby” it’s much different. The author‚ Francis Scott Fitzgerald‚ fell in love with a girl‚ Zelda‚ well she ended up leaving him because he was poor‚ and she would be living a lifestyle she’s not used to. When Fitzgerald gets money‚ and becomes well off Zelda comes running back‚ they get married‚ travel together‚ and have a kid this is when he wrote “The Great Gatsby”. Jay Gatsby is not in love with Daisy‚ he loves the idea of being with her. Jay Gatsby is obsessed not in

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    accumulating great sums of money can hold a big burden on one’s life. For some people‚ it makes them mindful to work to help others‚ while other people may become arrogant and selfish about accumulating their wealth. Most people hold different views of the American dream along with different goals in mind in order to make that possible. In the novel‚ The Great Gatsby‚ F. Scott Fitzgerald does not believe the American dream can be reality. To support his claim‚ Fitzgerald uses symbolism such as the

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