Banana Plantations in Central America

The â€Å"banana republic† is a familiar term. What is less known is how literally the term applied during the early 20th century in many regions of Central America. The United Fruit Company, an American concern, was formed in 1899 when several banana companies merged. Since banana is a crop best grown in Central American climates, the company acquired ever greater amounts of land there. The company soon became the largest employer in Central America. Its presence and political influence there affected the lives of the native peoples in ways that remain controversial to this day.The large peasant class of Central America was the most profoundly affected. Life Before, and during, United Fruit The European domination of Central America during the 18th and 19th centuries resulted in a highly stratified social structure. The traditional social order of the Mayans and Aztecs reinforced that structure. There was a very large peasant class, some of whom came there as slaves. The aver age peasant struggled to get by, often being forced to work for whatever large foreign company had moved into their area. Many of these peasants were descendants of the powerful Indian cultures that had been there thousands of years prior.Others brought a West African influence to the region, with their unique methods of worship, dance and music. The peasants of Central America are part of a rich and dynamic culture. They are anything but unskilled. For example, they are known for their ability to make beautiful, colorful clothing. This was first noted by the conquistadores and remains a skill to this day. It was the Indians who discovered a use for the cacao, the basis of chocolate. They created a sort chocolate drink that became widely popular. It was later modified to suit European and American tastes.The diet of the peasants often consisted foods such as beans, maize, frijoles, chili and beef. Exports from Central America to the rest of the world rose sharply during the mid-1800 's. In response to the demand, farmers cultivated a variety of crops including rubber trees, cacao, sugar and fruit. The main cash crop was something else, however. According to Peter Bakewell in A History of Latin America: But most prominent by far in this line of agricultural goods was coffee, which was the leading export, c. 1913, of no fewer than seven countries. (2004) Farmers, at first, were in business alone.In most cases, however, their land was swallowed up by large corporate concerns. As these corporations became more prominent repressive, pro-corporate regimes were installed. Since the 1970’s the trend has reversed itself. Small, individual farms are becoming more and more common. A regional movement has emerged to promote self-survival through small farming. Guatemalans are using traditional stories, parables and humorous anecdotes to spread agricultural knowledge to their Mexican neighbors. They also share proud peasant virtues such as the love of farming, family and community.These virtues have been shared by peasants in Central America for hundreds of years. Still, life was difficult. Most peasants have to take second or third jobs. Farmers may do additional day labor on other farms. Some do not own land and work as a field hand wherever the work is available. Prior to the 1944 socialist revolution in Guatemalan wealth was concentrated among an elite few: †¦just 2. 2 percent of the population owned over 70 percent of the country’s land. Only 10 percent of the land was available for 90 percent of the population, most of whom were Indians. (Landmeier, 1997).This concentration of land in the hands of a powerful few made it easy for companies to come in and acquire large amounts of land. These companies often left large tracts of land uncultivated. The peasants could have used this land to grow a variety of crops; instead they were often forced to take jobs at the company, on the company’s terms. The Growth of the Corporate Plantation Cheap labor, available land and favorable climatic and political conditions drew large multi-national corporations to Central America in the late 1800’s. The lives of the small peasant farmers would be altered dramatically.The United Fruit Company became the most prominent example of a foreign company influencing a sovereign government and the lives of its citizens. The United Fruit Company began operations at a time when there was little restraint on businesses. Huge monopolies, such as Standard Oil, were allowed to develop and dominate markets. The labor movement in The United States was still in its infancy, although it had won a few concessions from business and the government. For a company such as United Fruit, which employed thousands in foreign countries, there was little oversight.The large peasant population in Central America was merely seen as â€Å"cheap labor† for the huge company. United Fruit made â€Å"quid pro quo† deals with foreig n politicians to gain land and other concessions from those governments. The company had government assistance in putting down strikes, some of which involved more than 100,000 workers. In Colombia, the army fired into a large crowd of peasant strikers, killing dozens. Accusations arose that the army was essentially under the direction of The United Fruit Company. The Good and the BadNot all of the effects of the banana plantations were negative. United Fruit built much needed infrastructure in countries such as Guatemala and Honduras. Rail lines and schools were built and postal service was improved. Jobs at United Fruit typically paid more than other jobs in the areas where they were located. In later years, employees received medical care and free education. At the same time, jobs at banana plantations were often temporary. Working conditions were difficult, if not dangerous. Field workers were exposed to potentially harmful pesticides and other chemicals.The rail lines served as another monopoly for a company like United Fruit, so they pressured governments not to build highways. The United Fruit Company gained undue influence over the lives of ordinary citizens through corrupt politicians. The most famous example arose in 1975, shortly before the company reorganized. Reports came to light that United Fruit was paying a $2. 5 million dollar bribe to the President of Honduras in exchange for tax breaks. The Honduran President was later removed by a military coup. The banana company also had influence within the American government.It encouraged the government to intervene to stop socialist movements in Central America. In 1954, the Central Intelligence Agency took covert action to undermine a Guatemalan regime they feared would align with the Soviet Union. The regime had planned to buy back the large amounts of unused land owned by United Fruit and distribute it to peasants. It is this image of unrestrained American capitalism and exploitation that has driv en a number of Central American countries toward socialist regimes. In Central America, United Fruit is now broken into many subsidiaries. Much of the banana crop is received from independent farms.For Central American peasants the legacy of United Fruit is likely to be more bad than good. They feel they have been exploited and their traditional way of life nearly destroyed. The influence of the company over regional politics meant that the lower classes had little representation in the government. That has changed somewhat, but the problem of poverty remains. Today the working classes soldier on, doing what they must to maintain their rich culture. Sources Bakewell, Peter. A History of Latin America (2nd ed. ). Oxford, U. K. : Blackwell Publishing, 2004. Chomsky, Aviva.West Indian Workers and the United Fruit Company in Costa Rica, 1870-1940. Baton Rouge, LA: Louisiana State University Press, 1996. Draper, Thomas (ed. ). Democracy and Dictatorship in Latin America. New York: H. W. Wilson, 1981. Keen, Benjamin (ed. ). Latin American Civilization: history and society, 1492 to the present. Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1991. Landmeier, Peter. â€Å"Banana Republic: The United Fruit Company† 1997. Retrieved 17 Nov. 2006: < http://www. mayaparadise. com/ufc1e. htm >. United Fruit Historical Society. â€Å"Chronology† [web site] 2006. Retrieved 11/17/2006 < http://www. unitedfruit. org/chron. htm >.

