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  • The Great Depression and the New Deal

    The Great Depression and the New Deal

    The Great Depression And The New Deal The great depression in the united states caused a worldwide economic depression lasting from 1929 until the dawn of world war II, and it was caused by the collapse of the U.S. stock market. The Great Depression was the most terrible and longest economic collapse in the history of the modern industrial world. The events associated with the Great Depression had destructive effects on the United States. During

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    Submitted: March 14, 2010 By: Fonta
  • The American Dream, and All Its Splendor (great Gatsby)

    The American Dream, and All Its Splendor (great Gatsby)

    The 1920s were a decade of rebirth characterised by the founding of the "American Dream" -- the belief that anyone can, and should, achieve material success. The defining writer of the 1920s was F. Scott Fitzgerald whose most famous novel, The Great Gatsby, has become required reading for present-day high school students. We study Fitzgerald's novel for the same reason we study Shakespeare. The literature composed by both authors contains themes and morals that

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    Submitted: March 14, 2010 By: Yan
  • Peter the Great: Russian Revolutionary

    Peter the Great: Russian Revolutionary

    Peter the Great: Russian Revolutionary In the history of Russia, there were countless emperors, Tsar’s, and all sorts of nobility, but through it all none of them truly succeeded in bringing Russia to its enlightenment. “Through out the decades and out of the ashes rose a giant; sailor, soldier, carpenter, Tsar; Peter the Great” (Land of Tsar’s). Peter was determined to change Russia’s “moskovite isolation and backward” way of living. With persistence and determination Russia’s

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    Submitted: March 15, 2010 By: Jessica
  • The Great Gatsby

    The Great Gatsby

    There were several people responsible for shaping the political, social, and economic structures in the United States during the twentieth century, one person being Henry Ford. Henry Ford has influenced the automobile industry in an outstanding way. The early twentieth century marked a dramatic change in the economy of the United States. Businesses and industries began to grow everywhere around the United States. Along with this new factories came new jobs, which lured in many

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    Submitted: March 15, 2010 By: Mike
  • Death of a Salesman Compared to the Great Gatsby

    Death of a Salesman Compared to the Great Gatsby

    Comparing Death of a Salesman to The Great Gatsby In the search for the American dream many things can be lost, this is reflected in the novel The Great Gatsby and the movie Death of a Salesman. Both of these works demonstrate the lengths that some people will go to in order to achieve the stereotypical life of a rich, successful and powerful American, which is often referred to as the American dream. Death

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    Submitted: March 15, 2010 By: Stenly
  • The Great Gatsby

    The Great Gatsby

    English Essay In the The Great Gatsby, Gatsby's mysterious persona and illegal 'gonnegtions' depict him as one who holds material wealth in higher regard than moral decency. However, despite such corrupt ways, Gatsby was able to see the American Dream for what is was supposed to stand for. He always kept the symbolical green light in front of him and believed in promise and unlimited hope for equality and spiritual happiness. Gatsby was able to

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    Submitted: March 15, 2010 By: Yan
  • Report on Alexander the Great

    Report on Alexander the Great

    Alexander the Great was one of the greatest ruler's and conquerors of all time. He conquered the mighty Persian Empire and most of the known world at that time. Alexander was born in Pella, the ancient capital of Macedonia. He was the son of an excellent general and organizer, named Philip II King of Macedon. His mother was Olympias, princess of Epirus. She was brilliant and hot-tempered. Alexander inherited the best qualities of both his

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    Essay Length: 1,358 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: March 16, 2010 By: Yan
  • Why Is It So Great to Be Canadian?

    Why Is It So Great to Be Canadian?

