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W ha t is G aw ain 's r e sp onse a fte r L aunce lo t s p are s h is li fe ? In w ha t is li s te d a s C ha pte rs 2 1 a nd 2 2 o f V olu m e 2 ( in th e e ditio n a va ila ble o n th e G ute nb erg P ro je ct) G aw ain fig hts L aunce lo t tw ic e . B oth tim es, h e lo se s b ut L aunce lo t r e fu se s to k ill h im . In b oth c a se s, G aw ain is v e ry a ng ry . H e c a lls L aunce lo t a...

W ha t g ave K ir a 's m oth e r th e c o ura ge to s ta nd u p to th e p eople a nd s p are K ir a 's li fe w he n s he w as b orn w ith b ir th d efe cts in G ath erin g B lu e ? S im ply a m oth e r's lo ve fo r h e r d aug hte r a nd th e c o nvic tio n th a t s uch a h a rs h a nd e xc lu siv e a ttitu d e w as w ro ng p ro m pte d K atr in a to s ta nd u p fo r K ir a . ( K ir a h a d a le g m alf o rm atio n, o r s o m eth in g li k e a c lu b fo ot.)...

W ha t is G ats b y's r o m antic v is io n o f h im se lf ? I a gre e w /th e p re vio us p ost. G ats b y a ls o s a w h im se lf a s s o m eone o n a q ue st, a lm ost li k e a k nig ht. H e w ould d o w ha te ve r he c o uld to w in th e p erfe ct m aid en, D ais y . H e h a d a v e ry h a rd tim e s e para tin g h is v is io n o f th e p ure , p erfe ct D ais y w ith th e re ali ty o f a ... S olu tio n I a gre e w /th e p re vio us p ost. G ats b y a ls o s a w...

W ha t is G ats b y's r e sp onse to N ic k's c o m pli m ent? T he m orn in g a fte r M yrtle 's d eath a nd a fte r G ats b y h a s s to od v ig il a ll n ig ht a t th e B ucha na ns' in E ast E gg, ir o nic a lly to p ro te ct D ais y fr o m w ha te ve r m ig ht b efa ll h e r, N ic k g oes o ve r to G ats b y's h o use . T he y h a ve b re akfa st; th e y ta lk . W he n N ic k le ave s, he tu rn s im puls iv e ly a nd c a lls o ut to G ats b y: ... S olu tio n T he...

H ow d o G ats b y's fe eli n g s c ha ng e d urin g th e c o urs e o f c ha pte r 7 ? A t th e e nd o f c ha pte r s e ve n, G ats b y " c a m e in to h is o w n" h e w as c o m ple te .B efo re th a t h e w as a r ic h m an w ith e ve ry th in g -- p ositio n, m one y, a m bitio n, r e puta tio n. B ut h e w as m is sin g o ne e sse ntia l e le m ent, a w om an w ho c o uld e qua l h im in h ...

W ha t is G ats b y's fa vo rite e xp re ssio n, a nd w ho in he rits D an C ody's m one y? In th e b ook, J a y G ats b y is c o nsta ntly c a lli n g p eople " o ld s p ort." S o I g ue ss y o u w ould s a y th a t th a t is h is fa vo rite e xp re ssio n. It is s o m eth in g th a t h e d oes to s ho w th a t h e is a n " O xfo rd m an," e ve n th o ug h h e n e ve r a ctu a lly a tte nd ed s cho ol th e re . G ats b y h a d a ...

W ha t is a G arg ho la nia n T rib e? is it a n im agin a ry tr ib e? T he G arg ho ln ia n T rib e is th e s e ttin g fo r S aro ya n's s ho rt s to ry " T he S um mer o f th e B eautifu l H ors e ." It is n o t fo r c e rta in if it is m ade u p o r if it a ctu a lly e xis te d. T he re is n o h is to ric a l r e co rd o f it a ctu a lly e xis tin g . H ow eve r, b ein g o f A m enia n d esce nt a nd g ro w in g u p in F re sno ,... S olu tio n T he G arg ho ...

W ha t is G and hi's in flu e nce o n m odern e duca tio n? M aha tm a G and hi le arn e d fr o m h is e duca tio n e xp erie nce s in o th e r c ult u re s ( E ng li s h, S outh A fr ic a a nd In d ia ) a nd d eve lo ped a d is tin ct v ie w poin t o n th e m odern e duca tio na l s ys te m . T he id eas h e p ro pose d h a ve in flu e nce d th e a im s, m eth o ds, curric ulu m a nd d is cip li n e o f m odern e duca tio n. G and hi b eli e ve d th a t o nly th ro ug h ...

W ha t g am e a re th e fir e m en p la yin g w he n M onta g r e tu rn s to th e fir e ho use ? A fte r s uffe rin g fr o m a fe ve r, M onta g r e tu rn s to th e fir e ho use to fin d h is b oss a nd th e o th e r m en p la yin g a c a rd g am e c a lle d p oke r. Y ou w ill n o tic e th a t th e m en s p end a lo t o f tim e p la yin g g am es a nd g am bli n g m one y. In fa ct, w he ne ve r th e y a re n o t s e ttin g fir e s, th e y c a n... S olu tio n A fte...

W ha t is th e fu tu re o f th e n a tio na l e co no m y? A re w e s till in r e ce ssio n a nd w he n c a n w e r e gain th e 8 m illi o n lo st jo bs s in ce 2 008? F in d th e a nsw er to th is , a nd p oli tic ia ns w ill b e c o m in g to y o ur d oor. I th in k th a t th is is th e c e ntr a l is sue th a t is fa cin g th e na tio n r ig ht n o w . J o b r e cre atio n is g oin g to b e th e s lo w est p art o f th e e co no m y to r e em erg e, s o it...