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    Willy Loman, Jay Gatsby.

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    Willy Loman in Death of a Salesman and Jay Gatsby in The Great Gatsby dedicate their lives to searching for different versions of the American Dream‚ but because they have distorted views of themselves and the world they live in‚ neither is able to reach his goals. Gatsby’s only motivation becoming rich is to win Daisy Buchanan’s heart. Gatsby throws lavish parties and lies about his background in an attempt to prove to Daisy that he is worthy of her. Similarly‚ Willy comes home to his family and

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    1.38066 x 10-23 J K -1 Period 4 1/26/12 AP English Jay Gatsby‚ undoubtedly the most love-stricken character in The Great Gatsby‚ has shown moments of both hopeless romanticism and over-obsessiveness. He has based the past five years on a woman whom he has met only once and might never meet again. His unrealistic dream of someday courting this “golden girl” has clouded his mind and made him act only in pursuit of this fantasy. Jay Gatsby is a pathetic character because he allowed himself to be consumed

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    Jay Z Life Story

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    Jay Z Life Story Born Shawn Corey Carter on April 12‚ 1969‚ Jay-Z was raised by a single mother‚ Gloria Carter. He had experienced the tough life on the streets of New York where he grew up. Fortunately‚ the streets life was not the only thing on his mind as he briefly attended high school in where he also explored his rap skill. Alongside partners from his early group “Original Flavor”‚ Jay Z‚ Damon Dash and Kareem “Biggs” Burke co-founded an independent label called Roc-a-Fella Records.

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    No‚ obliviously Jay Gatsby did not commit suicide‚ at least not in the literal or physical sense. Many characters in the novel The Great Gatsby‚ written by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ played roles in the death of Gatsby‚ but none greater than the role played by Gatsby himself. Gatsby lived a life based entirely upon two things: achieving the American Dream and Daisy Buchanan. It is understandable for a young man such as Gatsby to attempt to search and work towards gaining the American Dream. However‚ the

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    Raise and Fall of Jay Gatsby Jay Gatsby is a young man‚ around thirty years old‚ who rose from childhood marked by poverty and mostly spent in North Dakota to a man of unimaginable wealth. From his early youth‚ Gatsby resented poverty and aspired toward wealth and sophistication. His real name was James Gatz‚ but it was later changed to Jay Gatsby as it was more melodic and less immigrant. Gatsby is a man who secretly hates the poor as well as immigrants‚ and could never see humans in them‚ which

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    By the end of The Bean Trees‚ Taylor Greer is almost an entirely different character from the Marietta Greer that she was at the beginning of the book. Not only did she change her name to reinvent herself after leaving Pittman County‚ but she also underwent serious internal changes as well. When the book opened‚ Marietta was a poor girl from rural Kentucky who was too afraid of rejection to even apply for a job. By the end of the book‚ Taylor has become callous due to the nature of the life she and

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    a long way gone

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    A Long Way Gone “A Long Way Gone”‚ a memoir about a Sierra Leonean young boy who is a “child of war” has many themes in the novel but what is the most important? Relationship‚ I believe that this is the most important theme because without relationship‚ Ishmeal Beah‚ the author of “A long Way Gone” and a human rights activist would not have survived nor would he have recuperated from the war in Sierra Leone. Relationship with the lieutenant‚ Ishmeal looked up to his lieutenant as a father figure

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    Meg Jay Ted Talk

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    Meg Jay: "Why 30 is not the new 20" Notes When Meg Jay states‚ “Forget about an identity crisis and get some identity capital… Do something that adds value to who you are. Do something that’s an investment in who you might want to be next.” She is implying that one should not waste their twenties finding out just who they are‚ but to use that time to set goals and seek out to accomplish them. “Dating in my twenties was like musical chairs‚ everyone was running around and having fun” A part

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    Why We Plant Trees

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    Why we plant trees Contents passionate about trees Tree Appeal The Tree Appeal Mission Green Apple Award “Green Heroes” 2006 Executive Summary The Cause The need for more trees Why plant trees? Tree planting partners What Government says The UK Biodiversity Action Plan The importance of biodiversity Implementation EU biodiversity strategy Publications Government Strategy Challenges and opportunities Environmental sustainability Biodiversity Landscape Social sustainability Public access to

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    was trying to explain to her children she had no money for ice-cream. Tired and confused she attempted to calm down her noisy children‚ stopping to pick up her crying toddler who had just fallen over‚ whilst trying to make a run for it towards the trees;she narrowly missed being trampled by a passing runner and his personal trainer. The sweaty‚ runner‚ looked nervously around the park‚ his eyes longingly glancing towards the ice-cream van‚ licking his lips‚ wishing he could gulp down an ice-cold

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