The Great Gatsby: Character Guide & Analysis
Main Characters
Nick Carraway
The novel’s narrator, Nick is a young man from Minnesota. After being educated at Yale and fighting in World War I, he moves to New York City to learn the bond business. Honest, tolerant, and inclined to reserve judgment, Nick often serves as a confidant for those with troubling secrets. After moving to West Egg, a fictional area of Long Island that is home to the newly rich, Nick quickly befriends his next-door neighbor, the mysterious Jay Gatsby. As Daisy Buchanan’s
Read MoreConcise English Dictionary: From A Trace to Wide Open
A Concise English Dictionary
From “A Trace” to “Wide Open”
A Trace: A tiny quantity.
Alligator: A reptile similar to a crocodile.
Adrenaline Junkies: People addicted to thrill-seeking.
Annoys: To make someone feel angry.
Appeal: To find interest.
Apprehensive: Worried about doing something.
Apply for a Passport: Request the passport of your country.
Aren’t Into: To not be interested in something.
Bloom: (Of plants) producing flowers.
Banned: Officially or legally prohibited.
Blind Date: When you meet someone
Read MoreEssential English Vocabulary for Effective Communication: A Comprehensive Guide
Affluent: having a great deal of money. Derision: the situation in which someone or something is laughed at and considered stupid or of no value. Emergent: in the process of coming into being or becoming prominent. Gritty: having strong qualities of tough uncompromising realism; courageous, brave. Lofty: haughty and aloof; very tall and impressive. Paramount: more important than anything else; supreme. Peril: serious and immediate danger. Precarious: not securely held or in position; dangerously
Read MoreEssential English Vocabulary: A Comprehensive Guide to Common Words and Phrases
Affluent: having a great deal of money. Derision: the situation in which someone or something is laughed at and considered stupid or of no value. Emergent: in the process of coming into being or becoming prominent. Gritty: having strong qualities of tough, uncompromising realism; courageous, brave. Lofty: haughty and aloof; very tall and impressive. Paramount: more important than anything else; supreme. Peril: serious and immediate danger. Precarious: not securely held or in position; dangerously
Read MoreTreatment & Diagnosis of Diseases: A Comprehensive Guide
Treatment of Infectious Diseases
Treatment Against Diseases Caused by Bacteria
Bacterial infections are treated with antibiotics. The first antibiotic to be discovered was penicillin, by Alexander Fleming in 1928. After a time, resistant bacteria emerged.
Treatment Against Diseases Caused by Protozoa and Fungi
Antiprotozoal and antifungal medications are used for the treatment of infections by protozoa and fungi, respectively.
Treatment for Diseases Caused by Viruses
Viral infections are the most difficult
Read MoreHistory of Country & Western Music: 400 Legendary Songs
Product Description
History Of Country & Western Music
This German digitally remastered box-set features 400 legendary songs from 185 famous artists including Roy Acuff, Merle Travis, Bill Monroe, Bob Wills, Chet Atkins, Hank Williams, Jimmie Rodgers, and The Carter Family.
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