The Great Gatsby

Overview: Your team will create  one PowerPoint presentation according to the instructions below. Each member of your team will contribute information and help the leader compile the information into  one final presentation. Team assignment: * Your team will select one of the following characters from  The Great Gatsby: * Nick Carraway * Jay Gatsby * Daisy Buchanan * Tom Buchanan * Jordan Baker * Myrtle Wilson * George Wilson * As a team, create a profile for that character as if he /she is a member of a modern day social networking site, such as Facebook or MySpace. Your team's final presentation should be a PowerPoint presentation of 5-7 slides. Include at least three visuals and at least four of the following items: * A quotation that expresses the character's philosophy of life * A brief description of the character's family or friends. * A brief description of the time in which the character lives. * A brief description of the world in which the character lives. * A brief description of the character's conflicts or struggles. * Something interesting about the character.As the week begins, join your team and do the following: * Each team should select a leader. * Each team member should participate fully. Points will be based on both the amount of material posted and the quality of the work posted. * Remember that short comments, such as â€Å"I will go along with what everyone wants to do,† may earn no points. Offer significant material that advances the project. * Instead of listing websites, offer the information from that site along with the reference. Do not just offer material that was cut-and-pasted from websites; instead, write the information in your own words, and cite your sources. Note about visuals: Your team  can create your own visuals, use clip art, or use items from the Internet. If you use Internet images in your presentation, cite the sources on your final slide. Post your team's final presentation in Doc Sharing. At the en d of the week, you may download the other team projects posted in Doc sharing and enjoy viewing them.Daisy is the center of the story, and the character who originates the vast majority of events within the book. The life and fortune of Gatsby are built on the hope that someday he may revive his love with Daisy. Daisy has something that makes her special, and she is different from Jordan, and the rest of the women in the work, and this is seen through the narrations of Nick and Gatsby, and even in the way in which Tom defends her image in front of his lover.She is woman native of Louisville, Kentucky and through the stories told by Jordan, we know that she was the center of attention and the soul of the party, and is a beautiful woman who likes to have fun and flirt through cheeky and extremely frivolous conversations, and this is so inevitable that even her cousin is a victim of her gadgets, she did it at her first party at Gatsby’s house: â€Å"These things excite me so,â €  she whispered. â€Å"If you want to kiss me any time during the evening, Nick, just let me know and I’ll be glad to arrange it for you. Just mention my name.Or present a green card. I’m giving out green†. Nick describes the voice of Daisy as beautiful, mysterious, flirtatious, intriguing, exciting, sensual, and famous, and Gatsby includes that it is full of money; on several occasions, the characters comment that it is a magical instrument used by her, which is full of promises and beautiful things on the distance, and Daisy uses her seductive voice to drag people towards her, especially to Gatsby since the voice of Daisy speaks of everything he want of it, wealth, social status, true happiness and he cannot refuse to this attraction.Besides her seductive and alluring voice, she is a dreamy woman and she sees her past with melancholy and idealizes her first love affair, presenting her present as boring and stuffy and she struggles daily with the pressures of society which forced her to marry an aggressive, overbearing and arrogant man who woke her up from her childhood dreams and made her realize that very often dreams don't become reality, although in her deep insight, she keeps the hope that hers can become a reality. But Daisy's biggest problem is that he is not a mythical goddess, but she is an ordinary person with strengths and weaknesses, and she is used to live her life in a certain way, following the rules and by this obedience, she hopes some rewards. When Gatsby comes back to her life, moving its foundations and challenging her to leave behind these ties and conventionalisms, she frightens, and decides to return to her safe harbor, which is Tom, and prefers to be unhappy that to have to sacrifice her live to escape with Gatsby, and leave everything behind. She is selfish and only thinks about her, unlike Gatsby who made his life according to his unconditional love towards her. The Great Gatsby Jay Gatsby, born James Gatz, the son of poor farmers, â€Å"sprang from his platonic conception of himself† (Fitzgerald 98). Thanks to a job on millionaire Dan Cody’s yacht, Jay was inspired to change his way of life. Despite his mysterious past, including rumours that he killed a man, Gatsby was in every way a tragic hero. After meeting a beautiful girl named Daisy in Louisville, Gatsby spent his whole life fighting to be with her. He was too poor to ever be seen with her, so he got in deep with some gangsters just trying to earn enough money to be with her. When he finally had enough cash, he found out that she was married. The instance comes up where he had to lie for her, and she wasn’t even grateful. After trying so hard for all those years to impress her, she ended up being the death of him – literally. Trying to recapture the past, nothing ends up going right for Gatsby, and he dies because of it. That, in it of itself, is the definition of a tragic hero. Daisy Fay was everything a guy could dream of – fun, slender, and extremely beautiful. If you had the best summer romance of your life with an amazing person, only to have them tell you that you were too poor to be with them, what would you do? Would you give up, or would you fight for them? Jay Gatsby chose the latter. After Daisy told him he wasn’t rich enough, he was devastated. Tragically, when he was finally rich enough to be with the girl of his dreams he found out she’d moved on. The only thing that Gatsby could do was admire her from afar, which is kind of creepy but apparently some girls find that romantic. â€Å"‘Gatsby bought that house so that he could be just across the bay. ’ Then it had not been merely the stars to which he had aspired on that June night. He came alive to me, delivered suddenly from the womb of his purposeless splendor. † (Fitzgerald 78). Gatsby was so in love with Daisy after all those years that he moved right across the bay from her. He was so obsessed with her that he didn’t stop to think about the consequences. Daisy was married, and pining after a married woman just screams ‘bad idea’. If her husband ever found out†¦ watch out Gatsby. He was so overwhelmed when he finally saw Daisy again, he thought it was unreal, surely thinking back to when they were initially together. He hadn’t once ceased looking at Daisy, and I think he revalued everything in his house according to the measure of response it drew from her well-loved eyes. Sometimes, too, he stared around at his possessions in a dazed way, as though in her actual and astounding presence none of it was any longer real. Once he nearly toppled down a flight of stairs. † (Fitzgerald 91) Gatsby spent a vast amount of h is life trying to be with Daisy, and now that she was actually in his house the whole situation felt surreal. Being so dedicated to the smallest things, like her presence in his house, was bad judgement. At that point Daisy could have manipulated him into doing whatever she wanted. Getting so involved with a woman in general is usually a bad idea, especially a married one. Going back to when Daisy told Gatsby he didn’t have enough money to be with her, Gatsby must have been desperate. At that point he probably would have done anything to get Daisy back, including getting involved with some very bad people. †Ã¢â‚¬â„¢Meyer Wolfsheim? No, he’s a gambler. ’ Gatsby hesitated, then added coolly, ‘He’s the man who fixed the World’s Series back in 1919. † (Fitzgerald 73) Meyer Wolfsheim was a very bad person with molars for cuff links, and young Gatsby must have thought that getting involved with his ‘business’ would help him earn enough money to be good enough for Daisy. You would think that someone with teeth for accessories would be a person to generally avoid. Wolfsheim helped Gatsby get the money he needed by selling alco hol during the time of prohibition and selling him some drug-stores. Earning all that money in such an awful way must have been a story Gatsby didn’t share very often. ’It took me just three years to earn the money that bought it. ’ ‘I thought you inherited your money. ’ ‘I did old sport,’ he said automatically. ‘But I lost most of it in the big panic. The panic of war. ’ I think he hardly knew what he was saying for when I asked him what business he was in he answered, ‘That’s my affair,’ before he realized that wasn’t the appropriate reply. ‘Oh, I’ve been in several things,’ he corrected himself. ‘I was in the drug business and then I Was in the oil business. But I’m not in either one now. † (Fitzgerald 90) Gatsby was so used to lying about how he actually received all his money that when Nick, one of his closest friends, asked him he immediately lied. Having the instinct to lie, especially to his friends, was only going to c ome back and bite him in the butt, especially since he was involved with gangsters in the first place. ‘When witnesses concoct lies, they often miss the obvious. ’ – John Grisham. This quote is applicable to Gatsby because agreeing to lie for Daisy, he missed Nick’s warnings for him to get away due to Wilson’s inevitable repercussions. If a girl is cheating on her husband, she probably isn’t very trustworthy in the first