Sailing

American dream in chapter 6 and 7, I decided to describe a painting. This painting will describe and show the success in the American dream and the downfall, using context from the book The Great Gatsby. The first side the painting is of James Gatz sailing out to warn a yacht he spots in the distance. Gatz is still Paddling on his boat, but he identifies the man is Dan Cody a wealthy copper mogul and recognizing that this could be the moment he changes his life around. The other side of the…

I was born in Madrigal de las Altas Torres on April 22, 1451. Unfortunately, my father died in 1454 and I was very young so I spent my childhood in Arévalo. I have two brothers, one named Alfonso who is 3 years younger than me and a half brother named Henry IV. After my father died, Henry assumed the position of king of Castile. He later got married and had a child named Joan. When I was ten, I was taken out of Arévalo and sent back to the court with my younger brother, Alfonso. Henry was going…

Hail to you, oh Nile. The Nile River is the longest river in the world! It comes from the Mediterranean Sea where it drains water out Northward through Northeast Africa and has a length of 6650 kilometers and flows 4258 miles . The location includes Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda, and Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Uganda, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Sudan, and the cultivated section of Egypt. Living over thousands of years ago a stable food supply was very important and essentials to survive.…

Experiences are like a priceless possession that teaches an individual the value and esoteric essence of his own existence. The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin is an account of Franklin’s life experiences that taught him a deal of self-righteousness, virtue, self-actualization, knowledge and wisdom. Franklin recalls many past, powerful instances of his life that have influenced the ethical and intellectual development. The memoir also represents various events that built his keen interest in…

One of the many time Athena helped Odysseus was when Odysseus was having trouble sailing in a storm. Odysseus got the advice to Abandon his ship and then swim in. At first he did not believe this but then he did it and Athena have him a shall to sail in. One of the more important things she did to help Odysseus was she helped him in…

As Europeans went through the rise of the Ottoman Empire they had to find new ways to gain wealth and power. As the Ottomans Empire grew Europeans wanted to spread their culture as well. All these cause started the age of exploration of Europeans sailing out to the sea to find out new trading routes, building trading posts along there way expanding their territory, converting people into their culture , it gained back wealth and power to compete with the ottoman Empire. Also influencing the…

The balloon from the “the first part last” represents life, death, and love. Bobby receives this balloon for his sixteenth birthday from his girlfriend Nia. Nia tries to hint it towards Bobby that she is going to have a kid by giving him an object that kids love or that they just really want. The balloon symbolizes that Bobby is going to have to take responsibility and take care of his soon to be child. He is growing up and realizing what a big job he is going to have as a parent. This balloon…

Henry Hudson let's talk about his life before exploring. Henry Hudson was believed to have been born in 1565 and died June 22, 1611. Henry Hudson spent most of his carrier looking for a northern trade route to Asia. Henry Hudson sailed on multiple sailing voyages before he became a captain…

In The Odyssey by Homer, Odysseus’ cleverness helps him more on his journey than his physical strength. On his voyage home from Troy to Ithaca, whenever Odysseus is in a predicament, he uses his mind to think of a clever plan to defeat his enemy. If it weren’t for his smarts, him and his men would have died long ago. Due to Odysseus’ strong mind and quick planning, his brain is a greater help to him than his brawn. When Odysseus meets the Cyclops, Prometheus, he uses his wits to escape. When…

Elizabeth was born on March 6, 1806 at Coxhoe Hall in Durham, England. She is the oldest of 12 siblings. Her father is Edward Moulton Barrett, and her mother is Mary Graham Clarke. Edward died in 1857 and Mary died in 1828 at the age of 22. In 1832, her father had sold his rural estate and moved the family to London. It took them 3 years to permanently be settled in. In the 1830’s she started gaining a lot of attention, she continued to live in her father’s house in London. Her father would…