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    The Ideal of Womanhood

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    as the weaker vessel‚ she always needed a man to “protect” her .At the same time‚ her role as nurturer‚ educator of her children and her appearance was regarded as a lady’s natural duty for the Victorians. I. Ideal Victorian Woman in her social and domestic character The ideal Victorian woman was a busy figure who‘s strength come from her moral superiority. As long as the proper etiquette was followed‚ a Victorian woman was able to be considered a lady. The goal of a lady in this period was

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    of Gatsby’s parties are not for pleasure but rather for the hope that Daisy will notice the extravagance and come back to him. Nick’s "curiosity about Gatsby was at its highest that the lights in his house failed to go on one Saturday night- and his career as Trimalchio was over . Gatsby puts on a show for Daisy and the people‚ one can notice that Gatsby is emotionally unstable without Daisy. He remains a rather mysterious character with changes and he changes into his true personality without the

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    The “Great” Dream How far would you go to impress the person you love? In the novel‚ The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ Jay Gatsby‚ a self-made man from West Egg goes through extraordinary lengths to impress the love of his life‚ Daisy. The plot of The Great Gatsby is fabricated by the deliberate use of symbolism and characters. The author’s use of symbols gives a more intense meaning to ordinary objects and makes the reader contemplate the meaning of them. Jay Gatsby’s mansion is heavily

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    1. In my initial reading of The Great Gatsby I thought that Gatsby’s never-dying love of Daisy was sweet‚ just as how he stayed in love with her all the time they were apart. Yet‚ in my second reading‚ I was irritated with it; for all he knew‚ Daisy could have changed into an entirely separate person. Yet‚ he projected past-Daisy onto current Daisy‚ trying to force her to be that person. I felt that his urgency for Daisy to renounce her love for Tom to be extremely vexing because he would not stop

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    An Ideal Rommate

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    An Ideal Rommate This friend I have is special‚ whilst young‚ intelligent and righteous so do pious too. She was with me since she was enter the same university with me so do the same room‚ a pleasure to have all these 3 years was spended with her.The strength to face her each day can sometimes be drawn from knowing her. She loved to sharing and react just like my own flesh blood and cared all about me. She always be inside me when I needed somebody to help n solve my problems.I really missed her

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    Symbolism Symbolism is an important device used to represent or express qualities or ideas in literature. F. Scott Fitzgerald uses symbolism to convey deeper meanings in The Great Gatsby. For example‚ different objects and colors are used to symbolize traits and personalities for characters in the novel. There is a great variety of symbols used to demonstrate the society of the 1920’s‚ Gatsby’s hopes‚ and the extravagant life of the rich. The Valley of Ashes can be used to symbolize the 1920 society

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    Rollo on Ideal

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    ROLLO ON IDEAL IDEAL Atmosphere The participants will be in an atmosphere somewhat tense at the beginning of the rollo “IDEAL”. They have been placed in a group with people they do not know; many will be worrying about what the others will think of them. Many have heard stories of what they will do in the Cursillo and now "that" is beginning. This atmosphere will continue to the time of the discussion‚ where the members of the group will have the opportunity to begin to know each other and

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    American texts have captured the essence of it ‚ The Great Gatsby by F.S. Fitzgerald and the 1999 movie American Beauty directed by Sam Mendes. Both texts closely explore the responsibility of an individuals relationship with his or her society for the sacrifices the individual makes; from the disillusionment of the American Dream to how the characters are affected or destroyed by it. In the world of Jay Gatsby and Lester Burnham‚ ideals and values are defined by their society. More specifically

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    Ideal Mother

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    The Ideal Mother Jessica just gave birth to their first child‚ named Tyler. She knew at that very moment‚ she wanted to be the best mother that she could. She started thinking back to when she was just a kid and some of the things that her wonderful mother taught her. Even as a child‚ she knew that her mom dedicated all her time to her family. Jessica‚ like many mothers‚ wishes to be the best mother that she can be. An ideal mother is someone that is caring‚ providing‚ and understanding.

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    GREAT GATSBY

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    The Great Gatsby In the novel‚ The Great Gatsby‚ there were many symbols used to resemble the characters ideas and the novel’s story line. Some very important symbols throughout the book were Dr. T.J Eckleburg’s eyes‚ the green light‚ the valley of ashes‚ and the colors. I thought that the most important symbol explained in this novel was the green light. The green light was mentioned numerous times throughout the story and stuck with us while we tried to figure out if Gatsby was right for Daisy

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