Arnold Schoenberg

“For wisdom is protection just as money is protection, but the advantage of knowledge is that wisdom preserves the life of him who has it.” (Ecclesiastes 7:12) Through the centuries money grew to become an ideal importance. Money’s importance has blinded some people from their morals or reality. As evidence, the term affluenza describes the form of living a life with an abundance of money. Material possessions become a source of “happiness,” but will this ever satisfy them? It is important to…

Concealed Countenances Countless numbers of people put on false fronts to conceal their true identities and to hide what they truly are. Some of these people include the immoral characters from The Great Gatsby. Although they do a better job than most people by pretending to be someone they are not, the audience can still see right through their masks. In deeper meaning, these characters present a disguise to others who are too blind to notice their flaws. Not only do they fool each other, but…

The 'American Dream ' is making a living through hard work, dedication and determination. Using hard work and ethics one can make millions of dollars and all the material happiness that comes along with that. However, all that money cannot buy some of the most valuable things. Money will never buy happiness like friends and family. A good example of this is in the novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby. He pokes fun at the typical American dream by using the main character Jay Gatsby.…

Tom and Daisy‘s decadence is not calculated, but rather casual, normal, and a very ordinary part of life, like the air we breathe. Tom and Daisy, born into wealth, flaunt it almost unknowingly. Tom was known in university for his, “freedom with money,” and that freedom does not seem to have left him after school– he and Daisy go on a vacation in France for, “no particular reason,” and he brings down a, “string of polo ponies,” from Lake Forest, Illinois. Tom is often described as a, “brute of a…

In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel “The Great Gatsby” the past has always played a huge role on the main character Jay Gatsby life . When we think of time past, present and future pop into our heads . The present is the place where all our attention is focused , where we think about our future and what is yet to come. Then there are people who are “stuck” in the past and they cannot move on into the future. In the novel Jay Gatsby is one of those people who struggles to let go of the past.Gatsby…

Essay 2: Crime and the Connection between American Values There are many American cultural values that contribute to shaping America’s heroes and villains throughout our history. These American values are The American dream, achievement, individualism, universalism, and the fetishism of money (Messner & Rosenfeld 70-74). To begin, the American villain Jordan Belfort embodied the American values listed in the previous sentence. Since a young age, Belfort had a natural inclination as a salesman…

Hillbilly elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis (J.D.Vance,2016), is a part autobiography and part of social issues around J.D. Vance. He is a real-world “rags to riches” success story, which many dream of achieving. Many refer to it as the American Dream. He explains how he escaped poverty while people near areas of Appalachia still remained in poverty. Poverty and substance abuse are the chief reasons why the American Dream is out of the reach of many “hillbillies” or rural, white…

In the book Confessions of a Murder Suspect by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro, Tandoori Angel, also known as Tandy, is a whip-smart teenager who lives in New York City. She has three brothers: Harry, Tandy’s twin brother, Matthew, Tandy’s famous football star brother, and Hugo, a ten year old with an uncanny strength. Her parents Malcolm and Maud, own a company called Angel Pharmaceuticals, and are one of the most well known people across the world. One night in their penthouse, her parents…

Greed and Wealth: Connections between A Doll’s House and “The Rocking-Horse Winner” Most people have this fascination for money. Sometimes it gets so bad that it consumes a person. Nora and Hester, in the works A Doll’s House by Henrik Ibsen and “The Rocking-Horse Winner” by D. H. Lawrence respectively, both struggle with greed. Nora’s fascination with money sheds light on Hester’s lust for wealth. While both characters are avarice, Nora becomes less greedy as the plot progresses, whereas…

Adrian Ghilardi Mr. Dwyer AP English 29 August 2017 Zeitoun Summer Reading Essay Writer David Eggers, in his nonfiction work Zeitoun, retells the experience of one family before, during and after Hurricane Katrina. Eggers’ purpose is to accurately retell the story of the Zeitoun family, as well as offer insight and bring up discussions on the American political climate post-9/11. The tone of the two primary speakers, Abdulrahman Zeitoun and his wife Kathy, fluctuate between concise and…