Benedict Arnold

In the book The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Jay Gatsby was trying hard to not associate himself with his past that he wasn’t pleased with. From a young age Gatsby believed that he was destined for more than his “unsuccessful farm people” of parents. Because he could see himself as more, he worked hard and waited for an opportunity to present itself where he could become a wealthy man. This hard work, allowed him to have a dream that he wasn’t going to give up on under any…

Things Are Not Always As They Appear "The Necklace" by Guy de Maupassant and "Hearts and Hands" by O'Henry share a similar theme of "things are not always what they appear." "The Necklace" uses a more negative tone while "Hearts and Hands" uses a more positive tone to show the theme. To begin, Maupassant, author of "The Necklace" introduces his theme by punishing the protagonist for her greed. Madame Loisel wants to appear wealthier than she is so, she unknowingly borrows a faux necklace, loses…

After the description of Jay Gatsby in chapter 6, I completely understand his motive for self-improvement. The description made me sympathize with Gatsby past and appreciate his journey to success despite it being morally wrong. Provided that I was placed in his shoes, I too would do the same exact thing that he did. This demonstrates Gatsby character traits of hard work and dedication. Chapter 6 shows the reality of life: “You can’t repeat the past,” but of course Gatsby fails to realize that;…

All children’s books are different from their characters and the actions the characters take, to the color and way they are written. Every children’s book is unique, but each one has something similar about them. Each children’s book has a similar lesson that will stick with you for life. Examples of this are The Hungry Thing Returns by Jan Slepian and Ann Seidler and One of Each by MaryAnn Hoberman. These two books although they look very much different, have a secret underlying lesson,…

In the song, “Before He Cheats” the writer Chris Tompkins, depicts the theme that unfaithfulness causes consequences. It illustrates the theme because she thinks that he’s cheating on her with another girl. The girl is worried that her boyfriend is a cheater and that he is unfaithful and she thinks, “Right now, he’s probably slow dancing with a bleached - blond tramp” she’s afraid that he doesn’t love her because, “Right now, he’s probably buying her some fruity little drink, ‘Cause she can’t…

Bill Cunningham, who grew to become fashion photography into his own branch of cultural anthropology on the streets of new York, chronicling an technology’s ever-altering social scene for the brand new York instances by way of training his busily observant lens on what individuals wore — stylishly, flamboyantly or just plain sensibly — died on Saturday in long island. He was once 87. His dying used to be demonstrated with the aid of The times. He had been hospitalized recently after having a…

Rose missing out. Thornton, was one such designated. A market town, being it's self was no more than a large village. A Charter Market town, in fact, granted by King John in 1205, for a princely sum of two palfreys horses; given in payment by the Baron De Bassy. The Palfry being the most expensive and highly-bred types of riding horse during the Middle Ages. Sometimes they equalled the knight's destrier in price. Consequently, it was popular with nobles, ladies and highly-ranked knights for…

In the classic story, The Great Gatsby one main character Jay Gatsby has achieved a major accomplishment in his life by reaching the social status of being wealthy. However later in the story, his actual social level exposed him as poverty-stricken. At the time, it resulted in an explosive augment with Tom asking questions on how he obtained money, and it did not come from old money a term used to imply inheritance. The phrase old money used in society as a way to separate even the wealthy into…

Also, Fitzgerald depicts the American Dream in the character of Jay Gatsby. Gatsby prevails with regards to changing his life as he goes from having nothing to being exceptionally rich. His achievement, be that as it may, comes during a degenerate time. Precisely how Gatsby made his fortune isn't clear yet plainly he is or was engaged with some unlawful business “He and this Wolfsheim bought up of side street drug stores here and in Chicago and sold grain alcohol over the counter” (133). In…

The social purpose of the short story “The Handler” written by Damon Knight shows how one’s appearance influences the society and the person himself/herself. This story is about a man named Pete, who comes in a party and delights everyone. He is described as a big man who is a charming, confident and a charismatic person. With the looks of a successful American figure, the crowd treated him like a celebrity and idolizes him. Pete then introduces his handler, Harry, and a very small man,…