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    After the blockbuster sucess of 'Halloween' John Carpenter presented us with a ghoulish tale of a small northern California town named Antonio Bay. Which follows upon the night Antonio Bay turns 100, the night the fog came to kill the entire town. John Carpenter and Debra Hill bring a classic horror that will make you say 'Beware of the Fog' April 30th midnight til one belongs to the dead. Good lord deliever us On a night like tonight cold outside with a fire going telling ghost stories to…

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    In the novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald Nick Carraway, the main character, tells the story of his encounters and lifestyle during the roaring 20’s. Set in Long Island New York, newcomer Nick Carraway settles down next to the mysterious Jay Gatsby; a rarely seen millionaire known for his extravagant parties. Gatsby soon uses Nicks connections to Daisy to attempt to rekindle his past relationship with her, despite the fact she is married to Tom, a wealthy man having an affair.…

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    Fitzgerald’s novel, The Great Gatsby, we are introduced with the story of Jay Gatsby, a poor boy of mysterious origins who rises to great wealth and prestige. In 1922, a young man from Minnesota named Nick Carraway moves to New York, where he rents a house in the West Egg district of Long Island. Nick reflects that just as Gatsby’s dream of Daisy was corrupted by money and deceptive nature, the American long for joy and independence…

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    something that would be hard to come by during the 1920’s in the American northeast. One character in The Great Gatsby that shows the vice of overindulgence is Mrs. Daisy Buchanan, the cousin of the main character and narrator, Nick Caraway. In one scene from the book, Nick mentions Chicago and Daisy asks, “Do they miss me?”(Fitzgerald 9). She shows how much of a narcissist she is here by the fact that she is concerned about someone’s opinion in a city over five hundred miles away. Another…

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    Brave heart was set in the 13th century. The story surrounds William Wallace. William was one of the first Scots men to fight for independence. "Sons of Scotland, I am William Wallace." (Brave heart: 1995 William Wallace) Not much is known about William's heritage, but a lot of people believe he was a son Sir Malcolm of Elderslie and that he was in training to become a priest. William Wallace led a rebellion against Edward the I. Edward the first was brought into Scotland's politics when the…

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    stunning, pretty, and sexy. She is playful, pure, sensitive, a bit ditzy, a sleepwalker and young. She is Dracula's first victim. Dracula's three sisters are hidden away in a room that Johnathon was forbidden to go into but snuck in while exploring the castle. They are described young ladies who were beautiful with red ruby lips, pale skin, and pearly white teeth. Their interactions in the book made them out to be sex…

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    “The Exchange of Winnings is perhaps the most obvious test placed before Gawain”. During his stay at Lord Bertilak 's castle he is secretly being tested by the Lord 's wife as part of Morgan Le Fay’s cunning quest. While it is common for a guest to spark a one nights romance with his host’s lady, one of the standards of courtly behavior is to respect women. Not only does…

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    Yellow is generally thought of as a color of springtime that is both happy and hopeful but in The Great Gatsby yellow is a more sinister color. In the Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Nick Carraway, the narrator, meets the very wealthy Jay Gatsby. Gatsby goes to many extravagant lengths to try to win back Daisy Buchanan, Nick’s Cousin. However, this is not just a story about a rich man trying to steal away another man's wife, something more sinister preys upon the reunited couple.…

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    Gatsby is not aware that Daisy does not love him, she loves his money. Similarly, Gatsby wants what Daisy represents, money since “her voice is full of money” (Fitzgerald, 127), besides, Gatsby does not love her, in fact, he is obsessed with her. Nick Carraway emphasizes, everything Gatsby did for Daisy. Buying a mansion right across from her, reading the papers to look for her name, throwing parties and hoping she showed up, waiting five years, between some other actions he does. It is very…

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    we were off to the great falls airport. This trip to Great Falls took the longest, almost like the day before christmas. When we finally got to Great Falls, a lot of my family was already there. My Grandpa, Grandma, Aunt Angie, Uncle Dave, Cousin Nick, Cousin Grace, Aunt Amie, and Trudy were all waiting for us. We all went in the airport together on a rainy day. We all sat down and waited for our plane to be ready. Many airports later(around 4, and it took over a day) we had finally landed in…

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