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  • The Great Catsby Themes and Motifs

    The Great Catsby Themes and Motifs

    Book Analyss F. Scott Fitzgerald the author of “The Great Gatsby” reveals many principles about today’s society and the “American dream.” One of the biggest fears in today's world is the fear of not fitting into society. People of all age groups and backgrounds share this fear. Many individuals believe that to receive somebody's affection, they must assimilate into that person's society. In the story, Jay Gatsby pursues the American dream and his passions to

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    Essay Length: 1,347 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: December 14, 2009 By: July
  • The Great Depression

    The Great Depression

    The Great Depression: A Series of Downward Spirals Class: Macroeconomics Teacher: On October 29, 1929, the New York Stock Exchange experienced a tragic fall. Fortunes were lost and lives were destroyed. The Crash of 1929 shook what was an already unstable economic foundation. America began fueling itself for an economic collapse long before the stock market crashed. The root causes of the crash are still under debate, but the effects of the crash are infamous.

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    Essay Length: 2,163 Words / 9 Pages
    Submitted: December 14, 2009 By: July
  • What It Takes to Be Great

    What It Takes to Be Great

    No substitute for hard work The first major conclusion is that nobody is great without work. It's nice to believe that if you find the field where you're naturally gifted, you'll be great from day one, but it doesn't happen. There's no evidence of high-level performance without experience or practice. Reinforcing that no-free-lunch finding is vast evidence that even the most accomplished people need around ten years of hard work before becoming world-class, a pattern

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    Essay Length: 1,714 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: December 14, 2009 By: Monika
  • The Great Depression

    The Great Depression

    We flip on a switch and instantaneously we have light. We turn on the faucet and we get hot, clean water to freely flow. We come home after school and have a refrigerator full of food and the cabinets full of snacks. These are only a few things that we take for granted daily. The 1920's was a time of great personal wealth. The rich became richer and the poor became poorer. Then late into

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    Essay Length: 253 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 15, 2009 By: Tommy
  • Symbolism and Imagery in Gatsby

    Symbolism and Imagery in Gatsby

    F. Scott Fitzgerald uses many different variations of literary devices to portray the corruption of the American dream in The Great Gatsby. He portrays the American dream as a goal to gain wealth and show it off extravagantly to gain social class. Fitzgerald successfully integrates symbolism and imagery into the novel to express his views of the American dream. An integral part of The Great Gatsby was the symbolism Fitzgerald used to get across his

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    Essay Length: 556 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: December 16, 2009 By: Jack
  • Three People, Two Deaths, one Great Tragedy

    Three People, Two Deaths, one Great Tragedy

    In William Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet two young lovers lost their lives when hate and love collided. From the Montagues came Romeo and from the Capulets was Juliet. The two families were feuding and Romeo and Juliet could not stand being without each other. They both killed themselves because they thought life was not worth living without the other. Though there are many who can be blamed for this tragic ending, there

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    Essay Length: 737 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: December 16, 2009 By: Steve
  • Alexander the Great

    Alexander the Great

    Alexander the Great "There is nothing impossible to him who will try". Alexander the Great. In this paper I am going to tell you about the birth triumphs and death of Alexander the Great. I will start with the birth of Alexander. Alexander the Great was born in 356 BC. The month he was born in is not for sure however most agree it was July. His mother's name was Olympias. Olympias was an orphan

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    Submitted: December 17, 2009 By: Vika
  • Great Expectations Continued

    Great Expectations Continued

    I decided to invite Estella for dinner back at home with Joe and Biddy, not sure whether she would accept. Surprisingly she accepted my invitation. So we headed back to Joe’s and on the way we talked on just about every subject there is to talk about. I was already aware of what had happened to Estella, but she told me the whole truth. She even described the beatings she had received from Drummle. He

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    Essay Length: 690 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: December 17, 2009 By: Venidikt
  • The Great Alaska Debate

