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    Monologue Of Jay Gatsby

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    terrible tragedy which led to the subsequent loss of a great man‚ Jay Gatsby. Jay‚ was not only my neighbour‚ but was a sophisticated and kind hearted man whom I have acquainted with throughout my time here‚ in West Egg. (Clears throat) But however I don’t think I’ve ever seen Jay’s house as empty as it is today. The life‚ fun‚ and excitement of Jay that have become characteristics of his beloved house seem to have vanished. Jay will always be remembered for his generosity and compassion. For he

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    Gone but Not Forgotten

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    "God’s promises are like stars; the darker the night the brighter they shine” -David Nicholas It was a beautiful morning in the year of 2010‚ the beautiful sight of the morning dew glistening in the summer green fields of Nuevo Leon‚ Mexico. We were driving with the windows rolled down and you could smell the freshly made breakfast as we drove through some of the towns. It was a shame I was traveling four hours to see my grandmother lying in her final rest spot. The truck was silent; the only sounds

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    Symbolism: In the novel The Bean Trees‚ Kingsolver uses wisteria vines and their bean pods to symbolize the potential for abused women to recover from their scarring experiences when given enough care and support. Kingsolver writes: ‘It’s like this‚’ I [Taylor] told Turtle. ‘There’s a whole invisible system for helping out the plant that you’d never guess was there.’ I loved this idea. ‘It’s just the same as with people. The way Edna has Virgie‚ Virgie has Edna and Sandi has Kid Central Station

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    Jay Gatsby's Dream

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    In the novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ it is more than obvious that Jay Gatsby’s dream is to refurnish the love that once was between him and Daisy. Throughout the novel‚ it has been stated by Gatsby himself-and certain other characters in the book- that the one thing he wanted in life was to be back with Daisy and have back their love. At the beginning of the novel Nick’s conversation with Jordan is about Gatsby and his almost-obsessive intentions with Daisy‚ “the modesty of the demand shook me. He

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    Gone‚ Ambulance Girl‚ Gone Alright‚ this is going to be a blog post like no other. Usually you will not find me sharing details about my life because I am a very private person. I’m just leading a very quiet and simple life so there is not that much to share if I feel that I just must put this out there. I’m writing a book. Well actually I am writing two – one about my experiences as a paramedic and the other is fictional but I’m referring to the first one here. The working title is Ambulance Girl

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    Death of jay gatsby

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    The death of jay Gatsby confirms what we already knew. The American dream is nothing but the hope sustained for the hopeless. Jay Gatsby was never accepted by the east egg people because they were old money – meaning that they were more responsible for their wealth and did not throw it around‚ and he was the new money‚ meaning he was more eager to show off the fact that he was rich. Daisy and Tom and those type of people did not understand him because they did not work for their money‚ like he

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    Analysis Of Jay Gatsby

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    In “The Great Gatsby”‚ one of the major characters that confronts a mystery is Jay Gatsby. Jay Gatsby is a man who believes that his dreams will turn into reality and his biggest dream was to win back the love of his life Daisy. Gatsby is presented as a distant and mysterious host of luxurious parties thrown at his mansion every week. These parties were filled with a lot of people he did not know. The thing that makes Gatsby very mysterious is that no one knows anything about his past and the parties

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    Jay Gatsby Facts

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    novel The Great Gatsby‚ written by F. Scott Fitzgerald he explains to the reader in a distinctive way who Jay Gatsby is. This new man who is secretly in love with Daisy and has lots of new money‚ is living in West Egg.‚ this mysterious character is revealed to us by the narrator Nick Caraway. Rumours and facts are revealed to us in the first five chapters. At the beginning of the novel‚ Jay Gatsby is described to us as a mysterious man who is really shy; we also know nothing about him. He purchases

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    Bean Trees Thesis

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    Final Project for The Bean Trees In The Bean Trees the characters had a lot of family problems but they didn’t let these problems get in the way of their children and their friends helped them get through their problems. “You’ve decided to take Angel back? Or go up there and live in his yurdle or what-ever? Angel? Heck no‚ not if you payed me” (Pg.307‚ Ch.17). This supports my thesis statement because it shows that Lou Ann is willing to give up Angel for Taylor because she does not want Angel to

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    Jay Gatsby Monologue

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    have I truly encountered a man of wonders‚ and that man was Jay Gatsby. Jay really was the landmark of the American Dream‚ a gentleman with passion and power that never failed to astonish you time after time. He was someone who regardless of the toll‚ persistently offered you his hospitality. I remember first moving next door to Jay‚ hearing about all these extravagant parties he threw‚ thinking he did it all for fame and publicity. But Jay wasn’t like all

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