Say no to casino Taiwan recently passed a law about the construction of the off-shore islands; among the islands‚ whether we should build a casino in Penghu has become a matter of debates. Some people think that we should build a casino in Penghu‚ but others believe that it’s better for Penghu to keep its original style and features. In my opinion‚ we should not build a casino there. Building a casino in Penghu will definitely not a sound investment and the crime rate will rise sharply. First
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course of somebody’s life. Unfortunately if you lose contact with the real world and your feet get detached from the ground you might end up lost in a dream that cannot come true and suffer the consequences. This is what happened to Jay Gatsby. In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s book "The Great Gatsby" written in 1925we are made known the story of a man that becomes extremely rich starting from nothing He is in love with a girl‚ or better to say with a dream‚ that is called Daisy. She is very rich and he is very
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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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Psychological Analysis of What About Bob Danyel Samuel Psy-137 6/18/2014 Abstract The movie “What About Bob” follows the story of the two main protagonists Dr. Leo Marvin (played by Richard Dreyfuss)‚ and Bob Wiley (played by Bill Murray). Throughtout the movie‚ these two display a number of psychological related problems. After Bob successfully tracked down where Mr. Leo Marvin lived‚ he then journeyed there because he felt safer near Dr. Marvin. During Bob ’s stay‚ Dr. Marvin becomes increasingly
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THE WHISPERS OF JAY GATSBY There are numerous extraordinary stories and wild rumors about the mysterious Jay Gatsby. He is well known for throwing marvelous and fanciful parties that attract an eccentric crowd of people although they knew nothing about the host. This resulted in the increasing curiosity of the identity of Mr. Gatsby. Who is behind this mysterious façade? What is his background? What’s his purpose for throwing all these unbelievably imaginative parties? How did he become such an
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A classic lets people have a deeper understanding of the world around them through universal topics and timeless themes. The Great Gatsby‚ written by F. Scott Fitzgerald in 1925 and set during 1922 displays all these characteristics through the involvement and ultimate corruption of the American Dream and the love story between Daisy and Gatsby. The Great Gatsby is set in post WWI America and at the time‚ the American dream was for any hardworking person to be able to achieve success and happiness
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Analysis of Setting in The Great Gatsby Setting in The Great Gatsby has great meaning and is representative of social class. The East Egg is where all the old money people live. These people inherited their wealth from past family. An example would Tom. Tom inherited his money which is why he and Daisy live the East Egg. The West Egg is where all the new money people live. These people supposable earned their cash through hard work. Such examples know so far are Gatsby. Even though there are rumors
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ISSN 1798-4769 Journal of Language Teaching and Research‚ Vol. 1‚ No. 5‚ pp. 662-667‚ September 2010 © 2010 ACADEMY PUBLISHER Manufactured in Finland. doi:10.4304/jltr.1.5.662-667 Stylistic Analysis of The Great Gatsby from Lexical and Grammatical Category Xiangqi Liu Qingdao University of Science and Technology‚ Qingdao‚ China Email: shirley780204@yahoo.com.cn Abstract— The thesis tries to adopt the method used by Leech and Short in their book Style in Fiction to make a relatively overall
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novel are often very important. These symbols help the reader uncover hidden details in the book’s plot. In The Great Gatsby‚ by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ the billboard of the eyes of T.J. Eckleburg plays a very significant role. The billboard contributes to the overall meaning of the work by symbolizing such motifs as: religion‚ materialism‚ and unjust morals. In The Great Gatsby‚ the eyes of T.J. Eckleburg watch over the city and everything that happens within it. The billboard‚ although an inanimate
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The lights dance in the sky while the familiar sounds of drunken partying dances out the windows. I pulled up to gatsby’s front entrance during a late Saturday night. The valley took my car with a courteous nod as I got out of my car. Dozens of other people lined the staircase up to the main door as they tried to enter the festivities as well. The liquor inside flowed like waterfalls into the glasses of partygoers. People of no similarities found one in their drinks and interacted in ways that
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