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The Great Gatsby Chapter 1 Summary

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1. What were two ideas that interested or intrigued you the most in this section? Explain your understanding of them and why you consider them to be of interest and significance to you. Make them your own -- not something taken from WikiSummaries, BestBookNotes, or SkimSummary, or the like (trust me, I have read the sites used by students to avoid reading the book).

One idea that was interesting to me was in chapter six “The Untouchables”. Friedman stresses that Americans need to tell their children that they need to compare themselves to the Chinese, Indians, and Brazilians. In order to be successful, you need to do more than just doing your homework. Companies are adjusting their platforms, to the world’s needs, in order to make a profit. …show more content…

EBay is one of the most popular online sellers in the country, but it did not become so popular until they bought PayPal in 1998. PayPal allows anyone to buy or sell items online, and receive the money right away (Friedman, p. 85). You can only pay with either a credit card, a checking account, or by a personal check. Before PayPal came into the picture, if you wanted to buy something on eBay, you had to either pay by check, or a money order, which could take a very long time to get to the recipient. PayPal allowed individuals to have credit card accounts, which was both good and bad for the economy. Customers were so happy about the creation of PayPal that they pushed for eBay to buy them out.

4. Are there any personal connections (from your life/experience) you are able to make with material discussed in this section? Explain.

In Question One, I discussed “learning how to learn”. I personally connected to this because in the past I have teachers that I have connected with and learned a lot from, and I had other teachers that I learned nothing from. By having the right people in your life, you are more apt to do well. When a teacher is inspired by the subject they are teaching, they tend to put a lot more time and effort into teaching the subject. While I was in high school, I had a teacher that would spend countless time on certain topics. If it wasn’t for her keeping my attention by her stories and demonstrations, I would have never remembered the

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