Waywaya Waywaya is a short story written by the Filipino writer‚ F. Sionil Jose. It is originally written in Ilokano‚ Jose’s native language‚ and recreates the pre-Hispanic Philippine society (Goodreads‚ 2013). It is one of the many works of Sionil Jose that was translated into foreign languages‚ especially English‚ making Jose the most popular Filipino writer abroad among other Filipino authors -- of course‚ next to the greatest Filipino writer and patriot‚ Jose P. Rizal who was martyred in the
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Wow! What can I say; I have read the book The Boys In The Boat‚ Nine Americans and Their Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics‚ by Daniel James Brown. This is about a guy named Joe Rantz. He went through many obstacles‚ to name a couple‚ he saw his mother die in front of him at the age of three. Another is that he got abounded at a very young age. I have also watched a outstanding movie called The Great Gatsby. Which is takes place twenty miles east of New York. The movie and the book are very
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F. Scott Fitzgerald’s short story “The Baby Party” focuses on the suburban scrap between two families during a party for the neighborhood little ones. John and Edith Andros live a charmed life in what seems to be a peaceful neighborhood in the suburbs‚ and they live here along with Joe and Mrs. Markey. The conflict begins with Edith Andros’ daughter‚ Ede‚ pushing Mrs. Markey’s son‚ Billy‚ and stealing his teddy bear. Mrs. Andros fails to discipline her daughter‚ and even goes as far as to laugh alongside
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“The Jazz Age” and F. Scott Fitzgerald "It was an age of miracles. It was an age of art‚ it was an age of excess‚ and it was an age of satire.” (“Fitzgerald: The Jazz Age” p. 3). As the 1920s began‚ the old‚ conservative ways of life began to disintegrate. A new era was just beginning. This era is called “The Jazz Age.” The Great Gatsby‚ a literary masterpiece written by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ the social historian of the 1920s‚ directly reflects the virtues‚ materialism‚ and revolutionary nature
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The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is an English classic that focuses on one man’s struggle with love in relation to the economic and societal conflicts that take place during the 1920s in New York City. Throughout the novel‚ Fitzgerald shifts between explaining the life of the main character and his desire for love‚ wealth‚ and purpose to the social hierarchy that pressures him to change his identity so that he may be truly accepted into society. Although the main character changes his identity
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During the 1920s‚ writers like Fitzgerald exposed the shallowness and narrow–mindedness of American life. The United States was a materialistic nation which lacked a strong sense of faith. America’s post–war writers believed that an attempt to end the war an make the world “safe” was a senseless mistake. In Fitzgerald’s short story “Babylon Revisited‚” the main character‚ Charlie‚ is unable to escape his past. Although he actively tries to avoid reminders of the Paris he used to know‚ his past successfully
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Through his classic novel‚ The Great Gatsby‚ F. Scott Fitzgerald allows many aspects of his personal life to permeate into the story‚ characters‚ and ideologies. Without having any background into the life of Fitzgerald‚ the average reader would conclude that the story was no less than a figment of Fitzgerald’s imagination. This is not the case however‚ as F. Scott funnels many of his thoughts and ideas into the characters in the book. There are quite a few stunning similarities between his character
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First-Rate Intelligence F. Scott Fitzgerald said that “The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in the mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function.” XXX I think this statement is very true. XXX Intelligence is a very broad term that can mean lots of things to lots of different people‚ to F. Scott Fitzgerald intelligence means accepting not just your opinion but other people’s as well. Once you realize someone else’s point of view on something
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The Poetic and Tragic Life of F. Scott Fitzgerald Abstract F. Scott Fitzgerald was a very intellectual and troubled man. In his career as a writer‚ Fitzgerald had his downfalls then his historic uprisings. When he was just a boy‚ literature attracted him; he loved everything about it. He decided that he would become a writer; his first book‚ This Side of Paradise‚ was rejected and criticized. Fitzgerald joined the army in 1917; he was stationed in Montgomery‚ Alabama at an army base. That
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The Great Gatsby‚ written by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ portrays the Jazz Age and the people living during the time. The reader watches the unfortunate story of the mysterious Jay Gatsby and his love for Daisy Buchanan through the eyes of Nick Carraway. His semi-involved character witnesses the events unfold right in front of his eyes as he lives next door to Gatsby. Critics often regard this tale of love‚ betrayal‚ and immoral living an essential classic for all high-school students. The cover provides
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