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    January 2015 Jay Gatsby’s Impossible Dream Many symbols are incorporated throughout The Great Gatsby. As the story begins‚ these symbols are slowly introduced and start to show meaning as the story progresses. The characters Nick‚ Gatsby‚ Daisy‚ Pam‚ Tom‚ Jordan‚ Myrtle‚ and Wilson all give these symbols meaning by instilling them throughout the novel. The message that the novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is trying to tell us readers is how the American Dream is unattainable. This message

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    The Divine Comedy

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    The divine comedy is an epic poem written b Dante Alghieri between 1306 and 1321. In three sections Dante takes you through Inferno (Hell)‚ Purgatorio (Purgatory) and Paradiso (Paradise or Heaven). Each section has 33 parts that include mythological and historical personages. Dante starts in the Forest of Error when he is just 35 years old. The Forrest of Error symbolized his sin and the sin of the world. He tries to get through the light on the top of the hill which represents Christ but a leopard

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    Comedy Scene Analysis: “My Big Fat Greek Wedding” Comedic movies combine clever dialogue with superb actors and unique cinematography to stir up good feelings in the audience. “My Big Fat Greek Wedding” is a classic comedy film that has the audience laughing throughout the entire movie. The movie tells the story of Ian and Toula and their interesting and hilarious journey to marriage. Ian comes from a very conservative home with two shy parents and no extended family. Toula comes from a very

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    Question 1.The Merchant of Venice: A Romantic Comedy From Insights‚ 1992 The Merchant of Venice is one of Shakespeare’s romantic comedies‚ probably written in 1596 and 1597‚ and forms one of a group of such comedies‚ along with The Two Gentlemen of Verona‚ As You Like It‚ andTwelfth Night. Romantic comedy was a popular and much-preferred type in Elizabethan theatre‚ and all the trappings of such are present in The Merchant of Venice. First‚ the romantic involvement is represented not by one couple

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    [pic] Druga gimnazija‚ Sarajevo IB Diploma Programme Extended essay Business and Management Standard Level TOPIC : Human Resource Management Research question What motivational methods “Bosnalijek” might apply to increase employees’ motivation and improve performance? Word count: 3546 Supervisor : Dzenana Rustempasic Candidate name: Adna Hodzic Candidate number: 001258-015 Sarajevo‚ December 2009. TABLE OF CONTENTS |Title page

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    more dying then. Sonnet 146‚ as in all Shakespearean sonnets‚ exemplifies the importance of poem structure. Following the rhyme scheme ABAB CDCD EFEF GG‚ this English sonnet (now called Shakespearean)‚ distinguishes its author by the format in which it follows. Consisting of a total of fourteen lines‚ this body of this poem contains three quatrains and ends with a rhyming couplet. Not only does Sonnet 146 encompass all the necessities of a Shakespearean sonnet‚ it also displays William Shakespeare’s

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    A comedy concerned with the social actions and behavior of members of a highly sophisticated‚ upper-class society.  The Importance of Being Earnest is a comedy of dialogue‚ abounding in the use of paradox‚ epigram‚ and irony. All these three devices produce a comic effect in this play‚ even though it is possible for a dramatist to use these devices for a serious purpose also. There are a number of paradoxical statements‚ epigrammatic remarks‚ and ironical or sarcastic remarks‚ all of a comic

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    In his play A Midsummer Night’s Dream‚ William Shakespeare explores the various themes of opposition‚ and the effect they have on his characters. One such theme is that of duty as opposed to desire. Duty can be a moral or legal obligation‚ an action or task that one is required to perform. While desire is a strong want or longing for something. The first example of duty versus desire comes within the first monolog of the play. Theseus‚ the Duke of Athens is frustrated that his wedding is four days

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    in its construction; in performance it can at times seem riotous and out of control‚ and yet the structure of the play shows a clear interest in symmetry and patterning. My intention is to examine Shakespeare’s concords and discords in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Shakespeare’s use of these musical terms‚ concordance and discordance‚ puts in mind a famous quote of his: “If music be the food of love‚ play on‚” This was written soon after AMSND‚ around 1600‚ and the idea of music being the sustaining

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    Characteristics of a Shakespearean Tragic Hero 1. A man great and admirable in both his powers and opportunities. 2. Well-placed member of society whose actions involve well-being of its members. 3. Plot involves character working to achieve a very important goal. 4. This action will involve him in choices. 5. Downfall must be result of a web of circumstances spun out of these choices setting off a train of circumstances which hero could not foresee and which cannot be halted. 6

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