A truly great work of literature would allow a reader to compare and/or contrast any of the book’s characters--static or rounded--without much trouble. This is the case in The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The book’s title character‚ Gatsby‚ is easily compared to Tom Buchanan. Their fruitless pursuance of the American Dream is what makes them most similar. The American Dream consists of having a large‚ elegant house‚ a family‚ a well paying job‚ and basically having the ability to have everything
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achievement." The American Dream‚ although different for every American‚ is a personal paradise‚ to which all aspire. It promises prosperity and self-fulfillment as well as rewards for hard work and self-reliance. In "Winter Dreams‚" a short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ the protagonist Dexter Green strives to obtain his dream in gaining the status of what he considers to be "elite." This story demonstrates how personal ambition and networking presents an opportunity for success and the achievement of the
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1. Francis Scott Key I am Francis Scott Key‚ a young respected lawyer that lives in Georgetown‚ Maryland. One night on September 13‚ 1814 while I was still awake I watched from Baltimore Harbor as the British bombarded Fort McHenry during the War of 1812. I was inspired to write a poem by the views I saw. The war continued into morning hours‚ it took a while for the American flag to be seen. Once I saw the American flag flying over Fort McHenry at daybreak I was so eager and wrote a poem about what
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Write about some of the ways Fitzgerald tells the story in chapter 2 ‘The Great Gatsby’‚ written by F. Scott Fitzgerald and published in 1925 demonstrates Fitzgerald’s mixed opinions of the 1920’s‚ otherwise known as the ‘Golden 20’s’‚ the realisation of the ‘American Dream’. Fitzgerald uses a number of techniques to tell the story in chapter 2. Chapter 2 opens with a detailed and very graphic description of ‘The Valley of Ashes’ delivered by Nick Carraway‚ an extremely poor and ash ridden area
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Do you believe in the American Dream? What is the American Dream‚ really? F. Scott Fitzgerald has a pretty good idea of what that dream might be. In his book‚ The Great Gatsby‚ all the characters are attempting to become happier with their lives. The characters in the novel are divided into two groups: the rich upper class and the poorer lower class (West Egg and East Egg). Though the main characters only try to make their lives better‚ the American Dream they are all trying to achieve is eventually
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I believe that the subject that ties these two books together is the idea of the pursuit of the American dream and how each individual in America can pursue their dream in whatever way they choose. The differences between the subjects of these books is what the American dream actually means to each person and if it is actually attainable. Nick‚ Gatsby‚ Tom‚ and Daisy are all searching for their own personal American dream‚ but it is unclear whether they all can actually attain it. A clear example
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In Scott Carrier’s “The Shockingly Simple‚ Surprisingly Cost-Effective Way to End Homelessness”‚ he explains the easiest way to end homelessness is provide free housing for homeless people‚ but contradicts his points by explaining obstacles like government funding‚ medical complications‚ and lack of data. Carrier provided findings from different homeless shelter organizations to better support his opinions. His main focus was centered toward different organizations in Nevada which provided free care
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Get A Raw Deal” Vice President of Philip Morris Companies Inc. Stanley S. Scott‚ in his essay “Smokers Get A Raw Deal”‚ addresses the growing discrimination against smokers. Scott states that recently people who smoke are forced to‚ “… put up with virtually unenforceable laws regulating when and where they can smoke…” instead of‚ “… using common courtesy and common sense.” which is unjust and unfair (Scott 3). He supports his claim by giving several examples of times when smokers have been
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The famed American novels‚ The Great Gatsby‚ by F. Scott Fitzgerald and Only Yesterday‚ by Frederick Lewis Allen are great representations on how America was in the nineteen-twenties. During this time‚ the very first world war had just come to an end‚ leaving many people with the feeling of disillusionment. The result of this feeling led people into thinking that money was all that mattered at the end of the day. In this era‚ people put business before God‚ resulting in a huge rise of new money for
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highly educated generals to battle bred‚ tacticians who were always one step ahead of the enemy in the battles. Today‚ I will be writing about one of the generals that does not get enough recognition in writings about the Civil War‚ General Winfield Scott Hancock. Hancock was one of the bravest‚ most liked commanders of the Union army who was definitely a top three behind Ulysses S. Grant and George Meade. He participated on many battles through the war most notably the Battle of Williamsburg where
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