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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opinion. In which he sums everything up in his last paragraph by saying that everything is predetermined but might as well not be because how are we supposed to know what is determined if we actually never will. This is all said in his title of his essay which is actually the question he poses. However I feel that while Stephen Hawking is posing logical questions and then backing up his ideas and with logical and scientific support‚ why it should matter. I’m not saying he is wrong or right‚ but
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simple text message for communication. Technology‚ which includes our phones‚ laptops‚ and tablets‚ makes everything easier‚ from researching for a school paper to contacting your parents. We should not even consider the idea of participating in Screen Free Week because technology gives us access to helpful obtainable references and the ability to communicate with others efficiently. Without a doubt‚ there is no point in having a week stripped of our electronic devices. Schools should not participate
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The free land is not free The author of “In the Land of Free”‚ Edith Maud Eaton‚ with pen name Sui Sin Far‚ was not a direct immigrant from Asia to the United States‚ but she portrayed the harsh treatment Asian immigrants faced upon entering in the U.S. in the late 1800s. Sui Sin Far‚ working as a journalist for Fly Lea‚ had exposed the extreme injustice done to Asian Americans in U.S. while she was living on the west coast of the United States. In addition‚ Sui Sin Far’s narration throughout “The
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In the classic novel Daisy Miller‚ author Henry James utilizes the motif of old versus new in order to present how awful humanity reacts to cultural differences in relation to their own customs‚ resulting in locals looking down on tourists‚ making fun of their behaviors‚ and proclaiming their disdain towards those who differ from them. Europe is a country full of sophisticated and dignified citizens‚ but they lose all of their manners once they encounter the Miller family‚ who is on a vacation from
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with Daisy Buchanan in the novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The novel‚ as a whole‚ is an intricate love story between them. Both characters live off of their romanticism and realism that has controlled every decision and motives they have made. Gatsby’s sole dream is to focus on trying to get what he had in the past with Daisy‚ as the narrator tries to pull Gatsby to reality and face the present‚ he retorts “Can’t repeat the past? Why of course you can!"(Pg. 116). As for Daisy‚ she
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