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    devastated and heart broken kills Gatsby thinking he was the one responsible for his wife death. Tom and Daisy then skip town without telling anyone where they are going‚ while Nick desperately tries to get people to Gatsby’s funeral. Only a few people come and it is at this point that Nick realizes how truly empty Gatsby’s life was. The ending is satisfying to me because I felt like in the end everybody had karma coming at them and they all ultimately got what they had coming to them --- Daisy

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    Sarah Gonzalez  write a summary of the beauty ideal‚ from an intersectional approach‚ explaining its impact on women ’s lives Beauty Ideals Women today have more pressure than ever to conform to societal norms and ideals of beauty. Everyday we see hundreds of advertisements telling us we have to look and act a certain way to be accepted‚ to be beautiful. Some women just go on their innocent diets and pay a little extra at the spa to look their best‚ but sometimes some women take it too far and

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    The Ideal City

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    population of about 60‚000. There would be one hospital for the city and one jail for all the criminals. In this paper I will discuss my ideal city and the key elements that I believe will make my city ideal. Those key elements will be the collection and distribution of taxes‚ the economic development of the city‚ the ideal climate for my city‚ and the ideal population of my city. Taxes usually are collected to take care of city services within the city you live. I would in my ideal city appoint

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    F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby was set in New York in the summer of 1922. This time period was known as “The Jazz Age” or “The Roaring Twenties.” The characters in the book lived in West Egg or East Egg depending on the way they acquired their wealth. The characters who lived in East Egg were considered “old money” whereas the characters who lived in West Egg were considered “new money.” Although Nick Carraway and Jay Gatsby were neighbors in West Egg‚ they had different levels of education

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    Ideal Person

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    “The Ideal Person” Nietzsche’s Ubermensch concept of the “ideal person” was able to achieve self-actualization‚ and has developed himself holistically. What Nietzsche meant by achieving self-actualization was to achieve one’s full potential through creativity‚ independence‚ spontaneity‚ and a grasp on the real world. I see an ideal person as someone who surrounds themselves with happiness and love even with no money or fame. Most people consider the ideal person beautiful and rich. But as

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    "The Great Gatsby" is a book full of symbolism. On a large‚ political scope the book itself is a symbol of the materialism of the twenties. Many of the symbols in the book are given their meaning by the characters - who are symbols in and of themselves. To make this last point‚ it is only necessary to look at Gatsby himself. Gatsby is‚ in a nutshell‚ the American Dream corrupted. He has worked hard to obtain everything he owns‚ often using illegal means to do so‚ but can enjoy none of it because

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    Section: CURRENT BOOKS IN REVIEW The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald edited by Matthew J. Bruccoli (Cambridge University Press‚ 1991. lvi + 226 pages. Illustrated. $27.95) Even if Scott Fitzgerald is‚ as someone suggested years ago‚ essentially a one-book author‚ only a prig would dispute either the stylistic beauty or the cultural importance of The Great Gatsby. With so much of the novel’s plot achieved through motif and symbol‚ with so much of its atmospheric intensity concentrated in the

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    An Ideal Teacher

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    An ideal teacher usually possesses these characteristics: he has unassailable command on his subjects. He knows fully the contents of the subjects which he has to teach. Truly exceptional teachers are scholars and are constantly reading and upgrading themselves in their subject. The tone of expression of the ideal teacher is not gruff‚ irksome and morose but is pleasant. An ideal teacher has a good sense of humour/smiles. But this fun is not of impolite nature. An ideal teacher has the highest degree

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    Great Gatsby Essay Imagine being the most wealthy person in America during the 1920’s‚ but are at a standstill of reaching the one most unachievable goal‚ one that everyone wants‚ the American dream. In America‚ during the roaring twenties‚ everybody was set to make the most money. This is represented in the novel “The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ in this novel a young man named Jay Gatsby had everything everyone wanted except one portion of the American dream. That was love‚ Gatsby loved

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    Gatsby’s American Dream by ANONYMOUS In the novel The Great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald discusses what the American dream really is and the lengths that people go to pursue it. Before World War I‚ the American Dream was comfortable living‚ a decent job‚ and a content family. After the war though‚ the nation changed along with the perception of the ideal life in America. The American Dream suddenly became an illusion‚ and people no longer strived for middle class‚ but for everything they

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