... here today to grieve the death of the Great Jay Gatsby. A leader of course, who rose to fame and fortune as a result of hard work, Gatsby was a determined man. Not only that, but also very friendly. We know we won't forget those wonderful parties he gave with the fancy orchestra, wonderfully delicious ... fortune and hospitality to spread rumors about him, which would normally destroy a man, but only made Gatsby stronger. Such would say that he had once killed a man. Truthfully, the only crime committed by him was to have loved someone who was already being held. An accomplished man ......

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... the Daisy of the past. Gatsby lives for the future and the way things might turn out, never really living in the present. Gatsby ends up living in the future permanently. Gatsby was never happy or satisfied. Gatsby always tried to reach for Daisy, but never seemed to reach her because Gatsby lived in a dream life not reality. For Gatsby, the green light symbolized a great vision, Daisy's heart belonging to him. Gatsby envisioned Daisy up on ... a pedestal of perfection, never doing any wrong. In fact Daisy did many things wrong all the time. Daisy ran over Myrtle and didn't even stop, a...

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Symbolism is able to produce immense emotions. Fitzgerald applies symbolism to three of the most significant characters in "The Great Gatsby" to illustrate incisive sentiments. Fitzgerald's description of Tom Buchanan's colossal house signifies Tom and his values. The red and white colors of the Buchanan's mansion represent Tom's personality. Red customarily exemplifies impurity and boldness, while white signifies Tom's superior attitude towards other individuals. His "red" disposition ... to Daisy, even to the perilous moments that precede to his death. Gatsby's sumptuous car represents Gats...

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... . Patrick was a professor and Jill was homemaker and later became an optometrist assistant. Sparks lived in Fair Oaks through high school and graduated as valedictorian in 1984. He received a full track scholarship to the University of Norte Dame. While attending Notre Dame he was injured but broke a track record on the relay team in 1985 as a freshman. This recorded still has not been broke ... since Sparks was there. Since Sparks was injured he spent the summer writing a novel that was not published. Then in 1988 he graduated ... all live in North Carolina. In 1992, he moved from Sacr...

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When Fitzgerald describes something in one of his works, he never comes right out and describes the person or place. Instead, he brings life to the object. In this passage from The Great Gatsby, the house of Tom and Daisy Buchanan is brought out of its normal existence. Fitzgerald uses several contrasting words, switching back and forth between words that give off a soft connotation ... with those that give off a harsh connotation, in order to give the house almost surreal qualities that better portray the place instead of an ... is described to blow through the room in the house, yet immedia...

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... and always dreamt of doing something new. A leader of course, who rose to fame and fortune as a result of hard work, Gatsby was a determined man, but also very friendly. We know we won't forget those wonderful parties he gave with the fancy orchestra, wonderfully delicious buffets, and finger foods where we would get acquainted with one another. Not many knew his true ... he one-day could have with money. Many took advantage of his fame, fortune and hospitality to spread rumors about him, which would normally destroy a man, but only made Gatsby stronger. Truthfully, the only crime commi...

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... of this story never really knows the true character of Gatsby, for example, how he got all his money. I believe that Gatsby is an illusion created by Nick and that is the only place that can withhold such a being. Nick relied on Gatsby's fantasy of living in the past to see the reality of himself in the outside world. Ever since the beginning of the book the reader can tell that Nick ... is insecure. He calls himself non- judgmental, yet he is one of the most judgmental characters a person can read about. Before ... into his origin since he had a fixation, which was that he was missing...

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... , it was Daisy, who was still shaken up over the Tom/Gatsby conflict. She didn't have enough time to react and swerve out of the way, thus she ended up running Myrtle over. This part had a big impact on me because of the irony behind it, but had a larger impact on the story because if Myrtle hadn't died, Gatsby wouldn't have been murdered and Tom and Daisy might ... not have stayed together. The irony is in the fact that both the people that Tom and Daisy were having an affair with were killed either ... directly or indirectly by the jealous spouse. Daisy killed her husband's mistress w...