place, so Gatsby agreeing to lie for Daisy and say he killed Myrtle was probably a bad idea. †Ã¢â‚¬â„¢Yes,’ he said after a moment, ‘but of course I’ll say I was. ’†(Fitzgerald 143) Agreeing to lie was the first step towards his demise. Daisy couldn’t risk Gatsby accidentally letting it slip that she was the one driving, and she had to tell Tom something†¦ after everything that went on between the three of them, Tom and Daisy realized that they were still in love with each other and they just wanted everything to go back to normal. ‘What if I did tell him? That fellow had it coming to him. He threw dust into your eyes just like he did in Daisy’s, but he was a tough one. He ran over Myrtle like you’d run over a dog and never even stopped his car. ’† (Fitzgerald 178). Daisy turned on Gatsby just as quick as he had agreed to lie for her; she told Tom that Gatsby had agreed to lie for her and that they needed to get rid of him in case he told. Tom told Wilson that it was Gatsby and Wilson was so enraged that he shot Gatsby and then killed himself. Lying for Daisy only led to more trouble for Gatsby. The rash decision to lie ended his life as soon as he agreed to it. A tragic hero is a person who, through his or her own actions, leads to their own demise. Gatsby, through yearning for a girl he could never really have, working with convicts to get his money, and lying for aforementioned girl who only cared about herself unambiguously lead to his own murder, making him fit the description of a tragic hero to a tee. Gatsby did everything for a girl who turned on him like it was nothing. Was it worth it? Would you have done the same? The Great Gatsby Jay Gatsby, born James Gatz, the son of poor farmers, â€Å"sprang from his platonic conception of himself† (Fitzgerald 98). Thanks to a job on millionaire Dan Cody’s yacht, Jay was inspired to change his way of life. Despite his mysterious past, including rumours that he killed a man, Gatsby was in every way a tragic hero. After meeting a beautiful girl named Daisy in Louisville, Gatsby spent his whole life fighting to be with her. He was too poor to ever be seen with her, so he got in deep with some gangsters just trying to earn enough money to be with her. When he finally had enough cash, he found out that she was married. The instance comes up where he had to lie for her, and she wasn’t even grateful. After trying so hard for all those years to impress her, she ended up being the death of him – literally. Trying to recapture the past, nothing ends up going right for Gatsby, and he dies because of it. That, in it of itself, is the definition of a tragic hero. Daisy Fay was everything a guy could dream of – fun, slender, and extremely beautiful. If you had the best summer romance of your life with an amazing person, only to have them tell you that you were too poor to be with them, what would you do? Would you give up, or would you fight for them? Jay Gatsby chose the latter. After Daisy told him he wasn’t rich enough, he was devastated. Tragically, when he was finally rich enough to be with the girl of his dreams he found out she’d moved on. The only thing that Gatsby could do was admire her from afar, which is kind of creepy but apparently some girls find that romantic. â€Å"‘Gatsby bought that house so that he could be just across the bay. ’ Then it had not been merely the stars to which he had aspired on that June night. He came alive to me, delivered suddenly from the womb of his purposeless splendor. † (Fitzgerald 78). Gatsby was so in love with Daisy after all those years that he moved right across the bay from her. He was so obsessed with her that he didn’t stop to think about the consequences. Daisy was married, and pining after a married woman just screams ‘bad idea’. If her husband ever found out†¦ watch out Gatsby. He was so overwhelmed when he finally saw Daisy again, he thought it was unreal, surely thinking back to when they were initially together. He hadn’t once ceased looking at Daisy, and I think he revalued everything in his house according to the measure of response it drew from her well-loved eyes. Sometimes, too, he stared around at his possessions in a dazed way, as though in her actual and astounding presence none of it was any longer real. Once he nearly toppled down a flight of stairs. † (Fitzgerald 91) Gatsby spent a vast amount of h is life trying to be with Daisy, and now that she was actually in his house the whole situation felt surreal. Being so dedicated to the smallest things, like her presence in his house, was bad judgement. At that point Daisy could have manipulated him into doing whatever she wanted. Getting so involved with a woman in general is usually a bad idea, especially a married one. Going back to when Daisy told Gatsby he didn’t have enough money to be with her, Gatsby must have been desperate. At that point he probably would have done anything to get Daisy back, including getting involved with some very bad people. †Ã¢â‚¬â„¢Meyer Wolfsheim? No, he’s a gambler. ’ Gatsby hesitated, then added coolly, ‘He’s the man who fixed the World’s Series back in 1919. † (Fitzgerald 73) Meyer Wolfsheim was a very bad person with molars for cuff links, and young Gatsby must have thought that getting involved with his ‘business’ would help him earn enough money to be good enough for Daisy. You would think that someone with teeth for accessories would be a person to generally avoid. Wolfsheim helped Gatsby get the money he needed by selling alco hol during the time of prohibition and selling him some drug-stores. Earning all that money in such an awful way must have been a story Gatsby didn’t share very often. ’It took me just three years to earn the money that bought it. ’ ‘I thought you inherited your money. ’ ‘I did old sport,’ he said automatically. ‘But I lost most of it in the big panic. The panic of war. ’ I think he hardly knew what he was saying for when I asked him what business he was in he answered, ‘That’s my affair,’ before he realized that wasn’t the appropriate reply. ‘Oh, I’ve been in several things,’ he corrected himself. ‘I was in the drug business and then I Was in the oil business. But I’m not in either one now. † (Fitzgerald 90) Gatsby was so used to lying about how he actually received all his money that when Nick, one of his closest friends, asked him he immediately lied. Having the instinct to lie, especially to his friends, was only going to c ome back and bite him in the butt, especially since he was involved with gangsters in the first place. ‘When witnesses concoct lies, they often miss the obvious. ’ – John Grisham. This quote is applicable to Gatsby because agreeing to lie for Daisy, he missed Nick’s warnings for him to get away due to Wilson’s inevitable repercussions. If a girl is cheating on her husband, she probably isn’t very trustworthy in the first place, so Gatsby agreeing to lie for Daisy and say he killed Myrtle was probably a bad idea. †Ã¢â‚¬â„¢Yes,’ he said after a moment, ‘but of course I’ll say I was. ’†(Fitzgerald 143) Agreeing to lie was the first step towards his demise. Daisy couldn’t risk Gatsby accidentally letting it slip that she was the one driving, and she had to tell Tom something†¦ after everything that went on between the three of them, Tom and Daisy realized that they were still in love with each other and they just wanted everything to go back to normal. ‘What if I did tell him? That fellow had it coming to him. He threw dust into your eyes just like he did in Daisy’s, but he was a tough one. He ran over Myrtle like you’d run over a dog and never even stopped his car. ’† (Fitzgerald 178). Daisy turned on Gatsby just as quick as he had agreed to lie for her; she told Tom that Gatsby had agreed to lie for her and that they needed to get rid of him in case he told. Tom told Wilson that it was Gatsby and Wilson was so enraged that he shot Gatsby and then killed himself. Lying for Daisy only led to more trouble for Gatsby. The rash decision to lie ended his life as soon as he agreed to it. A tragic hero is a person who, through his or her own actions, leads to their own demise. Gatsby, through yearning for a girl he could never really have, working with convicts to get his money, and lying for aforementioned girl who only cared about herself unambiguously lead to his own murder, making him fit the description of a tragic hero to a tee. Gatsby did everything for a girl who turned on him like it was nothing. Was it worth it? Would you have done the same? The Great Gatsby Every man wants to be considered great in the eyes of his peers, but it is important to remember what greatness truly means. There are thousands of ways to define the word â€Å"great,† but I have my own definition of the word. A great man is selfless, honest, and trustworthy. He is sincere, has strong values, and he does things for the benefit of others. Jay Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s main character in the novel The Great Gatsby, is a charismatic man who throws elaborate parties for the wealthy people of Long Island. To those around him, Gatsby appears to be a great man, however, the reader can see through this facade and understands that he is not as great as he appears. Because he is stubbornly narrow-minded, selfishly uses people for his benefit, and seeks to destroy a family, Jay Gatsby is not a great man by any means. Jay Gatsby is stubbornly narrow-minded, and refuses to accept the reality that he cannot be with Daisy Buchanan. Jay Gatsby is unable to let go of the few moments he shared with Daisy years ago, before he was shipped off to Europe to fight in the Great War. While he is away, Daisy marries Tom Buchanan, yet Gatsby still tries to win her hand. Instead of moving away from Daisy and starting a new life, Gatsby moves across the bay from her and insists he will meet her again. At one of Gatsby’s parties, Nick urges Gatsby not to ask too much from Daisy. Nick realizes that Daisy has moved on with her life and reminds Gatsby that he cannot repeat the past. Gatsby replies in shock saying â€Å"Can’t repeat the past? †¦Why