in my mind ever since. ‘Whenever you feel like criticizing any one‚’ he told me‚ ‘just remember that all the people in this world haven’t had the advantages that you’ve had” (Fitzgerald). In his novel‚ The Great Gatsby‚ F. Scott Fitzgerald examines how wealth creates greed and corruption in the morals of mankind and eventually results in catastrophe. This is demonstrated through the characters Tom Buchannan and Jay Gatsby. Tom Buchanan is a man who is born into a privileged family and lives a life
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I’d like to begin by saying that the informative speech I gave was better than the how-to speech in that I was much more relaxed‚ prepared and organized this time. So I do think I am improving from speech to speech. Also‚ while preparing for my informative speech‚ I learned more about my topic from doing further research‚ which is great. I realized that you can learn so much‚ however‚ that it is sometimes difficult to put it all into a five to eight minute speech. Because of this‚ I’ve really learned
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caught up on all of the work that is assigned. In these advanced courses‚ there is so much work that is given. Yes it causes me to stress a whole bunch‚ but it’ll be worth it in the long run. All of the advanced courses that I take are major struggles I deal with. I get so overwhelmed with work‚ I feel like I can’t handle all the pressure. The thing that helps me stay positive is knowing how it’ll greatly benefit me in the future. My parents have always been strict on me and my siblings. They
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Doing What is Right Did you know that doing what is right could sometimes be potentially dangerous? In my 8th grade Language Arts class‚ we read a book named To Kill a Mockingbird. The book takes place in a town named Maycomb during the 1390s. In the book‚ an African-American person named Tom Robinson was accused of raping a white person named Mayella Ewell. However‚ after looking at the evidence during the trial‚ Tom is definitely innocent. However‚ in the jury’s final decision of the trial‚ Tom
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WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF READING BOOKS? 10 Benefits of Reading (or Ways Reading Makes You Better at Life) I’ve found that no matter what I read‚ the act of reading every day has helped me in nearly every aspect of my life. Here are a few of my favorite ways that reading has improved my quality of life‚ and will definitely improve yours. 1. Mental Stimulation Studies have shown that staying mentally stimulated can slow the progressof (or possibly even prevent) Alzheimer’s and Dementia‚ since keeping
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rules to become how you lead Soldiers and you allow yourself to discount them‚ that’s when you start having a negative effect.” o What should a leader do when they don’t understand Army rules & standards? o Have your group write down and discuss when they’ve enforced a particular standard. Diem says‚ “So I don’t expect lieutenants‚ sergeants‚ privates‚ even staff-sergeants to understand all of these rules. But I think the Army has the right to expect them to enforce them.” o What do you think of
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The Shallows: What the Internet is doing to our brains Nicholas Carr Over the last two decades the Internet has developed into instant source of information. Libraries and museums are slowing becoming useless for research and development‚ because of how easy and simplistic it is to discover information with just a couple mouse clicks away. Now in modern libraries people do not just go there for books‚ but they are there for the wifi hotspots as well. Tapping of the keys is the most predominant
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reflect and accept accountability of my past actions. My past is one that many would love to erase from their memory‚ a past‚ which remained dormant‚ until I found myself. The steps involved in regaining myself including letting go of my anger and self-pity. I had to look within myself and see my self’s worth. I lost sight of my goal‚ to become a lawyer. My goals were buried by my present materialization infatuation‚ thus my dreams‚ and my values‚ failed just to create a façade of which I came to
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Status recognition is a little harder to explain. The easiest explanation is that humans operate at 4 different levels of stress: green‚ yellow‚ red‚ and black. The goal is to stay in the yellow zone and use your bodies natural stress reactions as a benefit. This method takes many years of practice to fully develop though. The new course knowledge I used was mostly related to using note cards. I’ve never been a consistent user of note cards; I prefer having my hands free when I speak. I tried to
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What are the Characteristics of International Trade? International trade takes place basically due to geographical specialisation. Every country specialises in the production of goods and services in which it has a specific advantage. For example‚ India has specific advantage in the production of jute and tea. Therefore‚ India exports these commodities to U.K. India imports steel from U.K. which U.K. can produce at a lower cost than India. 2. International competition: Producers from many
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