The division between East and West is a significant theme in The Great Gatsby. The author has projected the historical East/West division of the States on the division of class and society in the 20th century. The Mid-West‚ which represents the new territory of hope and the old pioneer spirit‚ corresponds to West Egg in New York. For Fitzgerald‚ there was a certain old-fashioned stability resting on the old‚ unchanging values and close relationships. Some of these values are: honesty‚ human respect
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The East is East and the West is West! China is the one of the largest countries in the world. As to population China is the first country in the world. China is a great country. China has a recorded history of nearly four thousand years. Key Issues What is “culture”? Substantial differences among societies arise from cultural differences Culture differences are related to social structure‚ religion‚ language‚ education‚ economic and political philosophy “Culture” and workplace values are
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East and West Rabindranath Tagore I It is not always a profound interest in man that carries travellers nowadays to distant lands. More often it is the facility for rapid movement. For lack of time and for the sake of convenience we generalise and crush our human facts into the packages within the steel trunks that hold our travellers’ reports. Our knowledge of our own countrymen and our feelings about them have slowly and unconsciously grown out of innumerable facts which are full of contradictions
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East/West Characterising Toilet attendant: “this in nothing yet.” “I don’t know if it’s a threat or a boast. This is what they call Berliner Schnaeize –snont. Its attitude; it in your face.” Anna: “I liked the sweeping rouge of words from ‘heartfelt’ to ‘heartsick’. And I liked the order‚ the directness that I imagined in the people.” On the former GDR “….its bewildered people.” “The demonstrators‚ in shock‚ obediently pulled their cards from their wallets. Then they seized the buildings
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attracted to the beautiful young girl‚that he even offers her his advice for free. Miss Rehana conscientiously uses his advice‚ but not to”pass” the test. Instead‚ she deliberately (D.:mit Absicht) fails‚telling Muhammad afterwards that she has a job in a great house as ayah /nanny to three boys who would have been very sad to see her go. Structure of the plot Rushdie has always been fascinated by motion pictures‚ and the action of this single incident is presented to the reader as if he was watching
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The Great Gatsby In The Great Gatsby‚ F. Scott Fitzgerald uses symbolism and adds complexity to the characters and deepens our understanding to their true identity. There is always a deeper thought into everything that happens. The identity of white is rottened by the eerie characters of East Egg. The people of East Egg are different from the people of West Egg‚ a border between the new rich and the old rich. East Egg can be described as a winter wonderland because people there are known to
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A PLACE WHICH NEEDS ATTENTION: THE EAST The term Orientalism‚ was used by the West‚ to define the East. Orientalism is the perspective of the West‚ the way they see the East. The West here‚ is the Western Europe and the East is rest of it. Also Said divided Orientalism into two groups which are “latent and manifest Orientalism.” Nineteenth century scholars were mostly interested in Manifest Orientalism which is things we can observe about the Orient like language‚ literature‚ art‚ history. Most
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through novels like The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison and The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald and the short story “The Egg” by Sherwood Anderson‚ the downfall of certain characters illuminate the negative aspects of the American dream. Perceivably‚ anyone can achieve the “American dream”‚ but societal constrictions
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The East-West Schism The Filioque‚ or addition of the clause “and from the son” to the Nicene Creed‚ in the west brought the two halves of Christendom into conflict. Two issues were at stake- theology and authority. Was it theologically sound to state that the Holy Spirit proceeds from both the Father and the Son as the west came to believe? If so‚ by whose authority could the Nicene Creed be altered? http://joshhatala.wordpress.com/history/the-great-schism-of-1054-an-historiographic-view-by-josh-hatala/
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Is Gatsby great or not? Section 1: Gatsby is generous to the people at his parties. He throws banquets and spends a lot of money on food‚ preparations and entertainment. Gatsby is a generous host. “most people were brought” “Every Friday five crates of oranges and lemons arrived from a fruiterer in New York--every Monday these same oranges and lemons left his back door in a pyramid of pulpless halves.” “At least once a fortnight a corps of caterers came down with several hundred feet
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