Jeffson’s Eastward travels also provide an example of the Orient being depicted in a formidable light‚ when he becomes preoccupied with the idea that there may be a sole Chinese survivor of the cloud‚ an idea which causes him to ‘flush with wrath’ (p. 154)‚ because he deems it as ‘detestable as death’ (p. 154). Although Jeffson at this point claims that he no longer wishes to find any human alive‚ the fact that he directs his delusions and hostility towards a Chinese man in particular is significant
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The Great Gatsby “The loneliest moment in someone’s life is when they are watching their whole world fall apart‚ and all they can do is stare blankly.” In The Great Gatsby‚ F. Scott Fitzgerald presents his audience with a novel with intricate symbolism. Nick Carroway‚ the protagonist‚ has recently moved from the Midwest to get his career started in New York. He lives on the island of West Egg the poorer side of town‚ across from East Egg the wealthier side of town. In East Egg are where his pompous
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The Great Gatsby My assignment was to compare the novel The Great Gatsby to the movies which were made in 1974 and 2000.While the basic idea of the book was expressed in both movies‚ I choose a version of 1974 because it seemed to have more noticeable details than the version which was realized in 2000. In my opinion the 2000 version didn’t do a better job in expressing the ideas of the book. The 1974 version did an excellent job in portraying the Jazz Age. The scenes of Gatsby’s party
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Social status is a theme explored in great depth in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s "The Great Gatsby". The author shows that someone who is born to a certain class can never be fully integrated into a different class. To be more specific‚ no matter how hard Gatsby tries‚ he cannot become a part of the upper classes‚ and although he dies a wealthy man‚ he has never truly gained acceptance‚ nor through the entire novel does his wealth protect him. Two of the novel’s main characters‚ Daisy and Tom‚ are members
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Compare and contrast the presentation on the destructive nature of love and desire in The Tempest‚ The Great Gatsby and Rapture. (Word count 3081) The complexities of love and desire are repeatedly illustrated in all three texts. Shakespeare‚ Fitzgerald and Duffy depict the destructive nature of love and desire through the themes of greed‚ selfishness and obsession. These are conveyed through metaphors‚ similes and personification. The most prominent technique used by all the writers to demonstrate
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DBQ 15: The Debate Over American Imperialism Catriona Whalley Imperialism was not a proper and legitimate policy for the United States to follow at the turn of the 19th century. Americans defended their country’s attentions with ethnocentric‚ hypocritical‚ and overall un-American rationalizations. They imperialized for their own profit and benefit‚ and had no true justification behind their reasoning. While Americans did not usually claim that they anted to maintain
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I was walking home on the long broken up concrete path from the bus stop to my house‚ should I? Or should I not? When would I have the time? What would other people think of it? Why should I fight for it without help? I was so confused about what I wanted to do. I pondered these questions for hours. I didn’t know what I should choose. I felt like the wind was howling “CHOOSE! CHOOSE!” I didn’t know what to do and I felt like a predator trying to choose a sweet but hard to catch prey or easy but
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speaking of Tom’s wife Daisy and he had told her to stop but she replied “I’ll say her name whenever I want to Daisy! Dai- Then making a short deft movement‚ Tom Buchanan broke her nose with his open hand (41).” This shows how abusive and violent of a man he was. He was a bully that used his social status and strength to control and boss people around him. Jay Gatsby on the other hand was a caring business man who had met Daisy in Louisville while he was in the war before
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How to Get Along with People | | |Just a few years ago‚ a simple placard was often displayed on the walls of many public school rooms. It said‚ "Remember the Golden Rule: Do unto others as | |you would have them to do unto you." This simple code of behavior‚ when practiced‚ made our schools‚ and society‚ a far better place than they are today. | |The Golden Rule has been called the greatest principle of human relations and originated from the Bible with these words of Jesus: "Therefore all
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