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“That’s the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool”-Daisy Buchanan. In “The Great Gatsby” novel, the author F.S. Fitzgerald perfectly describes a negative and stereotypical view of the different types of women during the 1920’s. Fitzgerald tried to describe the characters of women and their roles in society as a whole. The female characters Daisy, Myrtle and Jordan each display different roles as a woman within the story. Daisy is actually a victim of her environment…

Humans are surrounded by poverty everywhere they go, but never realized the long lasting effects of it in our society and individuals. In the essay "Black Hair" by Gary Soto, he explains the life of a young seventeen year old Mexican who struggles on the streets to make a decent living . Soto is able to portray the emotions and experiences of his life by writing the essay in first person. The audience has the opportunity to relate towards what life is when not having a place to sleep at night,…

“Don’t lose heart. There is a force within you that is more powerful than any adversity or problem you face.” This quote is absolutely right. Every single person on this planet sustains a strength that outweighs all of their adversities. Everybody should understand and remember this quote throughout their life. People believe that their heartbeat and their life are related. People also believe that if their heart beat didn’t go up and down they would not be surviving. Then why do they expect…

“Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough,” quoted by the American author Augustine “Og” Mandino. Augustine's quote brings great resemblance to both Mare and Keevan through the thought that they will not fail in their eyes when, they had enough determination to help themselves and others. The Smallest Dragon Boy, written by Anne McCaffrey, consists of a boy who is determined to become a dragon rider and protect his planet. Throughout Keevan’s struggle he…

REFLECTIVE JOURNAL When I first started the communication and study skills course, my first question was, how is this coarse going to help me become an accountant that I want to be? But as time went on, I realised that communication and study skills does not largely help one pursue his or her dream career. Instead, it helps one develop personally, and certain characteristics that can contribute or help one achieve his or her dream career. I have learnt a lot in this course. Thus, my journal will…

Kanila Gunasekara Lecturer – Prof. Daya Edirisinghe Semester – Summer 2015 Assignment 2 Content What is sports? 3  Benefits of sports 3  Rules and regulations 4  Fair play  Level playing field What is Ethics? 5 Sports and Ethics 5  Olympics 5  Violation of ethical principles in sports 6  Drugs  Advertising  Harassments  Bribery  Positive aspects of ethics in sports 7 Reference 9…

Vegas Paradise proves that old school is still cool! When people think of gambling they almost always think of the bright lights of Las Vegas. The gambling mecca that is located in the heart of the Nevada desert is a jackpot paradise, with it serving as the inspiration for a certain up and coming online casino. Vegas Paradise presents a slick experience across the board, as it has grown out its 2012 launch to become a casino that everyone is talking about. Considering its popularity, it is…

realizes that something has got to change rather it be the people he hangs out with or how the people he hangs out with treat him. In conclusion, Hamlet is just trying to find some kind of happiness and is trying to find out who he really is. The cause og Hamlet’s madness is a mixture of multiple different things such as Ophelia’s rejection, his father’s passing, his mother’s remarriage, encountering the ghost, and even just his depression alone. All of these things are putting more pressure…

relevant the alien-- and foreboding-- world of history and literature. Shakespeare’s Montagues and Capulets become modern-day Latino and Asian gangs, and Anne Frank, victim of the holocaust, gets adopted as one of the pupils’ own. Taking the place of OGs are new heroes like Miep Gies…” As mentioned before, it compares to Mr. Ross teaching style because both find a way to make their students interested in their lessons. Comparatively, Ms. Johnson and Ms. Gruwell both work with struggling,…

District 9 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1136608/?ref_=nv_sr_1 If I think about it I would not like to be eating cat food and living in District 9. Turning into a alien looks pretty cool but not worth it. This film was action packet and it was funny at the same time. I thought this movie was going to be a spoof of some sort but then it turned into a good story. When adding the alien and having dialogue with humans it adds more to the movie. This was cool to see because it made you understand that…