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    his great palace. Gatsby has only one goal, and that is living with Daisy in his home. Meyer Wolfsheim who is an expert gambler and also Gatsby friends. Nick describes him as a "small, flat-nosed Jew" (page 69) which shows that Nick did not like him, but Gatsby’s friendship with him did not

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    In the novel Driving Miss Daisy, by Alfred Uhry, Daisy Werthan is forced to deal with a sudden change to her normal lifestyle, which is a significant struggle for her considering she is a very stubborn traditional woman. After wrecking her car, Miss Daisy is forced to have her own personal driver who is hired by her son, Boolie. Throughout the novel, Miss Daisy and her driver, Hoke Colburn, develop a strong friendship. Throughout the novel, Daisy Werthan experiences an evolution of her character

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    ink writing. She had finiShed reading the book until she fell into a deep sleep with her book open to the page of the Daisy Meadows. Haley blinked twice and looked up, a smiling face stared at her. " Hello," smiled the boy, " I'm Dean Thomas and you are?" He had red hair, a checked bow tie, long brown pants, a blue striped and he smelt like lavender. " I found you in the Daisy Meadows, the father had always said to help

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    Driving Miss Daisy

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    Miss Daisy Driving Miss Daisy is an American comedy-drama movie in which the growth of a relationship between a southern Jewish widowed teacher, Miss Daisy, and her African-American chauffeur, Hoke, is depicted. Besides having Idella, an African-American elderly woman, as her housemaid, Miss Daisy resides by herself in a big house in Atlanta. After Miss Daisy’s car accident in her yard, Hoke is hired by Miss Daisy’s son, Boolie, who is concerned about his mother’s abilities to drive.Miss Daisy, who

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    Marilyn Monroe "The Blonde Bombshell" "I am not interested in money, I just want to be wonderful." (Marilyn Monroe's official Website, 1) A quote from the classic beauty Marilyn Monroe. What I would like to know about Marilyn Monroe is about how she got started in show business, and what made her such a Hollywood icon. I really don't know anything about her, or her career. The reason I would like to learn more about her, is because she seemed to be such an amazing person, and a classic beauty

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    and live a simple life (Miller 72). In fact, his road accidents are attributed to these bouts of dreaming spent gazing at scenery, specifically trees (Corrigon 97). Whenever Willy reminisces, the pastoral melody of a flute, ?telling of grass and trees and the horizon,? is heard, affiliated with his trailblazing flute maker father (Miller 11). Willy?s father ?was a pioneer type? who traversed cross-country in a wagon, ?earning money

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    The Dysfunctional American Dream in Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller In the American society, it is thought that if you work hard, no matter what circumstances, you can become rich and powerful. You can overcome deep poverty to become the richest man alive. This superhuman absurdity is what is referred to as the "American Dream." Day after day, Americans struggle to achieve fame and prosperity, only to find failure and heartbreak. The American Dream in today's society is dead and is

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    Characters Throughout the Play Arthur Miller was born in New York City, America, on October 17th 1915. His father, Isidore Miller, was a ladies-wear manufacturer and shopkeeper who was ruined in the depression. The sudden change in fortune had a strong influence on Miller. The family moved to a small frame house in Brooklyn. He spent his boyhood playing football, baseball and reading adventure stories. After graduating from a high school in 1932, Miller worked in automobile parts warehouse to

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    both Willy himself and the other characters’ relationships with him. ‘Death of a Salesman’ is a play written by Arthur Miller and first produced on stage in 1949. This play is Miller’s most famous work. The play shows a conflict within one family but on a deeper level does much more than that. This play deals with larger issues regarding American national values. Miller examines the American peoples ideas and

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    Bridge by Arthur Miller 'A view from the bridge' by Arthur Miller is a tragic intense play about family struggle, lust, passion and deceit. My aim is too look at the relationship of Catherine and Eddie. To understand the relationship, we must understand the atmosphere and culture. To do this we need to know why Miller wrote the play, background history and why this is significant to understanding the relationship between Catherine and Eddie. Arthur miller wrote the play in

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