Fitzgerald’s Bio When they met again, two days later, it was Gatsby who was breathless, who was, somehow, betrayed. Her porch was bright with the bought luxury of star-shine; the wicker of the settee squeaked fashionably as she turned toward him and he kissed her curious and lovely mouth. She had caught a cold, and it made her voice huskier and more charming than ever, and Gatsby was overwhelmingly aware of the youth and mystery that wealth imprisons and preserves, of the freshness of many clothes
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Iliad by Homer: the Trojan. This War began after the abduction (or elopement) of Queen Helen of Sparta, spouse of King Menelaus, by the Trojan prince Paris. This was an insult to the king. Then all the Achaeans (Greeks) got together to fight the Trojans in order to take Helen back from the Trojans. Everything started because of a selfish act from Paris. Nine years of war, thousands of people dead from both sides, just because one person decides to please himself, regardless of the consequences. War
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St. Thomas Aquinas (c. 1225-‐1274) Biographical Note St. Thomas Aquinas was born in 1225 at the castle of Roccasecca in the Neapolitan territory. It is believed that the castle belonged to Aquinas’ father. Thomas Aquinas’ father was Count Landulf of an Italian family, however, his father did not come
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sugar mills to food products, from farms and plantations to hotels and resorts. He is most known for owning the world-class Shangri-La Hotels, a chain of hotel-resorts that now runs over 60 hotels worldwide in cities like Tokyo, Dubai, Manila, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Hong Kong, Vancouver, and Paris. THE RICHEST MAN IN MALAYSIA AND SOUTHEAST ASIA Robert is also called the “Sugar King of Asia” for having 80 percent of the Malaysian sugar production, which accounts for ten percent of the total world production
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Title: The Devil in the White City MAJOR WORKS DATA SHEET (For PreAP & AP Summer Enrichment) Author: Erik Larson Date of Publication: 2003 Historical information about period of publication Biographical information about the author Took place time of the industrial revolution in america. America as around a whole was not in the best financial place, as factories were causing deaths and the change of the family dynamic in america. Born January 3, 1954 . Attended University in Pennsylvania. First
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hair was dyed red and she smoked cigarettes, and tried to quit many times until her weight would balloon. She did not enjoy cooking.[5] She took responsibility for overseeing work crews and for raising funds.[2] She said she became an artist out of love for Christo (if he'd been a dentist, she said she'd have become a dentist • Their works were credited to just "Christo" until 1994 when the outdoor works and large indoor installations were retroactively credited to "Christo and Jeanne-Claude • They
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Bibi sanam janem, anaar-e-sisstanem My love, you are like the sweet pomegranate of Sistan Ba darwazae tajh quran jayee sanam janem Your being borders on the divine, my love Bibi sanam janem, anaar-e-sisstanem Bibi sanam janem, anaar-e-sisstanem My love, you are like the sweet pomegranate of Sistan Ba darwazae tajh quran jayee sanam janem Ba darwazae tajh quran jayee sanam janem Your being borders on the divine, my love Kassi harfe dile maa ra nadaanist What I feel for you, no one
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Time Traveling Historian Gina York HUM/205 October 14, 2012 William Devine Time Traveling Historian As a child I often pondered what it would have been like to live in another time. A time far removed from the time I currently lived in. Would it have been as exciting to live in then as I imagined it to be in my head and would it look anything remotely like I had envisioned it in my “mind’s eye”? In order for me to finally realize my childhood dream I decided to take it upon myself to build
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themselves through merit instead of class or money. Pericles underlined the power of the people of Athens and particularly their ability to work amongst themselves for the improvement of the city by putting away their personal interests. He spoke about how the Athens city people worked for the betterment of the city, not due to force, but because of their true will. The funeral oration gives a mention about the Athenians where it talks about their willingness to give instead of receiving. Despite the
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In the glare of the lights I stood shivering, gripping the worn wooden podium with shaking hands. I had been onstage countless times before, and the lights had always made me sweat. On that night in late September, however, the lights chilled me. Two months and a day after his death, I stood on the stage where he had played countless times, to tell over three hundred people, his parents included, why I loved him. That evening was a celebration of the life of my boyfriend, Parker. He had died
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