The Color of Money

On August 28, 1963, a man of some much potential and ambition spoke proudly that will never be forgotten. Martin Luther King Jr said, “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.” This country will never forget the man he was and the words he left behind for the world to hear and make a change. I have a dream that the educational achievement gap will one day have an end…

lives have clear cut similarities. Daisy and Zelda both showed signs of mental and emotional issues(Lutz, Norma Jean). They we’re very interested in money and seemed to care little about the man who was giving them everything (Lutz, Norma Jean). The Great Gatsby also has unforgettable symbolism. The most known symbolism is Fitzgerald’s novel is color symbolism. Blue and green and used the most in regards to Gatsby. Blue is mentioned a lot in the book. Gatsby has blue flowers, a blue suit, all…

jackets just because it’s not in dress code. Young people who go to this school already pay enough money to actually go to here and get an education. The prices, depending on where you get your jackets or sweatshirts from, can go up to $39.00. That’s a big amount of money just for one item and the prices may even go up because of shipping it. Parents or guardians of the children have to pay this amount of money because they’ll want to keep their child warm when they’re at school or when they…

Mini Critique #2: Atmospherics In recent decades, stores, malls, restaurants, and all kinds of businesses have learned to manipulate customers’ five senses by utilizing the techniques of atmospherics, in order to push customers to spend their money impulsively and emotionally; therefore, businesses can make more profit. According to what Douglas Rushkoff argues in his book, Coercion, the floor plan, temperature, lighting, sounds, smells, and other elements are all designed to create a “consuming…

It has its supervisory power in which the processes and accomplishments of all banks is under its supervision. The BSP is also responsible in providing policies regarding in the extents of money, banking and credit. Its vision is it aims to be a outstanding monetary authority and a promoter for a globally competitive economy and financial system that will give a high quality life of Filipinos. Furthermore, the mission of BSP is that it is…

In this book Fitzgerald makes it very clear that the color gold is shown a lot when talking about the “old money” people in East Egg. Jordan is described as having “slender golden arms,” (Fitzgerald 43) and Daisy is described on more than one occasion as the “golden girl,” (chapter 7). However yellow is portrayed as a fake gold. The “new money” people are often described with things that are yellow. The color yellow is close to the color gold but it doesn’t have that extra bit of flair that…

Students of color are especially vulnerable to push – out trends and the discriminatory application of discipline” (ACLU, 2017). For example, when I was in middle school I would see teachers supervising the hallways to see that students are going to their classes and that there is no fights occurring.…

1920’s was a decade of change in America. Alcohol was banned, modernists and flappers spoke out, and women were not quite equal to men. Furthermore, for most of the decade, the economy was up, which allowed many people to have an excessive amount of money. The Great Gatsby is a novel that takes place in New York in the 1920’s. It tells the story from the perspective of a mid-west transplant, Nick Carraway. There are multiple people, affairs, and settings that take place in the story. From the…

new money and with great understanding of the mindsets of the characters within the novel, the story is about a man named Gatsby reconnecting with his lost lover, Daisy, 5 years later. Throughout the book, Fitzgerald utilizes the theme of symbolism. A symbol in a work of literature is something concrete that stands for an abstract idea. Fitzgerald uses symbols such as colors, Gatsby’s wealthyness, and…

phenomenon, noted around the world for its beauty. The amalgam of colors has become a symbol for many things, a recent event being the adaptation of the “Gay Pride” flag. Colors play a large role in our world today, just as they did in the novel The Great Gatsby. Fitzgerald went wild with his pastel, acting as if they were washable paints. Fitzgerald painted a rainbow, but it was no ordinary rainbow. The obvious take on the color white is innocence. It seems that everyone says that white in…