The American Hero In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel “The Great Gatsby” the protagonist is a typical American Romantic Hero. Jay Gatsby is truck by true love the moment he meet the beautiful Daisy until the moment he dies. Gatsby gives his life for her‚ he’s living and breathing for this one girl; everything he does in this novel is for her. He attains power and accumulates wealth simply so that he can see her‚ be among her and her friends because of her social status. He buys a house right
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Lam Art 100 Tues/Thurs-11:00 The Great Wave The Great Wave off Kanagawa‚ also known as The Great Wave‚ the most Hokusai’s famous work is the first woodblock print in his series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji. It was published sometime between 1830 and 1833. Looking at Hokusai’s prints‚ they are very accurate‚ virtuosity. So looking over the work‚ people can feel hardness as a product of a painter rather than an artist. However‚ as long I look at The Great Wave‚ the impression of the work will
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The Great Awakening was when religion was sweeping throughout New England with more conversions and church membership. This spiritual awakening took place from 1735 up until 1745. (Brief Outline Notes on the Great Awakening‚ 1735-45 ) Most of this had taken place within the American Colonies‚ especially New England.(McCormick‚ pars. 9) . The Great Awakening had many causes‚ however the consequences benefitted many. Many people were moving farther and farther away from religion‚ the Great
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In The Great Gatsby‚ the narrator describes the scene at a large and lavish party he attends. The author uses vivid language to capture the atmosphere and feeling of the party. In The Great Gatsby‚ F. Scott Fitzgerald uses varied sentence structure and descriptive word choice to convey the endless excitement of the party. Fitzgerald uses varied sentence structure by using polysyndeton and asyndeton. He also uses lengthier sentences with less punctuation throughout. Polysyndeton is used in the quote
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The Great Debaters offers a fictionalized and limited account of the exploits of the award-winning Wiley College debate team headed by Melvin B. Tolson‚ an African-American English professor‚ during the Depression years. Beyond his academic duties‚ Tolson was an accomplished poet‚ journalist and social activist. Before this film was produced‚ very little was generally known about Wiley‚ a small college with only 400 students‚ or its debating team. The team had a remarkable record‚ going 10 straight
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‘The novel paints a world of desolation and despair.’ How far and in what ways do you agree with this view of The Great Gatsby? I completely agree with this view everyone is in despair at some stage in the novel and everyone is depressed even if they don’t show it. Myrtle and Wilson are an unhappily married couple‚ they live in a small rundown town. Myrtle is Wilson’s everything‚ he loves her so much and everything he does is to please her. Myrtle is having an affair with Tom Buchanan. Wilson
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The Great Gatsby (Novel) Author Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald Purpose To show the author’s conflicting feelings about the Jazz Age Relationship with the Author and the Characters Fitzgerald and Carraway Thoughtful young man from Minnesota Educated at an Ivy League school Moves to NYC after the war Found the new extravagant lifestyle seductive and exciting Fitzgerald and Gatsby Idolizes wealth and luxury Falls in love with a beautiful young woman while at military
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In the poem The Great Scream in Nature that Edvard Munch wrote to go along with his most famous painting‚ it says‚ “I was walking along the road with two friends/ The sun was setting-the Sky turned blood-red/ And I felt a wave of Sadness- I paused/ tired to Death – Above the blue-black/ Fjord and City Blood and Flaming tongues hovered/ My friends walked on – I stayed behind – quaking with Angst – I felt the great Scream in Nature”. One painting. One simple‚ iconic painting that critics claimed to
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A Great Perhaps I recently read the book‚ Looking for Alaska‚ and I came across the “supposedly” last words of the poet Francois Rabelais: "I go to seek a Great Perhaps." The main character of the book‚ Miles‚ says this is his reason for going to a college away from home; he doesn’t want to "wait until he dies to start seeking a Great Perhaps." Like Miles‚ I want to find a Great Perhaps‚ maybe finding who I am and what my life is meant to be. The pursuit of this Great Perhaps is what thrills
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Wimbleton is a great place to be. I like cheese‚ It is so delicious. once upon a time I went to the zoo and it waS fun. The cheetahs ate my left arm‚ but that’s ok; I still have 3 more. I rode a bear‚ but then it ate me. Good thing I had my pocket knife with me because I was able to cut a large hole through the bears rectum and slide my way out. It was quite the experience. I almost got pooped on. Wimbleton is a great place to be. I like cheese‚ It is so delicious. once upon a time I went to the
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