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    Symbolism of Color in Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby was portrayed as one of the greatest novels in American History. But, it is also analyzed as having multiple lenses. This book has been broken down into a ton of symbolisms and it has also been analyzed for every character. The book The Great Gatsby communicates symbolism with the many colors the story line uses and the different way portrays these colors through the settings and plots. The color green is related back to hope. “He (Gatsby) stretched

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    Lab Report: Understanding Photosynthesis Gen Biology Lab Abstract: This lab was called photosynthesis: understanding photosynthesis. It is a highly complex process that needs to be broken down in many steps to understand how it works. This lab covers the big components in photosynthesis including carbon dioxide intake, light consumption, and varying pigmentation. Introduction: Photosynthesis is a huge concept to learn and understand in the field of biology. Plants have their own special

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    symbolize something new planted, as she is newly planted in America, trying to grow. After Somesh is killed in a robbery, Sumita is dressed in a borrowed “White (sari). Widow’s color, color of endings” (271) and attending the bangle-breaking ceremony. Whereas, white is the color used in the west for brides and weddings signifying purity, white is the color of mourning and death in the east. The green or red bangle, which in the Hindu religion symbolizes safety and a happy, prosperous and long married

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    shelter during the storm. Through her use of symbolism, Chopin gives the reader her feelings on the love affair between Calixta and Alcée. Chopin’s uses symbolism in her use of different colors throughout the story. The color white is mentioned multiple times in the story. White

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    can you draw about which color in the visible spectrum causes the most plant growth? Red and blue seem to be the best for growing and green is the worst because plants do not absorb it. 5.) Given that white light contains all colors of the spectrum, what growth results would you expect under white light? Most likely the best because it should contain all of the colors and some that can not be seen by our eyes. Review Questions: 1.) Which of the following correctly list the formula for photosynthesis

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    Up to this point, the reader might think the young wife was an innocent youth, singing and dancing her way through life, wearing white dresses and driving her older husband crazy. But there is a dark side to her personality too. The reader is told that while the young wife is made up and dressed like a little doll, it wouldn't be much of a stretch for men to see her as a prostitute

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    Wanderer meaning delirious or roaming, and white meaning innocent, paired together give the impression that he was confused about growing up and maturing. Now, no longer a child, the speaker looks back at his "lamb white days" (314). Used in biblical terms, the white lamb was an animal of purity used for sacrifices to God. The speaker was merely an innocent "white lamb" (314) graciously following his shepherd (God) to his own sacrifice (death).

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    2016. Many works of literature contain a character who intentionally deceives others. The character’s dishonesty may be intended to help or to hurt. Such a character, for example, may choose to mislead others for personal safety, to spare someone’s feelings, or to carry out a crime. Choose a novel or play in which a character deceives others. Then, in a well-written essay, analyze the motives for that character’s deception and discuss how the deception contributes to the meaning of the work

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    Colors are more than just sensations of the eye, they possess literary purpose. The world without colors would be dull and uninteresting. They are used for more than just a visual explanation, colors are extremely symbolic and can mean a lot of different things. For example, there are five colors on the Olympic rings, blue, black, red, yellow, and green. Every flag in the world has at least one of those colors on it, establishing unity throughout the countries, while they come together to compete

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    Snow-white. Casper. The abdominal snowman. Why do these characters all sound so familiar to me? Well, it is simply because I am a very fair- skinned brunette. . I describe myself as bright white. I never realized how white I was until people felt the dire need to tell me. As a young child, I never really thought it was a big deal either. But as we age, we learn new things that perhaps we did not recognize before. People say that some things in life, you just never forget. This indeed is very true

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