Great Books

On the night of September 18th, I attended the play All the Great Books. The weather was nothing but perfect, as the temperature allowed me to sit outside on the ground comfortably. Being one of the only performances I have ever attended, I was quite surprised to sit on the ground in an open field, with only a stage in front of me. Having such open audience seating made the actor/audience relationship more personal and enjoyable. To say the least, the production was not equivalent to pulling…

The book and movie of The Great Gatsby were both pretty good but each had some differences. Some examples; In the book Nick meets Tom at his door and in the movie, Nick meets Tom at the dock and they are driven to Tom’s house. In the book, Gatsby has a relationship with a self-made millionaire, Dan Cody and in the movie this character is completely left out. Also, in the book the man who Nick refers to as “Owl Eyes” who he sees at one of Gatsby’s parties. He later drives his car into a ditch and…

Nicole Smith Mrs. Wehkamp Compare/Contrast 3W The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby is a book that every junior read in eleventh grade English. I always hated reading books that I was assigned to in English because I am not much of a reader, but for some reason I enjoyed The Great Gatsby. It was just a good book that had good references to life. The best part about reading an assigned book in English is being able to watch the movie when you finish it. My class watched the newer version of it…

commitment to truth, to the great facts about life and the great questions of life. The students who are lost today are largely lost to a lack of pursuing these great questions. They cannot enjoy their knowledge of specifics because they do not have a base of knowledge, a worldview that provides context for their studies and answers to the questions their fields raise. I count myself blessed not to be among those who struggle…

The Great Gatsby is both a great book and film. Both the book and film share general similarities and distinct differences. Though the movie rushes significant concepts and elements from the book. Certain character traits in the movie were obviously different from the book. Daisy was one I noticed instantly. In the movie her personality lacks the spunk & openness that developed her character later in the book. Daisy’s personality in the book was more careless, indecisive, and nostalgic, but…

The Death and Life of Great American Cities written by Jane Jacobs published in 1961, is the most influential book about city planning. Jane wrote this book criticizing the modern city planning and rebuilding which she calls the orthodox city planning idea. Ebenezer howard’s self sufficient small town Garden city, Le-Corbusier’s Radiant City composed of skyscrapers and the Decentrists’ city decentralizing ideas are the victim of her criticism. In the book, she effectively describes the problems…

Although paperback and digital books are both great ways of reading, they each have distinct advantages and disadvantages. There are three categories in which some of the main advantages and disadvantages can be sorted into; Price, Enjoyment and Convenience. The first category price can vary for both ways of reading. Paperback books can be fairly expensive when bought one at a time and that’s similar for digital books as well. But, an advantage when buying books for digital books is that it's…

The Great Gatsby Should Not Be Banned Among all of the challenged or banned 20th Century novels, The Great Gatsby is one of the most controversial. Flagged because of its language, sexual content, and alcohol abuse, it was banned in 1987 at a women’s Baptist college. Although there are various instances in the novel that deal with these social issues, the morals taught by them outweigh their negative attributes. The book includes many lessons that have withstood the test of time and are…

I have read or started to read eight books during my first semester. Frankenstein was my favorite book because of its plot, and the general idea of the story. Frankenstein was filled with an inspiring pursuit of knowledge. I have only read about one-third of A Thousand Splendid Suns, and plan to finish it during my second semester. Perhaps it will surpass The Great Gatsby and Copper Sun on my list of favorites this year. I have only read two chapters of the program, however, I ranked it two…

Banned/Challenged Book Research Paper The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby is usually a required book to read in a high school English classes across the United States. Since I read it in my junior year English class, I was quite surprised to find it on the frequently challenged young adult book list by the American Library Association (Kpekoll). I was also surprised to find it on many other lists where the book had actually been banned in some schools across the United States of America. The list…