What makes “The Great Gatsby” so “Great”? Is it the charm the protagonist displays in his efforts to impress his love? Is it the vivid descriptions of the ostentatious ways the wealthy live? Perhaps one of the biggest lures for this novel is the representation of Jazz era America it paints. F. Scott Fitzgerald paints a vivid and eloquent‚ if somewhat dark‚ picture of the Jazz Age and the American dream that resonates in one’s soul. The novel adheres to the theme of the Jazz Era. The Jazz Era was
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What makes a good leader? A good leader consists of being a good communicator‚ a good listener‚ a clear focus‚ and always be honest with each other. A good leader should always be able to make hard choices. An example of leadership from the story Gilgamesh brings back Enkidu’s humanity. Leaders are there to help people that are in need. To me‚ this is what Gilgamesh did for Enkidu. However‚ the most important thing to have if you wanted to be a good leader is to have vision. By having good vision
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What makes a great team leader? According to Victor Parachin‚ Thomas Jefferson made an excellent leader because he was optimistic‚ made things happen‚ and had a vision that he expressed clearly‚ was able to sell to others and successfully turned into reality. Effective leadership is a necessity. Leadership has been a requirement of society since the beginning of time. If a company’s goal is to progress‚ effective leadership is the key. Leadership is a vigorous method of relationship building
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An Epic Man Who Became an Epic Hero Odysseus‚ of Homer’s Odyssey‚ is an appropriate hero and ruler of Ithaca. He does not act irrationally but contemplates his actions and their implications. Odysseus is an appropriate hero because he embodies the values of bravery‚ intelligence‚ astuteness‚ and competency. Odysseus is an appropriate ruler for Ithaca by virtue of his hereditary right to kingship as well as his diplomatic skills‚ familiarity with his male subjects‚ discipline‚ and his impartiality
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A straightforward question‚ what is good art? A complicated answer‚ but that is good art. How does a certain piece of artwork become recognized as "good?" What are some of the traits that make art good? What simply makes art good‚ and what makes art bad‚ in general? Does having a recognizable art or design "style" limit one’s creativity? Is an exact reproduction as good as the original? It used to be that anything called “Art” had certain meaning attached to it. Art was assumed to be beautiful‚ intricate
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What makes your child difficult The difficult child is the child who is unhappy. He is at war with himself‚ & in consequence he is at war with the whole world. A difficult child is nearly always made difficult by wrong treatment. The conditioned‚ disciplined‚ repressed child lives in every corner of the world. He is docile‚ prone to obey authority‚ fearful of criticism and almost fanatical in his desire to be conventional & correct. He accepts almost he has been taught without question
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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 regardless of their background or social class. This was a time of great change and revolution with the roaring twenties and rising middle class. Jazz was big at the time‚ technology boomed and there were
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infallible- Not capable of error or failure; unable to make a mistake 6. maudlin- To make unsympathetic or unfriendly; alienate 7. regress- To return to an earlier‚ generally worse‚ condition or behavior 8. relinquish- To surrender (something); give (something) up 9. ubiquitous- Existing or seeming to exist everywhere at the same time 10. zenith. - The highest point or condition; pea Chapter 5 1. charlatan- A fake; a person who falsely claims to have some special skill or knowledge
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finish do our Business Ethics Term Paper successfully. Without our effort for this group project become reality and this project would never exist. The person who is really we want to give a billion thank you is our lecturer and also can best we describe as our guidance are Associate Professor Quah Chun Hoo. Prof also gives us his support and makes our way clear while we are in the process of making our project. Without his guide‚ we never can achieve the good project like we have now. Moreover
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people who are just normal‚ yet are called heroes not for their powers‚ but for the achievements they have accomplished through their lives. A hero is someone who makes a change in many lives including his or her own life. Defining the word hero may differ from one culture to another‚ but they share some essential characteristics. Polster (2001) writes that a hero definition must include these following characteristics “first respect human life‚ second have a strong sense of personal choice and effectiveness
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