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Tom Buchanan and Jay Gatsby are contradictory characters in the film The Great Gatsby by Baz Luhrmann. In the movie Tom and Jay are both in love with the same women Daisy. However Tom is married to her. The viewers go on an adventure through Jay gatsby and Tom buchanan's life to see who will win over Daisy's heart. Tom Buchanan and Jay Gatsby are viewed as contradictory characters in the movie, such as their backgrounds, personality, and Moral Values. Tom Buchanan and Jay Gatsby display their

“The Great Gatsby” is a novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald set in the 1920’s and is a recollection of a man named Nick Carraway's memories of the summer he met Jay Gatsby the person he could not judge. Jay Gatsby changed the most throughout the novel because He started the novel as a rich and extravagant man with a mysterious background, but it was revealed that he didn't start his life this way, James Gatz was a seventeen-year-old fisherman on Lake Superior who had big dreams that he thought he never

Ethnic Identity and the Maintenance of Heritage Languages ‘Neither ethnicity nor mother tongue nor even identities can be treated as things, commodities, that one can choose and discard like an old coat at will’ ~Tove Skutnabb-Kangas (qtd in Fishman 55) Broadly speaking, “language policy” in the United States is thought of as a covert policy. Schiffman (2000) writes of the challenges of researching this field, given that issues of language are usually addressed subordinately to

a community. Her story starts in college where Carol is undecided in the career that she wants to take. Most women decide to be teachers until they get married and then give up careers to raise families. Carol wants to make a difference with her college education. She turns down many offers of marriage and changes her career path many times before settling on librarian studies, which she hopes to make a difference in people's lives. After graduation she moved to St. Paul she finds work as a librarian

Many people place what they love doing as their top priority when considering future career options. However, Gordon Marino, professor of philosophy at St. Olaf College and editor of The Quotable Kierkegaard, believes that this should not be the case. He wrote on the subject in his article titled “A Life Beyond ‘Do What You Love’”, which was published in The New York Times on May 17, 2014. His purpose in writing this article is to offer a different view of a commonly held belief. Mr. Marino argues

had ever met in his entire life. Jay was born in the rural region of North Dakota. He had a low-class family, and his childhood was difficult. He joined St. Olaf College but as soon as he realized he didn't want to work as a janitor. He thought it brought humiliation and embarrassment to his image, so he dropped out in the first semester of college. He wanted to make money and had bigger dreams to achieve, so he traveled to Lake Superior leaving his family. He encountered copper tycoon Dan Cody. Dan

multiple women (Ruth, Maxine, Bridget and Moushumi). Even after making all determinations to erase his past, his failure to state his identity can be seen through his relationships with women. He lawfully changes his name to Nikhil before he leaves for college. The name Nikhil goes on to represent his individuality and separation from his parents. It also signifies him accepting American culture and distancing away from Indian culture. The change comes into play when people starting calling him Nikhil,

with multiple women (Ruth, Maxine, Bridget and Moushumi). Even after making all determinations to erase his past, his failure to declare his identity is seen in his relationship with women. He lawfully changes his name to Nikhil before he leaves for college. The name Nikhil goes on to represent his individuality and separation from his parents. It also signifies him accepting American culture and distancing away from Indian culture. The twist comes into play when people starting calling him Nikhil and

Target Corporation - Management Strategy The Target Corporations is a retail business that sells wide-ranging merchandise and food through stores and online. There are four different types of Target storefronts –SuperTarget, CityTarget, TargetExpress, and Targets. The general Target stores offer general merchandise and a modified food selection. While the SuperTarget stores sell a wider selection of food. The CityTarget and TargetExpress stores are apart of the corporation’s urban format stores

Robert Bly’s “Waking from Sleep” explores the thoughts and events that occur at night as the country recovers from the war that has just occurred. In the first stanza of the poem, the narrator is addressing the war, the reader can confirm this because he states “tiny explosions at the waterlines” (line2) and “wind of the salty blood” (line 3). The reader is immediately informed that a war has occurred because of the navies setting forth, tiny explosions and salty blood. In the second stanza, the