statement from page 149 illustrates Gatsby’s belief that his only means of captivating Daisy would be through deception. "He might have despised himself‚ for he had certainly taken her in under false pretenses. I don’t mean that he had traded on his phantom millions‚ but he had deliberately given Daisy a sense of security; he let her believe he was a person from much the same stratum as herself that he was fully able to take care of her. As a matter of fact‚ he had no such facilities he had no comfortable
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it – that refers to the second song‚ “Perfectly Contented.” “The Pedestrian” questions 6) Details that describe the houses Leonard passes include “…cottages and homes with their dark windows…not unequal to walking through a graveyard…‚” “gray phantoms seem to manifest upon the inner gray walls…there were whisperings and murmurs where a window in a tomblike building was still open‚” and “the tombs‚ ill-lit by television light‚ where the people sat like the dead…” These details create an ominous
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unique things that the average person can buy. Drones have become very popular items that many children want in the US want. Drones are remote control copters that any person can buy and fly around. Some of the most popular drones include the DJI phantom‚ and parrot brands (PC Magazine). These brands include the best drones offered to the common People. The more and more drones become common item the more problems occur. The problem arises‚ if drones are used by inexperienced people‚ can’t they injure
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Pedestrian Task: Unusual setting‚ interesting characterisation‚ vivid description‚ throughout-provoking themes show in detail how each of these aspects contributes to your understanding of “The Pedestrian” By Roy Bradbury. In the story “The pedestrian”‚ Bradbury uses unusual setting‚ interesting characterisation‚ vivid description and throughout-provoking themes‚ to capture the reader and presenting an interesting insight on a future society. Throughout the story‚ Bradbury introduces characters
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Mockingbirds are a symbol of sheer innocence; their existence causes no harm to others and the sole purpose of its life is to make mellifluous music for all to enjoy. The mockingbird’s sweet chorus is destroyed and disregarded in to kill a mockingbird‚ as the harmless characters of Boo Radley and Tom Robinson are exiled and imprisoned despite their altruism. The use of the mockingbird in the title provides distinction and coincides through characters and events during the novel. Harper Lee develops
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In Hamlet‚ by William Shakespeare‚ Claudius‚ the new King of Denmark‚ is portrayed as a conniving and manipulative antagonist who will stop at nothing to maintain his unrighteous stature. In the events of solving the death of King Hamlet‚ Claudius does his part in keeping the murderer from being revealed and in many attempts tries his hardest to keep young Hamlet from discovering the truth. Although their relationship‚ for the most part‚ is static‚ both Claudius and Hamlet are dynamic characters
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The many sides of Boo Radley Personality‚ or popularity of a person can make or break them. Those whom we know to be silly or a favorite among people are quite hard to forget. We also have those who never say much and let their work or actions speak for them. However‚ the people we never seem to notice are the ones who truly amaze us the most; such as the veiled character of Boo Radley in the book (To Kill A Mocking Bird). He was always mentioned in the book and never seen‚ yet‚ he intimidated and
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track of time once I started updating my blogs. Once‚ I started to update my blog at about 7 in the morning and suddenly I only realised that it was already 3 in the afternoon. Other than blogging‚ I also love to read classical stories ’Phantom of the Opera’‚ ’Tom Sawyer’‚ and ’The Prisoner of Zenda’ are among my favourites. I could go on for hours reading a classical story without ever feeling bored. I sometimes found myself completely immersed into a story. The stories were so simultaneously
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By the early 1930’s‚ the theater and film capital of the United States was separated across the continent. In the Great Depression‚ artists had to make a choice: stay in New York‚ where the winters were harsh‚ and business was sparse‚ or move to Hollywood; sunny year round‚ and business and money was everywhere. Which would you choose? It is‚ of course‚ a trick question. Movie studios quickly tired to add musicals after The Jazz Singer in 1927‚ however they lacked the technology to actually make
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natural order. These violations of the natural order reflect corruption in the moral and political orders. One quote which relates to this is when Macbeth sees a bloody dagger floating in the air. He can’t grasp it‚ and can’t decide whether it’s a phantom or his imagination. This shows that Macbeth has no prediction to nature when he sees
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