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marriage, but out of true love not because it was time for her to marry. Unlike Janie, Jay Gatsby’s dream started when he met the love of his life Daisy. Throughout the book Gatsby is known as a rich man, but that was not always the case. Stationed in Louisville in 1917, Jay Gatsby, living off the money he earned in the military, was not a man of sufficient wealth. He met Daisy, and soon they were in a relationship. But Daisy, already of independent means, wasn’t satisfied with what he was…

Blue is used in “The Great Gatsby” mostly in association with Jay Gatsby and his lost dream. Gatsby and Daisy had fallen in love five years earlier in Louisville when Gatsby was sent to the war. Daisy promised him that she would wait until he returned, but he was not able to make it back to her right away. After Daisy got tired of waiting she married Tom Buchanan, a rich man from Chicago. Gatsby then tried…

The Life of a Depression Era Baby (an interpretive essay on the life of Nancy Zabriskie) After my grandfather died unexpectedly, my family sat around the table mourning his death. You know what you do when you sit around the table? You talk and you eat. Because of this, I was very overweight at birth when I was born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1931. They could barely find my neck! After this, my mother swore to never get that heavy again. Unfortunately, she lost too much weight. My brother,…

improvements were both properly chosen and properly executed, the projected savings of energy and money were indeed achieved. In science, we would call the successful programs an “existence proof” that efficiency investments save money" (University of Louisville, Energy…

On October 20, 2015 I had the pleasure of watching the University Jazz Ensemble II at the University of Louisville in Comstock. I have now been to a handful of jazz performances and I would have to say that this is my favorite. In this jazz ensemble, Jerry stated this particular ensemble was full of music majors, jazz majors, music educators, and graduates. I like seeing jazz ensembles that are mixed up with young and old, male and female. The University Jazz Ensemble II is directed by Jerry…

can lead to long and short term health problems. Jamie Oliver says that chocolate milk is liquid candy. Schools should be banned from serving chocolate milk. Ann Cooper, the head of nutrition services for the Boulder Valley School District in Louisville, Colorado says,“Chocolate milk is soda dressed up.” This is true because of the sugar content. In the article “Sugary Drinks can be Unhealthy, but is Cows Milk Unhealthy too”, is says that one tiny carton of chocolate milk has thirty grams of…

quicker than before. Another component of the industrial revolution involved the implementation of railways. Railways allowed for mass amounts of newly manufactured products to be more easily and quickly transported. Specifically, according to The Louisville, Cincinnati, and Charleston Rail Road by H. Roger Grant, around the 1830s and 1840s was when the earliest tracks were laid in Charleston, South Carolina. According to Grant, before the installation of railways in Charleston, traveling…

I had ever seen her, it was like she had been given new life. Not only that, but I had gained the respect of the rest of her family, most importantly, her father saw me as a good kid which was like a blessing from God. Then the missions trip to Louisville happened and it felt that we grew even closer in our workings through God. All seemed well when we returned home, but it wasn’t till after the latest and most impressive date, cedar point. Funnily enough, she seemed to be even closer to me than…

The Great Gatsby is a famous and successful work which is known by most people. This novel is written by an American author F. Scott Fitzgerald during 1925. Today, The Great Gatsby is widely considered to be a literary classic and a contender for the title "Great American Novel". In 1998, the Modern Library editorial board voted it the 20th century's best American novel and second best English-language novel of the same time period. This literary work follows a cast of characters living in the…

I want to attend the University of Evansville, because of the engineering program. As a child my favorite toys were Lego's, because building things is not only fun and creative, but also an art in itself to make something out of a bunch of different pieces. I am interested in Chemistry, Physics, and Music. Science and math have always been my favorite subjects in school. UE is known as one of the best colleges in the Midwest. Also the availability of studying at Harlaxton would be an experience…