The reading “Alexander the Great” by J. Kelley Sowards it talks about how Alexander had a sense that he was meant for something greater than his life in Macedonia‚ as the son of a king her had the idea of manifest destiny which was said to explained his “instinct for the unusual‚ the cryptic‚ the dramatic in political and religious‚ as well as in strategic and military decisions.” (pg. 71 MWT) Though many studies and reading it is said that even though Alexander conquered much of his world‚ he did
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In Gatsby’s conversation with Nick‚ Gatsby‚ who has many belittling rumors surrounding him‚ tries to get Nick to sympathize with him by describing himself as a nice person who has gone through “hard” times‚ but his attempts are unsuccessful. Because of the rumors‚ Nick wants to know more about Gatsby because‚ “[He] had talked with him perhaps six times in the past month and found‚ to [his] disappointment‚ that [Gatsby] had little to say‚” which led Nick to believe there was something suspicious about
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things can take a turn for the worse. The roaring twenties was a time of fun‚ dancing and adventure. The great war was over and people wanted to live life to the fullest. Things like cars‚ homes‚ and other expensive items were paid for using forms credit. This reckless spending eventually led to the Stock Market Crash of 1923‚ the plunge in stock market prices that marked the beginning of The Great Depression. On Black Tuesday‚ October 29‚ 1929‚ seventy-five percent of Americans lost their entire life
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Diction: In the Great Gatsby‚ Fitzgerald utilizes a heavily elegant and sometimes superfluous diction which reflects the high class society that the reader is introduced to within the novel. The speaker Nick Carraway talks directly to the reader. The diction is extensively formal throughout the novel using high blown language the borders on being bombastic. An example of this formal language is seen when Nick states‚"The truth was that Jay Gatsby‚ of West Egg‚ Long Island‚ sprang from his Platonic
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down and he thought that he could impress his dad by winning. When Joe and Frank get home they get a letter that stated Will Smiley had been sent to jail for the death of Zach Maguire and the Hardy boys had solved another case. This was a great book for people who like action and Hardy boys. This is a 4 Star Rating book in my
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The short story “A great day” is written by one of New Zealand’s greatest short story writers‚ Frank Sargeson (1903 – 1982). The story takes place at the shore of New Zealand in the 1930’s. It begins at a deserted beach‚ where the weather and the sea were perfect; “The tide was well over half-way out‚ and the sea was absolutely flat without even a ripple breaking on the sand. It was so still it wasn’t natural. Except for the seagulls you’d have thought the world had died in the night”. The main
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Was there a massacre in Tiananmen Square? On June 4‚ 1989‚ a large group of students gathered in Tiananmen Square to protest for their right to freedom of speech and democracy. In retaliation‚ the Chinese government sent martial law to control them. A riot between the troops and the protestors was broadcast across the world and called the ‘Tiananmen Square Massacre’. The Chinese government denies this to be true and calls the event the ‘Tiananmen Square Incident’. BBC footage‚ witness accounts
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Curiosity Kills the Cat While curiosity may not kill children‚ it can get them into some serious trouble with the older generation. Children have very few responsibilities outside of school and the athletic field‚ leaving them with good amounts of unstructured free time. Kids get themselves into trouble‚ it’s what their notorious for. Writing on the walls‚ bullying‚ taking a cookie before dinner‚ etc. “Oh‚ they’re just being kids.” A parents job prepares their kids for the real world and the responsibilities
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In The Great Gatsby‚ the author‚ F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ portrays Gatsby and Daisy’s nostalgia for their past love‚ but not for the lies that accompanied it. In the past‚ James Gatz‚ Gatsby‚ was poor and lived in a more austere environment than daisy; because of this disparity‚ they were unable to be in a relationship. This nostalgia causes drama and tension between them‚ leading to Gatsby’s death and Daisy’s departure from the East Coast. Gatsby’s nostalgia causes him to rekindle old flames with
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Boston‚ Massachusetts‚ a mob of our patriotic colonists gathered around a British officer to confront him. The awful lad responded with violence! This fatal incident was caused by an uproar between our patriots and these British officers. This lethal massacre concluded with seven colonists dead‚ killing three on the spot. British Captain Thomas Preston‚ the commanding officer at the Customs House‚ ordered his men to fix their bayonets and join the guard outside the building! An object hit Private Hugh
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