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    tell of an author who is struggling to make ends meet‚ but sees his big break at a very expensive luncheon. I like both of the stories because although they have the same plot the twists at the end make them completely different. At first I wondered how the same story could be comparable‚ let only different‚ but I was wrong. These two variation are vastly analogous. Because they are variations of each other the plots are obviously very similar. They both tell of an up and coming author struggling

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    Thesis : Nora and Eliza both share similar lives in their houses and in the society‚ although their difference is that Nora knew how to be a lady while Eliza didn’t. Compare and contrast essay : Shaw and Ibsen excelled their views considering women in society. Both writers share the same theme of their characters’ transformation. The dramas have shown two women who are rebelliously different than other women of that time. While fighting for their freedom and for a better life they

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    The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is a novel based on symbolism. Symbols throughout the novel aid in the development of all the characters‚ in particular Jay Gatsby and Tom Buchanan. Three major symbols assist in those characters’ development: the car symbolizes wealth‚ power of the upper class‚ and chasing dreams; the consumption of alcohol symbolizes revealing the truth; and New York City represents freedom to do what one pleases‚ not bound by the views of East or West Egg. The development

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    interpretations. The American Dream Gatsby is chasing consist of; wealth‚ social acceptance‚ and the love of a desirable woman. Fitzgerald‚ in his novel The Great Gatsby‚ crafts a unique style of exploring the connection between Jay Gatsby and the American Dream. Tom Buchanan is man that had already gained the social status that Gatsby wanted to acquire in the novel. Mr. Gatsby desperately tries to befriend Tom Buchanan in order to gain social status and live the American Dream. Gatsby being a socially awkward

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    ENG111-001 Compare/Contrast Essay Final Draft 25‚ June 2012 Camping or Resort I have always wondered what would be the difference between camping at a state park and a resort vacation. I looked into two different vacations that a family might enjoy‚ comparing the difference between what it would take to prepare for‚ the prices for a week and what is offered with both. Primitive camping consists of a tent‚ fire ring and a picnic table. Families

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    Compare and Contrast: “Fish Cheeks” and “Caged Bird” Rachael Becker Assignment 5 Nicole Yurchak 1/30/2014 The differences between a narrative and a descriptive essay determine the way in which the reader receives the story. The purpose of each is still very clear‚ to connect to the reader using story telling. In order for the reader to receive the story as intended‚ the author must create a clear picture of; events‚ settings‚ and purpose. In both

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    How do you belong in America? That was the first thing that popped in my head when I saw Bharati Mukherjee’s essay Two Ways to Belong in America. This essay was about the differences between Bharati and her sister Mira’s views on immigrants. Throughout the essay Mukherjee used rhetorical devices such as: compare/contrast‚ fluency‚ and tone. She used these in such a way that it was both interesting and easy to read. “She‚ for the lack of structure in my life‚ the erasure of Indianness‚ the absence

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    Compare and Contrast Essay The Mongols and the Franks similate in many different ways that lead to such rapid conquest throughout different regions in the world. Some of the similarities were how both of the famous rulers‚ Charlemagne (Franks) and Genghis Khan (Mongols) divided up their land to family descendants such as Kublai Khan. Some main areas in which they differ is through their way of living‚ culture and there religions that they practiced and allowed to be practiced such as Christianity

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    Compare and Contrast Essay Dieting and Exercising COM/155 08/11/2013 Obesity in America is growing larger than in the early eighties. With today’s statistics obesity has reached approximately 60 million Americans in the United States. Obesity is a growing trend according to the Center for Disease Control. The reason that the trend is so high‚ is that Americans are eating more than they are burning off. They either don’t have enough information on what it takes to lose weight‚ or just don’t

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    Tom Buchanan 3) Tom beginning and end Tom Buchanan in the beginning of the novel is described to us as a intimidating‚ controlling‚ and a physically big character who doesn’t care about anyone and isn’t happy with anything‚ his actions related to his description as he cheated on his wife Daisy for Myrtle and didn’t show feelings towards anyone and to top it off applied racism. Tom didn’t change a lot through the novel as toward the end he was still controlling and powerful mentally and wealth

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