Glitter

In the novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, where you live determines your status of wealth and popularity. Two characters in the story, Tom Buchanan and Jay Gatsby, represent the opposing sides of the Long Island Sound, East Egg and West Egg. East Egg is brimming with the generation whose money is passed down through their family, while West Egg is filled with a generation which has a more modern way of gaining wealth. This theme of wealth is evident in the homes of the two sections…

After the beheading game, Sir Gawain travels for a year to find the Green Knight. Along his journey, Gawain comes across the most beautiful castle he has ever seen. It’s stone walls glitter through the trees. Gawain meets the host, and they make a bargain. The host promises to give Gawain whatever he wins in the woods in exchange for whatever Gawain wins in the castle. Gawain holds up his end of the deal on every day except for the third…

In John Gardner’s novel “Nickel Mountain” we are introduced to the main character Henry Soames. In the first chapter of the novel Henry is characterized by the author as a depressed dying man, and because of this he is faced with the conflict that he is afraid to die. Gardner characterizes Soames this way by using literary techniques such as setting, writing the chapter in limited 3rd person point of view, and description. In “Nickel Mountain” Gardner uses setting as one way to characterize…

Last summer of 2017, I took an amazing seven day long trip to Hawaii with my brother, parents, and my grandparents. We had so much fun at the resort we stayed at called the Grand Wailea, there at the resort we checked into our amazing villa that is unforgettable and luxurious with the amazing view and pools. Also we went to the relaxing beaches next to the contraption of pools where we spent most of our time during the day. Finally, we went to an astonishing tourist attraction, the twin falls,…

Girl scouts When i was about 8, i'd been forced to join the girl scouts against my many misgivings to have something to do for the summer. I'm not much of a people person and i don’t like working in groups especially because i felt that the older girls were mean and the girls my age or younger were annoying. But i stayed for two years and it wasn't all bad on occasion we’d have fun and i didn't have to try too hard with cookies sales because my mother and grandma always took it upon themselves…

shimmering in the moonlight. Cinderella hopping onto the carriage and they went on their way to the castle. She was smiling the whole way there, as excited as ever. The castle was exquisite, the turrets were sparkling like someone had poured a box of glitter on them. The lights were the brightest they had ever been, and Cinderella was filled with hope that one day she would get to leave the clutches of the Stepmother. Maybe the Prince would fall in love with her. She started walking up the…

The Hippie era has come to end and the days of self awareness have arrived. Instead of focusing on love to all, many Americans were indulging in their own self pleasure. According to Alfred Kinsey’s research,” Americans sexual behavior deviated from their widely accepted norms” (Escoffier 1). Wilhelm Reich added to Kinsey’s research with the remark that he, “believed sexual repression overwhelmingly distorted psychological development “(Escoffier 1). To further societies receptivity of…

If a compound is an electrolyte it conducts electricity by breaking down into ions when dissolved into a solution. A non-electrolyte compound does not dissociate in solution. A non-electrolyte compound cannot conduct electricity because it dissolves in solution as molecules instead of ions. Colligative properties are properties of a solution that depend on the amount of solute dissolved, and not dependent on the identity of the solute. The colligative properties studied in this current…

Chapter 6: The influence of the Viking culture in Europe History has proven that when culture mix some tend to have a stronger impact on the others and in so giving birth to stronger new communities. The Vikings have proven that they were more than the barbarians they were described to be. Looting was not exclusive to them and their warrior culture and ethics perhaps contributed to the atrocities they committed (although there is nothing that can really justify that). The changes that occurred…

Vegas Walk of Stars in Las Vegas, Nevada.Liberace had many prized possessions and one of them were his 1945 nickelodeon piano, 1885 Pleyel art case grand piano,A Rhinestone Roadster,Mirroring The Road car,Pink VW/Rolls Royce Crossover,972 custom gold-glitter Bradley car,the Drum Major’s Shoes that went with the rhinestone cowboy outfit,and The World’s Largest…