CHAPTER 2 1. Why does the Valley of Ashes exist in this novel? Who is T. J. Eckleburg‚ and why is he here? -to show how there is an area of poverty‚ even though there are two luxurious cities surrounding this area called the Valley of Ashes -it may represent the image that may be hidden in the West and East Eggs -T. J. Eckleburg seems to be of somebody in the higher class -He is here to represent God; “look out of no face..from a pair of enormous yellow spectacles which pass over a non-existent
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included; is this book still relevant today‚ did Montag really love Mildred‚ will our society ever really get to this point‚ and what determines if we are taking our use of technology a little too far? All of these topics were heavily debated throughout the seminar but the one that stood out to me was the question of will our society ever get to this point?
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Claire Petrosino Mrs. Crowe English 11 H – 1 02 February 2012 The Great Gatsby Chapter 1 1.Notice how many times Fitzgerald uses the words hope‚ or dream. Why does he do this? Fitzgerald does this to introduce the main themes of the novel‚ hope and dreams. He also does this to show how hopeful Nick is about fulfilling his aspirations. 2.Nick starts the novel by relaying his father’s advice "Whenever you feel like criticizing anyone‚ just remember that all the people in this world
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In 2013‚ the US congress passed an act: the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act. This act contains bans or strictly supervises the purchase of telecommunication equipment from Chinese companies Huawei and ZTE. It is strictly stated in section 516 that the money brought forward from this act is not allowed to buy equipment or systems that have been “produced‚ manufactured or assembled” by companies “owned‚ operated or subsidized” by the Chinese. This may seem reasonable; the
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video; Introduce Your Name/Surname; describe Your Education Background; describe Your Competency; Describe Your Prospective Career; Describe Your Hobby‚ Your family‚ things you are doing and etc. You are allowed to add more information in order to make your vide o more interesting. Please go to these links to get better idea about how to deal with this topic: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZCfTX oRzg&feature=autoplay&list=PLA7C7BF7961EB4606&playnext=2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiUdDxGlxvI
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1. Examine the underlying historical and economic reasons as to why the quest for alternatives to incarcerating offenders in jails and prisons. 2. Describe three alternatives to incarceration that juvenile courts currently use. 3. Discuss the significant and societal and individual benefits of imposing sanctions or punishments that do not involve removing an offender from his/her family or community. Strayer University Historical and Economic reasons In the early 1920’s and 1930’s instead of placing
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The Use of Foreshadowing and Symbolism in “A Good Man is Hard to Find” When an author writes a story‚ he or she will generally use different writing techniques to create the piece. These techniques have the ability to turn a story into something truly unique‚ as they allow the story to unfold in it’s own way. In the short story “A Good Man is Hard to Find”‚ author Flannery O’Connor used the techniques of symbolism and foreshadowing throughout the entire piece to create a deeply captivating story
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The Chinese RMB and The USD As we can see in the above graph ‚ the nominal rate has been higher than the real exchange rate ‚ before and after the revaluation in july 2005. This shows that the RMB was undervalued by 0.706% ‚and it undervalued further till December to 2.32 % . (see appendix 1) ‚ However‚ from the mid 2007 ‚ the real exchange rate seemed to be higher than the nominal rate till 2008 ‚ resulting in an over valuation of 1.48% by 2008 December. After again a movement in end 2009
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In Flannery O’Connor’s "A Good Man is Hard to Find"‚ setting is used as a way to predict the tragic outcome of the story. The story’s end is unexpected when first read‚ but upon closer inspection one can see several clues and foreshadowing techniques O’Connor used to hint at what would eventually happen‚ specifically in her use of setting. The outcome of the story is hinted at through the description of the family’s scenic drive through Georgia‚ Red Sammy’s‚ and the deserted road they travel on.
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3CD – Further Examination Practice Questions. 1. [3‚ 3 and 3 = 9 marks] Consider the function i) Show that ii) Determine the domain for which the function is increasing. iii) Given that determine the values of x for which the function is concave downwards. 2. [1‚ 3 and 4 = 8 marks] Consider the functions and i) Find
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