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Henry Ford is an example of how economic and social policies of successive Republic Governments contributed to a world of inequality. Henry Ford Henry Ford the genius behind the successful assembly line mass production of products; in his case; the motor car. Born in Dearborn Michigan in 1893 into a farming family. Henry was educated at the local school. At the age of sixteen he became a machinist apprentice. Henry was raised as an Episcopalian. He had very strong views, he believed in…

The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald The Great Gatsby was written in 1925 by an American author, F. Scott Fitzgerald. The novel shadows a cast of characters living in West Egg and East Egg in Long Island. The story takes place in the summer of 1922. Although he is not the narrator The Great Gatsby follows the young, mysterious, millionaire Jay Gatsby and his obsession to rekindle his long lost flame with Daisy Buchanan. However, the character that is most affected is the narrator. The Great…

Woody and Smiley may sue Vicaria for negligence. In order to prove negligence, Woody must show duty, a breach of duty, causation, a proximate cause of harm, and actual harm. We would prove Vicaria had a duty of reasonable care to Woody and Smiley because of the special relationship between a pilot and a passenger. Vicaria’s agreement to fly Woody and Smiley proves the existence of a special relationship needed to establish a duty of reasonable care. We would establish a breach of duty by…

The passing of the eighteenth amendment provided an opportunity for Lucania to recruit some new meat. Lucania became one of the “Big Six” of bootlegging along with Meyer Lansky and Bugsy Siegel (“Luciano”, n.d.). His bootlegging gang grew throughout the 1920’s. Lucania and his friends recruited new Jewish gang members, including Louis “Lepke” Buchalter, nicknamed “Lepke” by his mother, Abner “Longie” Zwillman, another Jew, and Zwillman’s partner, Willie Moretti (Gosch, 1975). These unscrupulous…

An anti-hero is the “principal character of a modern literary or dramatic work who lacks the attributes of the traditional protagonist or hero” (Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia). Anti-heroes are flawed heroes who fail to succeed at their ultimate goal. Perfect examples of an anti-hero are Jay Gatsby, in The Great Gatsby and J. Alfred Prufrock, present in the poem “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock”. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, tells the story of Jay Gatsby, a man who grew up in…

Life is equivalent to a box of crayons. Colors of all shades cover our world with hidden meanings. Just as a mood ring changes color by how we feel, life can significantly change by the presence of a wide array of colors. Oscar Wilde, one individual who clearly perceives color in a unique way once stated, “Mere color, unspoiled by meaning, and unallied with definite form, can speak to the soul in a thousand different ways.” Whether it goes unnoticed or not, countless notions of life can be…

Gatsby’s whole mansion is based on the color blue, including his gardens and even the uniforms that the servants must wear. On the day that Nick got invited to one of Gatsby’s extravagant parties, he saw “a chauffeur in a uniform of a robin’s-egg blue cross [his] lawn…” (Fitzgerald, 41). On the outside Gatsby always tries to show how excellent his life is, but on the inside he is always sad for what Daisy did to him. Daisy was supposed to wait for him when he…

In life and in literature, colors are often used to symbolize things of a deeper meaning. In the novel, The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, color symbolism is used extensively throughout the plot to represent issues and feelings of the characters. The colors that were used most often for symbolism were green, blue, red, white, and yellow. First off, green is a symbol for extraordinary hope. Next, blue symbolizes sadness and poverty. In addition, red stands for love and rage. Also, white…

Six stories and two different authors. The question you might be asking is, “What do these stories and authors all have in common?” The common themes amongst these short stories will go against each other to argue the themes of Devotion and Prayer, Love and Passion, and finally Dreams, Hopes, and Plan. In the first comparison between “Little Miracles, Kept Promises” and “Mrs. Sin,” the common theme between the two short stories is Dreams, Hopes, and Plans. In both of these stories, the authors…

“The invisible- the unseen or spiritual world.” People tend to relate the word “invisibility” with things such as: invisible cloaks, superheros, monsters, etc. Invisibility is often viewed only as a physical characteristic. However, the word “invisible” takes on many spiritual and literary meanings in Emerson’s novel. Invisible Man is the story of a young, black man struggling to survive and succeed in a racist society that refuses to see him as a human being. Invisible Man follows the…