you’ve already set yourself up for a stressful day and by the time you get to work you’re already in a bad mood. Every day I tried to always come to work with a clear head and have energy throughout the day. Having great attendance and being on time shows that I have many other great personal attributes such as showing leadership qualities‚ and working hard. When I am given a task‚ I do a good job and see the task through to completion. I am responsible for my own actions and the work that I produce
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The American Dream in The Great Gatsby “But the country’s disintegrating. What’s happened to America? What’s happened to the American dream?”-Alan Moore. This quote relates to the downfall of the American Dream in the novel‚ The Great Gatsby. The Great Gatsby‚ written by Francis Scott Fitzgerald‚ takes place in 1920s America. In the story‚ a man named Jay Gatsby finds out that the woman he loves‚ Daisy‚ had married another man‚ Tom Buchanan. He then decides to dedicate his life to become wealthy
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Effects of the great depression In 1929 on one average tuesday the whole world changed‚ the stock market crashed it symbolized the start of the great depression . Many people blame president Hoover for this disaster . After the crash Hoover said “The worst was behind us and things would soon get better” . So much for that after the crash banks started closing and people became homeless live savings were gone every cent was precious. Bankruptcy Over the course of the crash many banks closed
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old sport‚ she was very excited this afternoon. He told her those things in a way that frightened her – that made it look as if I was some kind of cheap sharper. And the result was she hardly knew what she was saying." (Fitzgerald 159) is a quote made by Jay Gatsby‚ the main character of the novel The Great Gatsby. This character is best described as being infatuated. He is madly in love with the narrator’s cousin but can not find a way to get to her. Now‚ if Gatsby were to ever need a theme song that
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Which was a optimism and had power to transform his dreams into his reality life which man the man so “great.” Gatsby was deeply in love with a girl name Daisy which Nick is related to her. He meets Nick and he uses Nick to get closer towards Daisy. Mr. Gatsby also got his money from drug stores which he made with his partner name Wolfsheim. Mr.Wilson kills
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The Irreversible Damage Caused By Joseph Stalin “Death is the solution to all problems. No man - no problem.” -Joseph Stalin. In the early 1900’s Russia was on the verge of a revolution. For decades the country had been in an immense struggle between the Czars (rulers of Russia) and the people. Corrupt leadership and inequalities throughout the Russian society eventually lead to a revolution. Nevertheless when Russia started fighting in World War One it was evident that the spark had been ignited
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Charlie Chaplin wrote‚ directed‚ produced‚ and starred in the movie “The Great Dictator”‚ which was released on October 15th‚ 1940. This is during the time when the US was still trying to appease Nazi Germany. Chaplin’s primary goal with the movie was to satirize Hitler and castigate the Nazi’s and their values. The two main characters in the movie are both played by Chaplin. One is a Jewish barber with amnesia‚ the other is the dictator to the ‘Nazi’ party‚ and they are of course identical. Adenoid
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between his book and the American dream. Nick does not offer a large role in the entire plot‚ and instead we see him more as an observer than a main character. Gatsby‚ on the other hand‚ and the other characters around him make up the story of the “great” American Dream. When Nick‚ “... thought of Gatsby’s wonder when he first picked out the green light at the end of Daisy’s dock”‚ he alluded towards the mystery and the goal Gatsby‚ and in other words‚ society tried to reach. The decay of the light
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Gatsby shows great and immense love for Daisy. He does everything he can to get her to be with him. Gatsby becomes ridiculously rich and powerful so he can be what she wants. To achieve his mass wealth Gatsby does many shift and shady deals with Meyer Wolfshiem. He buys a house across from hers to be closer to Daisy‚"Gatsby bought that house so that Daisy would be just across the bay" (Fitzgerald 83). He throws huge extravagant parties to get his name known to the wealthy people. He creates
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In The Great Gatsby‚ The theme in both the novel written by F. Scott Fitzgerald and movies directed by Jack Clayton in 1978 and Baz Luhrmann in 2013‚ were portrayed differently in a certain way. Both author and directors did this to match a certain type of style‚ but they all shared a common theme of the” American Dream”. As this is something in this time period strived for‚ they all wanted to become “something out of nothing”. In the movies and the novel‚ Gatsby was able to achieve longing American
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