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    Thesis: In The Great Gatsby, a Marxist lens reveals how the upper class is met with minimal consequences for their actions and decisions, and this is shown through Gatsby, Tom, and Daisy's behavior and actions. The Privilege of the Upper Class Since the conception of modern civilization, there has always been a social hierarchy present in every society and every person's life. With it, has come great divides in the powers and privileges that each level of society enjoys. These insurmountable gaps

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    Believing in an idea that regulates everyone’s life, will influence all aspects of everyone’s life. One simply cannot live a “Christian life” solely involving religion and divide themselves when they deal with politics. Thus believing in anything shapes each individual as a person: creates their boundaries, defines morality, and what is just and unjust. Therefore, religion will always be tied into politics. Consequently, I am researching the inevitability of the two seemingly separate ideas overlapping

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    At any given moment, millions of people in this country are on a diet. From Weight Watchers to the South Beach Diet to the newest diet pill, folks are trying anything and everything in an effort to write their own weight loss success story. Unfortunately for those seeking fast weight loss, the vast majority of weight loss programs on the market today simply do not work. Diet plans and diet products that offer quick weight loss without exercise are especially prone to failure. "In fact, nearly 95

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    talks to her and treats her in a derogatory way. He calls her things such as, “my little lark”, “my squirrel”, “my dear little Nora”, and “my little songbird”. Notice that most have “little” in front of the name which implies he is talking down to her, as if she was a little girl. Another way of Torvald treating Nora like a child is when he gives her money. As Torvald asks Nora why she looks so sad, he begins to pull his wallet out almost flaunting it and teasing her. This is very similar to the relationship

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    ruin their life. Dion my son had to learn the hard way. When a parent tells you something you should listen it may be for your own good. It was a hot sunny day in August and I was on my way taking my fiancé James to his therapy appointment. When I receive a collect phone call from a California jail. I hung up because I didn’t know anyone who was in jail I thought maybe this was a wrong number. When in fact the phone rang again, but this

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    “Can I go home now?” Emil whined as Lukas led the two towards the entrance of the mall, the noisiness and bustling Saturday crowd revealing itself as the automatic doors slid open for the brothers. “We just got here.” Lukas replied, looking down at a small list he had scribbled down before they left. “So, no.” Emil sighed and silently picked at the puffy sleeve of his hoodie. The platinum blond’s outfit was chosen with little thought or care, wanting his outward image to scream ‘angsty teenager’

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    Paper Currency and Its Future Currency has long been used as a tool to purchase things like goods and services. The many transactions of these early times involved the exchange of both coins and paper. However, in our modern era of cell phones and plastics, these primitive methods of payment may be coming to an end. With the introduction of credit cards and easy payment via cellular, this outcome may not be very far off. Credit cards, in many cases, are more reliable and secure than that of paper

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    Lawn signs, television advertisements, billboards, and political rallies are some of the key components of a successful political campaign. A political campaign is an organized effort which seeks to influence the democratic public that is voting for its elected officials. These seemingly trifling parts of a campaign cost money. Money equals power, is the political mantra in today’s society. Campaigning can cost millions of dollars, and it is logical to believe that only those with the means have

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    I suspect not. We’re the Ikea generation. We buy sofas and tables for a quick fashion fix, like shoes and dresses. The things I inherit from my parents, I’ll pass on. But it won’t be Ikea because their furniture doesn’t pass the test of time” The author believes that we as customers become part of Ikea because we have to participate in the process. Ikea thinks it is good for us if we learn

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    After reading ‘The Wife of Bath’s Prologue and Tale’ I can see clear indications and agree that Chaucer was an anti-feminist’ by studying in depth both the prologue and tale I am going to show how Chaucer conforms to a patriarchal perspective in which he believes women are inferior to men making them the weak and unstable sex, who are neither socially, politically or economically equal to a man. In Chaucer’s `The Wife of Bath’s Prologue and Tale’, Chaucer opens the book with the strong opening sentence

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