of course you can† (110)! Gatsby, who has everything luxury imaginable, refuses to believe that he cannot relive his past with Daisy. A great man would get around such an obstacle in life, and would find another way to fulfill his heart’s desire. Because Gatsby put all of his â€Å"eggs in one basket,† he was left with nothing when his only love refused to be with him. Nick Carraway knew that Gatsby was narrow-minded and said that he â€Å"paid a high price for living too long with a single dream† (161). Unfortunately for Gatsby, that high price was his life. Jay Gatsby cannot be considered a great man because he selfishly uses people for his own benefit. Gatsby does not have any friends until Nick moves in next door; however this friendship is not genuine. Gatsby is simply using Nick in order to meet Daisy. Gatsby also uses Jordan to get closer to Daisy. Once he finds out that Jordan knows Daisy, he begins to make his clandestine arrangements. Acting as Gatsby’s pawn, Jordan relays a message to Nick saying, â€Å"He wants to know†¦if you’ll invite Daisy to your house some afternoon and then let him come over† (78). Gatsby is quick to ask for favors from Nick, even though he barely knows him. Gatsby pretends to be Nick’s friend; however, friendship works both ways and Gatsby never delivers on his end. Gatsby’s selfish use of people who care about him prevents him from being great. A great man does things for the benefit of others, expecting nothing in return. If Gatsby were a great man, he would not use innocent people as part of his plan to destroy a family. Gatsby actively tries to break up a marriage and family by trying to take Daisy away from her husband and daughter. Gatsby is not content with his current relationship because Daisy is still married to Tom, and he does not have her to himself. Gatsby takes drastic measures in an attempt to win back Daisy, which includes confronting her husband, Tom Buchanan. Gatsby becomes so bold as to tell Tom that Daisy never loved him. When arguing with Tom, Gatsby says, â€Å"Daisy, that’s all over now†¦it doesn’t matter any more. Just tell him the truth- that you never loved him- and it’s all wiped out forever† (132). Gatsby is only concerned with himself and does not consider how he would tear apart a family if Daisy were to run away with him. Marriage is a sacred union, in which individuals commit themselves to one another for the remainder of their lives. Gatsby gives no consideration to Daisy’s young daughter who would have to live the rest of her life without her mother. Gatsby’s inconsiderate actions make it clear that he is not great. A great man would never do anything to harm a family because a great man has values. If Gatsby was a great man, he would accept that Daisy married Tom, and look for love elsewhere. Jay Gatsby is not a great man because he uses people for his own benefit, very stubborn, and attempts to break up a marriage. Great men look to help better the lives of others around them. Everything that Gatsby does is selfish and nobody else besides him benefits from his actions. Gatsby uses his wealth to make it appear to others that he is a great man, however the reader knows that even the parties that Gatsby throws are for his own benefit. Gatsby cannot be considered a great man because of his selfishness and indifference to the feelings of others. The Great Gatsby RADHA KRISHNA FUSED Hosts  Ã¢â‚¬â€œ NARAD MUNI – N REPORTER – R R – good evening, namashkaar. Satsriakaal, vannakumm aur jinhe ye sab lage kumm unko mera pyaar bharaa sweet saa welcome doston aaj hum aapko ek bahut hee aiti haasik flight per†¦ ek historical love story sunanae waale hain – a story about a bhola bhala chori ,and cute si anjani chori, jee haan aapne sahi suna – aaj hum aapko swarag lok ki sair karvaane waale hain†¦ – and wahaan ki latest gossips se roobaroo karvaane waale hain†¦ yeh kahani kuch hai suni . uch ansuni. kuch anjani ,kuch jani kuch pechani. but isse pehle hum show ko aage badhaaye pehle – jaisa ki customary hai – kyun naa ganesh ji mahaaraaj ki vandana ho jaaye – GANESH VANDANA (song: jaidev) (welcome song: kesaria balam) R – Haan to friends aaj 21st  century ke pehle dashak me it’s possible to travel to swarg lok from dharti lok – Aur aaj iss journey ko h um devlok se live telecast karne waale hai – sirf aur sirf aapke liye – so are you ready –I am†¦ here we go†¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦ (walks to the shuttle/exit/gate/wing) /o – welcome to swarg loke.. swarg loke me aap sabhi kaa swagat hai†¦ next scene – swarglok Narad Intro –BACHNA EH HASINO R interrupts N. M – R – Excuse me!!! Ye narad muni jii kahaan milenge N – Narad muniiiiii Main hee Narad Muni – aur pyaar se log mujhe N. M. bulaate hain – R – tum aur narad muni – IMPOSSIBLE – I mean khud ko dekho – aapki veena kahaan hai – gherua vastra – wo mountain jaisa jooda – tum to suit me ho – N – hey hey hey!!! Ye sab uss Ramanand Sagar ki galti hai†¦ ill date woh hume every Saturday Sunday wahi old fashioned vesh bhoosa me wahi pooraane avatar me dikhata hai – R – poorane avatar me N – aur nahi to kya – this is our new version – infact yahaan swarag lok me sab cheezen change ho chuki hai – anyways ab ye sab chorro and temme aap yahaan kyun aaye ho†¦ R – oh! narad muni ji! Wo actually kya hai naa main neeche dharti lok me ek bahut hee famous gossip show ka host hun and main yahaan khaas aapse milne aaya hun†¦Ã¢â‚¬â€œ aap gossip king ho naa isiliye – and I want to know ki swarg lok ki latest gossip kya haiN – arre pehle bolnaa thaa naa –maine to apne makeup ka touch up bhi nahi kiya – latest gossip me hai  R-K  kaa affair†¦ R – SRK SR-K  kaun N – arre   tum RK ko nahi janti R – nahi†¦ Kaun RK N – uff!!! Tum sabko her ek cheez samjhaani padti hai –  Rmatlab rads and Ks matlab krish†¦ tumhe unse milna hai – ruko abhi milwaata hun – R – arre arre ek sec N. M. Ji†¦ mujhe milwaane dijiye naa – kisna se – afterall main show ki host hun aa p nahi†¦ Wo kisna hai N – dekhiye mr. reporter ji – apne krishna ka intro thik diya but†¦ R – but kya†¦N – but aapne krish kaa intro wrong diya†¦ you know krish ekdum must hai – usse sone kaa bahut shaukh hai†¦ din bhar buss phone per lagaa rehta hai†¦ hamesha har ek jagah late pahunchta hai†¦ aur haan uski planning ki timing ke baare me kyaa kehna – always in the last minute†¦ krish ko cheezen bhoolne kaa bhi bada shaukh hai†¦ and last but not the least uske highly logical logics hamesha illogical hote hain.. in short ab tum mujhe milwaane do humare kisna se humaare ishhhtyle me Desi boys+ Munda kukad kamal ka+ Aadat se majboorR – arre waah ye naya version o kafi dhin chaak thaa – ab NM ji please mujhe rads ke baare me bhi kuch bataiye naa N – o rads ke bare me – wo bahut hee sweet hai – hamesha hansti rehti hai – infact krish to rads ke issi smile per fi daa hai†¦ wo apne dosto ke liye kuch bhi kar sakti hai†¦ and unlike kisna she’s very planned†¦ usse romantic novels padhne kaa bhi bahut shaukh hai.. aur you won’t find her without her lip balm†¦ jab dekho tab apna lip balm lagati rehti hai†¦ trekking kaa bhi rads ko bahut hee shaukh hai†¦ all in all she’s a perfect match for our kisna..Rads intro- BANNA RE + OH PIYA+ RADHA ON THE DANCE FLOOR N – (comes talking on phone) – haan kya king kaa three of a kind hai and ikka top card hai – arre abhi raise kar de.. river khulte hee all-in kar dena†¦ okay.. okay†¦ R – N. M. Ji, aap abhi poker ki baat kar rahe thhe naa.. I just love poker.. kyaa aapko bhi poker pasand hai†¦ N – hahaha! Arre mujhe kyaa even Rad and krish are die hard poker fans†¦ R – that is soo interesting – ab NM ji plz mujhe Rad and krish ke ched chaad ke baareme kuch bataaiye naa – you know kisna to famous thaa radho ko chedne ke liyeN – arre waah kya point diya hai†¦ well now a days chedna is very simple – pehle kisna matka phod ke radha ko cheda karta thaa – aur aajkal krish rads ko miscall aur messgaes se chedta hai R – mobile To dhiru bhai yahan pe bhi famous hai, Karlo swarlog muthi meh N – hahaha!!! Ab hume bhi to timepass ke liye kuch chahiye†¦ R –can I add u in mah contact N – nahi main whts app karta hun†¦ R – then I will whtsapp u†¦ neways ab aap aur kuch bataaiye naa inke ched chaad ke baare me – N – ab bataana kyaa hai yaar – khud hee dekh lo – – – CHED CHAAD SEGMENT Maiya yashodha+ natkat natkat+ chod do Aanchal+kyon aage peeche+ Saiyan Ji baiya chudake nahin jana) R – sirji†¦ N. M. Ji inka chedne kaa style to ekdum bollywood se inspired lagta hai†¦ N- excuse me!!! chahe ched chaad ho yaa romance – hum bollwood se nahi b alki bollywood humse inspired hota hai†¦ R – N. Muni ji ab jab aapne romance ki baat chedd hee di hai to thodi aur gossips dijiye naa†¦ rads and krish ke romance ke bare me†¦ ye bataaiye naa ki pehle kisne propose kiya thaa†¦ N – kiss ne propose kiya thaa R – arre wohi to main pooch rahaa hun kiss ne propose kiya thaaN – arre wahi to main bhi keh raha hun†¦ Kiss ne proposae kiya thaa†¦ R – †¦ †¦ †¦ N – ruko tumhe poori story samjhaane do – jab college me pehli baar krish ne rads ko dekha he was totally bowled over.. wo brahmand metro rail me ek stop pehle utarne laga†¦ unhone apne telephone numbers exchange kiye†¦ R – aur fir sms aur calls kaa silsilaa shuru ho gaya†¦ N – right†¦ and then dheere dheere long walks bhi shuru ho gaye†¦ aur jab ek baar rads kaa accident hua and she was in bed rest – ussi beech humaare rads  Ã‚  ki tubelight jali k i krish usse kitna pyaar karta hai.. and rest as they say is history†¦R – wow NM ji soooo romantic†¦ muhe kuch aur gossips dijiye naa N – ab dekho main jyaada kisi ke personal life me interfere nahi karta.. main ek kaam karta hoon – tumhe inn dono ke romance ki ek jhalki dikhaa deta hoon†¦ ROMANTIC SEGMENT- TUM MILE + SALAME ISHQ+ISHQ WALA+ SACHI SACHI+ EK MEIN AUR EK TU+ LONG DA LASHKARA R – achcha N. M. Ji what about gopiyan†¦ krish AAJ BHI UNKE SANG NAIN MATAKA KARTA HAI KYAA N – gopiyan to tab bhi thi and aaj bhi hai†¦ fark sirf itna hai ki ab gopiyon ki jagah saaliyon ne le lee hai†¦ R – AUR RAAS LILA raas lila kaa kyaa†¦N – arre pehle raas lila vrindavan gardens me hoti thii aur aajkal wo disco me