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    from World War I after going through restless moments. Preparing his way as a sales bondsman‚ Nick rents a small apartment adjacent to an opulent house‚ which eventually is owned by Jay Gatsby. On the opposite side of the East Egg is where Nick’s cousin‚ Daisy Buchannan‚ and her husband‚ Tom Buchannan live. Nick visits Daisy and Tom‚ and consequently he meets Jordan Baker‚ a skillful golfer. While they are all sitting and

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    young. When I was young‚ I got to walk to Wilson High School to watch the Royal Wilson Marching Alliance perform. Among them‚ there was my cousin who played the flute. He looked so poised and grand standing there‚ moving along with the best and managing to play his flute and the same time. Ever since then‚ I was in love with the whole idea of band and seeing my cousin was what made me play the flute in the first place‚ just so that I could one day‚ be just like him and perform opposite a large crowd‚

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    an outstanding game and beat Wisconsin in overtime. We all left the stadium in high spirits‚ reminiscing over the great plays and overtime goal. At the same time‚ we were exhausted from a long day and ready to head home and watch the girl’s State Tournament championship game. At home‚ I immediately flipped on the game and sat on the couch with my head fixed downward looking at my phone‚ as my dad found his usual place on the couch‚ and my brother found his usual place in his room. It wasn’t long until

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    character‚ Tom. Tom Buchanan is the husband of Daisy‚ to whom he has been unfaithful throughout the entire novel. He takes his mistress’s calls at dinner while his wife and their guests wait in the next room. Tom even goes as far as to take Daisy’s cousin‚ Nick‚ to meet “his girl.” “’Myrtle’ll be hurt if you don’t come up to the apartment. Won’t you‚ Myrtle?’” (Fitzgerald 28). The author displays the theme of deception through Tom’s statement here and through many others like it. It means nothing to

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    less than generously too his father’s “failure”. We also meet characters such as Tom Buchanan- Daisy Buchanan’s husband who is clearly unappreciative of what he has as he is known to have many different mistresses. We also meet Daisy Buchanan‚ Nick’s cousin and Jay’s “Golden girl”. As the story goes on‚ we get to realize that she is a very shallow‚ weak character who is easily pressured and not much

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    Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner: How a Novel Illustrates a Person’s Need for Redemption In a time where nothing is as certain as it was in childhood‚ it is the small things that make a difference. War makes monster of men and sometimes‚ those monsters are things (or people) that have been there all along. The human mind wants always to be happy‚ to know that there are only good things in the world‚ and can become horrified when faced with the terrors that are all around it. But‚ most importantly

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    happening at or close to the time of speaking: The ice is melting. Could you put it in the freezer? Use the simple present for a permanent situation: My grandparents live in Spain. For a temporary situation use the present continuous: I’m living with my cousins until I find an apartment. People often use time expressions such as at the moment‚ at present‚ currently‚ just and still to emphasize that the action or event is happening now: Have you started dinner? – I’m just starting. If you want to emphasize

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    12-7-11 Book Report (Deep Zone) 3rd Block Plot Summary The characters are Thane‚ Ty‚ Troy‚ Tate‚ and Agent Sutherland. Ty is this story’s main character. Thane is his older brother and an NFL star. Ty meets Troy and Tate in Miami at the football tournament. Agent Sutherland is an FBI agent protecting Ty from the mob while Thane is away. The setting is in Miami and in the swamp. At the beginning of the story‚ they are at a football game‚ when Thane is going up for a touchdown pass to win the game

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    to do our best‚ to go above and beyond. For example‚ my two sisters and I play tennis‚ and my family make it a top priority to support each of us in our tournaments. Or try harder at everything we do‚ try our best and improve on what we set our mind to. A standard of my family is to graduate college. Many if not all of my aunts‚ uncles‚ cousins‚ etc have graduated college. Another standard of my family is succeeding. This does not mean if we fail‚ we are looked down upon. It just means that we have

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    http://www.cnbc.com/id/39311198/Where_Does_Your_Water_Bottle_Go The Essential Element of Life The sun rises high above the hot and humid park. My friends were having a soccer tournament that day. I was so thirsty. We had to go back to my car for more water. I had run out of water half an hour ago‚ and my cousins were out or running dangerously low on the potion of life. The 98-degree soccer field had absorbed the fluids from my body like a grape dehydrator to make raisins. We finally reached

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