Posts: 619 Posted: 20 November 2012 at 12:53am | IP Logged Originally posted by abc123chiti topic is:- ’peer pressure is more beneficial than harmful’ n i m going against it... plz help me... Here goes! Delivery of the "speech" is key. Good luck! :) Respected friends‚ I greatly appreciate the beneficial than harmful. My position is that peer pressure is definitely more harmful than it is beneficial and I would love to present some compelling statistics that lend credence to my
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The Great Gatsby is a novel written by F. Scott Fitzgerald in 1923. It tells the story of a group of people during the summer of 1922 on Long Island‚ New York. A main theme in the novel is the American Dream‚ the ability to become rich from very poor or the idea that all things are possible in America. The American Dream says that anyone can succeed in life. Anyone who works hard‚ and pursues the ultimate goal of happiness‚ can‚ and will‚ live a fulfilling life. In The Great Gatsby‚ Fitzgerald uses
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Alaina Vierra English I – 7th Period Scholtz 17 February 2011 In Charles Dickens Victorian novel‚ Great Expectations‚ he develops many characters; one of these characters being Mr. Joe Gargery. Joe is Pip’s brother in law‚ but is more of a father figure as him and Pip’s sister Mrs. Joe Gargery has raised Pip by hand. Joe is a man of many traits‚ and as the story progresses we begin to see this more and more. We learn that Joe Gargery is uneducated‚ patient‚ and caring. Joe is shown to
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What is more important‚ a good manager or a good leader? Discuss There are a lot of issues that are linked with managing oneself when trying to build work based relationship and engage positively in the organizational decision making procedure. The business sector in today ’s society is cumulatively rapid‚ and with this prompt increase comes the need for more people to manage and lead the growing establishments‚ but this growing need also raises some potential questions: Can anyone become a leader
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Abraham Lincoln is known as "The Great Emancipator" who freed the slaves. Yet in the early part of his career and even in the early stages of his presidency‚ Lincoln had no objection to slavery where it already existed‚ namely‚ in the Southern states. As a savvy politician‚ he always wanted to maintain the union‚ and he would use any device to keep the country together. However‚ his views on slavery evolved during his presidency‚ and the personal opposition towards slavery that he claimed he always
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Throughout the novel The Great Gatsby‚ Fitzgerald uses the motif of affairs to show development in Daisy Buchanan’s character. As a reader slowly pieces together what is the love puzzle of this novel‚ it becomes clear to them Daisy’s true self. Starting off the novel Fitzgerald uses Tom’s affairs with Daisy(his wife) and Myrtle(his mistress) to show how Tom treats Daisy. He is very sexist towards not only Daisy but also myrtle. "Daisy loved me when she married me and she loves me now‚"(131) this
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The Great Gatsby- Tragic Hero It is believed by some that potential and greatness is innate for every individual born‚ yet it takes time for it to be discovered. For certain individuals‚ this greatness is interchangeable with heroism‚ which is the basis of every great story. In the novel The Great Gatsby written by Scott Fitzgerald‚ a man by the name of Jay Gatsby was no less than the greatness which accompanied his name. He was a noble man with an outstanding persona that left a deep mark after
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Gatsby was great. Not so because of all his wealth‚ but because of his persistence in fighting for his American Dream‚ which witnessed his pure love towards Daisy. Gatsby can be viewed as a tragic figure in the story. When he is first introduced‚ he seems to be surrounded by people and wealth. However‚ as the story progresses‚ we identify that everything in his life is fabricated. The true Gatsby‚ Jay Gatz‚ came from a humble background. When Jay Gatz fell in love with Daisy that came from a well
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Despite unnecessary changes to plot and some flawed character portrayals‚ Nicholas Hytner’s 1996 film adaptation of Arthur Miller’s 1953 play‚ The Crucible‚ is overall a viable adaptation of Miller’s original work. Many of the directorial changes made by Hytner in creating this screenplay are successful in further emphasising Miller’s central ideas. The characterisation of Abigail Williams is captured appropriately in the film displaying her overall manipulative nature by drawing extensively on the
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Perhaps F. Scott Fitzgerald’s greatest work‚ The Great Gatsby is not only a great story‚ but an insight into the flaws of real life during the "Roaring Twenties." His book has been considered by many a symbol for the "Jazz Age‚" a time of extraordinary wealth and promise‚ but Fitzgerald’s novel is much more than that‚ presenting the truth behind the twenties and creating an atmosphere which has earned a permanent place in American literature. Fitzgerald’s novel works on many different levels‚ giving
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