hoti hai†¦ R – to NM ji meri bhi ek apsara ke saath disco me couple entry karwaaiye naa – N – naarayan naarayan.. tathaastu†¦ Disco segment-AAEVEIN AAEVEIN+DISCO DEEWAN E+ VELLE+YAAD AA RAHA HAI N enters talking / blabbering on phone – N – haan aap venue book kar do.. aur mujhe sabse achche caterers chahiye – iss shaadi me koi kami nahi honi chahiye†¦ R – enters†¦ R – N. M ji †¦ ye aap kisike shaadi ki baat kar rahe hai †¦ N – arre ye looo†¦ tumhe nahi pataa – rad and krish ki shaadi fix ho gayi hai†¦ aur mujhe event manager appoint kiya gaya hai†¦R – but Rad aur krish ki shaadi – how is it possible – N – .. naarayan naarayan!!! In this yug anything is possible!!! Aur waise bhi hum devtaaon ki bhi to kuch wishes hoti hai†¦ itne yugon se hum tumhaari wishes poori karte aa rahe the – ab humaari baari hai†¦ R – to n. m. ji meri bhi ek choti see wish poori kar dijiye naa – mujhe bhi inki shaadi me shaamil hona hai – kuch chakkar chalaiye naa – plzzz plzzz plzzz N – narayan narayan – m ain aaj bade achche mood me hun†¦ tathaastu†¦ WEDDING SEGMENT- SONIVE + GUNJE+BADHAI HO BADHAI+ PYARA BHAIYA MERA+SONI BANNO+ NAVRAI MAJHI+TUMHI HO BANDHUR – WAISE nm JI YE APSAARAYEIN KAHIN PER DIKHAAI NAHI DE RAHI N – saari apsaraayein mehendi lagaane me busy hai†¦ R – to hum yahaan kya kar rahein hai .. chaliye hum bhi mehendi lagaane me busy ho jaate hai†¦ N – hahahaha†¦ chalo†¦ Mehendi segment – MEHENDI RACHAN/ MEHENDI HAI RACHNE + MEHENDI KI RAAT R – so NM ji mehendi ke function me to mujhe mazza hee aa gaya – but then wht abt krish ke friends.. unka kyaa kehna hai†¦ N – ok let me not tell it .. tum khud hee dekh lo†¦ Zorr kaa jhatka – kids N – well ye to buss ek chota version thaa.. krish ke gwaal baalon kaa.. ow lemme show you what the full fledged version of it is like †¦ hit the music Zor kaa jhatka+ ek kuwara (elders) R – NM ji doston kaa to thik hai.. but swarg loke ke baaki nivasiyon kaa kya kehna hai.. you knw brahma ji Vishnu ji.. etc etc†¦ N – naarayan naarayan.. sabhi ati prasann hai.. sab bahut hee khush hai.. aur aaj yahaan kuch log aaye bhi hai iss yugal jode ko aashirwaad dene ke liye†¦ Pyaar mill jaaye+ jab koi baat+ hum saath saath hai+ kya kehna R – waah aaj to mujhe mazaa hee aa gaya†¦ N. M. Ji thank you aapne mere saaath aaj bahut saaari gossips share kari†¦ thank you so so much..N – hahaha†¦ welcome welcome†¦ ab jaate jaate main tumhe ek bahut hee top ki secret bataane waala hun†¦ and ye kisi se bhi matt kehnaa†¦ R – (excited) haan haan pakka†¦ N – kalyug me dharti per ek baar fir kisna aur radhaa kaa janam hua hai.. R – _______ N – haan aur ye secret kisi ko bhi nahi pata†¦ do you want to meet them†¦ R – off course†¦ N – theek hai chalo main tumhaari ye wish bhi poori kar deta hun†¦ fir matt kehna bhagwaan wish poora nahi karte†¦ tathaastu!!! Ladies and gentlemen can we have a huge round of applause for our very own Jodi of rads nd krish , i. , rohit nd shikha Bride + Groom Tenu leke(rohit) + dhime dhime(shikha) + tune jo pal bhar mein-dabang(together) As soon as the bride n groom segment gets over – N – doston aaj ke show me hume bahut hee mazza aaya – I hope aap logon ko bhi utna hee mazaa aaya hoga.. per picture abhi baki hai mere dost – its time to celebrate – let the music play – – – Finaale – sadi gali + jhoom barabar + gal mithi mithi ———————–THE BEGINNING——————— Also add brides brothers segment : songs- phoolon ka taaro ka + taaron Ka chamakta gehna ho. The Great Gatsby RADHA KRISHNA FUSED Hosts  Ã¢â‚¬â€œ NARAD MUNI – N REPORTER – R R – good evening, namashkaar. Satsriakaal, vannakumm aur jinhe ye sab lage kumm unko mera pyaar bharaa sweet saa welcome doston aaj hum aapko ek bahut hee aiti haasik flight per†¦ ek historical love story sunanae waale hain – a story about a bhola bhala chori ,and cute si anjani chori, jee haan aapne sahi suna – aaj hum aapko swarag lok ki sair karvaane waale hain†¦ – and wahaan ki latest gossips se roobaroo karvaane waale hain†¦ yeh kahani kuch hai suni . uch ansuni. kuch anjani ,kuch jani kuch pechani. but isse pehle hum show ko aage badhaaye pehle – jaisa ki customary hai – kyun naa ganesh ji mahaaraaj ki vandana ho jaaye – GANESH VANDANA (song: jaidev) (welcome song: kesaria balam) R – Haan to friends aaj 21st  century ke pehle dashak me it’s possible to travel to swarg lok from dharti lok – Aur aaj iss journey ko h um devlok se live telecast karne waale hai – sirf aur sirf aapke liye – so are you ready –I am†¦ here we go†¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦ (walks to the shuttle/exit/gate/wing) /o – welcome to swarg loke.. swarg loke me aap sabhi kaa swagat hai†¦ next scene – swarglok Narad Intro –BACHNA EH HASINO R interrupts N. M – R – Excuse me!!! Ye narad muni jii kahaan milenge N – Narad muniiiiii Main hee Narad Muni – aur pyaar se log mujhe N. M. bulaate hain – R – tum aur narad muni – IMPOSSIBLE – I mean khud ko dekho – aapki veena kahaan hai – gherua vastra – wo mountain jaisa jooda – tum to suit me ho – N – hey hey hey!!! Ye sab uss Ramanand Sagar ki galti hai†¦ ill date woh hume every Saturday Sunday wahi old fashioned vesh bhoosa me wahi pooraane avatar me dikhata hai – R – poorane avatar me N – aur nahi to kya – this is our new version – infact yahaan swarag lok me sab cheezen change ho chuki hai – anyways ab ye sab chorro and temme aap yahaan kyun aaye ho†¦ R – oh! narad muni ji! Wo actually kya hai naa main neeche dharti lok me ek bahut hee famous gossip show ka host hun and main yahaan khaas aapse milne aaya hun†¦Ã¢â‚¬â€œ aap gossip king ho naa isiliye – and I want to know ki swarg lok ki latest gossip kya haiN – arre pehle bolnaa thaa naa –maine to apne makeup ka touch up bhi nahi kiya – latest gossip me hai  R-K  kaa affair†¦ R – SRK SR-K  kaun N – arre   tum RK ko nahi janti R – nahi†¦ Kaun RK N – uff!!! Tum sabko her ek cheez samjhaani padti hai –  Rmatlab rads and Ks matlab krish†¦ tumhe unse milna hai – ruko abhi milwaata hun – R – arre arre ek sec N. M. Ji†¦ mujhe milwaane dijiye naa – kisna se – afterall main show ki host hun aa p nahi†¦ Wo kisna hai N – dekhiye mr. reporter ji – apne krishna ka intro thik diya but†¦ R – but kya†¦N – but aapne krish kaa intro wrong diya†¦ you know krish ekdum must hai – usse sone kaa bahut shaukh hai†¦ din bhar buss phone per lagaa rehta hai†¦ hamesha har ek jagah late pahunchta hai†¦ aur haan uski planning ki timing ke baare me kyaa kehna – always in the last minute†¦ krish ko cheezen bhoolne kaa bhi bada shaukh hai†¦ and last but not the least uske highly logical logics hamesha illogical hote hain.. in short ab tum mujhe milwaane do humare kisna se humaare ishhhtyle me Desi boys+ Munda kukad kamal ka+ Aadat se majboorR – arre waah ye naya version o kafi dhin chaak thaa – ab NM ji please mujhe rads ke baare me bhi kuch bataiye naa N – o rads ke bare me – wo bahut hee sweet hai – hamesha hansti rehti hai – infact krish to rads ke issi smile per fi daa hai†¦ wo apne dosto ke liye kuch bhi kar sakti hai†¦ and unlike kisna she’s very planned†¦ usse romantic novels padhne kaa bhi bahut shaukh hai.. aur you won’t find her without her lip balm†¦ jab dekho tab apna lip balm lagati rehti hai†¦ trekking kaa bhi rads ko bahut hee shaukh hai†¦ all in all she’s a perfect match for our kisna..Rads intro- BANNA RE + OH PIYA+ RADHA ON THE DANCE FLOOR N – (comes talking on phone) – haan kya king kaa three of a kind hai and ikka top card hai – arre abhi raise kar de.. river khulte hee all-in kar dena†¦ okay.. okay†¦ R – N. M. Ji, aap abhi poker ki baat kar rahe thhe naa.. I just love poker.. kyaa aapko bhi poker pasand hai†¦ N – hahaha! Arre mujhe kyaa even Rad and krish are die hard poker fans†¦ R – that is soo interesting – ab NM ji plz mujhe Rad and krish ke ched chaad ke baareme kuch bataaiye naa – you know kisna to famous thaa radho ko chedne ke liyeN – arre waah kya point diya hai†¦ well now a days chedna is very simple – pehle kisna matka phod ke radha ko cheda karta thaa – aur aajkal krish rads ko miscall aur messgaes se chedta hai R – mobile To dhiru bhai yahan pe bhi famous hai, Karlo swarlog muthi meh N – hahaha!!! Ab hume bhi to timepass ke liye kuch chahiye†¦ R –can I add u in mah contact N – nahi main whts app karta hun†¦ R – then I will whtsapp u†¦ neways ab aap aur kuch bataaiye naa inke ched chaad ke baare me – N – ab bataana kyaa hai yaar – khud hee dekh lo – – – CHED CHAAD SEGMENT Maiya yashodha+ natkat natkat+ chod do Aanchal+kyon aage peeche+ Saiyan Ji baiya chudake nahin jana) R – sirji†¦ N. M. Ji inka chedne kaa style to ekdum bollywood se inspired lagta hai†¦ N- excuse me!!! chahe ched chaad ho yaa romance – hum bollwood se nahi b alki bollywood humse inspired hota hai†¦ R – N. Muni ji ab jab aapne romance ki baat chedd hee di hai to thodi aur gossips dijiye naa†¦ rads and krish ke romance ke bare me†¦ ye bataaiye naa ki pehle kisne propose kiya thaa†¦ N – kiss ne propose kiya thaa R – arre wohi to main pooch rahaa hun kiss ne propose kiya thaaN – arre wahi to main bhi keh raha hun†¦ Kiss ne proposae kiya thaa†¦ R – †¦ †¦ †¦ N – ruko tumhe poori story samjhaane do – jab college me pehli baar krish ne rads ko dekha he was totally bowled over.. wo brahmand metro rail me ek stop pehle utarne laga†¦ unhone apne telephone numbers exchange kiye†¦ R – aur fir sms aur calls kaa silsilaa shuru ho gaya†¦ N – right†¦ and then dheere dheere long walks bhi shuru ho gaye†¦ aur jab ek baar rads kaa accident hua and she was in bed rest – ussi beech humaare rads  Ã‚  ki tubelight jali k i krish usse kitna pyaar karta hai.. and rest as they say is history†¦R – wow NM ji soooo romantic†¦ muhe kuch aur gossips dijiye naa N – ab dekho main jyaada kisi ke personal life me interfere nahi karta.. main ek kaam karta hoon – tumhe inn dono ke romance ki ek jhalki dikhaa deta hoon†¦ ROMANTIC SEGMENT- TUM MILE + SALAME ISHQ+ISHQ WALA+ SACHI SACHI+ EK MEIN AUR EK TU+ LONG DA LASHKARA R – achcha N. M. Ji what about gopiyan†¦ krish AAJ BHI UNKE SANG NAIN MATAKA KARTA HAI KYAA N – gopiyan to tab bhi thi and aaj bhi hai†¦ fark sirf itna hai ki ab gopiyon ki jagah saaliyon ne le lee hai†¦ R – AUR RAAS LILA raas lila kaa kyaa†¦N – arre pehle raas lila