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    In The Great Gatsby‚ Fitzgerald’s main innovation was to introduce a first person narrator and protagonist whose consciousness filters the story’s events. This device was not a total invention since a character through whose eyes and mind the central protagonist is discovered is to be found in two of Conrad’s books : Heart of Darkness and Lord Jim. As usual with this device‚ the main protagonist remains strange and shady. This technique reinforces the mystery of the characters. The second advantage

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    Compare and contrast the presentation on the destructive nature of love and desire in The Tempest‚ The Great Gatsby and Rapture. (Word count 3081) The complexities of love and desire are repeatedly illustrated in all three texts. Shakespeare‚ Fitzgerald and Duffy depict the destructive nature of love and desire through the themes of greed‚ selfishness and obsession. These are conveyed through metaphors‚ similes and personification. The most prominent technique used by all the writers to demonstrate

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    Great Gatsby Essay The American dream has a different meaning to every United States citizen. For some it is the dream of equality and freedom‚ for others it is a dream of a fulfilled life or even a dream of fame and wealth. In general‚ the American dream can be defined as being the opportunity and freedom for all citizens to achieve their goals and become rich and famous only if they work hard enough. In The Great Gatsby‚ Fitzgerald proves‚ through the characters Myrtle‚ Daisy and Gatsby‚ that

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    The Great Gatsby Gatsby’s obsessive attachment for his dream to come true is his downfall and ultimately leads to his death. The Great Gatsby is book that explores a man who wants to make his unrealistic dream a reality. F. Scott Fitzgerald uses drama and imagination to draw the readers in. Gatsby’s dream is very unrealistic because it depends on other peoples actions‚ daisy’s love for tom‚ and because his dream would only work in a perfect world.             Gatsby’s dream is unrealistic because

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    GREAT GATSBY ESSAY Can chasing an ideal blind us and prevent us from seeing the truth? Sometimes ideals can become such a big driving force in our life that they cause us to overlook the truth and ignore reality. Reality and ideals are contrasted through the goals in life of the characters Nick‚ Gatsby‚ and Daisy. Through contrasting ideals and the reality of a situation‚ F.Scott Fitzgerald suggests that chasing an ideal without recognizing the truth will not allow an individual to attain their

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    The Human Resources Department manager exercises line function over the workers within his department‚ like the other line managers. He has direct control and supervisory powers over them as depicted in Figure 5.1. He leads and motivates them in the same way that his co-line managers lead and motivate their own subordinates. The functions of the Human Resources Department can be categorized according to its five functions. 1. Job Organization and Information 1.1 Prepares job descriptions

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    Britney Moncada Mrs. Schulman English Honors 11 November 3‚ 2012 The Great Gatsby Jay  Gatsby from the 1920’s novel The Great Gatsby was many things. He was smart‚ brave‚ and of course great. However‚ in the story when he is murdered no one attends his funeral‚ but his father and only friend Nick. The reason no one shows up is because Jay was great for his accomplishments‚ not his character. Although he was called the “great” gatsby‚ he didn’t fit the full description. He wasn’t great for saving children from a burning building

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    happened to be ruler during the curse on his town. Also he was even told that his fate was to end up being poor‚ old‚ blinded‚ and alone. These are just some of the examples of why fate was most at fault for the conflicts faced. How would you like your fate to be that one day your own son would kill you? The prophecy stated that King Laius’s son would one day kill him‚ but after killing

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    Highstone Electronics Inc. Importance of effective operations management in achieving organizational objectives Operations management forms the heart of the organization as it controls the system of operations. According to Lowson (2002) operations management is concerned with the design‚ operation and improvement of the internal and external systems‚ resources and technologies that create and deliver the firms primary product and service combinations. The activities included within operations

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    Law and Ethics in Medicine HIT105 40955300 1. HIPAA does not affect a patient ’s access to his own medical records; it affects everyone else ’s access to a patient ’s medical records. You have the right to access all your records including your paper work‚ discussions with your physicians‚ anything related to your medical treatment. You can be charged a fee for the records. Fee may vary depending on the physician. If access to the records is required‚ then you should sign an authorization form

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