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The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby is a wonderful book and also a great movie. There are many things about the book that make it better than just watching the movie. Such as when you just watch the movie then you don't get the everything the author wanted you to get out of it, because when they make the movies they tend to take away some of the book and add other parts that were not in ... have had scars all over her face or h! alf an ear it all depends on you. The main thing it takes away is how there are two cities east and west egg and they are separated by the Manhattan Bay. You could pict...

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... kept James moving and striving for the better things, kept him living his days after the great sadness that had cut him so deep. This good, this beauty, is what keeps everyone living. If shut away from the beauty of the outdoors, kept in the dark, a man will go insane, planning everyday to find a way to connect again with the sun, the light. Tom kept James trapped in ... to her but her good faith was misplaced. Her good turned to be the advantage of the evil. Tom aimed to bring down the successful Gatsby by revealing his misdeeds to the world and especially Daisy. The evil who was Tom h...

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Llamas - By Sam Llamas are the ancestors of great war beasts known as the Mastodons. Evolving to the peak of their existence they became great grazing mammals and conquered rough paddocks on mountainous hillsides around the world. Armed with their advanced spitting capabilities they defend their territory with an aggressive suppressed rage that makes them dangerously unpredictable. I suspect in the next millenium that evolution will take over and they ... will become super beasts and become the next rulers of the jungles in South America. Ancient ... ...

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... provide an insight to the condition of Edna and her struggle. At each of the three stages of her transformation, birds foreshadow her actions and emphasize the actions' importance while the birds' physical state provides an accurate measure of that of Edna's. The irony in this is the independence the bird itself symbolizes, yet it is compared to Edna, a woman of great limitation and restraint. ... Early in the novel, while Edna attempts to escape from society's strong grasp, birds ... wives free" (108). Robert does not want to do something wild and unacceptable to society. In a situati...

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... Hatsue and all Japanese has cultivated a crippling cynicism. It was not until the revealing of the lighthouse report where Ishmael finally redeems himself. When Ishmael first finds the lighthouse notes, his temptation to seek revenge on Hatsue's husband and his accumulated anger forces him to keep the notes to himself. Yet, by revealing the lighthouse report, Ishmael knows that he prevents a serious miscarriage of justice, ... fueled by the same prejudice which has been the focus over the decades against Japanese in San Piedro. In ... addition to his realization, Ishmael finds the words...

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... women take in today's society. I really see what she said as all a girl's purpose to do is be pleasant and pretty and that is the role women have taken. I really think she is saying a lot and making a big statement that I agree with. Page 24 "Don't believe everything you hear Nick." ... I included this quote because it was a good thing to be considered in the story. The connection to previous actions in the story is that a lot of things that are told, are found out to be untrue. This shows that just because Nick may lie sometimes, he's not ... the only one. Gossip and rumor are a part ...

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... every meeting of your voice stuns my heart into a breathless trance that could not be broken for the world. And at every meeting of your voice that yearning is revitalized. This I want you to now, because you are the beauty of my life; that gives me the vigor to move through my day with an up beat heart, knowing that I will hear you ... ...

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... upon the classics of great literature, the story of the transformation of a young girl should come to mind. This is the story of Mary Lennox in The Secret Garden. Upon meeting Miss Lennox, we are faced with a disagreeable child. She is disagreeable both in appearance and in disposition. She is also quite used to being waited on ... to want to do new things." (p. 67) When Mary first meets Colin it is somewhat of a mystic experience and neither one of them can believe the other is real. However, Mary soon discovers that Colin's disposition is much like that she used to maintain before she ...

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... for Emily" Faulkner creates a character in Emily Grierson that is very dynamic. She is a strong woman with a great sense of tradition but at the same time she suffers from a very skewed perception of the world. While her seeming insanity drivers her to murder it also seems to be balanced by her character and her ... sense of pride, both in herself and in her family. Throughout most of this story Emily Grierson gives us the sense of strength. She shows strength when she rebuffs the men who come to collect her taxes, even though her source of proof has been dead for several years. ... ins...

