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    wants to make a bug in life, but not everyone knows the ways to success. Jay Gatsby is the embodiment of the American Dream. He went from a poor Midwestern farmer to a wealthy businessman running large extravagant parties. His lifestyle: however, shows how materialism takes over one's mind when gaining wealth. For Gatsby, the American Dream is obtaining materialistic things and flaunting it. There is no other reason why Gatsby is described by his parties and his clothes."They're such beautiful…

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    The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is full of complex character interactions and dynamics, and many characters' motivations seem unclear. The main character, Jay Gatsby, a bootlegger who rose from rags to riches and harbors extreme feelings of love for a married woman, Daisy Buchanan. George Wilson, whose wife Daisy in Gatsby’s car ran over and who believes Gatsby was having an affair with his wife, shoots Jay at his pool where he relaxes. While George Wilson shoots Gatsby, Gatsby is…

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    The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is full of complex character interactions and dynamics, and many characters' motivations seem unclear. The main character, Jay Gatsby, is a bootlegger who rose from rags to riches and is madly in love with a married woman Daisy Buchanan. Jay Gatsby’s life is ended by a man named George Wilson, whose wife is run over by Daisy in Gatsby’s car and who believes Gatsby was having an affair with his wife. While George Wilson shoots Gatsby, Gatsby is responsible…

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    C6.3 Media Awareness Demonstrator 3 Introduction 1. Give the following information: a) the name of the documentary or short film Cliff The name of the documentary is called The Cliff Hangers. b) the year it was made The documentary was made in 1950. c) the website address The website address is https://www.nfb.ca/film/cliff_hangers/ d) the producer/filmmaker The film was produced by The National Film Board e) the length of the documentary or short film The total length of the video was…

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    In George Orwell’s Animal Farm, Boxer, the quiet, enormous cart-horse, may serve a seemingly unimportant role, but he epitomizes a steadfast character with his powerful strength, slow wit, and industrious work ethics. Although he is a character with little dialogue, Orwell characterizes him through his slow noticing actions. One of Boxer’s eye-catching traits is his strength. Boxer’s physical appearance is a massive looking horse, as it says in the book, “Boxer was an enormous beast, nearly…

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    The gift and the giver is an African folk tale written by Russell G. Davis and Brent K. Ashabranner. This story is about a poor farmer who found the most beautiful apple he had seen growing in his apple tree. A lot of farmers came to see this apple and all of them agreed that this apple was created straight from the hands of god himself. When the farmer thought about what will he do with the apple, he decided he would give it to his daughter, but the daughter just wouldn't accept such a…

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    Where to find the best Happy Hours on the Vegas Strip There is no doubt that Las Vegas is a place for unlimited fun alongside eating and drinking. But does it mean that you have to spend big. Well, the answer is no. Vegas is rightly named the sin city. Each and every activity in Vegas involves blowing up the hard earned money when not opted at the right time. Drinking at Vegas can be very expensive. But don’t worry, when it comes to Vegas, there is always a way out to enjoy the same exotic…

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    In a world where there lived a city where they ban your favorite TV show. A duo of friends that are named Brandon Nguyen and Sponge Lob Circle Pants that are 13, try to find out why and try to make the rules fair. Brandon Nguyen who is smart, helpful, talented, humble, and determined. Sponge Lob Circle Pants who is smart, weird, and determined. They find many things bad about this city where the government makes everyone have a bad life. These 2 boys try to do as many things as possible to try…

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    Chapter eight starts with Gatsby explaining how he waited for Daisy all night, but nothing happened. Nick insists that Gatsby should leave immediately, but he refused because he didn't want Daisy in any trouble. Gatsby tells Nick the whole and entire truth about himself from the beginning in isolated Minnesota. Daisy loved Gatsby because he knew things about the world that others didn’t. She was the first elegant and poise girl he had met, however, he was leaving for the war. Gatsby and Daisy…

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    “Envy is ignorance, imitation is suicide” (Emerson 370). Author John Knowles wrote A Separate Peace during the peak of World War II, and located it at the Devon School in New Hampshire. Gene Forrester, the protagonist, is an upper middler at Devon. He is one of the most intelligent students at Devon, but his envy gets the best of him. A Separate Peace emphasizes how Gene’s jealousy of Finny affect himself, their friendship, and shows how he succeeds at finding overall peace. Gene’s envy and…

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