    The reason behind why being Canadian is so great is our freedom. Freedom, geography, diversity, opportunity. These are just some of the things that you think of when the word Canadian or Canada is present. To some we may seem to be a primitive country (some Americans still think our land is 95% ice and that we live in igloos) but to those who know us, we are nice, hardworking people that live in a

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    Submitted: March 16, 2010 By: Edward
  • The Great Depression

    The Great Depression

    The 1930s, a decade of despair and depression all across the United States, contrasted sharply with the prosperity of the “roaring” 1920’s (). Many factors played a role in bringing about this decade of despair universally referred to as The Great Depression. The main causes are believed to be a combination of the stock market crash (October 24, 1929) and the greatly unequal distribution of wealth between the rich and middle class citizens throughout the

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    Submitted: March 17, 2010 By: Tasha
  • Symbolism in the Great Gatsby

    Symbolism in the Great Gatsby

    Symbolism in The Great Gatsby What is unknown is often talked about as being mysterious, perhaps even ominous. Naturally, many people become curious and want to find out what lurks about in the dark and be able to say that they know what others do not. In F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel, The Great Gatsby, the main character, Jay Gatsby is quite enigmatic. Seclusion and isolation are well known to Gatsby, especially when it comes to

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    Submitted: March 18, 2010 By: Venidikt
  • The Great Gatsby

    The Great Gatsby

    Jay Gatsby, a major character in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby contributes to many ideas expressed in the novel. His hope and dedication to his goal reinforce the positive aspects of the American Dream yet his attempt to grasp it by means of riches reflects the corruption of this once idealistic promise. His belief that the past can be recaptured also contributes to the idea of time in the novel. Gatsby is a self

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    Submitted: March 18, 2010 By: July
  • Good to Great Review

    Good to Great Review

    Jim Collins and his research team have done a wonderful job identifying what it takes for a company to go from good to great. I found this book to be extremely interesting and would like to share several of my thoughts. I agree with Jim Collins when he states that people can develop into level 5 leaders. The main focus of a level 5 leader is not on themselves, but on the company and

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    Submitted: March 20, 2010 By: Victor
  • Great Expectations

    Great Expectations

    Great Expectation The book that I read is called Great Expectation By Charles Dickens. It is based mainly in London but also has scenes in Pip’s home town. Which is a small village in the country? Where he and his sister Mrs. Joe and her husband Joe Gargary live and Pips was raised. The setting of where Pips is is not as important as what is there with him. There are many contrasts to good

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    Submitted: March 20, 2010 By: Max
  • Analysis of Hercules’ Greatness

    Analysis of Hercules’ Greatness

    Hercules Hercules is arguably the greatest and most accomplished hero figure in Greek mythology. He was born the son of Alcides, wife to a great general; and Zeus, the most powerful Greek god. Hercules could only be overcome by a supernatural force. No mortal or anything else of this world could defeat him. However, that is not what makes Hercules so magnificent. It was Hercules' constant perseverance to overcome adversity and make the wrong right

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    Submitted: March 21, 2010 By: Tommy
  • Extinction of Great Apes

    Extinction of Great Apes

    The great apes are humankind’s closest relatives. Great apes include gorillas, chimpanzees, orangutans, and bonobos, which are also known as pygmy chimps. At the turn of the century, there were approximately one million chimpanzees in Africa. This number has declined down to 150,000. Mountain gorillas have halved in size over the last ten years, leaving only 320 to roam the trees of their homeland. Some say these great apes will face extinction within a decade.

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    Submitted: March 21, 2010 By: Tommy
  • Great Gatsby

    Great Gatsby

    One of the most controversial parts of the book The Great Gatsby is whether Gatsby was really great after all. He really isn’t great at all but he works hard to try to me others believe he really truly is great. He live is a world of fairy tales, over romanticized details, and surrounds him self with people who puss up his over sized ego. Being a great, good honest person was not at all

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    Submitted: March 22, 2010 By: Kevin
  • Who Was the Great Gatsby?

    Who Was the Great Gatsby?

