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    The Great Gatsby‚ which was written by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ is a story that reflects the life of the 1920’s in New York. The 1920’s was a decade of prosperity and opportunity‚ but also of prohibition and organized crime. The life in the 1920’s was filled with moral decay (immoral decisions) and corruptness. Throughout The Great Gatsby‚ Fitzgerald shows how the American Dream is dead through immoral decisions and corruptness in Gatsby’s and Myrtle’s life. The first character that shows how the

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    many and food for homeless and she teach as how important is to share love and peace. 3. I don’t know too much about Buddhism religions but I think the greed and selfish desire can be a cause of human suffering‚ probably if people star be more sensitive for the person next to him we will have a better world. I think selfishness and greed has never been a good behavior for world and those with such qualities are enthralled by the power of money and his desire. I know it’s hard to separate us

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    money can buy you all these amazing things that will make you happy‚ but after a while you will not be satisfied with what you have and you will not be happy. For example in the story “The Necklace” all Madame Loisel wanted was to wear something expensive to the ball dance she was invited to. So she got a nice necklace that she thought was expensive and she was so happy‚ but after the dance she lost it then she became so miserable‚ it messed up her whole life because then she when in debt and bought a

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    The Heart of Greed Greed can take over one’s mind and make them do something they never thought of doing. In the novel‚ Heart Of Darkness by Joseph Conrad is about a seaman named Charles Marlow‚ who is telling the lawyer‚ accountant‚ director of the company‚ and the unknown narrator on the steam boat about his experiences as an ivory transporter in Congo. Throughout the story‚ Marlow revealed his interest of learning more information about a man named Kurtz‚ an agent of ivory-procurement who portray

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    is an amazing book for children and has a great author to. While the book has several themes‚ the best one would be the theme of greed because this is shown through the book‚ it’s also one that can help your children in the future. The strongest theme in The Giving Tree would be greed since this goes through most of the book. Let’s start by saying what greed means. Greed is an intense and selfish desire for something. Even though the tree is willing to give the boy what he wants‚ do you think the

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    adorned; but she was unhappy as though kept out of her own class;" (Guy De Maupassant‚ 1). As beautiful as she was‚ she was still not pleased. This sentiment from The Necklace” by Guy De Maupassant proves that he believes women can be ungrateful and materialistic. This is shown through the character Madame Loisel with. In “The Necklace” by Guy De Maupassant‚ Madame Loisel should have been appreciative about her life and belongings‚ she instead is ungrateful and agonizes over all the imperfect things

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    cultures. Political greed of some of our modern leaders has taken priority over helping their nations people and economies. What could possibly have influenced us so greatly as to generate this anger and hostility amongst our own kind? Are we willing to cause the suffering of others to establish our own nations supremacy? When did we stop caring who or how our governments are run? Do we even care what is happening in the broken world around us or are we too focused on our own greed? Adolf Hitler convinced

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    ’The Gift of the Magi’ by O. Henry and ’The Necklace’ by Guy de Maupassant are two short stories that share some similarities. Namely‚ they are both ironic. The two main characters in both also happen to be husband and wife and make sacrifices for their spouse. The husband in ’The Necklace’ is a ’thrifty clerk’ who doesn’t like to spend too much money. After implored by his wife‚ he gives her the money that he saved up for a rifle so she could buy a nice dress instead. The husband in ’The Gift of

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    have defined greed as an inordinate desire to acquire or possess more than one needs. This insatiable want is seen every day. People tend to stray away from ridiculously greedy people‚ leaving them alone with a longing that will never subside. Being left alone however‚ can be beneficial to the greedy person‚ leaving them to obtain whatever they want without being judged. In Richard McCann’s “The Fat Boy’s Dream‚” the speaker describes his impulsive actions in a dream to show that greed can take precedence

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    Greed is no good for anyone. Greed has a big impact on Kino and the other people around him. Everyone started becoming greedy because of the pearl. When Kino finds the pearl‚ everyone started thinking of how they could get money. Greed is a very important theme in the novella‚ The Pearl by John Steinbeck. One way greed has a big impact on Kino and other people is because it affected the doctor. The doctor refused to help Kino before he found the pearl. On page 11‚ the doctor says‚ “Have

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