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Who is Dan Cody and what is his significance in Gatsby's life?

Cody is a relatively minor character whose generosity and gratitude inadvertently increase Gatsby's sensitivity towards his own lack of wealth and status. Before he and Gatsby meet, Gatsby is working as a janitor for the college. By saving Cody and experiencing the luxury of his life, Gatsby is abruptly confronted with the stark difference between himself and Cody as well as between Gatsby and Daisy Buchanan.\nCody and Daisy share a similar role of representing the wealth and luxury for which Gatsby longs. It's briefly mentioned that Gatsby keeps a portrait of Cody in his house, demo..

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How do you vote for a contestant on "The Voice"?

During the Blind Auditions and the Battle Rounds, the judges vote on who advances to the next round. During the Live Playoff Rounds and the Live Shows, the final live performance phase of the competition, the television audience also has a vote. During the Live Playoffs and Live Shows, the host will inform you when voting is open. Once voting has officially begun, you can choose your preferred method of voting to vote for your favorite contestant.\nThe new Voice Official App allows you to be more interactive during the show. It lets you turn a chair and follow the judges in real time as they t..

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What are some of the highest-grossing movies?

Some of the other highest-grossing movies include "E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial," "The Ten Commandments," "Jaws," "Doctor Zhivago" and "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs." Without adjusting for ticket price inflation, "Avatar" ranks as the highest-grossing movie with $760 million, followed by "Titanic" with $658 million and "Marvel's The Avengers" with $623 million. Those three movies also rank as the highest-grossing movies worldwide, with both "Avatar" and "Titanic" surpassing $2 billion in box office earnings.

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Where can you listen to free classic country music online?

Pandora online radio allows users to listen to songs for free for a short period of time before prompting registration. Creating an account allows the user to provide feedback to Pandora about their likes or dislikes, including rating specific songs and artists. Pandora uses this information to intelligently suggest new songs and artists for the listener. It is also possible to manually add new artists into a station, or create a station based on a specific artist or song. Pandora's service is free, but does feature visual and audio ads in between songs. It is possible to sign up for a pr..

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Who wrote the book "Cinderella"?

The story tells of a young girl whose widowed father marries an unpleasant woman with two beautiful but self-absorbed daughters. The young girl comes to be known as Cinderella because she works long hours at dirty jobs while her stepsisters do nothing. With the help of a fairy godmother, Cinderella attends a ball, meets a prince and loses a glass slipper. The prince later uses the slipper to find Cinderella and marry her.

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Where can you read a summary of "The Graveyard Book"?

BrightHubEducation.com's summary paraphrases each of the book's chapters in several paragraphs.\nThe plot analysis on Shmoop.com examines each section of the book's plot, starting with the initial situation and proceeding through the conflict, the complication, the climax and other sections that lead up to the denouement and conclusion. It also includes brief biographies for each of the book's characters, along with more detailed analysis of its symbolism, genre, tone and writing style. Shmoop.com features practice questions about the book that invite further discussion and..

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Can you use lyrics from music to search for the song title?

A Google search for a single phrase in a song usually finds the song title, full lyrics and a music video, if applicable. The more words entered into the search, the more specific the results.\n\nSearching for a phrase on AZLyrics returns songs that have the phrase in their title as well as songs that contain some or all of the words as lyrics.

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Where can you read the "Anne Frank" script online?

Anne Frank's diary was first published in English in 1952. The play was adapted by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett. It opened on Broadway at The Cort Theatre in 1955 and premiered in several German cities simultaneously in 1956. Wendy Kesselman also revised the original script and presented her version in a 1997 Broadway production starring Natalie Portman. The story of Anne Frank has been told in multiple other adaptations, including films, television mini-series, a ballet and an opera. The reverence and memory of Anne Frank continue to stand as a reminder of the Holocaust and a comm..

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What are some famous historical fiction novels?

"Gone with the Wind" was written by Margaret Mitchell and won the Pulitzer Prize in 1936. It is set in the American South during the Civil War and Reconstruction. "The Hunchback of Notre-Dame" was written by Victor Hugo and published in 1831. It is a French Romantic/Gothic novel based around the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris and set in the Late Middle Ages.\n"The Pillars of the Earth" was written by Ken Follett and published in 1989 and is about the construction of a cathedral in a fictional town called Kingsbridge, England, in the middle of the 12th century. "The Three Musketeers" was written..

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What are the plot arcs in "Bleach"?

The arc titles are: "Agent of the Shinigami", "Soul Society: The Sneak Entry", "Soul Society: The Rescue", "The Bount", "Bount Assault on Soul Society", "Arrancar: The Arrival", "Arrancar: The Hueco Mundo Sneak Entry", "Arrancar: The Fierce Fight", "The New Captain Shūsuke Amagai", "Arrancar vs. Shinigami", "The Past", "Arrancar: Decisive Battle of Karakura", "Zanpakutō Unknown Tales", "Arrancar: Downfall", "Gotei 13 Invading Army" and "The Lost Substitute Shinigami".\nThese are translated from the original language, Japanese. They are also known by the names given in the English adaptation,..

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