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    In life, masks are used for a wide range of different things, whether it is for a theatre production, to complete a Halloween costume for a costume contest, or even just to try on in a store for fun. The thing about those masks is that they are visible. In Scott Fitzgerald's book The Great Gatsby, the characters in the book put on masks, the difference is, is that these masks are not visible to others, and are used to conceal their imperfections. The characters that apply are two of the most obvious

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    The Blame of Gatsby’s Death The saying “There is only one happiness in this life, to love and to be loved by George Sand connects the many relationships in the novel The Great Gatsby. George Sand was a French Romantic writer known primarily for her so-called rustic novels. In the The Great Gatsby, many people argue that the story is a romantic-type story with the affection of love that is shown with different links with each character. Love is a very powerful feeling that has the ability to cause

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    The novel Lord of the Flies is narrated chronologically because although sometimes Ralph and Piggy have memories play in their head, the use of memory can still be part of a chronological narrative. Most of the story is written in chronological order because the memories are only small snippets and it flows well (chronologically) despite the fact that the narrative changes perspective. There is not much use of interweaving narratives in the novel because it follows only one story in one time period

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    “I’m working a part-time job at Wendy’s.” What is the first thought that comes to your head when you hear this sentence? Greasy fries, polyester uniforms, cheap food? What about the people who work there? Do you picture a first-time worker, a high school dropout, other pimple-faced workers taking your order? For some reason, in our society, we’ve associated low-quality workers with low-quality food? In his article “Working at Wendy’s” Joey Franklin paves the road towards a new perspective about those

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    The majority of successful literary works that have been published share a commonality of the narration complementing the storyline. Many novels have an attractive plot, it does not balance appropriately with the narration. Therefore, in order to complete any story, the narrator is an essential component. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is narrated through the eyes of businessman Nick Carraway. Throughout the novel, Nick tries to maintain his non-judgemental personality to prevent his opinions

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    Character Of King Arthur

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    King Arthur was a legendary hero who is known for his brave acts of kindness and his courageous actions in battle. He was a man of honor. Unfortunately, his character makes some drastic changes throughout his tales. These changes can lead the reader to have different opinions of Arthur’s character. For example, he never wanted to accept that his Queen was having an affair with his most celebrated knight, Lancelot. However, he does end up in battle with Lancelot but only after the death of Sir Gawain’s

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    Rouge and dreary, dark and full of betrayal Shakespeare’s King Lear, though very contrasting texts have one thing in common, they both end in death. This essay shows the similarities between these two texts in order to prove that Byron’s statement “all tragedies end in death” is indeed true. Shakespeare’s King Lear deals with death in the harshest manner, from betrayal, from lust of power and in the most devastating manner, murder by family. King Lear is set in England and written between Othello and

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    strategies have contributed to their rapid growth and high profits placing them at number one for the most successful fast food restaurant and franchisees in the world ahead of its top three competitors: Doctor’s Associates Inc., Yum Brand, Inc. and Burger King Worldwide, Inc. (Hoovers & Business Insider). McDonald’s has been able to differentiate itself as the burger giant serving its signature Big Mac hamburger and as an affordable fast food restaurant despite the emergence of several hamburger restaurants

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    and the Shawshank Redemption” by Stephen King, banker Andy Dufresne is wrongfully convicted of murder and sent to Shawshank Prison. Andy’s shrewd nature and sense of self-worth become valuable tools that allow him to thrive in prison under the harsh authority of the warden, Samuel Norton. King uses Norton to demonstrate that corruption is present throughout society and that the perception of good and evil can be altered depending on who presents a story. King uses the characterization of Norton to

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    Throughout the book The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald gives a lot of reasons why readers see Gatsby as great. Nick Carraway, a friend to Gatsby, had a really good relationship with him. Gatsby shared everything with Nick, they were best friends. For this reason Nick knew the true Gatsby, not the Gatsby that everybody thought they knew. The “Great” Gatsby. Gatsby shows various examples of greatness throughout the book; for example, his “Great” journey from being poor to becoming one of the most

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