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... then having problems trying to transfer their jobs to Galatz. That is how I came to consider him very dear to me. He was a tallish person in the year he died and had a really warm-looking face. Surprisingly, his hair wasn't at all white and did not get fattish as most old people do. He ... him, but he never got angry. Though not a very educated man, he did know quite a lot of things which come in handy in the house. He would always know to repair things, from a broken hinge to electrical equipment. I learned quite a lot from him, including how to play ... the guitar. That is how I came...

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... "Death to a Salesman" Willy Loman is a normal man in a family with his wife and his two boys, Biff and Happy. Willy always experiences memories of the boy's childhood and his brother Ben. Willy only seams to get delusional whenever Biff returns home for a bit. Willy's memories are like daydreams. He acts them out as well. Willy ... is also envious of Ben's prosperity, because he once had the chance to join Ben. In the short story "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" Walter Mitty also experiences daydreams. The story starts out with Walter thinking he is in the navy driving the boat. Then h...

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... got, you always want more, or you want what you can't have. For example, Kuglemass wasn't happy with his life so he went to Persky for a change. In the end he had wish he wouldn't have went that one last time because he got himself into a big mess he would never escape. People are always looking for a change ... . When someone changes their life they are just asking for something to go wrong, of course unless their life is bad and they change for the good. In this story, Kuglemass was not happy with his life so he changed it. He was worried his wife would find out he was having an affair ...

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... is no longer important. Our ancestors would be turning over in their graves right now if they were listening to the ideas that these people are presenting to us. We must learn to work together to let the light of God shine through! If we don't, then we will be allowing this heathen country to take over and ... all of you, to remain interested in God. Many of those "old lights" may disagree, however I feel that as long as one remains believing in God, and retains the same method of worship, we will be able to move forward as a people with God as our leader. We must stop refusing to let G...

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... of his hated uncle, Hamlet exclaims "Frailty thy name is woman!" He leaps from the single example of his mother's impulsive behaviour and condemns all women for all time. This is the first of many comments by Hamlet and others, about the sometimes mysterious ways in which people change. Every thought in Hamlet's first soliloquy is painful. Hamlet reveals ... " she had shown "wicked speed, to post / With such dexterity to incestuous sheets!" Hamlet choice of vocabulary - "dexterity" - suggests that the queen has suddenly changed into some sort of cunning sexual athlete. This first soliloq...

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... reflect the plight of suppressed women. Mrs. Mallard, in "The Story of an Hour," is a symbol for all women, showing that even with great change there can be be many great disappointments and setbacks. Freedom never comes easily. In the final line of "The Story of an Hour," Chopin writes: "when the ... doctors came they said she had died of heart disease-of the joy that kills". One would ... assume, due to that fact that it is stated earlier in the ... realized that much change in women's rights was happening all around her, but that change would not be swift. Regardless of how controve...

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... . Today we have fax machines, laptops, cell phones etc and the business world is using all these advances to their advantages. Mr. Peretz made that clear in his presentation. I can't say I learn much from him because most of what he said I already new. The only thing I can say that was interesting is the security card. This card helped because as we spoke in ... class one time about the measures that taken to prevent misuse of information systems. The other thing that Mr.Peretz helped in is about the world of investing. As I mentioned in my goals I most invest ... doing and proud of wha...

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... his new wife. As he approaches his home, Scratchy Wilson challenges him to a duel. Jack is forced to decline because he does not have his gun and he is in the presence of his new bride. Scratchy Wilson walks away dejected. Characters: Jack Plotter - town marshal of Yellow Sky, returning home with his new bride Scratchy Wilson ... - the town drunk who loves a duel Theme: This is a transition from experience to innocence. A portion of Jack's life is missing which will make him whole - he wants to become a family man. ... that Jack is now a family man with more personal response means he...

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