Friday, 8 April 2011

Easter Holidays Revision

Tony Tanner's introduction to The Great Gatsby (found in Penguin editions and from page 166 onwards in this link) is a must read for A03:

http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN0521783747&id=mBaNNWhWkHQC&pg=RA1-PA166&lpg=RA1-PA166&ots=654Y0PUHGL&dq=tony+tanner+gatsby&sig=XOvZ2lahRUslqf3f98e87jG09ic#v=onepage&q=tony%20tanner%20gatsby&f=false
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  1. Mr. Douglas8 April 2011 at 04:47

    More A03 to think about:

    Obama says “they (Americans) must always believe that they can write their own destiny” this might be what he means by “The audacity of hope”…

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  2. Mr. Douglas8 April 2011 at 04:49

    ...a bit more:

    “Conspicuous consumption of valuable goods is a means of reputability to the gentleman of leisure.” (Thorstein Veblen 'Theory of the Leisure')

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