Benedict Arnold

Jay Gatsby never truly existed. Jay Gatsby, the character for the which the book “The Great Gatsby” is named for, is merely an image or idea created by the mind of a young James “Jimmy” Gatz. James Gatz came from an extremely poor family of farmers in North Dakota. He wanted so badly to escape his roots and become another person entirely that he created a way out of it through Jay Gatsby. The transformation from James Gatz to Jay Gatsby can be seen clearly in chapter 6 of “The Great Gatsby”.…

Outside of Atlanta in 2015, Tom Walker lives near a huge plantation of a run down toy factory that him and his wife wanted to start but needed the money to buy the place. He recently quit his job and is looking for work. He ran into a stranger that wore all black and had tattoos all over his arm. He was extremely tall and looked like bad news. The stranger offered him deal if he worked for him the stranger will make him rich but he would have to give him half of what he makes. Tom went home and…

The increase in wealth by some prosperous members of the common professions is evident in Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales. Chaucer (1343-1400) himself was the product of the breakdown of the estates. Although he was born a member of the third estate, the son of a wine merchant, Chaucer was able to obtain a thorough education and rise to hold high positions in the government such as Clerk of the King's Work and Member of Parliament for Kent (229). In the Canterbury Tales, Chaucer depicts an inn full…

Jay Gatsby is a dedicated man who will go to extreme measures to achieve his desires. From a young age he despised his poor upbringings, and set high expectations to be rich. He learns early on how to disguise himself as something he’s not. Even when he’s older -and now has money- Gatsby’s feigned wealth gives off the appearance of higher status. This mask is mistaken by most people as content, only his friend Nick is able to see through it, affirming, “The truth was that Jay Gatsby of West Egg,…

In the novel The Great Gatsby, a wealthy man named Jay Gatsby struggles to win back the love of his life. This story takes place in the times of Prohibition, when the possession and sale of alcohol was illegal. The narrator Nick Carraway, becomes friends with Gatsby and says that Gatsby is worth more than all of the people he surrounds himself with. However, Gatsby cannot be considered “great” because his character, opinions, and beliefs are not signs of greatness. Gatsby’s beliefs on…

When evening approached the quiet town, a lively night club was beginning to come alive with popular club music. A few early birds liter around the dance floor with beer and colorful drinks in hand. The club was a fairly popular underground spot for the people living on the outskirt of society. Each night have a particular theme. Teen night, Drag night, and 90's night; Tonight however was Rave night. The playlist for tonight was remixes of popular pop songs with the rare dubsteps. Leaning…

After Edmond finds the treasure he leaves it behind and only takes some jewels with him. He waits for the sailors for a week and finally they pick him up and they sail to Leghorn. Edmond sells some diamonds and buys Jacopo a ship and tells him to sail to Marseilles and as for a Loius Dantés and a woman named Mercedes. Edmond later then buys himself a huge ship with a secret compartment to hide his jewels. Later, Jacopo comes back and tells Edmond that Loius Dantes is dead and Mercedes has…

Chris McCandless, the boy who loved to explore and who was very hardheaded. Although Chris had it all the money, resources, and education to life a great he wasn’t happy with his lifestyle. He decided to make a drastic change, he wanted to go into the wild! Chris was a 23 year old young man who had always disliked the way the world worked mostly because of the…

Laddies, gentlemen and chairperson, hidden agendas may get us ahead in life, but the consequences that follow can have damaging effects. Hidden agendas have already and will continue to shape the lives we live, from sport to health and society. The impacts of the hidden agendas are not confined to just those involved, but spread like an awful virus and has impact each and every person in this room today. In our modern world hidden agendas exist to benefit a cause. Sports teams hide their use of…

The Great gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is a wonderful novel that follows the mystical life of Jay gatsby from the point of view of Nick Carroway. Nick is, a young man from Minnesota, who moves to New York to learn about bonds. He rents a house in West Egg Long Island ,his little cottage just so happens to be right next door to a gigantic gothic mansion that belongs to Gatsby. Nick soon comes to find that his neighbor throws large extravagant parties each saturday night. Nick drives out to…