order to attract the attention of romantic obsession‚ the lovely but spoiled‚ Daisy Buchanan”. The purpose of this quote is to prove that Jay Gatsby was so eager to impress Daisy that he went to great illegal lengths to gain fortune. During the 1920’s‚ a relatively easy way of obtaining alcohol legally was by getting a prescription for it. Doctors all over the country were paid high dollar to prescribe “medicinal alcohol” to patients for many illnesses including alcoholism. A medicine containing high
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have foreseen when they supported his appointment as chancellor. The death of President Hindenburg in August 1934‚ allowed him to combine both chancellor’s and president’s positions into one when Hitler became the Fuehrer and Reich Chancellor. How
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had powers was her best friend. At first her powers were getting in her way until she found out how to use them. After that she used them for everything. Then one day her friend had told her that she needed to become a hero. At first she refused to become a hero‚but then that night she realized that the town really needed a hero. In the morning she called her friend and told her that she would become a hero. That day she became a hero and started with a few things‚ but then she gets an enemy and
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The Roman Empire was one of the longest lasting and most successful in history. Although the exact date isn’t known it’s widely believed that the Roman Empire began around 27 BC and lasted‚ at least the eastern part‚ until 1453 AD. That’s practically 1‚500 years of running a successful regime. For a little comparison the United States has been around for a paltry 240 years‚ less than one-sixth of the time. So if Rome was so incredibly successful‚ why isn’t it still around? What happened that caused
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Introduction Chief Massasoit once said “What is this you call property? It cannot be the earth‚ for the land is our mother‚ nourishing all her children‚ beasts‚ birds‚ fish‚ and all men.” In this essay you will learn about Massasoit and how he grew up to be a chief. Early life Early life Massasoit was born in 1580. And he moved a ton so he last lived in Wampanoag. That’s where he grew up. When he was younger‚ he would always be nice to
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be brave and become a spy. Everyone agrees that Harvey was a spy‚ but some say it was too dangerous‚ while others believe it was a brave and noble act. Harvey should have become a spy for three main reasons‚ America needed information‚ He had the perfect cover‚ and he was brave. The first reason Harvey should have become a spy is‚ America needed information. America was desperate to win the war and needed as much help as they could get. They were outnumbered and needed to know how they could beat
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America is the country that proclaims itself world police and the protector of freedom and democracy. In 1880’s‚ the U.S. tried to isolate itself from the European politics but very soon people have realized that it is inevitable since America has common interests with European nations. America’s very first step in becoming world’s police was when President Wilson proposed the 14 points during the meeting in Versailles‚ which were 14 points that could provide world stability and peace. Despite the fact
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Ancient Egypt‚ a magnificent civilization‚ but just how did they treat their dead kings? This essay will explain what and why pharaohs became mummified‚ and how they did. The Egyptians believed that a body had to be properly prepared in order to live on in a similar way in the afterlife‚ more importantly‚ they thought the body had to be preserved. The Egyptians embalmed and mummified their dead to preserve them‚ the body needed to be accompanied by its Ba and Ka‚ the person’s dead spirit
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city-states in a relatively small area that all had different political ideologies. These City States had highly regarded philosophers that wrote great lengths about them. This gives us a great foundation to try to understand the different systems and how they were based. The goal is to analyze some of the different ideologies and find why they were thought to be so good‚ and what made them good. To begin there is Pericles’ Funeral Oration written by Thucydides‚ which documents a speech that Pericles
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taught how to lay out what is enough for a man to own” (Seneca 24). As a Stoic philosopher‚ Seneca has seen the effects of greed‚ power and wealth through his interaction with nobility. Here‚ he suggests that it is important to be content with a sustainable lifestyle because it is pure and
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