    The Great Alaska Debate

    The Great Alaska Debate WILDERNESS v.s. oil In the last great wild place in Alaska, a battle of epic proportion has unfolded. On one side is the conservationist lobbying to save the second largest national wildlife refuge, home to many different animals, tribes of Eskimos, and Native Americans. The other side is a partnership of oil companies led by Chevron U.S.A. lobbying to drill and extract a massive qualities of crude oil, under 15,200 feet

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    Essay Length: 642 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: December 17, 2009 By: Mike
  • Democracy Makes America Great

    Democracy Makes America Great

    When Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue in 1492, little did he know he would mistakenly anchor in what is now known as the most powerful country in the world, the United States of America. Benefiting millions of people, it could be said that this was perhaps the most profitable and greatest mistake ever made. Columbus had originally intended to find a western route to India. Not even knowing there was a ginormous land mass

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    Submitted: December 18, 2009 By: Mikki
  • Gatsby and the American Dream

    Gatsby and the American Dream

    Darren Pilato Advanced Writing 201 Gatsby Paper The American Dream is what we all aspire to achieve. The idea of starting off with nothing and to become something has caused millions of people from all corners of the world to immigrate to this country for over 300 years. However, what exactly is the American Dream? F Scott Fitzgerald answers this question within his novel The Great Gatsby. Through the eyes of Nick Carraway, Fitzgerald analyses

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    Submitted: December 18, 2009 By: Andrew
  • The Nature of Peter the Great

    The Nature of Peter the Great

    The Nature of Peter the Great Peter the Great ruled Russia from 7 May (27 April O.S.) 1682 until his death. Peter carried out a policy of "Westernization" and expansion that transformed Muscovite Russia into a major European power. He also created a series of reforms that have more political freedoms and flexibility in the nobility, or lack there of, of his citizens. But why did he do all these things, more greedy ulterior motive,

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    Submitted: December 18, 2009 By: Mike
  • Mirror Stage of Development Analysis on the Wizard of Oz (magic Art of the Great Humbug)

    Mirror Stage of Development Analysis on the Wizard of Oz (magic Art of the Great Humbug)

    In the children’s story, “The Magic Art of the Great Humbug”, all of the characters run into problems with their identities. The old man has the most difficulty with his own identity. He wishes to be a great wizard with superhuman capabilities. The Tin Man, Scarecrow, and Cowardly Lion have trouble with desiring qualities that are only common to humans. Finally, Dorothy runs into trouble with the symbols around her that establish her identity. The

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    Essay Length: 2,465 Words / 10 Pages
    Submitted: December 19, 2009 By: Edward
  • The Great Awakening

    The Great Awakening

    Identify the major reform movements of the Second Great Awakening. To what extent were reformers during the Second Great awakening successful in achieving their goals? The reformers of the Great Awakening were very effective in achieving their goals due to their future advancements, and the major reform movements included reforms in abolition, Women’s rights, and Temperance. The abolition movement spread the idea that that slavery was wrong. It would eventually lead to the outlaw of

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    Essay Length: 287 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 19, 2009 By: Edward
  • Great Depression in the United States

    Great Depression in the United States

    The collapse of the US stock market in 1929 that led to a worldwide economic depression caused the Great Depression in the United States. For most of the nation, the "Black Tuesday" (also sometimes referred to as "Black Thursday" or "Black Monday") stock market crash of October 29, 1929, marked the beginning of a decade of high unemployment, poverty, and deflation. Although some observers think the causes of the Great Depression are still uncertain, most

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    Submitted: December 20, 2009 By: Yan
  • Jay Gatsby

    Jay Gatsby

    Jay Gatsby, the central character of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby symbolizes the American dream. The American dream offers faith in the possibility of a better life. Its attendant illusion is the belief that material wealth alone can bring that dream to fruition. Through Gatsby, Fitzgerald brings together both these ideas. Jay Gatsby thinks money is the answer to anything he encounters. He has the best of everything. The fanciest car, the largest

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    Submitted: December 20, 2009 By: Edward
  • How to Be a Great Pr Client

    How to Be a Great Pr Client

    All us agency types know that we belong to the legion of the irredeemably gifted. It also seems that there may be some clients who are similarly touched by angels. My excellent colleague Morgan McLintic has even put up a guide explaining how to be a bad client, which as usual, is funny, to the point and insightful. However, as I'm not that keen to encourage bad clients, I thought I'd produce a few points

