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    Myles Williams Biology Period‚ 1st Ms. Robinson Juanita High School December 13‚ 2011 Formal Lab Report Introduction: This lab addresses how people’s metabolism directly affects their performance when faced with a situation that involves exercise for one‚ and two minutes. Using and understanding Cellular Respiration is something you will need to learn before you can fully grasp this Formal (Lee‚ Susan. Bio Home. N.p.‚ 15 Feb. 2005. Web. 9 Dec. 2011. <http://biology.clc.uc.edu/courses/bio104/cellresp

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    The definition of culture is vague; culture does not define an individual‚ yet directly influences the individual’s mindset. A community’s culture is connected to the ideals it views as “the way of life;” therefore‚ culture can include ethics‚ morality‚ standard of living‚ and beliefs. Living in such environment would sequentially influence an individual to live by these ideals and view them as the norm. Interestingly‚ my culture is the mixture of the American culture and South Korea’s

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    September 2012 Animals as Entertainment Taking a trip to see the circus perform‚ going to the zoo‚ marine park‚ or rodeo is a common form of entertainment among families in the world today. For anyone‚ seeing an animal from the wild up close is very exciting. However‚ what is not considered are the factors that contribute to the care of these animals in their daily environment to satisfy our selfish entertainment. Animals have been taken from their natural habitats‚ endured torture to learn

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    Ellis Topic: The Different Themes of Winter Dreams I. Introduction A. The “Winter Dream” of the story‚ refers to the American dream that Dexter thinks he wants‚ but has a skewed vision of. Themes of Love‚ Society and Class‚ Ambition and Gender Differences are apparent in this short story. B. Dexter’s humble origin makes him feel that he has to work harder to be like the other rich socialites‚ that he wants to fit in with. C. When reading “Winter Dreams”‚ a short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald

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    Hailey Bell Mrs. Lucente English 11 AP 29 September 2015 “Winter Dreams” by F. Scott Fitzgerald Lit Circle Theme Thinker Wealth can cause more problems than joy In the text Dexter dreams about all the happiness and how he can achieve this goal because of his wealth. Dexter associates money with wealth and while he is a caddy falls in love with this. He works so hard to be wealthy and with that Dexter’s ability to love another goes away. “For the first time in years the tears were streaming down

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    money was low in almost every household. This pushed Fitzgerald’s favorite topic of a poor boy becoming rich into the American public. Dexter‚ the main character in “Winter Dreams” went from being an average boy that was living a good life to a rich man because of the love he had for a wealthy girl named Judy Jones. Through‚ “Winter Dreams” Fitzgerald explained the major events of his own life. Although many critics believed that Fitzgerald had a great talent in writing and he lived a great life‚ some

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    I rate “Winter Dreams” as Good. I rate “Winter Dreams” good because of the setting of the short story. The short story takes place in Black Bear Village‚ Minnesota. Dexter‚ the main character was born in Keeble‚ Minnesota‚ but moved to Black bear when he was older. A large part of the short story takes place at the Sherry Island Golf Club. Dexter caddies and the golf club‚ and is considered one of the best caddies to work there. Dexter also goes to formal events like dinners and dances at the golf

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    love. Fewer know‚ however‚ about Fitzgerald’s earlier work named Winter Dreams. This short story about the life of an ambitious man named Dexter Green shares strong thematic topics with the tragic story of Jay Gatsby. Although the fatal flaws of Dexter Green and Jay Gatsby differ‚ the derived themes of perception versus reality and the corruption of the American Dream make it evident that F. Scott Fitgerald in fact intended Winter Dreams to be the prototype of The Great Gatsby. Dexter Green and Jay

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    A&P versus Winter Dreams Sammy‚ from the story “A & P” by John Updike‚ and Dexter‚ from the story “Winter Dreams” by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ are similar characters from two different stories. In both stories‚ the two men fell in love with what they pictured as the perfect woman. Each man had visions of the future they would like to have with the lady of their dreams. Sammy daydreamed of a fancy daytime gathering with his dream-girl’s family and friends (page number). Dexter dreamt of taking

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    Modernism Reflection: WINTER DREAMS by F. SCOTT FITZGERALD I found F. Scott Fitzgerald’s short story “Winter Dreams” to be very avant-garde and elitist as it tells of the rise of Dexter Green‚ a hardworking‚ middle class man who becomes caught up in the pursue of wealth and status. In his quest to be part of the ‘old money’ elite‚ he meets Judy Jones‚ a beautiful and youthful woman who further fuels his desire for greater wealth. The story addresses the ‘American dream’ where it was believed

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