Affluence

The Great Gatsby, the legendary novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald, is set during the roaring twenties in New York City and the surrounding neighborhoods. The plot follows some of the most affluent and powerful people and their insurmountable quest to find genuine love. The characters must fight their social expectations and their own personal desires to obtain the love they crave. These two obstacles prove to be nearly impossible for the characters to overcome, and they resort to being with others…

Democracy, freedom and equal opportunity have long been the ideologies associated with the American mindset, and as a result, the United States came to be recognized as one of the few countries in the world where anyone who worked hard enough could become successful and therefore fulfill the American Dream. However, through The Great Gatsby, author F. Scott Fitzgerald confronts this sanguine mentality. That which defines success in the 1920s, the time during which Fitzgerald’s novel is set, is…

It is good to have an end to journey toward, and in the end the experiences within the journey itself are equally as important, as such ventures can induce some form of self-transformation. Journeys, Year 11 students, are amongst the very few things in life that is completely unavoidable. Every single person in this room has embarked on a journey, whether it be a journey to senior schooling, or even a journey to self-discovery; everyone has at least once experienced the impacts journeys may…

The world view on caring for individuals with dementia varies according to culture. i. United Kingdom (UK) In the United Kingdom (UK), as mentioned above, most dementia patients are cared for in the home by family, friends and the community. Additional support and guidance on daily challenges is also available from community nurses. Medical care is available from general practitioners who work with neurologists and psychiatrists to balance medication needs when behaviors exhibited by the…

So concentrated is this affluence that the hundred richest Indians control nearly a quarter of the nation’s economy (Boo 138), amassing incredible wealth even as the poor continue to languish. How is it that the rich can splurge contentedly with their lavish “New Year’s bashes” (Boo…

In ancient Egypt, the Pharaoh was the religious and political leader of the people. Pharaohs were the king or Queen of Egypt. Most pharaohs were men but some well-known pharaohs, such as Nefertiti and Cleopatra, were women. The most powerful person in ancient Egypt was the pharaoh. He was the head of the government and high priest of every temple. The people of Egypt considered the pharaoh to be a half-man, half-god. The Pharaoh owned all of Egypt. The pharaoh held the title ‘Lord of the Two…

What in life makes one truly happy, and is it relatively attainable? Throughout our lives, we are constantly instructed and motivated by this idea that wealth and power bring joy, and we dedicate our existence working towards that goal. Fame and affluence are idolized, and there is a craving to be in the places of those who “made it”. This unseen mask that others put on is deceiving and immensely misleading towards admirers. Although one might say that money can buy happiness, the American Dream…

has been replaced with the greed and accumulation of wealth. This profit-driven society is eradicating the sense of democracy from American society in where, its elected officials and corporate elites are pensive with economic growth and national affluence (West). Overall, this imperialist ideals of wealthy elites creates a strain on America democracy in where it creates a obscene level of wealth inequality amongst individuals which in thus creates a indifference amongst classes in society, in…

Today, most people go through life being able to buy anything their heart desires, because they have the money to do so. Money help us increase the quality of our lives which buy happiness. I believe this is only true is someone pleasure happiness and use the money the right way. On the other hand, most people believe money is nothing, but just an incorrect way of trying to gain happiness. In the article “The funds, Friends, and Faith of happy People” the author David G. Myers explains why money…

compassion for someone who purposefully harms people. This can be seen in Achebe’s Things Fall Apart where Okonkwo is powerfull man in Umuofia, a village in Nigeria in the 19th century. He is a self made man who prides himself on his achievements and affluence. Okonkwo has much success, however that doesn’t make him a good person. He beats his wives and children, he even kills his son, Ikemefuna. Okonkwo is afraid of appearing weak to the other men in the Ibo society. Okonkwo is not a true…