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    Scott Fitzgerald’s "The Great Gatsby" is an American classic, the book is written in a time period where the American people wanted to escape the harsh realities of the world, escape the reality of war. . I strongly belive that The Great Gatsby should not be banned from schools because, The Great Gatsby is a reminder of Americn history and what is was really like to live in the Jazz Age Scott Fitzgerald was born on September 24, 1896 in St. Paul, Minnesota. When he was thirteen years old he…

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    the book by Terrence McNally. It is based on the Manuel Puig novel El Beso de la Mujer Araña. “Congressional Recognition” by Members of the Congress of the United States Of America, “Great Seal of the City of Atlantic City” Atlantic City, New Jersey 2006 by “The Nuestro Pueblo Award Art & Entertainment” HAAC (Hispanic Alliance Of Atlantic City) 2006, Honorary Lifetime Achievement Award “Mortales De Honor 2013” In grateful recognition of his outstanding artistic and civic contribution…

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    wrote “Their Eyes Were Watching God.” The book was published in 1937 after the Harlem Renaissance even though the book is most associated with this type of literature. Hurston wrote the book in just seven short weeks when she was in Haiti researching obeah and voodoo. When she was a toddler, Hurston’s family moved to Eatonville, Florida which was an all-black town. Her father served several terms as Mayor for this town. Eatonville, Florida is a town in the book that represents innocence and…

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    Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall. Proverbs 16:18 I don’t usually begin a book review with a bible verse however in the case of Irish Meadows I thought this verse was fitting. The first book in the Courage to Dream series by Susan Anne Mason, Irish Meadows is a horse farm set in picturesque countryside of Long Island, New York. Once a very successful horse breeding farm Irish Meadows owner James O’Leary is beginning to feel the financial ramifications of legislation…

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    in a new country. Abelardo Morell is a renowned Cuban-born photographer in the field of Contemporary photography, known for his invention working methods, including the use of a Camera Obscura that represented by Edwynn Houk Gallery in New York City. He took the Camera Obscura out of the past and bring it toward the future. The paper will explore Abelardo Morell’s life, photographic career, and discusses how the Camera falls into his career. Also, this paper will include an art critic reviews of…

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    Lucy to come up and receive this award, I would like to give you a summary of Paul Kalanithi’s life and his book. Paul Kalanithi’s clever, poignant, When Breath becomes Air, is a moving account of life, what it means and how every moment counts. This memoir is this year’s clear winner for the DBCP International Prize. When Breath Becomes Air, spent twelve weeks as number one on the New York Times Bestsellers…

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    for his graphic designs on book covers. He is 51 years old and he was born in Pennsylvania on September 12, 1964. Kidd grew up basically being inspired by American pop culture, especially batman. When Chip grew up he attended Pennsylvania State University. After he graduated from the graphic design program, he went and got hired at Knopf publishing house as a junior assistant in 1986. As he was working for them he began to develop his own style of unconventional book designs. His style was…

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    4 English 3 CP Mrs. Iannuzzi The Great Gatsby Movie Review After reading the novel, “The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald, and now watching the movie, it is apparent that there were several differences made from the book to the movie that are both good and bad. Although there were minor things changed from the book to the movie, the overall theme and plot remains the same. The actors chosen for this movie portrayed the characters of the book very well, and the movie gives an accurate…

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    because he was one of the first to put such controversial material into writing for everyone to see. Although Walt Whitman may never be as famous as other american poets, he is definitely one of the most influential. Whitman is a 2009 inductee of the New Jersey Hall of Fame and has been names as the first "poet of democracy". Even when his poetry was being criticized and belittled he continued to write and offered everything he had to the world. His bravery and exceptional talents make him one…

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    volunteers so utilizing a coaching approach is an effective way to train volunteers. Rath, T. (2007). StrengthsFinder 2.0 (Rev. ed.). New York, NY: Gallup Press. Do you have the opportunity to do what you do best every day (Rath, 2007)? Chances are you do not. Developing your strengths and discovering what you do best is the focus of StrengthsFinder 2.0. Each book is accompanied by a unique access code to the StrengthsFinder assessment which will begin your journey of discovering what you do…

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