Lake Superior

Keji Nakazawa’s graphic narrative Barefoot Gen illustrates a nation ruled by imperialism. The author demonstrates this by the Nakaoka family who suffers greatly under the Imperial Japanese army. The army is controlled by the Emperor who rules as a dictator. In the narrative Nakazawa’s use of feet symbolizes the oppressive rule of the Emperor in Japan. Specifically, the two covered feet crushing the wheat exemplifies the strength of the wheat in being strong and tall. While the…

Daisy has always been faithful to him as he does. Gatsby bravely"beat[s] on, [he ships] against the current, bronzes back ceaselessly into the past"(180, Fitzgerald).He accomplishes his earns his status with the row-boat that he borrowed on Lake Superior. Again, with this row-boat, leaning on himself, Gatsby tenaciously believes he might impel the waves, back to the past. Under the depraved society, Gatsby climbs the stages between classes with a restless mind, acting as a reckless great brave…

wheel the right way. I was so nervous, I kept on messing up and other people were trying to get in and out of the parking lot, that my instructor had to use his emergency brake a couple of times. Finally, we got onto the street and I drove along Lake Superior and Marquette. After a while I felt more comfortable driving, but I was still a little nervous. I got more nervous when I had to drive on the highway…

In the novel “The Great Gatsby” the author F. Scott Fitzgerald establishes a vision of how he sees himself through the characters and scenarios created and used in the novel. The two characters that he used are Nick Carraway and Jay Gatsby. Fitzgerald used two characters because he has had two different personalities throughout his life. As a young man Fitzgerald was reserved and quiet. As he aged he became more well known and outspoken. Nick Carraway and Jay Gatsby from the novel “The Great…

great inland Empire. Hernan Cortés immediately sent a message asking for a Meeting with the Aztec ruler, Montezuma II. . Messengers had already sent the message to the "Lord of Cuhúa" In Tenochitlán, which is the capital city set on an island in Lake Texcoco, 200 miles away. They said that fair-skinned, bearded strangers and fearsome man-beasts (Calvary) arrived from the "Towers floating on the sea". Hernan Cortés set forth and claimed their land for god and king, he build a Settlement…

Blinded: Why Gatsby could not envision the consequences Jay Gatsby is not a real person. Instead, he is a persona created by James Gatz, with the simple dream of recreating himself and becoming successful. Eventually, he becomes extremely wealthy, and although he has reached his goal, Gatsby remains focused on one person: Daisy Buchanan. Some critics argue that Jay Gatsby's devotion to Daisy Buchanan in Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby is obsessive and dysfunctional; I believe that some of…

brand image. A functional benefit that is provided by a product that works better than competitors, an emotional benefit that makes you feel better by using the brand, and a rational benefit achieved by the consumer believing that the brand is superior to others without actual knowledge of the fact. The brand image is not something that the company can easily manipulate. The image is made by customers and can only be changed by customers when…

Although these examples could be signs of a civilized culture in another situation, they do not outweigh the barbaric and uncivilized acts that the Mongols performed. Bloodshed and murder of conquered regions is not justified by religious tolerance, and superior military strategy does not discount the poor hygiene and illiteracy of the Mongol forces. Despite some arguments that Mongols were civilized, they were, without a doubt,…

“Babumoshai… zindagi badi honi chahiye lambi nahi…” a dialogue from the hindi film Anand is a favorite line of mine which translates roughly to: life is supposed to be big not long. It is with this vision and life experiences that have prepared me for a career in family medicine. Such a field requires genuine interest, dedication, a sense of empathy and the ability to communicate and relate to patients of all age groups. The bond I have with my family and my culture have instilled in me values…

The Slaughterhouse Province The book I read is entitled “The Slaughterhouse Province: An American Diplomat’s Report on the Armenian Genocide, 1915-1917” (Aristide D. Caratzas Publisher). It is considered the first unearthed eyewitness account from a neutral party, published by a diplomat about killing hundreds of thousands of Armenians who lived in the Ottoman Turkish Empire. The reports in the book were written by Leslie Davis, who was a lawyer and U.S. consul in Harput in eastern Turkey from…