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    The Great Gatsby

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    family has gradually transformed into a materialistic vision of having a big house‚ a nice car‚ and a life of ease. In the past century‚ the American dream has increasingly focused on material items as an indication of attaining success. In The Great Gatsby‚ Jay Gatsby is a self-made man who started out with no money and only a plan for achieving his dream. He is so blinded by his luxurious possessions that he does not see that money cannot buy love or happiness. Fitzgerald demonstrates how a

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    The great Gatsby Color Symbolism essay Francis Scott Fitzgerald used color symbolism at multiple occasions throughout the book the Great Gatsby; he especially focused color symbolism around one character‚ Jay Gatsby. Gatsby is one of the main characters of the story and is the character Fitzgerald uses to pass on his message behind the story. The green light is one of the most reoccurring symbols throughout the book. It represents Gatsby´s obsession of being with Daisy. Fitzgerald uses the green

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    The Great Wave

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    Lam Art 100 Tues/Thurs-11:00 The Great Wave The Great Wave off Kanagawa‚ also known as The Great Wave‚ the most Hokusai’s famous work is the first woodblock print in his series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji. It was published sometime between 1830 and 1833. Looking at Hokusai’s prints‚ they are very accurate‚ virtuosity. So looking over the work‚ people can feel hardness as a product of a painter rather than an artist. However‚ as long I look at The Great Wave‚ the impression of the work will

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    Great Awakening

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    The Great Awakening was when religion was sweeping throughout New England with more conversions and church membership. This spiritual awakening took place from 1735 up until 1745. (Brief Outline Notes on the Great Awakening‚ 1735-45 ) Most of this had taken place within the American Colonies‚ especially New England.(McCormick‚ pars. 9) . The Great Awakening had many causes‚ however the consequences benefitted many. Many people were moving farther and farther away from religion‚ the Great

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    The Great Perhaps

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    A Great Perhaps I recently read the book‚ Looking for Alaska‚ and I came across the “supposedly” last words of the poet Francois Rabelais: "I go to seek a Great Perhaps." The main character of the book‚ Miles‚ says this is his reason for going to a college away from home; he doesn’t want to "wait until he dies to start seeking a Great Perhaps." Like Miles‚ I want to find a Great Perhaps‚ maybe finding who I am and what my life is meant to be. The pursuit of this Great Perhaps is what thrills

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    Great Place

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    Wimbleton is a great place to be. I like cheese‚ It is so delicious. once upon a time I went to the zoo and it waS fun. The cheetahs ate my left arm‚ but that’s ok; I still have 3 more. I rode a bear‚ but then it ate me. Good thing I had my pocket knife with me because I was able to cut a large hole through the bears rectum and slide my way out. It was quite the experience. I almost got pooped on. Wimbleton is a great place to be. I like cheese‚ It is so delicious. once upon a time I went to the

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    from the eyes of the public. In Fitzgerald’s avant-garde work‚ The Great Gatsby reveals the Roaring Twenties a time were the world was coming back to normalcy after World War I. Time period were woman redefined themselves‚ jazz blossomed‚ and mob illegal operations increased. James Gatz is driven by love to transcend and become Jay Gatsby in order to win the affection of Daisy Buchanan. Gatsby’s over the top parties attracted great amount of rich and pompous people that came without invitation and

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    Frederick the Great

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    Final Copy Frederick the Great In Europe‚ the eighteenth century was a period of intellectual‚ social‚ and political development. It was not the time of absolute rulers anymore but it is becoming a time of Enlightened Despots‚ monarchs who rules with principles of enlightenment rather than absolute monarchy. Frederick the Great was the first Enlightened Despot of Prussia‚ along with the other rising Enlightened Despot of the time‚ Maria Theresa . Frederick the Great was one of the most influential

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    The Great Depression

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    Running Head: THE BUST AND RECOVERY OF THE GREAT DEPRESSION The Devastating Results of “The Great Depression” Damaris R. Rodriguez American Intercontinental University Abstract The Great Depression began in North America but turned into a worldwide economic crisis that began in 1929 thru about 1939.

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    steamship or gently crack an egg. There were adding machines which might put bank clerks out of a job; George Jennings installed his Monkey Closets in the Retiring Rooms of The Crystal Palace. These were the first public toilets‚ and they caused great excitement. During the exhibition‚ a lot of visitors paid one penny to use them; for the penny they got a clean seat‚ a towel‚ a comb and a shoe shine. "To spend a penny" became a euphemism (now archaic) for going to the toilet. The flushing toilets

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