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    Cuprija Research Paper

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    tennis, basketball and other sports in our own street because there wasn’t any courts or fields in this town, except maybe one and those were always occupied by older guys anyway. Even if there wasn’t much that this town provided us with, we always loved it and wanted to represent it in many different fields. Cuprija was famous for soccer, running and handball. Another field in which this town was famous was the game that I wrote in my first essay which is the ‘Counter Strike’ video game. No matter how poor and undeveloped Cuprija is, everyone in the country knew about it somehow, whether it was in a good or a bad way. The biggest river in the country, called Velika Morava, passes through this town, for which this town is famous for because we have a bridge on it, the name Cuprija means ‘bridge’ in Turkish. Velika Morava is just another natural beauty that Cuprija has. Memories of my childhood and this town will forever be with me because it shaped who I am today. The life lessons I’ve learned made me prepared for my future, where ever I might be. All of my friends and family impacted me in some way, they give the significance of this small town, which is another reason why I will never forget that…

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    Tom is a despicable character who embodies everything that is wrong with society, and flies through life unpunished. Gatsby is a man who came from humble beginnings, and made something out of himself for the sole purpose of recuperating the one thing that ever made him feel alive – Daisy. Gatsby lied, cheated, and took part in organized crime, so what can possibly him great, you may ask. Well, in my opinion, Gatsby’s never-ending optimism, simplicity of heart, and power to make his dreams into…

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    Viewers would proclaim the film better because of its more realistic characterization. For instance, Slim "a tall man...moved with a majesty only achieved by royalty and master craftsmen....There was a gravity in his manner and a quiet so profound that all talk stopped when he spoke. His authority was so great that his word was taken on any subject..."(Steinbeck, 33). Steinbeck portrayed Slim as God. Steinbeck spent an entire page describing Slim 's physique and indicated that Slim is unique.…

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    As the growing bubble of the stock market suddenly stopped some of the wealthiest people in our country instantly became paupers. Of coarse as a direct result of the crash, the economy weakened and unemployment skyrocketed. Now as to whether the crash was the case of the great depression is still strongly debatable. Since the great depression happened after the 1929 stock market crash, many people blamed it for the economic collapse. Some held President Hoover responsible, others targeted the…

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    In The Great Gatsby written by F. Scott Fitzgerald money, power, and the fulfillment of dreams is what the story’s about. On the surface the story is about love but underneath it is about the decay of society’s morals and how the American dream is a fantasy, only money and power matter. Money, power, and dreams relate to each other by way of three of the characters in the book, Gatsby, Daisy, and Tom. Gatsby is the dreamer, Daisy cares about money, and Tom desires and needs power. People who…

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    This concluded that the genre of people that were approaching were of a higher class than most who possess riches and elegant garments that they could flaunt amongst others. It?s as if they were dressing up for a Halloween party. Their garments were immense and ostentatious so people could recognize who they were and they could at least have the attention on them for few minutes. If their outfit was excessive, then the rest of their attire had to be fit to a tee, including their hair, nails,…

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    Jay would stare into the green light on the Buchanan's dock endlessly while reaching for it. While Gatsby is reaching for this light, which represents the past when he was in a happy relationship with Daisy, he is unaware of the consequences that are created from his absent-minded choices that he takes to win back Daisy. For example Jay takes the blame for a murder, throws giant parties, gets involved in bootlegging, and most importantly becomes someone he isn't deep down all to impress a girl…

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    They "display the basest elements of nature... and lack all sensitivity, all compassion for those more helpless and weaker in mind and body than they are" (Johnson 16). Curley is extremely competitive, a trait that is evident in his desire to prove himself in a fight with Lennie and in his constantly asking where his wife is, as if he is competing with the other workers for her or demonstrating his "ownership" of her. Jealousy consumes him, and he lives as if he is subject to Darwin's theory of…

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    In the 1930s, migrant workers George and Lennie take new jobs on a farm in California bucking barley for the ranch owner and his son. In the beginning, George and Lennie discuss their past and how they have come this farm; they have come from the north where Lennie did something bad and forced the two to flee. After they arrived at the ranch, they begin their work and in the process meet the other characters; some they manage to befriend and others become enemies. The duo encounter the boss’s…

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    the ancient Greece in architecture. Many of the modern European house structures are thought of by the Greeks. The Greeks influenced today’s society though knowledge, art, math and architecture in many parts of the world. Socrates created a theory that many teachers in Europe use today, it’s where the teacher asks the student question to get the correct response. Socrates gave Europe and the world insight into new teaching methods and knowledge. His teacher’s methods and theories are used today…

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