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    Thesis Statement: Even with immense wealth‚ Gatsby’s life is haunted by a lack of meaningful relationships along with a distorted view of Daisy and the rest of the world; these weaknesses make him a fragmented character‚ acting as an example of the disillusionment of many people aiming for the American Dream Quote 1: “...the city rising up across the river in white heaps and sugar lumps all built with a wish out of non-olfactory money. The city seen from the Queensboro Bridge is always the city

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    Abstract The Great Gatsby is written by the American author F. Scott Fitzgerald. The story takes place in “the roaring twenties”. The characters in the novel have dreams and goals and not one dream ends well. That is why my thesis statement is: The Great Gatsby is really about unattainable dreams. The dreams I am discussing is Gatsby´s American dream‚ Daisy’s dream and Nick’s dream. The dreams are based on the love story between Daisy and Gatsby. The final piece in Gatsby’s American dream would

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    Thesis: The pursuit of the American Dream is a dominant theme throughout The Great Gatsby‚ which is carried out in various ways by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ how the author represents this theme through his characters and their actions is one small aspect of it. Fitzgerald’s dominant theme in The Great Gatsby focuses on the corruption of the American Dream. By analyzing high society during the1920s through the eyes of narrator Nick Carraway‚ the author reveals that the American Dream has transformed

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    age when music became more popular through African American singers and instrument players. The Lost Generation was actually a group of writers who wrote about the disillusionment of the 1920’s these writers were the start of the new era. They wrote about the American Dream‚ but

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    The Great Gatsby Thesis Paper Sydney Bedore The Valley of Ashes “This is a valley of ashes — a fantastic farm where ashes grow like wheat into ridges and hills and grotesque gardens; where ashes take the forms of houses and chimneys and rising smoke and‚ finally‚ with a transcendent effort‚ of men who move dimly and already crumbling through the powdery air.” (23) The image Fitzgerald creates in this passage is not a very pleasant one‚ depicting the impoverished in a filth ridden valley

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    capable of killing animals over twice of their size B. Tigers are the largest members of the cat family and are renowned for their power and strength. C. Tigers have a large head with massive canine teeth and a long muscular and powerful body Thesis Statement: Tigers are fierce predators with a calculated intelligence that makes them one of the leaders out there in their natural environment‚ most people easily recognize the tiger due to the stripes found on their bodies.  II. Appearance A. They

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    Jellyfish and Ocean Currents Mrs. Haske English 11 December 4‚ 2012 Outline I Introduction A. Statements about jellyfish B. Thesis statement: Jellyfish are mysterious creatures that live almost anywhere in the water and depend on ocean currents to move as well as create them. II Body A. What are jellyfish? 1. History of the jellyfish 2. Description of the jellyfish a. Where their body parts are located and what they do

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    Argument Essay Outline Thesis Statement: T.S.-- French would be the most beneficial extra course because it’s widely used around the world. Intro Evidence- French is the fourteenth most spoken language in the world. Cite: Paul‚ Simmons‚ and Fennig‚ Summary by language size Intro Evidence- A total of fifty-one countries and 75 million nine hundred people speak french fluently. Cite: Paul‚ Simmons‚ and Fennig‚ Summary by language size Counterclaim: On the other hand‚ some may believe that

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    Outline I. Introduction Thesis Statement: They all may find several important repercussions about that but generally‚ population suffer three alarming effects: nausea‚ headache and dry mouth. II. Nausea 1. According to a study by Harvard University only 15 percent of the binge drinkers feel this symptom. III. Headache 1. The latest data showed that 72 percent of people with hangover feel this condition. Of whom‚ 65 percent are men and the remaining 7 percent are women. IV. Dry mouth

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    Subject: Immigration Thesis/Argument: America is a nation that was built on immigration. Therefore‚ encouraging rather than convicting illegal immigrants would be a positive factor in the contribution to the United States. So What? I‚ as a Mexican-America‚ came from immigration. Understanding the importance and assets of legalizing immigrants who hold a clean and productive record benefits us all. Immigration promotes the increasing development of knowledge‚ people‚ and goods across national boundaries

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