vrindavan gardens me hoti thii aur aajkal wo disco me hoti hai†¦ R – to NM ji meri bhi ek apsara ke saath disco me couple entry karwaaiye naa – N – naarayan naarayan.. tathaastu†¦ Disco segment-AAEVEIN AAEVEIN+DISCO DEEWAN E+ VELLE+YAAD AA RAHA HAI N enters talking / blabbering on phone – N – haan aap venue book kar do.. aur mujhe sabse achche caterers chahiye – iss shaadi me koi kami nahi honi chahiye†¦ R – enters†¦ R – N. M ji †¦ ye aap kisike shaadi ki baat kar rahe hai †¦ N – arre ye looo†¦ tumhe nahi pataa – rad and krish ki shaadi fix ho gayi hai†¦ aur mujhe event manager appoint kiya gaya hai†¦R – but Rad aur krish ki shaadi – how is it possible – N – .. naarayan naarayan!!! In this yug anything is possible!!! Aur waise bhi hum devtaaon ki bhi to kuch wishes hoti hai†¦ itne yugon se hum tumhaari wishes poori karte aa rahe the – ab humaari baari hai†¦ R – to n. m. ji meri bhi ek choti see wish poori kar dijiye naa – mujhe bhi inki shaadi me shaamil hona hai – kuch chakkar chalaiye naa – plzzz plzzz plzzz N – narayan narayan – m ain aaj bade achche mood me hun†¦ tathaastu†¦ WEDDING SEGMENT- SONIVE + GUNJE+BADHAI HO BADHAI+ PYARA BHAIYA MERA+SONI BANNO+ NAVRAI MAJHI+TUMHI HO BANDHUR – WAISE nm JI YE APSAARAYEIN KAHIN PER DIKHAAI NAHI DE RAHI N – saari apsaraayein mehendi lagaane me busy hai†¦ R – to hum yahaan kya kar rahein hai .. chaliye hum bhi mehendi lagaane me busy ho jaate hai†¦ N – hahahaha†¦ chalo†¦ Mehendi segment – MEHENDI RACHAN/ MEHENDI HAI RACHNE + MEHENDI KI RAAT R – so NM ji mehendi ke function me to mujhe mazza hee aa gaya – but then wht abt krish ke friends.. unka kyaa kehna hai†¦ N – ok let me not tell it .. tum khud hee dekh lo†¦ Zorr kaa jhatka – kids N – well ye to buss ek chota version thaa.. krish ke gwaal baalon kaa.. ow lemme show you what the full fledged version of it is like †¦ hit the music Zor kaa jhatka+ ek kuwara (elders) R – NM ji doston kaa to thik hai.. but swarg loke ke baaki nivasiyon kaa kya kehna hai.. you knw brahma ji Vishnu ji.. etc etc†¦ N – naarayan naarayan.. sabhi ati prasann hai.. sab bahut hee khush hai.. aur aaj yahaan kuch log aaye bhi hai iss yugal jode ko aashirwaad dene ke liye†¦ Pyaar mill jaaye+ jab koi baat+ hum saath saath hai+ kya kehna R – waah aaj to mujhe mazaa hee aa gaya†¦ N. M. Ji thank you aapne mere saaath aaj bahut saaari gossips share kari†¦ thank you so so much..N – hahaha†¦ welcome welcome†¦ ab jaate jaate main tumhe ek bahut hee top ki secret bataane waala hun†¦ and ye kisi se bhi matt kehnaa†¦ R – (excited) haan haan pakka†¦ N – kalyug me dharti per ek baar fir kisna aur radhaa kaa janam hua hai.. R – _______ N – haan aur ye secret kisi ko bhi nahi pata†¦ do you want to meet them†¦ R – off course†¦ N – theek hai chalo main tumhaari ye wish bhi poori kar deta hun†¦ fir matt kehna bhagwaan wish poora nahi karte†¦ tathaastu!!! Ladies and gentlemen can we have a huge round of applause for our very own Jodi of rads nd krish , i. , rohit nd shikha Bride + Groom Tenu leke(rohit) + dhime dhime(shikha) + tune jo pal bhar mein-dabang(together) As soon as the bride n groom segment gets over – N – doston aaj ke show me hume bahut hee mazza aaya – I hope aap logon ko bhi utna hee mazaa aaya hoga.. per picture abhi baki hai mere dost – its time to celebrate – let the music play – – – Finaale – sadi gali + jhoom barabar + gal mithi mithi ———————–THE BEGINNING——————— Also add brides brothers segment : songs- phoolon ka taaro ka + taaron Ka chamakta gehna ho. The Great Gatsby Overview: Your team will create  one PowerPoint presentation according to the instructions below. Each member of your team will contribute information and help the leader compile the information into  one final presentation. Team assignment: * Your team will select one of the following characters from  The Great Gatsby: * Nick Carraway * Jay Gatsby * Daisy Buchanan * Tom Buchanan * Jordan Baker * Myrtle Wilson * George Wilson * As a team, create a profile for that character as if he /she is a member of a modern day social networking site, such as Facebook or MySpace. Your team's final presentation should be a PowerPoint presentation of 5-7 slides. Include at least three visuals and at least four of the following items: * A quotation that expresses the character's philosophy of life * A brief description of the character's family or friends. * A brief description of the time in which the character lives. * A brief description of the world in which the character lives. * A brief description of the character's conflicts or struggles. * Something interesting about the character.As the week begins, join your team and do the following: * Each team should select a leader. * Each team member should participate fully. Points will be based on both the amount of material posted and the quality of the work posted. * Remember that short comments, such as â€Å"I will go along with what everyone wants to do,† may earn no points. Offer significant material that advances the project. * Instead of listing websites, offer the information from that site along with the reference. Do not just offer material that was cut-and-pasted from websites; instead, write the information in your own words, and cite your sources. Note about visuals: Your team  can create your own visuals, use clip art, or use items from the Internet. If you use Internet images in your presentation, cite the sources on your final slide. Post your team's final presentation in Doc Sharing. At the en d of the week, you may download the other team projects posted in Doc sharing and enjoy viewing them.Daisy is the center of the story, and the character who originates the vast majority of events within the book. The life and fortune of Gatsby are built on the hope that someday he may revive his love with Daisy. 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Nick describes the voice of Daisy as beautiful, mysterious, flirtatious, intriguing, exciting, sensual, and famous, and Gatsby includes that it is full of money; on several occasions, the characters comment that it is a magical instrument used by her, which is full of promises and beautiful things on the distance, and Daisy uses her seductive voice to drag people towards her, especially to Gatsby since the voice of Daisy speaks of everything he want of it, wealth, social status, true happiness and he cannot refuse to this attraction.Besides her seductive and alluring voice, she is a dreamy woman and she sees her past with melancholy and idealizes her first love affair, presenting her present as boring and stuffy and she struggles daily with the pressures of society which forced her to marry an aggressive, overbearing and arrogant man who woke her up from her childhood dreams and made her realize that very often dreams don't become reality, although in her deep insight, she keeps the hope that hers can become a reality. But Daisy's biggest problem is that he is not a mythical goddess, but she is an ordinary person with strengths and weaknesses, and she is used to live her life in a certain way, following the rules and by this obedience, she hopes some rewards. When Gatsby comes back to her life, moving its foundations and challenging her to leave behind these ties and conventionalisms, she frightens, and decides to return to her safe harbor, which is Tom, and prefers to be unhappy that to have to sacrifice her live to escape with Gatsby, and leave everything behind. She is selfish and only thinks about her, unlike Gatsby who made his life according to his unconditional love towards her. The Great Gatsby Overview: Your team will create  one PowerPoint presentation according to the instructions below. Each member of your team will contribute information and help the leader compile the information into  one final presentation. Team assignment: * Your team will select one of the following characters from  The Great Gatsby: * Nick Carraway * Jay Gatsby * Daisy Buchanan * Tom Buchanan * Jordan Baker * Myrtle Wilson * George Wilson * As a team, create a profile for that character as if he /she is a member of a modern day social networking site, such as Facebook or MySpace. Your team's final presentation should be a PowerPoint presentation of 5-7 slides. 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Daisy has something that makes her special, and she is different from Jordan, and the rest of the women in the work, and this is seen through the narrations of Nick and Gatsby, and even in the way in which Tom defends her image in front of his lover.She is woman native of Louisville, Kentucky and through the stories told by Jordan, we know that she was the center of attention and the soul of the party, and is a beautiful woman who likes to have fun and flirt through cheeky and extremely frivolous conversations, and this is so inevitable that even her cousin is a victim of her gadgets, she did it at her first party at Gatsby’s house: â€Å"These things excite me so,â €  she whispered. â€Å"If you want to kiss me any time during the evening, Nick, just let me know and I’ll be glad to arrange it for you. Just mention my name.Or present a green card. I’m giving out green†. Nick describes the voice of Daisy as beautiful, mysterious, flirtatious, intriguing, exciting, sensual, and famous, and Gatsby includes that it is full of money; on several occasions, the characters comment that it is a magical instrument used by her, which is full of promises and beautiful things on the distance, and Daisy uses her seductive voice to drag people towards her, especially to Gatsby since the voice of Daisy speaks of everything he want of it, wealth, social status, true happiness and he cannot refuse to this attraction.Besides her seductive and alluring voice, she is a dreamy woman and she sees her past with melancholy and idealizes her first love affair, presenting her present as boring and stuffy and she struggles daily with the pressures of society which forced her to marry an aggressive, overbearing and arrogant man who woke her up from her childhood dreams and made her realize that very often dreams don't become reality, although in her deep insight, she keeps the hope that hers can become a reality. But Daisy's biggest problem is that he is not a mythical goddess, but she is an ordinary person with strengths and weaknesses, and she is used to live her life in a certain way, following the rules and by this obedience, she hopes some rewards. When Gatsby comes back to her life, moving its foundations and challenging her to leave behind these ties and conventionalisms, she frightens, and decides to return to her safe harbor, which is Tom, and prefers to be unhappy that to have to sacrifice her live to escape with Gatsby, and leave everything behind. She is selfish and only thinks about her, unlike Gatsby who made his life according to his unconditional love towards her.

