Literary Legacies: Fitzgerald, Hemingway, Porter, Faulkner

F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896-1940)

F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel, The Great Gatsby, is largely autobiographical. Born into a middle-class family in Minnesota, Fitzgerald felt inferior to the much richer parts of his extended family. This feeling of inferiority became an important theme in his work. Clever and ambitious, he managed to get a scholarship and went to an elite university, Princeton. He wanted to be on the American football team, believing it was the only way to be popular, but he eventually

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Mastering French: Daily Life, Holidays & Essential Grammar

My University Residence Routine

I usually get up at seven o’clock. After breakfast, I go to university. After classes, I eat at the university canteen. In the afternoon, I go to the library to study for an hour. On Fridays, we go to concerts or movies. On Saturday mornings, we run errands for the week. In the evening, we go out for dinner and clubbing. On Sundays, I prefer to stay home and rest. On Monday, the routine begins again.

My Holiday Experiences

Summer Vacation Adventures

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My Journey to Medicine: Perseverance and Digital Skills

My Journey to Medicine: Perseverance and Purpose

I remember one day my parents told me: “Nothing ventured, nothing gained.” But I’m not so sure that’s always true. Six years ago, during my final year of secondary school, I had to decide what professional career I wanted to pursue. I am a person who likes to help others, and I always liked the idea of one day saving lives. So, my first choice was to study medicine at Universidad Científica del Sur.

However, I also had a strong interest in

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Essential Machine Learning Concepts Explained

Regularization Techniques in Machine Learning

Regularization is a set of techniques used to reduce overfitting by encouraging simpler models. It works by adding a penalty term to the loss function that discourages overly large or complex weights. The two most common forms are L2 (Ridge) and L1 (Lasso) regularization.

L2 Regularization (Ridge / Weight Decay)

L2 Regularization adds the squared L2 norm of the weights to the loss: L(w) = original loss + λ‖w‖². This shrinks weights proportionally

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Understanding Tourism: Core Elements, Products, and Global Perspectives

Understanding the Elements of Tourism

Tourism encompasses a wide range of elements that contribute to the experience of travelers and the economic activities associated with travel. Some key elements include:

  1. Attractions: These are the primary reasons people travel to a destination. Attractions can be natural (such as beaches, mountains, wildlife) or man-made (such as theme parks, historical sites, museums).
  2. Accommodation: Lodging options ranging from hotels and resorts to vacation rentals and hostels
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City Living: Benefits, Challenges, and Sustainable Urbanization

Advantages and Disadvantages of City Life

City life is often seen as exciting and full of opportunities. However, it also has many downsides. While cities offer many benefits, they also present serious challenges.
Firstly, living in a city provides access to better education, healthcare, and entertainment. For example, cultural events, museums, and restaurants are more common in urban areas. Moreover, public transport makes it easier to move around without needing a car.
Secondly, city life can be
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Essential Legal Concepts and Landmark Canadian Cases

Understanding Key Legal Terms and Concepts

Criminal Law Terms

Charge Approval:
Formal process where a prosecutor reviews evidence to decide whether to proceed with charges. Example: The Crown reviews police reports before approving theft charges.
Conviction:
A court’s formal declaration that someone is guilty. Example: The defendant was convicted of impaired driving after trial.
Duress:
A defense claiming a crime was committed due to threats of immediate harm. Example: Stealing a car under threat of violence.
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Applied Ethics, Legal Liability, and Research Design Principles

Ethical Frameworks for National Park Management

Utilitarian Approach to Park Management

Utilitarianism, primarily associated with philosophers like Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill, focuses on maximizing overall happiness and minimizing suffering. From this perspective, National Parks would be managed to maximize benefits for the greatest number of people. This could mean policies that ensure broad public access, environmental conservation to preserve parks for future generations, and regulated

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Second Language Development and Cognitive Mediation

L2 Development and Mediation of Psychological Activity

One of the most interesting questions in SCT (Sociocultural Theory) research on L2 development is whether individuals who learn a new language as late adolescents or adults can use this language to mediate their psychological activity. Ushakova argued that although L2 speakers can use their new language for social communication, they cannot use it as a psychological artifact to mediate their thinking.

Early research, however, does not support

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Tess of the d’Urbervilles: A Detailed Plot Summary

The Durbeyfield Revelation

The story unfolds in the rural counties of Dorset, England, during the Victorian era. The narrative begins when Parson Tringham, an innocent village clerk, reveals to John Durbeyfield, an honest farmer, that the Durbeyfields are, in fact, descendants of the noble d’Urberville family. This lineage, almost extinct, extends back to the time of William the Conqueror. Such information initially seems useless, as the family lost its land and prestige when its male heirs died.

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