Jay

Jay Gatsby’s life closed twice before his end. The poem “My Life Closed Twice Before Its Close” parallels Gatsby’s life in multiple ways. In both Gatsby’s life and Emily Dickinson’s life there are events that “close” their life upon two occasions. Both of their lives are left unassured if a third event will close their lives again, this time possibly for good. Gatsby and the narrator of the poem are left baffled as to how such egregious events occurred, upon two occasions. Finally, they both…

Thirteen Reasons Why left me in awe. It is absolutely horrendous to hear how cruel some people can be. Truly, that is how people are now, which leaves me in fear. The author of this novel, Jay, Asher, really compiled all of his own thoughts to fit the stories’ narrator, Clay Jenson. The author goes back and forth between Clay’s thoughts and actions combined with Hannah’s voice in the audiotapes, as she is telling the stories. Hannah’s stories, cause Clay to be in mixed thoughts and feelings. The…

the process of learning, and possibly the point is totally missed. Without inquiry, there is no story, but a list of conclusions. Both Stephen Jay Gould, and Sherman Alexie explore this idea, that the conclusions are the consequence, not the essence, in their essays, Sex, Drugs, and the Extinction of the Dinosaurs, and Superman and Me. While Stephen Jay Gould did not specifically address writing as a mode of inquiry in his…

Jay Maisel and His Work Born in Brooklyn, New York, on January 18th, 1931, Jay Maisel has become one of the most famous photographers of his time. He studied painting and graphic design at Cooper Union and Yale, beginning a career in photography shortly after college in 1954. Maisel worked for forty years shooting pictures for magazine covers, jazz albums, advertising and doing other projects for customers worldwide. Perhaps one of his most well-known pictures is of Miles Davis that was used…

Jay Heinrichs is a New York Times Bestselling Author, a husband, and a father. His book Thank You for Arguing: What Aristotle, Lincoln, and Homer Simpson Can Teach Us about the Art of Persuasion is all about how to argue, not just fight. As he explains in his book, these two are not the same. He goes into depth about winning the overall argument, instead of the little victories along the way. In this essay I will summarize, discuss, and refute the value of this book by analyzing chapters and…

Jay Jackson fighting career, pertaining to the early 1900’s revolving around the “fight of the century” is expressed throughout the production The Royale. This theatrical production is written by Marco Ramirez at the Bush Theatre and the production was performed at Shepard’s Bush in London. The stage was shaped as a boxing arena and it had a wooden boxing ring in the center. The center of the theater has what you expect at a boxing match which includes chalk residue, smoke, and rubbish all…

John Jay was one of America's astounding Founding Fathers that played a major role in molding and creating part of the modern government that we see today. With the ideas and contributions from Jay, it is evident that he was a crucial part of not only ending detrimental situations dealing with foreign countries, but also dealing with domestic issues as well. John Jay was born in New York City on December 12, 1745. Jay had a highly affluent childhood and came from a very well off family in…

After less than three months in the job, interim CEO of Jay Z’s very own business venture, the streaming music service called Tidal, has resigned. In a press statement on Tuesday announcing the Stockholm-based executive Peter Tonstad’s departure, a Tidal official actually hinted that Tonstad might have been ousted, rather than stepping down. The reason for Tonstad’s leaving the company is not entirely clear. Tidal’s official statement remains: “We are thankful to Peter for stepping in as interim…

Being raised in a poor and presumably predominantly black neighborhood, race and social class had a significant role in Jay-Z’s life. It is what led to his life of crime and pursuit of greatness. Speaking from experience, when you are living in those kinds of environments you are willing to resort to anything and everything you can to escape. Being raised in a broken home…

change her beliefs. Jay Longer: Jay is a very hard-hearted man, who even though he is a law enforcer, he is into some pretty deep dept due to gambling. Jay’s roughness comes from the loss of his wife and son a few years back. He has sworn off God and everything else that comes with faith. Jay is a rugged and tough character in this book, but Patience definitely knows that he has a soft heart and a part of his past that she would like to understand. At first, I did not really like Jay. He seemed…