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Economic Crisis in the United States - Research Paper Example widespread failure in regulatory oversight) (Barclift, 2011, p. 450). However, deeper analysis of the crisis shows that though the crisis is financial in nature, the culprit is not financial as many have explained but structural; it is caused by the faulty macroeconomic strategies of US – the reliance on bubble economy and dependency on international credits and imports. I. Understanding the Crisis Experts, policymakers and observers (BBC, 2007; Zaman, 2009, p. 64; Katkov, 2011, p. 898) perceive the crisis in contending ways, depending on which spectrum one aligns. But as the events unfold, everyone seems to agree that the crisis has started to manifest itself in the burst of the housing bubble in 2007 followed by the financial market crash. How did this happen? This question must have been asked with the shocking realization that this actually happens in the US – the seat of world power and the home of distinguished economists, financial analysts, and bankers. But afte r understanding the events, one would probably say that this kind of crisis would be most highly probable in the US. Why? The answer to this would come later. Going back to the first question, to answer this requires one to understand the mortgage lending in the US. One good simple explanation on this is to understand the effects of the changes made on the traditional model of mortgage lending to the sub-prime model as illustrated below. The differences between the two models rest on three important factors: First, the reliance on real assets for banks to lend; second, the guarantee on the capacity of borrowers to pay; and third, the transparency in the conditions of loans – i.e. that sub-prime loans are usually adjustable rate mortgages (ARM); toxic instruments, like the collateralized debt obligations (CDO) that the biggest investment banks of the world pump out (BBC, 2007, p. 1). In short, there are solid bases by which banks and borrowers conduct business, giving both par ties clear indicators by which to act. Unfortunately, these three important factors on which banks traditionally operate are disregarded in the new sub-prime model. Though it is true that selling on the mortgages to the bond markets has given banks additional leverage to fund more borrowings, however, it has resulted to fraudulent practices, which banks no longer have the incentive to check (BBC, 2007, p. 1) – i.e., falsifying credit histories or income of borrowers by mortgage brokers to qualify borrowers so that brokers can earn fees and commission (Zaman, 2009, p. 65). Truly, the sub-prime model has succeeded in raising the demand for housing, which caused the housing bubble, but in the end caused the financial crisis. Freeman (2002) explained that the housing bubble created a hyperinflationary spiral, fuelling speculative investments in real estate. Consequently, this sent prices, assessments, real estate and mortgage credit volume also spiraling upwards. Such was actuall y the objective of the City of London-Wall Street financier and Fannie Mae. On the contrary, the productive economy that would have given debtors the capacity to pay and that would have given resilience to the US economy was staggering downward. (pp. 12, 17) Expectantly, as BBC (2007) reported, sub-prime borrowers, which make-up 22% ($1.3 trillion) of the $6 trillion mortgage

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Contemporary Organisational Theory - Assignment Example nsion felt in 24 nations in the world, signifying the complexities required for the management of such organisation, it has defiled the conventional methods adopted by organisations with the same complexities. The system adopted by Gore sought to deviate from the conventional methods of management. The concept was based on theory Y, which sought to build human relation. The theory assumes that people get motivation within self. When one is self-motivated, they become anxious to identify solutions for different problems. Besides, the theory ascribes that such individuals have the potential of working together in tasks without jeopardising the peace in the work environment. The method used by Bill and Vieve limited the number of employees for every given plant facility. For instance, they believe that 200 associates are appropriate for the model because it encourage the development of interpersonal trust. The two believes that if the number is exceeded, the productivity is likely to decline. They solved the problem by ensuring that every time the number is reached they opened a new facility instead of expanding. The concept of a limited number of employees is based on the anthropological concepts developed by Robin Dunbar. The concept asserts that social groupings correlates with the size that human can manage. Cases of complex social relations are not appropriate when encouraging human relationship. The number of people each employee can relate with was estimated to be 148 according to Dunbar. The new associates were given mentors who guided them and carried them through the units in the organisation to identify areas that match with their skills and talents. The approach is unique because it enables new entrance to identify areas within the organisation that matches with their preferences and hence improves their output. These strategies are unique because most organisations have right job descriptions used for employing new people based on the items listed in the

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Age discrimination in Employment - Research Paper Example However, this lack of recognition of age discrimination relates to the fact that the matters surrounding it are not succinctly apprehended. For instance, most of the forms of discrimination in workplaces are grounded on historical biases against a specific recognizable group such as women and ethnic minorities; nonetheless, age does not define a specific or recognizable group. Reasonably, age is a range along which differences between people are frequently elusive and relative (Sergeant, 2013). Additionally, while sex or race prejudice may be grounded on dubious presumptions about the capability of an employee to carry out a task, not all the distinctions regarding age may be prejudiced (Sergeant, 2013). Mental and physical capabilities can lessen with time, but not at a similar rate among all the people. The physical and mental distinctions between the aged employees and the tasks requested to carry out means that some people are capable of doing the job while the others are not (Sergeant, 2013). Since age discrimination is seen in almost all organizations, there is legislation in distinct states to safeguard individuals against prejudice. New Mexico State has numerous laws and regulation set to protect people against age prejudice (New Mexico State Bar, 2014). This paper discusses employment age discrimination and its legislation with reference to New Mexico State. Age discrimination can be described as either direct or indirect (Sergeant, 2013). Direct age discrimination is described as a less favorable treatment because of a person’s age (Sergeant, 2013). This occurs when an aged individual is not considered for a job position because they are deemed outdated or not up to date with the present technology when compared with a young person. On the other end, indirect discrimination refers to the selection criteria, policies, employment rules, benefits, rules and other practices that if adopted have the effect of

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Introduction To Duty Of Care In Health Essay I heard you were thinking of working in the Care Profession which is excellent, I just wanted to fill you in on a few things which would help you. Health and Social Care work places have what is called a duty of care which means that you have a duty of care towards the people that you are looking after that means you must do everything you can to keep the individuals you look after safe from harm. It is not only the work place that has to prioritise the safety, welfare and interests of the individuals using the service but also the care staff. Care workers must also have a duty of care towards other staff members to ensure that all working conditions are safe and suitable to deliver the best service they can. It also means being a responsible care giver for other individuals who could be too ill or physically unable to care for themselves and requires another person to assist them on a daily basis, this could include assisting the individuals with their personal hygiene, safety, meal preparation or other medical and physical needs until they are met to the highest standards that the individual is happy with. Duty of Care affects the way people work as the employer provides policies and procedures and ways of being aware of any dangers by carrying out Risk Assessments. Social Care workers and Care organisations must do as much as possible to keep individuals safe from harm, we do these Risk Assessments by looking for either a hazard which is an actual or potential such as a chemical or process that may lead to an accident, also risks a situation that can lead to a hazard and carry the possibilities of something serious happening.

