We live in an 1)______ dominated by an increasing dependence on technological innovations. It is for this reason that younger generations find it virtually impossible to imagine a 2)_______ without the convenience and comfort they provide us with. Small wonder 3)_______ that when asked to forecast what life will be like in the future, they come up with something that sounds as if it’s been 4)_______ out of a science-fiction book. But this description is actually not the product of an unbridled 5)_______. Based on the present speed at which breakthroughs are being made, it’s actually a fairly accurate prediction. It looks as if technology will have the 6)_______ hand, and in all likelihood, fully automated systems will substitute for people in all areas. People will take the back 7)_______ and instead of beavering 8)_______ at work we will be able to take advantage of the time made available to us to engage in more recreational activities. Utilising this time constructively will be a feat in 9)_______. Perhaps a care of too much of a good thing. Things might just come to the point where, from time to time, we will 10)_______ about the good old days.

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The Great Gatsby is F. Scott Fitzgerald's epic masterpiece about the death of the American Dream in the 1920s. It is a tragic romance story that takes place during the summer of 1922 and is 1)_______ on Long Island in New York City. The book begins when the novel’s hero, Nick Carraway, moves from Minnesota to his new home on Long Island Sound. His house is on a fictionalised island called West Egg, which is situated in between decadent beachside homes, and 2)_______ the bay from East Egg, an even classier and richer area. When Carraway meets the man who is the namesake of the book, Jay Gatsby, he is dazzled by the 3)_______ of his lifestyle, completely awash with awe and envy. Nick soon finds out that even a man so popular as Gatsby cannot break the 4)_______ ceiling when it comes to certain social barriers, because of his own questionable past and lineage. Fitzgerald wrote this book about the 5)_______ known later as the Jazz Age, which was a time of glitter and decadence. A few of the more prominent themes throughout the book are that of social class, war, and of course, the unending 6)_______ for the American Dream. Social or moral values, or the lack of them, also play a huge part in the fabric of the book’s 7)_______. Many times Fitzgerald provides example of the decaying moral values of the characters, and how this affects their lives and the lives of those around them. Many themes are dealt with in this book, which are still 8)_______ to the world today. This is one of the reasons why the book is considered to be one of the most important and influential 9)_______ of classic literature of our time. It is a book that is certain to engross readers and give them 10)_______ for thought.