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    Submitted: December 20, 2009 By: Vika
  • Causes of the Great Depression

    Causes of the Great Depression

    The Great Depression remains to be the worst economic slump ever in American history and one which spread practically all over the industrialized world. The Depression bombarded in late 1929 and lasted nearly a decade. Many factors elemented the depth of the widespread prosperity. However, combined, the greatly unequal distribution of wealth throughout the 1920's and the extensive stock market speculation that took place during the latter part that same decade remain the key of

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    Submitted: December 20, 2009 By: Jessica
  • Alexander the Great

    Alexander the Great

    Many empire and civilizations of the ancient world came and went under different leaders. Some fell because of war, and other fell because of an instable government, and some could do it all. Alexander the Great will forever be remembered as one of the world's most effective and well-accomplished military and political leaders, by leading the Greek people to glory during his short-term rule. Other societies kings or dictators couldn't balance running their empires, protecting

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    Submitted: December 21, 2009 By: Fonta
  • Great Harvest Executive Summary

    Great Harvest Executive Summary

    EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Great Harvest: Keeping It Simple Building a Freedom-based Franchise Report Prepared by Steve Cannizzaro Table of Contents Executive Summary pg. 3 Objectives pg. 3 Mission pg. 4 Keys to Success pg. 4 Great Harvests’ History pg. 5 Key developments: Chronology pg. 5 Early History pg. 5 Company Summary pg. 8 Company Ownership pg. 8 Start-up Summary pg. 8 Location Map pg. 9 SWOT Analysis pg. 10 Strategy and Implementation Summary pg. 11

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    Submitted: December 21, 2009 By: Venidikt
  • The Paper of Great Things

    The Paper of Great Things

    THE PAPER OF GREAT THINGS In the novel The God of Small Things by Arudhati Roy a relationship between a family is shown and the painful past comes through several memories and the presence of the caste system in India is used to juxtapose right vs. wrong. A very powerful closeness is observed between the two main characters and through their relationship one of the main themes of love through obscurity is showcased by the

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    Submitted: December 21, 2009 By: Mike
  • Three Great Battles of Alexander the Great

    Three Great Battles of Alexander the Great

    201.117 Assignment 1 3.) Discuss three major battles of Alexander the Great with reference to the sources supplied and in their wider and political and military context. To what factors would you attribute his success? -1- A military commander's success on the battlefield is not always solely determined by his (or her) own brilliance. Victory is often due to his opponent's circumstances, both in the military and strategic context, not to mention the political situation,

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    Submitted: December 22, 2009 By: Stenly
  • About My Great Padrino

    About My Great Padrino

    About My Great Padrino My padrino name is Guillermo “Mero” Montes, number 49 crossed Sigma Lambda Beta in the spring of 2002 (Pi Line) with six other line brothers and he was number six in the line. He was born in 1982, from Mexico, he his 22 years of age. He is a Biology major graduating may, 05. While he was pledging he ended up with a 4.0gpa I personally don’t know how he did

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    Submitted: December 22, 2009 By: July
  • Great Expectations

    Great Expectations

    Faith R. Sims Eng3010 11/24/2005 Great Expectations Hollywood and the movie industry have made many bold attempts over the past decade in bringing to life old classics. None however in my opinion have been done more boldly than the remoulding of Charles Dickens’s Great Expectations. This compelling piece is a rebirth storyline of the past retold in Modern times. Any attempt at bringing a Dickens work to the screen would be an awesome task to

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    Submitted: December 23, 2009 By: Edward
  • Surviving the Great Depression

    Surviving the Great Depression

    The nation was growing up. Movies were starting to show more violence and sexuality. Women were coming out of their shell so to speak. They were starting to dress and act much differently than ever before. Women were now showing a side that was not ever seen before in film. Such stars of the 1930’s Greta Garbo, Marlene Dietrich, and Bette Davis appeared self confident and sexy. Before this women were seen as housewives and

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    Submitted: December 23, 2009 By: Mike