According to Gertrude Stein‚ the literary figures of the 1920’s “drank themselves to death”‚ especially two of the greatest writers of the 20th century‚ F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway. Although both authors use alcohol as a “mask” or an escape to try and fill the void of hopelessness‚ Hemingway has a stronger emphasis on alcohol than Fitzgerald and also uses it as a means of communion. The life of Ernest Hemingway is a perfect example of turning to alcohol to escape the hopelessness and aimlessness
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future is there someone you look up to for inspiration? For me this person is Lin Manuel Miranda. Lin is a triple threat; playwright‚ singer‚ and actor which are all things I aspire to be. He proved that no matter where you’re from‚ if you work your hardest you can achieve great things. From a young age Lin’s parents encouraged him to start piano and theatre‚ which eventually lead to his starts on Broadway and Disney. Lin Manuel Miranda was born January 16 1980 in New York City. His parents; Luz Towns-Miranda
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Lin Onus In this essay I shall be exploring the art of contemporary Australian artist‚ Lin Onus (1948-1996) and explaining the themes‚ meanings‚ and other features of his paintings. I shall also delve into the life of this legendary aboriginal artist and the different meanings of his works. Lin onus was an only child born to an aboriginal father and a Scottish mother in Melbourne‚ Victoria. His love of art began of a young age‚ as he helped his father Bill makes aboriginal artifacts like didgeridoos
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Style Analysis; Hemingway V.S Fitzgerald Fitzgerald and Hemingway both derive from the same literary time period‚ creating two pieces work. When it comes to Fitzgerald’s and Hemingway’s work they both differ on subject matter; coming down to eloquent fixtures of work‚ well structured sentences‚ complex sentence‚ elevated diction‚ and innumerable more‚ Fitzgerald sweeps the floor. Hemingway on the other hand has a gritty‚ down to earth attitude with his writing‚ but continues to have that similar
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My sophomore year of high school‚ I had to read the Great Gatsby. It was the last of my required reading assignments in Ms. Walter’s class. Until that point‚ I had not enjoyed reading any of the books‚ so my expectations were not very high. It was even more important for me to read and understand the Great Gatsby because I had to write my final paper about it. I had gotten by the whole semester by using spark notes and skimming through each chapter because I couldn’t bear to read the other books
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All around the world‚ people use music to express themselves‚ have fun‚ tell stories and tell of historical events. Likewise‚ the song The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald‚ was written by Gordon Lightfoot to not only tell the historical story of the night it sank‚ but also to show commemoration to those who lost their lives. According to Lightfoot‚ out of all his songs‚ this is the one he is most proud of‚ and for a good reason. (McCall‚ 2000) Through a unique combination of song characteristics such
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Francis Scott Fitzgerald is an enduring American author of the 19th century; he was incredibly influenced by many aspects and significant periods of his life. Fitzgerald’s literary masterpieces included The Great Gatsby and Tender is the Night. Fitzgerald had a few dominant influences that clearly inspired majority of his works‚ his wife‚ Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald‚ his lavish expenses and his Princeton education. Fitzgerald uses simile and imagery in his novels to introduce characters and settings that
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hoping to open Caribbean Internet Cafe in his hometown Kingstons‚ Jamaica upon his graduation as he always wanted to be his own “boss”. Due to low accessibility and usage of internet in Jamaica‚ David thought of it as a good timing to pursue this business opportunity. He has gathered data on all the relevant costs: equipment‚ rent‚ labor‚ etc. He has also found a partner in the local telephone company‚ Jamaica Telecommunications Limited (JTL)‚ where he previously worked. JTL has offered to provide
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Lin- Manuel Miranda is an American performer and composer known for his composition of award winning musicals‚ In the Heights and more recently‚ Hamilton. In spite of his young age‚ Miranda has already transformed the future of musical theatre. Often he speaks about the creative process and how essential it is for everyone to have some method of expressing themselves. Lin-Manuel Miranda’s selfless attitude throws himself into doing good work with good people in order to bring happiness to others
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parallel to Fitzgerald life. For example‚ Daisy‚ the women Jay Gatsby has been basing his whole life on‚ is similar to Zelda Sayre‚ who would not marry Fitzgerald at first because of his lack of success. Gatsby and Fitzgerald both met vital women to their lives at dances‚ and both while they were stationed at camps in the army. Gatsby met Daisy at Camp Taylor in Illinois‚ where they danced and fell in love. However‚ after Gatsby went off to war‚ they never got back together again. Fitzgerald met his
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