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What Went Wrong With... Jason Clarke?

Jason Clarke is a weird-looking actor. His dishevelled appearance and angular facial features are either distracting or just unappealing to look at. It’s not like he’s a brilliant character actor – he’s no Jeffrey Wright or Philip Seymor Hoffman for example – Jason Clarke is a middling performer, so why is he routinely cast in lead roles when he has all the looks and acting skills of a leering brickie? mais 369 palavras

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The Great Gatsby | book review

Title: The Great Gatsby
Author: F. Scott Fitzgerald
Series: n/a
Format: Paperback
Page Count: 180
Publisher: Scribner
Original Publication Date: 1925
Genre(s): Classic lit, Fiction… mais 966 palavras

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Slang, Colloquialisms, and Clichés #amwriting

Words are awesome. I love obscure, weird words. J.K. Rowling used the word ‘snogging’ in her Harry Potter series, to describe couples who were engaged in prolonged kissing, or as we sometimes say where I come from,  ‘canoodling.’ mais 858 palavras

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10 Books/Series I am Grateful For

Aren’t books just the greatest! Even if you are having a terrible day, they are there to help you escape, and they will (almost) never let you down. mais 872 palavras

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It’s time to talk about F. Scott Fitzgerald.

I am hesitant to do this, because my feelings about F. mais 1.252 palavras

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The Great Gatsby Chapter 1 overview November 12th, 2018

Chapter 1 is an overall introduction of the whole story. Our main character appears in first person perspective as he introduced his background and how he came to New York to study businesses. mais 150 palavras

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Novennber's Revennge

We’re now squarely in the 11th month of the year, which means it’s time to bring back our painfully brilliant (or brilliantly painful, depending on your feelings on cheesy wordplay) Novennber idea we introduced last year. mais 49 palavras

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