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    Gatsby gets murdered due to him wanting to control his life. He was a very controlling person‚ he liked to have control of how people view him as a person. Gatsby wants to control his life so it is perfect. While Gatsby tries to control his life‚ certain events don’t go his way causing him to lose control. Through his attempts to have a perfect life‚ the theme is shown that no one can control their lives. Gatsby attempts to control his life to be perfect‚ the book The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

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    Oscar Wilde Do you know who Oscar Wilde is? He wrote a lot of plays and books he was best known for his acclaimed works‚including “The Picture of Dorian Gray”.biography.com Oscar Fingal O’flahertie Wills Wilde was an Anglo-Irish playwright and novelist(goodreads.com) in the Victorian Era. During the Victorian Era‚ Oscar Wilde was best known for his books and plays. One play is “The Importance of being Earnest”. Another was “The Ideal Husband” which was published in 1887. He also wrote “The Happy

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    ‘Letter from Birmingham Jail’ Rhetorical Analysis Martin Luther King Jr.‚ the leader of the Civil Rights Movement‚ was arrested and placed in Birmingham jail after leading a non-violent march to protest racism in the streets of Alabama- a highly segregated state at the time. There he received a newspaper containing “A Call for Unity‚” which was written by eight white Alabama clergymen criticizing King and his movement’s methods; this prompted King to write a letter in response to the critics

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    ould oscar pictoriuos be allowShould Oscar Pistorius be allowed to compete in the Olympic games Oscar Pistorius is a South African who was born without both fibulas. His parents decided to have both his legs amputated below the knees when he was very young so that he could learn to walk with prosthetic legs and feet. Pistorius is a natural athlete and has participated in many events in the Paralympic games. He uses artificial limbs named Cheetahs made from carbon fibre. Pistorius should be allowed

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    Oscar Wilde’s Picture of Dorian Gray received immediate criticism when it was published in 1890‚ being described as contaminated‚ unclean‚ and nauseous. The criticism stemmed from the challenges that were made by Oscar Wilde regarding Victorian morality. The novel was written in the aesthetic era‚ an era where authors attempted to reverse the role of art‚ to have no purpose besides being beautiful. Critics of the novel did not like this idea‚ fearing that it would corrupt readers‚ specifically their

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    Dolly is furious with the notion and refuses as she never desires to leave her family. Errol sulkily walks back home through the dark‚ lonely night in a confused and distressed state. I don’t understand I for one assumed she would adore the idea‚ the life I acquire to offer her‚ one including me. He kicks the soft wet ground with rage. Most of the argument remained bewildering; I stood striving to please her‚ couldn’t she‚ at least‚ comprehend I had eloquent intentions. I can apprehend why she is disappointed

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    defined as the composition of something‚ as for an example‚ the genetic constitution of a species. Constitution can also be referred as an action of forming or establishing something‚ such as the constitution of a police authority. Through my learning from Malaysian Political and Legal System subject‚ I have understand that constitution is a set of rules and regulations that being compiled together in a sheet for being used by the highest leader to govern their state. Every country had their own constitution

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    The two texts are multi modal online newspaper articles on the murder of Reeva Steenkamp by Oscar Pistorius. Text 1 “Pistorius as mysterious as the shooting tragedy” is from the Daily Republic and is written on 25th February 2013 by Gerald Imray who is working with The Associated Press. Text 2 “Oscar Pistorius case: The Blonde is the victim here‚ Blade” from the Telegraph is by journalist Allison Pearson. Whilst both texts are told in a first person view‚ Text 1 defends the South African Paralympian

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    Mahatma Gandhi‚ honored the factory with a visit. He was “delighted to visit this Indian enterprise"‚ he noted later. From the time Cipla came to the aid of the nation gasping for essential medicines during the Second World War‚ the company has been among the leaders in the pharmaceutical industry in India. Dr Yusuf Hamied‚ the founder’s son‚ returned with a doctorate in chemistry from Cambridge and joined Cipla as an officer in charge of research and development in 1960. In the year of 1989 he took

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    Oscar Wilde’s ‘Selfish Giant’ Oscar Wild (1854 – 1900) ‘Selfish Giant’ is one of the short stories beautifully written by Oscar Wilde. Oscar Fingal O’Flahertie Wills Wilde (16 October 1854 – 30 November 1900) was an Irish writer and playwright‚ novelist‚ poet‚ and author of short stories. After writing in different forms throughout the 1880s‚ he became one of London’s most popular playwrights in the early 1890s. Today he is remembered for his epigrams‚ his only novel: The Picture of Dorian Gray

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