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it does not seem like an anomaly, there is one image that pops out the most and that is the Flag of the United States. Through the trailer this is the only time the flag appears and it could represent the American Dream. The fact that they’re on a yacht and drinking wine we can infer that they are wealthy. One major part of the American Dream is to make money, it can be for entertainment purposes or just to provide for family and friends. No matter what there is some part of earning money in…

from each district get picked to go fight against other districts but at the end there can only be one winner. The shorts story The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell Is about a hunter Rainsford who is on his way to hunt jaguars, but falls of his yacht and get trapped on ship trap island. When he first gets their he doesn't see any signs of his death but after General Zaroff reveals that he hunts men he quickly realizes that he could be hunted. Some of the qualities they possess is brave,…

. What financial tools do you use in this chapter? In this topic, we talk about two tools the budget and the financial statements. These protect our capital from any effect of our financial decisions, help us evaluate options, consequences and they identify potential threats. The budget is an estimate of the income and expenses that will be taken in the project. Helps evaluate projects and proposals with a purpose of finalizing this. The financial statement provides a picture of our current…

Scott Fitzgerald, Jay Gatsby’s life seemed to be quite the soap opera. Meeting Dan Cody and falling in love with Daisy Buchanan led Gatsby to a life of avarice and obsession. Jay Gatsby first met Dan Cody at age seventeen, while Dan Cody docked his yacht. Cody tuned Gatsby into a money hungry man. Their relationship turned into a business venture. Dan Cody taught Gatsby to bootleg alcohol. Considering this book is set in the 1920’s during prohibition, bootlegging was a profitable business to…

By Dictionary.com’s definition, being civilized is “having an advanced or humane culture, society, etc.” or to be “polite, well-bred, or refined.” The connotation of civilized is different, and varies by the person asked. Being civilized could be plain and simple: to be a rich, mannered person or society that utilizes technology; personality or culture has nothing to do with it. Being civilized could also mean to be a kind and respectful person or society, tolerating and respectful of others.…

Identity is a major part of any person, fictional character or not. Many people believe that you can create your own identity and feel happy with the persona that you’ve created for yourself, but many times it’s difficult to create a mask without leaving cracks that your real identity wants to come through. Instead of living the way you want to, you live a lie that even you may believe is true. Throughout both the Great Gatsby and Richard Corey many characters including Nick, Gatsby and Richard…

The story of ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’ is a paragon of falling from grace. At a net worth of $-100 million, Jordan Belfort has more than his reputation to recover. Let us delve more into this: Career Beginnings Business seems to have captured the wolf of Wall Street from a young age. His first business venture entailed selling Italian ice with a friend. He made a profit of $20,000. He had intended to use this money to pay for a degree in dentistry. He began many ventures, including a meat and…

1. Please explain inelasticity and elasticity of demand. What happens when there is a tax on luxury items? In economics, elasticity is the measure of responsiveness towards the demand for a product when its price is changed. The basic formula for calculating the elasticity of a product is to divide the percentage change in quantity demanded by the percentage change in price. When the value of elasticity is greater than one percent, it indicates that the demand for the good is sensitive to…

The role of a father in the life of a child is one of the most important aspects of everyday life. Fathers are often viewed as the most influential people during a person’s childhood, as their relationship with the person helps to mold the person for the future by imprinting their morals, ideas, culture, and more onto that person, thereby shaping their character as an adult. While the customs and cultures of humanity have changed over generations, the role of fathers in shaping these generations…

In Critical Theory Today, water is presented as a symbol that can be portraying change, danger, sexuality and our experience of the womb (Tyson, 20). When Gatsby met Dan Cody for the first time it was on a yacht on a big lake (p.63), this then led to the opportunity of sailing around the continent, an opportunity for Gatsby to change is life. With this change he will also leave his parents, the safe womb that refers to the relationship with his mother, then also the danger of not knowing his own…