The Great Gatsby Revision Notes Contents 1. Background 2. Setting 3. Characters 4. Narration 5. Themes 6. Symbolism 7. Imagery 1. Background Economic extremes The early part of the 1920s was a time of economic boom for the United States. Their industries had supplied the war in Europe‚ generating enormous profits. The automobile industry and those related to it‚ such as the oil companies‚ were expanding very rapidly. In The Great Gatsby‚ we are
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Alex Mortberg Professor Clapham English 1001-126 9 December 2014 Malnutrition’s Best Friend‚ Disease: Revision Malnutrition is more detrimental than the average person realizes. People assume that malnutrition only pertains to developing countries and that it’s due to poverty; however‚ malnutrition is everywhere and waiting to grip onto its next victims. It affects people around the world no matter what color skin or gender they are; malnutrition can affect anyone. Malnutrition affects the immune
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PSYC 305 Wk 7 Individual Assignment August 24‚ 2013 1. Reward System – 16 2. Organizational clarity – 15 3. Standards of Performance – 14 4. Warmth and Support – 18 5. Leadership – 14 6. Communication – 18 7. Innovation – 12 8. Feedback and Controls – 10 9. Teamwork – 15 10. Involvement – 8 Score 14 – Supportive It is important to understand the strengths and weaknesses of an organization or group. It helps to see what we can do more of or less of to improve ourselves. The more
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bus and stared at that poor wet man‚ I couldn’t help but obsess. Here I was‚ a health journalist. If anyone knew about the healing powers of kindness‚ generosity‚ and altruism‚ it was me. On a spiritual level‚ I believed that world peace came from individual acts of kindness and generosity. So why had I hoarded that umbrella? Why was my urge to help overpowered by my urge not to help? And why do good people fail to do good? WHY GOOD THINGS HAPPEN TO GOOD PEOPLE According to Darwin’s theory of evolution
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In Support of the Death Penalty Introduction From the ethical perspective of philosopher John Rawls who said that justice should be described as“ a fair system of arrangements; one that the parties can agree to without knowing how it will benefit them personally” ‚ the death penalty must be considered just and right as it creates a fair balance between the act that has been committed and the punishment that has been dealt (Williams 78). Rawls supports the
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Nowadays people are more egocentric‚ thinking more of their own rights and benefits at the expense of others. Rude behaviors are often seen in public. To name a few‚ we often see some people rushing into an MTR compartment without leaving any exit space for the departing passengers‚ throwing garbage everywhere instead of putting it into a rubbish bin‚ speaking foul languages and talking to their mobile phones so loud that we are compelled to hear. All these show that they are selfish‚ impolite and
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COOBER PEDY – EXAM REVISION LOCATION: Coober Pedy is a town in northern South Australia‚ 846 kilometres north of Adelaide on the Stuart Highway. CLIMATE: Desert Climate. Between April and October the weather is very pleasant. Typical of a semi desert climate‚ the days (16 to 20° C) are mild to warm but the desert nights are cold. From November to March the weather warms up and summer temperatures can range from 35° C to the 45° C in the shade‚ with occasional dust storms. The annual rainfall
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that knowledge or abilities acquired in one area have on problem solving or knowledge acquisition in other areas. Transfer of training should be considered as an essential requirement for the effectiveness of training programs and for the advancement of real workplace. In this report‚ we are going to do a summary and evaluation on characteristic‚ working environment and supervisory and peer support influence to the transfer of training. Summary 1) Characteristic influence to the transfer of training
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businesses need to be well organised to achieve their aims and objectives. Certain tasks‚ or functions‚ must be done regularly and these are usually grouped into specific types of activities. In a large organisation like Tesco PLC‚ people work together in functional areas. Each functional area has a specific purpose. Below are the main functional areas: Finance The main activities of the finance department are: * To record all the business transactions This means
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Disturbance handler 5- A manager who is effectively managing diversity in the liaison role would: A) Convey how valuable a goal effective management of diversity is B) Serve as a role model for treating others fairly C) Help diverse individuals to coordinate their efforts D) Support diversity initiatives in the wider community E) None of the above 6- A top manager giving a speech to employees about the importance of diversity is acting as a: A) figurehead B) Leader C) Liaison D)
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