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out. In the novel The Great Gatsby by F Scott Fitzgerald, the main character wraps himself in lies in an attempt to paint himself in his perspective of perfection causing his gradual and inevitable downfall. Gatsby’s wealth is a big part of his version of perfection. His wealth was claimed to have originated from ”’My family all died and I came into a good deal of money.’” (Fitzgerald 65) Gatsby’s lie about his wealth illustrates how he does not want people to know about how he truly achieved…

The trope used to help characters cover is called "But Not Too Gay", where out LGBTQ+ characters are present on shows but scripted to be highly covered versions of gay people. According to the TVTropes website one fundamental method to enact this trope is to limit or completely eliminate the gay characters from having their romance on screen. The website states that audiences will be uncomfortable, " by shows of affection and sex scenes with gay and lesbian characters, no matter how tame they…

Dialogic Pedagogy: Teaching the Grieving Process in the Classroom Essential Questions Does literature reflect different psychological aspects? Why should we read about grief and death? How can reading literature about the grieving process offer insight to our understanding? How does the grieving process relate to psychological criticism? How can readers use information in texts to provide a deeper understanding of the grieving process? Activities Composing Prompt: This activity will serve…

whom the author depicts as the scourge of the earth, the most evil being in all the world. No good courses through his veins. However, time has definitely taken its toll on the epic, and on Grendel, for modern film producers have created a film version of this iconic work. This film drastically differs in many respects, the least of these being dialogue and events.…

to attract more students, to seem more diverse and most importantly “miss the mark” on diversity. Prichep talks about how a picture of an African American student by the name of Diallo Shabazz was photoshopped on the cover of an Admissions booklet. “Shabazz remembered seeing a cover shot of students at a football game. But he’d never been to a football game” said Prichep when interviewing Shabazz. The article focuses on whether or not this action taken by hundred of colleges, not only this…

Ford Motor Company Introduces the Maverick The Maverick: Ford's Big Idea for a Little Car A loose definition for the term maverick is an independent thinker that blazes their own trail. In 1971, Ford launched their version of a small car with a large engine bay that proudly wore the descriptive moniker. Smaller in statue when compared to the large Ford's of the past they considered it a compact midsize car. Intended as a comfortable four passenger vehicle capable of holding V8 power, it would…

Artemisia Gentileschi was an Italian Baroque painter working in the first half of the 17th century. She is one of the more known female Baroque painters of today, though for a while her work was attributed to that of her father, Orazio Gentileschi. While she had trained under her father, she far surpassed his skills (Simons). Artemisia Gentileschi took advantage of her position as a woman to paint other women, something many of the male artists of the time would not have had access to (Simons).…

the Vietnam War. One of the biggest musicians to shape that time period was Jimi Hendrix. His songs brought together love, peace, rebellion, power and many other attributes to express his talents. While most of his songs were important, I think his version of “All Along the Watchtower” had the biggest impact on the decade and the ones to come. Using the lyrics, sound, and overall package, I will explain how big All Along the Watch Tower’s influence had on music and the culture. Hendrix released…

the most well-known pieces to come from the opera. Because its melody is so strong and its cords so complex, it became one of the most recorded songs of the 20th century with a wide variety of versions. The musicians Louis Armstrong and Miles Davis well be discussed in this essay, as well as their version of “Summertime”. Louis Armstrong was one of the first soloist in jazz history.…

The trend amongst young adults to escape from the stress of everyday life into hobbies such as music-making influences deeper affairs of life including finding and getting to know oneself, and making connections between different cultural backgrounds and ways of life. 2. What methodology for proving the thesis does the author propose in the introductory paragraphs? Use your own words to paraphrase it. The author proposes the methodology of shifts in trends among teens and young adults from the…