    Nick Carraway is the narrator of “The Great Gatsby.” Nick is portrayed as a nice, honest person that listens to everyone’s problems. Nick meets the woman golfer, Jordan Baker. She is a very keen golfer. He also reunites with his cousin Daisy and her husband Tom, who Nick is not very fond of. There are many hints in the first chapter, given about some problems between Daisy and Tom. We soon discover that Tom is

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    Submitted: March 23, 2010 By: Top
  • Christopher Columbus - Columbus and the Great Discovery

    Christopher Columbus - Columbus and the Great Discovery

    Columbus and The Great Discovery Columbus was very young when he became interested in travel, sailing and astronomy. He began sailing at the age of fourteen and from then on sailing and meeting different people gave him a lot of knowledge. Columbus had very little education, he had to learn how to read and write when he was much older and he learned about sailing and astronomy through people, not school. The knowledge that he

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    Submitted: March 23, 2010 By: Bred
  • Great Expectations Atmosphere and Suspense

    Great Expectations Atmosphere and Suspense

    Great expectations by Charles dickens was written in 1860-1861. The opening chapter of great expectations is extremely important as it tells of each character from Pips perspective (also telling the readers just how naпve, young and innocent Pip is amidst this gloomy dwelling), for example Pip says “…my first fancies regarding what they were like, were unreasonably derived from their tombstones“ this tells us that Pip is a blank canvas ready to be painted on

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    Submitted: March 23, 2010 By: Monika
  • Great Gatsby

    Great Gatsby

    The origin of the American dream started mostly during the later half of the nineteenth century, many of America’s physical resources were undiscovered, allowing the possibility of coming across a fortune through relatively little, but lucky investment in land or industry. Many early Americans prospectors headed west of the Rocky Mountains to buy acres of cheap land in hopes of finding gold. The American dream was a driving factor not only in the Gold rush,

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    Submitted: March 23, 2010 By: Max
  • The Great Depression

    The Great Depression

    On May 9th, 2007 my family’s happiness turned upside down. I was at the pond out in Swansboro with my brother, Drew, and my mom, Dena. My brother and I were having a great time having fun in the pond until my mom got a phone call. It was my dad. She could barely hear him because there was limited phone service. All she could hear was him crying. My mom kept on saying,

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    Submitted: March 23, 2010 By: Yan
  • The Importance of Money in the Great Gatsby

    The Importance of Money in the Great Gatsby

    In "The Great Gatsby" money is one of the most important things in the world. In the beginning there was Daisy Buchanan who got to know a military man by the name of Jay Gatsby. These two spent a lot of time together and grew to love each other despite the fact that Gatsby was poor. However, there came a time when Gatsby had to go to war and left Daisy at home. He continued

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    Submitted: March 24, 2010 By: David
  • The Great Depression, America 1929-1941 by Robert McElvaine - a Review

    The Great Depression, America 1929-1941 by Robert McElvaine - a Review

    Most historians agree that the Second World War is the single most important event shaping and directing subsequent developments throughout the balance of the 20th century. Indeed, no single other event so shaped the world or influenced the events leading to that war than did the great worldwide depression. In this wonderful book by historian Robert McElvaine, we are treated to a terrific account of the human ordeal of the 1930s, which, as noted historian

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    Submitted: March 25, 2010 By: Jon
  • Causes of the Great Depression

    Causes of the Great Depression

    The Great Depression was the worst economic slump ever in U.S. history, and one which spread to virtually all of the industrialized world. The depression began in late 1929 and lasted for about a decade. Many factors played a role in bringing about the depression; however, the main cause for the Great Depression was the combination of the greatly unequal distribution of wealth throughout the 1920's, and the extensive stock market speculation that took

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    Submitted: March 25, 2010 By: Tommy
  • Great

    Great

    Big green trees Is what I see, Looking at me happily Bright green grass As thick as can be, Feels so very soft to me Birds and squirrels are playing around With some sunlight shining down, Wishing I could be there now I look once more and begin to frown. as there for you, stood by you, listened to you But still that wasn't good enough, Why? what else could I do.

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    Submitted: March 27, 2010 By: Jack