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The Nature Versus Nurture Debate Sociology Essay Throughout the history of human existence, there have always been questions that have plagued man for centuries. Some of these questions are what is the meaning of life and which came first, the chicken or the egg. Within the past 400 years a new question has surfaced which takes our minds to much further levels. The question asked is whether nature or nurture has more of an impact on the growing development of people. It is a fact that a combination of nature and nurture play important roles in how humans behave socially. However, I believe that nature has a more domineering role in the development of how people behave in society with regards to sexual orientation, crimes and violence and mental disorders. Height, hair color, eye color and sex are just a few examples of ways our DNA has shaped us. But could it be possible that our DNA also affects the way we behave in society. It is possible that genetics affect us is more ways that we may have imagined. Dr. Peter B. Neubaur believes that shyness, eating disorders, obsessive behavior and psychological illness can all be traced back to our genetics.  Sexual orientation  is also believed to be derived from genes in our body which determine what sexual preference we prefer. Violence and other types of crimes can be linked back throughout a persons lineage to witness that other family members have been committed similar crimes without ever meeting one and other. Throughout our lives we have all been influenced by our environment and other outside forces. Our environment may change the way we think, act and behave in life. Since we are all products of our environment, it comes to no surprise that we, as humans, tend to behave in a society the same way others around us behave but at the same time we strive to find who we really are (Schaefer 73). Since birth, humans have always analyzed the world around them. With each day that passes, humans take in more and more information from the outside world. The information which humans obtain through their environment subconsciously influences the decisions people make throughout their daily life (Neubauer 16). On the other hand, our genetics also play a vital role in determining what type of person we are and what will we become.   Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  The sexual orientation of a person has been a critical debate over the past several centuries. For several decades many people believed that nurture had a more profound impact on the sexuality of humans than did nature. Even the famous psychologist Sigmund Freud believed that sexual orientation was derived from nurture. Freud developed a theory which explains that at birth till the age of four every child is bisexual. When the child reaches the age of around four, he/she begins to learn to withhold their feeling for members of the same sex and start expressing those sexual feeling to members of the opposite sex. Freud proposed the idea that male homosexuality originates when this crucial developmental stage is hindered by some outside force also known as nurture. According to Freud, this can occur when either a chided is raised in a fatherless household or with an overbearing mother figure. However, when this idea was actually tested, it did not fall through as ma ny would expect it would (Steen 185). Since many years after Freuds passing, it has become apparent that nature holds a strong role in the development of sexual orientation of humans.   Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  If nurture isnt the cause for sexual orientation then nature must be. According to Grant Steen, a professor at the University of California, Los Angeles, a large study was recently conducted which gathered gay males who have either identical or  fraternal twins  or adopted brothers. The goal of the study would be to see if genetics played a role in twins. At the end of the survey more than half of the  identical twins  of gay men were also found to be homosexuals. At the same time only about 22% of the fraternal twins were found to be gay and only 11% of the adopted brothers were gay. What these statistics show is that DNA plays a very important role in determining sexual orientation. Nature seems to have such a large impact on the sexual orientation of individuals that I feel that nurture has almost little or no effect on whether a person is homosexual or not.   Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  If homosexuality is genetic then there should be a dramatic occurrence of homosexuality with families who have many homosexual relatives than to families in the general public who do not have homosexual relatives. Another survey was conducted in which 114 openly homosexual men were asked questions about the sexual orientation of their relatives. The study showed that homosexuality is indeed strongly clustered in some families; among the brothers of men in this study, the incidence of homosexuality was nearly seven-fold higher than in the population at large (Steen 197).  Homosexuality  can be considered hereditary because families with one gay relative are more likely to have others somewhere in their family lineage. Some skeptics may begin to raise the question that if homosexuality is genetic then there should be a gay gene in our DNA. After many studies, scientists have found that there is at least one gene which is responsible for homosexuality. Though this is not conclusive evidence because scientists still havent unlocked all of the DNA strands, scientists figure that with time and the advancement of technology we one day might be able to actually pin point this gay gene in DNA (Plomin 337).   Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Reporter  Jeff McMullen  of ABC interviewed  David Reimer  in May of 2000 who fell victim of a botched circumcision when he was only eight months old. The doctors at the time felt that David would be better off living the rest of his life as a girl. The doctors believed that the nurturing of a child and not nature would determine their psychological make-up. David explained to McMullen that throughout his entire childhood he felt out of place. It seemed that even though David grew up as a woman, inside he felt something was wrong. This interview strongly supports the idea that nature plays a vital role in determining sex. No matter how much of an effort was put in to surround Davids environment with feminine characteristics, it would not be strong enough to over come the resilient power of nature. From the time of conception, nature has already planed out many important factors which will effect our lives in so many ways. If nature does control our sexual preferences then it is possible that it could control many other facets of human existence. In the United States about twenty million crimes occur each year and most of the time the criminals are repeat offenders. One may begin to speculate whether society in the United States promotes crimes or are criminals born with the desire to commit these heinous crimes. According to Steen there is evidence from a large study of adopted children which shows that there is a tendency for children to reenact the criminal behavior of their biological parents. So even if a child was adopted and was raised in a house which had no  criminal activities, the child would be more likely to commit the same crimes as their biological parents which they have never met. This obviously disproves the notion that people are taught and raised to commit crimes. The East Coast sniper John Lee Malvo would hide in remote places all along the east coast and would shoot and kill people when the opportunity arose. Doctor Patricia Haensly believes that the DNA of John Lee Malvo differed from most peoples DNA. She came to the conclusion that most criminals are born with the genes that allow them to not think about the actions that they are coming are immoral. This is a very true statement because most people commit some type of crime, granted not murder but more along the lines of littering, but we tell ourselves that its not a problem and forget about it moments later. Murderers may feel the same way about killing as some people feel about littering. Nature also has a strong impact on domestic violence. In the United States over 18% of all homicides involved family members killing each other (Steen 228). This can lead to the deduction that just as the households which have one gay member are more likely to have other homosexually oriented family m embers; households which have one member who commits violent acts are more likely to have other family members who commit similar acts of violence. Sometimes nature cannot explain all the crimes committed in the United States. Some may feel that simply living in such an environment places young people at special risk of falling victim to aggressive behavior (Ferguson 81). For example, if a person is constantly surrounded by crimes and violence, then that person is more likely to commit the same crimes. However it may just be that people who live in bad areas would still commit those same crimes even if they resided in a low crime environment. Never-the-less your environment should not allow youre to commit the same crimes no matter how much crime is going on. If a person keeps committing crimes in a bad neighborhood then it is most likely that the DNA of that person convinces them that it is all right to commit murders. This explains why many people in jails in the United States are repeat offenders. One may begin to wonder if there is more to these criminals than what is on the surface Many mental disorders have been scientifically proven to be heritable. Manic-depression is a trait which is inheritable through family lineage. Many separate studies have arrived at the conclusion that identical twins are more likely to acquire manic-depression than do fraternal twins. In fact four out of every five twins tend to share the same types of mental disorders (Steen 141). One study found that risks of clinical depression are much higher in certain families than in others. Close relatives of those who are depressed are three times more likely to suffer from depression than people who dont have depression in their family history (Steen 147). This further secures the fact that nature plays such a crucial role over nurture in our lives and within our own families. There are some mental diseases such as  schizophrenia  which adults may suffer from which some people believed is cause from various problems in a persons childhood. This leads many so speculate that the roots of schizophrenia extend far back into childhood. Within the past ten years a discovery was made which scientists were able to link a gene on our chromosome to schizophrenia. This schizophrenic gene would be a dominant gene which means that if any person had this gene in their DNA then it is likely that he/she would suffer from schizophrenia. Even though more research needs to be done on the schizophrenic gene, it still provides us information which could one day lead to the solving of schizophrenia and many other devastating diseases (Steen 151). It has become clear that nature and nurture both play very important roles in how humans behave in a society. I feel that nature plays the more domineering role in the foundation of human existence. All though every day we are bombarded with outside forces, it is our internal make up that determines how we would react to our environment. Our environment only adds to what nature has given to us. If we use it in the correct ways then it will be beneficial to society and our selves. However, once the environment starts to turn to the ways of violence and crimes we can only assume that it will only have negative effects from any point you look at it.