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100-year-old hasn't missed a daily diary entry in nearly 90 years
The Guinness Book of World Records credits Col. Ernest Loftus, a deceased man from Zimbabwe, with the longest streak of daily ...
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'Gatsby' is 100 years old, and Fitzgerald’s tale is still America’s story
F. Scott Fitzgerald saw the dire patterns we are living through today. This is why “The Great Gatsby” still matters, writes Steve Almond.
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Teaching 'The Great Gatsby' 100 years after it was published
The Great Gatsby published 100 years ago on April 10 and was a staple in high school curriculums. We look at how it's being taught in classrooms, in light of present day events, all these years later.
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100 years later, 'The Great Gatsby' still speaks to the troubled dream of America
Great works of art are great, in part, because they continue to have something to say to the present: They're both timebound ...
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100 years later, 'The Great Gatsby' still speaks to the troubled dream of America
100 years later ... embodiment of white, male, Old-Money privilege — introduces himself in Chapter One of the novel by spouting ideas from a popular book on eugenics that he's been reading ...
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Former Prime Minister Murayama turns 100 years old
He added: “I don’t really feel that I am 100 years old, but I am happy to live naturally and spend each day with my family.” As for his daily routine, he said, “I look forward to watching ...
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100 years later, 'The Great Gatsby' still speaks to the troubled dream of America
The Great Gatsby — 100 years old ... male, Old-Money privilege — introduces himself in Chapter One of the novel by spouting ideas from a popular book on eugenics that he's been reading ...