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    trouble or problems in our life. Scott Francis points out that "Archetypes force us to delve deeper into them, characters to see them as not just character I or Librarian but as a type of person who responds in very specific ways to the conflict within your story". All the archetypes affect the storyline in minor or major ways, such as the devil figure, without that figure in the plot, Dorothy would have never been able to develop as a character. Themes are the key points of the story as they provide

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    armed forces. Celebrities and others have all chimed in and gave their opinion on Colin’s protest. One person to chime in and has a lot patriotism in her family history is Carole Ishlam, she is one of the great-great-great-granddaughters of Francis Scott Key, the writer of the national anthem. "It just blows my mind that somebody like Kaepernick would do what he does to dishonor the flag of this country and the national anthem” Ishlam said in an interview. She continued, “we have young men and women

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    For the longest time, it has been American culture to praise wealth; we have always been in love with the idea of money. It is due to these fundamental American values that many, whether rich or poor, desire to present themselves lavishly as a person of fortune. Thorstein Veblen, a renown Norwegian-American economist/sociologist, was well-known for his famous theory of “conspicuous consumption”. Veblen, being a vocal opponent of capitalism, shared his theory of conspicuous consumption which spoke

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    readers asking themselves how many books written years apart can be similar yet different. This especially applies to Paper Towns and The Great Gatsby. Paper Towns was written by John Green and published in 2008. The Great Gatsby was written by Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald and published in 1952. These books that were written fifty-six years apart have many similarities and differences. Some of these similarities include the books both having strong male leads that are pursuing a woman that they never

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    The Great Gatsby and the American Dream The Great Gatsby is an interesting and thought-provoking novel by the American writer F. Scott Fitzgerald that sets to explore important and complex social themes such as the hollowness of the upper class and the characteristics and decline of the American Dream during the prosperous years preceding the Great Depression. The Great Gatsby is presented at the surface as a thwarted love story between a man, Jay Gatsby, and a woman, Daisy Buchanan. However, the

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    America and It’s Bloody History In history we have seen many events, many changes. From slavery being introduced to the Americas in 1619 as a viable source of free labor in a growing territory with its newly founded cash crop, tobacco. To the Emancipation Proclamation of 1863 freeing these slaves of their labor obligations allowing for a chance at pursuit of happiness. This is a great example, in my opinion, of positive growth in liberties and humankind. Yet not all occurrences lead to an adapting

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    When you hear the question "When was the first rocket made?" you probably answer something about NASA, right? You may be surprised to find out that rockets have been around for approximately 2,000 years. In 1st century A.D., the Chinese had a form of gunpowder made from saltpeter, sulfur, and charcoal dust. They put this gunpowder in tubes and threw them in a fire to make explosions during religious ceremonies. Some of these tubes, propelled by the gunpowder, flew out of the fire and skittered around

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    the American Dreams is not a dream where a person is after material prosperity, such as wealth, fancier cars, lavish homes. There is much more to the American Dream than property, wealth, and a perfect spouse and Jay Gatsby, a character in Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald novel, The Great Gatsby learns about the American Dream the hard way. Jay Gatsby of West Egg, New York was notoriously known for being extremely wealthy. Mr. Gatsby was also recognized by his extravagant parties with more than hundreds

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    “VERIFYING THE ECONOMIC FEASIBILITY OF IMPLEMENTING GREEN ROOF FOR SMALL DWELLINGS: CASE OF RESIDENTIAL UNITS, AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND.” NAGARJUNA REDDY MATLURU(B.E) ID:15883245 INTRODUCTION: Novel ecosystems such as Green Roof are increasingly becoming one of the most sustainable elements of a building. Research and design of green roof is largely encouraged by most of the countries, Taking big step towards sustainable development

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    Madison was a key figure in the expansion of our nation and the establishment of various states and territories. If West Florida had never been integrated to the nation, America would have missed out on valuable resources vital to the nation’s economy. The same goes

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