Independent Reading Project “The Great Gatsby” The Great Gatsby is a story about a man named Jay Gatsby who transformed his life from poor to rich. He believed in the American Dream; the dream that hard work equals success. This is especially apparent during his conquest for Daisy, a woman who Gatsby met while stationed at Camp Taylor during which he was an army officer. She soon married a man named Tom Buchanan; however, this doesn’t change the love that Gatsby still had for her. The story takes
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An artist by the name of Donald Glover, better known as Childish Gambino, released a hit album in December of 2016. Prior to releasing Awaken, My Love!, the NBC and The Daily Show featured him as a writer (Adaso). He then took the stage as a comedian and even became a leading actor in the television show Atlanta and other onscreen movies. It wasn’t until 2016 when his music career took flight and did well on the music charts. Although he had previous prior albums, the songs listed on Awaken, My
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In the late 1920s people wanted to live the american dream. Everyone wanted to live in a fancy house, new car, have a beautiful or handsome husband, and have kids who grow up to be great and have a career. In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel, The Great Gatsby, represents how today's society should live their life. The great Gatsby was written in the 1920s and is still one of the most read books in America. Fitzgerald illustrates the life of Gatsby and how it's represented in American society. Throughout
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into the mainstream by the use of melodies and corrects publicizing. A couple of persons make it and become very thriving and other ones manage not do well and wreck their reputation. Jay-Z is effortlessly one of the most thriving hip-hop creative individuals having had a snare worth of roughly $500 million in 2011. Jay-Z has traded round 40 million albums round the world and has obtained multiple Grammies as well as nominations. Sean ‘P. Diddy’ Combs, the founder of Bad Boy Records, furthermore is
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Cardinal vs. Blue Jay Research 1 Cardinal vs. Blue Jay Research Kerri Cardinal RES 110 Research and Information Utilization Marcella Gardner, Instructor July 18, 2013 Cardinal vs. Blue Jay Research Northern Cardinals (Cardinalis cardinalis) and Blue Jays (Cyanocitta cristata) are beautiful and colorful creatures. They are both members of the bird species classified as Chordata Aves and belong in the Passeriformes or perching, songbird category. These two birds are known as the most colorful
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past to regain the happiness he will never succeed and mostly likely end up very unhappy. A good example of this in fiction is F. Scott Fitzgerald's, The Great Gatsby. Fitzgerald criticizes the American dream in his novel, The Great Gatsby, by showing Jay Gatsby's tragic flaw, his belief that money can buy happiness and his love for Daisy. The first example of Gatsby's belief that money can buy his happiness is when Nick Carraway describes the subdivision in which he lives, West Egg. The subdivision
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Elina Niyimpaye Ms.Lucas October 23,2012 Beyonce “For me its about the way I carry myself and the way I treat other people”(IMBD). This is a quote Beyonce had said . Beyonce is trying to tell people that she respects herself and respect her fans and other people around her. Shes a singer songwriter & actor film maker. In a way Beyonce is the most beautiful ,thoughtfull, woman I have ever I seen. She was a no stranger Apearing in front of a crowd. She was honered as the best Oustanding
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Instructional Unit Plan Crystal McClain MTE 539/Curriculum Constructs and Assessment Secondary Methods June 27, 2011 Rachel Wurmlinger, Facilitator Instructional Unit Plan 1. Overview of Unit A. Title – 20th Century Socialite: The Great Gatsby B. Focus – English/Language Arts; 11th grade (Honors): The focus of this unit is to introduce students to the characteristics and elements of contemporary American literature and to allow students to relate the themes of the
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Dream, and the downfall of those who try to reach its goals. The attempt to capture the American Dream is used in many novels. This dream is different for different people, in The Great Gatsby, for Jay, the dream is that through wealth and power anyone can acquire happiness. To get this happiness Jay must reach into the past and relive an old dream. In order to do this, he must have wealth and power. The dream also brought about the idea of being a self-reliant man, a hard worker, and making a successful
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video 'Crazy in Love'. In the video Beyonce walks toward a speeding car with Jay Z in it. Beyonce then starts to perfom her dances moves which is part of her initiation with the devil. In the last scence of the video Beyonce sacrifices herself by getting blown up in a backseat of a car. She then reappears next to Jay Z as Sasha Fierce. Soon after working with Jay Z on a few records, they decided to get married. Jay Z has already been rumored to be a part of the Illuminati. The Illuminati is
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