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    Eckleburg. After Gatsby moved into the big mansion in Long Island, he went to the West dock and trying to catch the green light with his hands, which is located at the end of Daisy’s East Egg dock. I was really confused at first because I do not understand why Gatsby is trying reach out to the green light and why is the green light so important to him. Later in the movie, Mr. Carraway compares the green light to the American Dream and also how the green light is representing Gatsby’s pursue…

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    of Gatsby’s extravagant parties, he saw “a chauffeur in a uniform of a robin’s-egg blue cross [his] lawn…” (Fitzgerald, 41). On the outside Gatsby always tries to show how excellent his life is, but on the inside he is always sad for what Daisy did to him. Daisy was supposed to wait for him when he got back from war, but instead she moved onto a more wealthy man. His real inner- self is sad, and lonely. He has this big mansion with only him living in it. At the night of Gatsby’s party Nick…

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    familiar odor wafts up to my nose. It must’ve been yesterday’s dinner! I wolf down breakfast as I wonder why I could still smell the scent of Englishmen. As everybody knows, an ogre like me loves to take naps after breakfast. I doze off next to my big bag of golden coins. When I woke up, all that was left of my treasure was nothing but an empty bag! Assuring myself that it couldn’t have gone anywhere, I continue with my day. On the next day, I wake up to the smell of humans again! Still…

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    experienced firsthand the gaudy and wasteful lifestyle that the era developed. Witnessing the opposite sides of the wealth spectrum, the old East Egg, with its traditional living and virtues, and the avant-garde West Eggs, home to new ideas, and new wealth. These two sides of Long Island wealth are represented by East Egg residents, Tom and Daisy Buchanan, and West Egg resident, the eccentric and enigmatic Jay Gatsby. These four character’s fates are intertwined and connected throughout the…

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    I had to learn how to comprehend most of the stories. In fourth grade, we read Green Eggs and Ham, I liked how when we finished the book the teacher brought us to the library. We got to eat green eggs and ham! Arms waving in the air, we all jumped up and down from excitement. It was made from pretzels, green frozen icing, and a M&M on the top. As I aged and started a higher reading level, I would read more books on my own, such as The Hunger…

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    Eckleburg's eyes deepen the narrative's exploration of themes such as desire and the decline of the American Dream. The novel is set in the fictional locales of West Egg and East Egg on Long Island, serving as a perfect backdrop that contrasts the new wealth against the established aristocracy. Fitzgerald's setting, characters, and language all critique the glamorized yet hollow pursuit of wealth and status. In "The Great…

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    example the color green represents the life Gatsby wanted that was just in front of him while the color yellow represents the different social classes within the book with all the money they had or all the money they did not have. The color blue represents the lonely times Gatsby had at his gargantuan mansion that was located in West Egg. Then finally the color gray represents the valley of ashes otherwise known as the sickening area between West Egg and East Egg. The color green is very…

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    Egg Hypothesis

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    Eggsperiment Purpose Is an egg similar to a human cell? Hypothesis If the egg is put in milk, then the shell will grow back. According to Mama Natural, “High-quality eggshells contain 27 essential microelements but they’re mostly composed of calcium carbonate, a form and structure that’s very similar to our bones and teeth.” Also, according to My Plastic Free Life, “eggshell powder contains roughly 400 milligrams of calcium per gram.” Since the milk I use, 2% Fat, has 295 milligrams in one cup…

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    The fowlers toad is (8cm) long medium size it has a belly and chest of whitish; gray and few spots on it chest and belly (Phillips 103). The Bullfrog is (9-15cm) long it’s a oliver, green; Brown Frog sometimes have dots on their. Belly of about frog it white or yellowish (Phillips 129). The American toad is (10cm) long with a reddish brown, gray, with dark spots. Also the American Toad have a large bean snooped parotid glands (Phillips…

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    decisions regarding precise details, particularly in the opening of a film, can cause viewers to interpret films in various ways. With such a successful novel like The Great Gatsby, two directors accepted the challenge of bringing this novel to the big screen. Using color choices to show symbolism, developing the storyline through setting and props, and the introduction of Nick Carraway are imperative in how much or how little the films will differ from the novel. The 1974 and 2013 film versions…

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