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    The American Dream Failure

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    devotes five years of his life to winning back his former lover, Daisy. Once Gatsby regains Daisy’s interest, he finds himself expecting more and more from her. This is first seen when Daisy goes over to Gatsby’s house after brunch at Nick’s house. Nick notes Gatsby’s subtle expression of dissatisfaction, “I saw that the expression of bewilderment had come back into Gatsby 's face, as though a faint doubt had occurred to him as to the quality of his present happiness. Almost five years! There…

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    finally time to do something for myself and a little extra help to keep me going. Thank you for taking the time to read my essay I know the selection processes can’t be easy, but if I am one of the candidates picked I truly appreciate it from the bottom of my…

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    Firstly, Jay Gatsby, the protagonist of the novel clearly represents the American Dream because he started from the bottom and worked his way to the top of the social ladder. Gatsby, throughout the book, many people doubt how Gatsby obtains his wealth as he is corrupted because he broke the laws of Prohibition in the 1920’s preventing alcohol from being sold. Gatsby’s…

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    The Bakken: A Short Story

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    didn’t let others in. When you come from a family that is there for the oil boom they expect that you won’t stay long. I was lucky enough to make friends with most of the class below me, which only consisted of around seven people. Sam, Beau, Aj, and Nick became some of my best friends. They always kept me smiling, even on the days when I missed home the…

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    Schizophrenia is a brain disorder that 1% of the population is affected by. That would be about 51 million people around the world that possess schizophrenia. James Regan says, “It’s not something you catch or something someone does to you, it’s a disease only we don’t know exactly what causes it.” There are different types of schizophrenia. There is delusions, disorganized speech, strange behavior, withdrawn, and lifeless mind. Delusions, is explained as someone who has held believes that are…

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    Primer Impacto

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    “The news is more often made than gathered. And it is made on the basis of what the journalist thinks important or what the journalist thinks the audience thinks is important or interesting” (Powers 13). The two news programs are Primer Impacto and PBS NewsHour. First, the length of Primer Impacto is half an hour, it is aired at five in the afternoon, Monday thru Friday. Primer Impacto on the channel Univision, a Spanish-language television network. The intended audience and purpose for Primer…

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    On September 11, 2001, The United States changed forever. On that morning four planes were hijacked and flown into three of the United States largest and important buildings. Two of the planes had flown into the Twin Towers, the stars of New York City. The other plane hit the Pentagon in Washington DC, with the last plane crashing into a field were the passengers did not allow the plane to get hijacked which was heading for The White House. The Twin Towers had around 17,000 people in them when…

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    facing. Some viewers might even be able to relate. Another important tool the film uses, is the interviews with some very wealthy Americans, addressing the same problem the move does. The filmmakers interview a highly successful pillow manufacture Nick Hanauer, and he explains some of the problems the system has and ways to address it. Hanauer explains the it is the middle class, not him who are the job creators and that the American economy needs to focus on the middle class and work its way…

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    Music Causes Violence Have you ever heard of a rapper named Chief Keef? Chief Keef had been banned from performing in Chicago because his music is said to be too violent and causes others to act out in violence because of his lyrics. His music was much too violent for him to perform in his own home state of Illinois. His music has been said to be affiliated with gang crimes. Chicago's police department's will not allow him to perform as an attempt to “curb violence” (KollegeKidd Staff).…

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    myself, "Why did we?" But whenever I see our daughter, Stacy and our son, Nick, my receive my answer. I am extremely proud of Stacy, who served seven and a half years overseas with the United States Air Force, and her husband, Rich Draves, a retiree of the City of Tucson, Arizona Fire Department. The two of you have done quite well for yourselves and I look forward to your next visit. Also, an Air Force veteran, Nick served for 27 years. He and his wife, Stacia have given me two…

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