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The first sentence refers to Daisy: the sole and intense purpose of Gatsby's existence. She represents that thing "beyond the stars" that Gatsby aspires to. His entire adult life has been devoted to becoming the kind of man he thought would be worthy for Daisy to marry. Daisy's family was wealthy and socially respectable; Gatsby came from nothing. Their youthful love affair ended in tragedy because Daisy felt she couldn't marry someone with no money or social standing. In becoming wealthy and socially viable, Gatsby also became decadent. The "purposeless splendor" of his lifestyle is revealed to be far deeper and more significant, as Nick realizes Gatsby's singular purpose is to win back Daisy. In Nick's eyes, this makes Gatsby even more impressive and admirable, because Gatsby represents chivalry and romance in a decadent modern age.
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Explanation:
1. Past: The Pirate Captain WAS (not IS which implies present tense)
2. Past: We WENT to the cinema last week (an example of future tense would be we will be going to the cinema this week)
3. Past: He WAS ( an example of present once again would be he IS)
4. Past: She steered (the ed at the end implies that she already did it)
5. Past: Has been implies that the brother ate the apples and now is done
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On August 6th the US Air Force dropped an Atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. The city was destroyed and over 70,000 were killed immediately from the effects of the blast. Three days later a second bomb destroyed Nagasaki.
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<u>an emotional connection with you the reader</u>
Explanation:
What this means is that the author has successfully immersed his readers into the story, such that the readers begin to imagine what the characters feel, do, and see.
For example, a story that recounts the tragic loss of a beloved friend by a character could make an avid reader to show an outburst of sadness or tears.
