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Extravagant parties every weekend, drinking illegal alcohol, and exploring New York City in the afternoons with friends: this is the life Fitzgerald tells about in The Great Gatsby and experienced in his own life. The 1920’s were a time of prosperity and abundance in America, especially for the upper class in New York City. Fitzgerald was someone who went out every night and was living a dream in less privileged people’s mind. However, in Fitzgerald’s life, as well as those of the characters in…

Julia Hawthorne Mr. Bender Survey British Literature 10 May 2016 Wife of Bath: Tragic Love Stories In the prologue to The Canterbury Tales, Geoffrey Chaucer introduces the Wife of Bath as someone who strives for sovereignty over her husband. The tale which the Wife of Bath later narrates is appropriate because it captures her exact intentions: women wanting dominance over their husbands. Throughout history, women have struggled to have a place in male dominant societies, particularly in the…

1) Describe Slave Codes – what were the 5 central conditions? How did this affect their racial formation’ and what is the importance of Africa to African Americans today? (Be sure to include Afrocentric perspective) (p.?) Slave codes were law in each of the United States defining the status of slaves and the rights of the masters. (Chapter 7, Page 168) There were also demonstrated legal sanctions over the black population that pushed the harsh restrictions on slave’s freedom and gave the slave…