Gertrude B. Elion was born in January23‚ 1918 in New York ‚ New York. As a child Trudy had a thirst for knowledge. She loved learning new things as the day went on. In the spring of 1933 Trudy graduated high school. Due to her father having problem with money Trudy decided to go to Hunter’s College‚ which was free. She later then got a job as a lab assistant‚ but could not be paid a formal salary. Through out her life she published many papers and help to create the modern world of medicine. She
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[pic] Daisy Miller is a 1878 novella by Henry James. It portrays the confused courtship of the eponymous American girl by Winterbourne‚ a compatriot of hers with much more sophistication. His pursuit of her is hampered by her own flirtatiousness‚ which is frowned upon by the other expatriates they meet in Switzerland and Italy. Her lack of understanding of the social mores of the society she so desperately wishes to enter ultimately leads to tragedy. Daisy Miller in wonderland After read Daisy
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Daisy Buchanan is Nick’s cousin and Toms wife. She lives with the rich old-money population of New York on East Egg. From Nick’s first visit‚ Daisy is associated with otherworldliness. For example‚ the first image we have of Daisy in Chapter One is as one of a pair of women‚ lying on a couch and surrounded by fluttering‚ moving material - from the curtains to their white dresses‚ nothing is safe from the breeze blowing through the room. This sense of constancy in a sea of movement - indicated by
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Daisy has been described as ‘selfish and shallow’. How far would you agree that this is how Fitzgerald portrays her? Daisy Buchanan‚ in Fitzgerald’s 1920s American novel: ‘The Great Gatsby’‚ is the love of Jay Gatsby and the person he has devoted the last five years of his life to. Initially‚ Fitzgerald portrays her as pure‚ attractive and innocent‚ but gradually reveals her selfish and shallow personality. Ultimately‚ the reader feels that she is not a worthy objective of Gatsby’s dedication.
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In the novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ Jay Gatsby falls in love with Daisy Buchanan‚ who is unhappily married to Tom Buchanan. This unhappy marriage leads Daisy feeling unsure who she should be with. Although at one point it seemed like she was leaning towards the side of spending her life with Gatsby‚ he ultimately fails in his attempt at ‘winning’ Daisy. He does this by being too obsessed with Daisy‚ by losing his temper with Tom‚ and by going about things too fast First‚ Gatsby ultimately
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character Daisy Buchanan‚ one of the main characters in the book‚ really shows the IB Learner Profile ‘communicators’ throughout the story. Another character named Tom Buchanan shows the exact opposite of the profile “caring.” Starting off‚ Daisy shows communicators because she speaks with a lot of the characters throughout the story. Being a communicator means speaking with others in some sort of way to share ideas or thoughts. Many characters communicate throughout the story‚ but Daisy seems to
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Contrast: Daisy and Myrtle The Great Gatsby is a novel written by F. Scott Fitzgerald. This novel features Jay Gatsby‚ George Wilson‚ Nick Carraway‚ Jordan Baker and Tom Buchanan along with many others to show the hopes‚ the struggles and the romance the characters went through each and every day. Due to the mixing of the two social classes: the rich and the poor‚ we learn about the causes and effects of what they face. In the book‚ two major characters that greatly influenced this story were Daisy Buchanan
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beauty; she had many chances to live the kind of life she dreamed of‚ but lost it all. Similarly‚ Henry James’ "Daisy Miller‚" is a rich‚ young‚ American girl from New York‚ traveling around Europe with her mother and younger brother. Daisy is a complex combination of traits. She is feisty‚ independent‚ and well intentioned‚ yet she is also petty‚ ignorant‚ and unsophisticated. Daisy is also an irritating flirt. She has no public elegance or informal gifts‚ such as appeal‚ humor‚ and a talent for
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In the novella‚ Daisy Miller‚ written by Henry James‚ Winterbourne views Daisy Miller as a simple and beautiful American flirt‚ and he uses her beauty to increase his status‚ ultimately objectifying her to just something he is able to control and use for his own benefit. While in Switzerland‚ Winterbourne meets an American girl who is often seen as a flirt‚ which is extremely uncommon in Europe‚ and frowned upon by many. Winterbourne has been in Europe so long that he is not aware if this is the
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Daisy Buchanan‚ formerly known as Ms. Fay‚ or who could have been known as Mrs. Gatsby‚ is the wife of Tom Buchanan‚ the lover of Jay Gatsby‚ and the second cousin of Nick Carraway. She has a thrilling‚ magnetic voice which shows excitement and usually dresses in white clothing. She has dark‚ shining hair with bright eyes and a passionate mouth. She is from a wealthy family in Louisville‚ Kentucky where all the officers in war were in love with her due to her beauty and popularity. In 1917 she met
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