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    Name Tutor Course Date Why Gatsby is great One of the outstanding pieces of classic American literature that many admire to read‚ especially in high school‚ is F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby. The whole story detailed in this book took place during summer in a small town in Long Island. Fitzgerald details on issues of romance‚ wealth‚ adventure‚ American dream in order to attract the reader’s attention and take them back to the Jazz Age of the twenties. The most interesting concern arising

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    greatness. Jay Gatsby from “The Great Gatsby” is a great man in that his desires and passion are unparallel to other rich men similar to him‚ but his greatness is also questionable because of the crimes that he has aligned himself with. According to the book‚ Gatsby gained most of his wealth from participating in illegal activities. These activities soared Gatsby amongst some of the most powerful men in New York. The book is written in the viewpoint of Nick Carraway‚ who admires Gatsby. As a result

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    environmentalist from recounting his college classes to his role as senator gives us the image of a man who has found and recognized‚ perhaps at last‚ his purpose and passion in life; furthermore‚ this strategy also contributes to ethos. The film relied most heavily upon pathos‚ from the aforementioned story of his son’s accident and recovery to the masterful use of graphics. Pathos is the appeal that lives up to the truism that a picture is worth a thousand words. The past and present photographs

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    BCM110.3 Project Synopsis Unit BCM110: Introduction to Digital Imagine Monique Dahl SAE/Qantm Institute Byron Bay Submitted in partial fulfilment of the Bachelor of Film Production Student Details Monique Dahl 109311 BFP.1110 FT 21 January 2013 Word Count: 3562 [The final word count taken from the body of the written report without direct quotations] Unit Coordinator/Lecturer: ELKA KERKOF[the current unit

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    This is what the great Greek philosopher‚ Aristotle‚ believes a drama must have to be great‚ which he explains in his essay Poetics. Aristotle believed that it was possible to categorize works of art‚ namely dramas‚ as being better than another by the use of his “rubric.” Basically‚ Aristotle says that to be a great drama‚ the drama must: have a clear protagonist that the audience identifies with‚ the protagonist must have a downfall and while watching

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    Shiring Xing Miss Pruitt English 3 13 February‚ 2013 The Great Gatsby ----comparison between book and 1974 movie The difference between the developing way of books and movies is magnificently huge because the way of emotion transmitting is different; the movie is based on vision‚ while the book is based on words. ADDITONS in plots: In the beginning of the movie‚ Nick is sailing

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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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    Behind the false portrayal of the flappers‚ The Great Gatsby crookedly exhibits the effect of jazz music on racism. The motion picture is full of jazzy music. J. Gatsby’s parties in the film have a high content of jazz style music‚ as well as a variety of different people attending his flings. Inside of a speakeasy Nick Carraway and Gatsby are in‚ jazz music is playing while blacks interact with Whites. However what is most interesting is while Gatsby and Carraway drive to the speakeasy‚ Carraway spots

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    The Great Gatsby‚ by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ elegantly captures the essence of the Jazz Age‚ the soaring prose reflecting a time defined by glittering dynamism and evolution while underscored with rampant excess and moral decay‚ as detailed in Nick Carraway’s account of his experience in New York City. Although the titular character’s motivations‚ the pursuit of the time he lost with Daisy‚ is the main force driving the plot of the novel‚ The Great Gatsby is undeniably a coming-of-age novel revolving

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    The Great Gatsby is a classic tale that has been interpreted very differently throughout time. One prominent source of constant debate lies in the main character‚ Jay Gatsby. In the novel’s title‚ Gatsby is misleadingly referred to as being “great”. However‚ the events that transpire within the novel paint a very different picture of this man. Despite the title of his story‚ Jay Gatsby is dishonorable‚ immoral‚ a phony‚ and is‚ in fact‚ very far from greatness. To elaborate‚ when Gatsby meets Daisy

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