The Death and Life of Great American Cities

In the book The Great Gatsby, the protagonist, Gatsby, is a romantic hero in a modern era of realism since he is dominated with the pursuit of the American dream, completely preoccupied by Daisy and wanted to remake the world, that his idealism predestined him to death. In the year 1925 that The Great Gatsby was published, World War I had just come to an end. The inspiration and hot wave of the American Dream evoked many people to blindly pursue success and accomplishments in life including Jay…

For many, The Great Gatsby is a story of two thwarted lovers. However, upon deeper analysis, the Great Gatsby is a work written by F. Scott Fitzgerald that criticizes the American dream at a time where it was unbelievably corrupt. The Great Gatsby occurs in the jazz age, in the middle of the 1920s. Fitzgerald bases it in New York, where the jazz age was strongest. This gives us a perfect setting to see exactly what becomes wrong with the American dream when people take it too far. The novel…

occurred. Recently, we have read “The Great Gatsby” written by F. Scott Fitzgerald in English. The…

west is what led him to the New World, and the Europeans’ encounter with the Native Americans. Although Columbus is heavily praised today, the consequences of his voyages were dreadful and irreversible. After the Spanish discovered the New World, they began to exploit the various resources that it had, such as the human capital and silver. The Spanish asserted their dominance by dehumanizing the Native Americans and…

The American Dream defined as the belief that “life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone,” regardless of social class (The Epic of America, Adams). Everyone seems to have a different idea of what the American Dream actually is, whether it is great wealth and success or settling down and having a family. But no one can deny the idea of the American Dream has changed over time. The beginnings of this dream can be traced back to the Founding Fathers, wanting to have a country free…

of social stratifications and prejudice in North American cities, her influence in the growing popularity of advocacy firms in North America helped to alleviate the gentrification problems caused by the urban renewal movement…

World War 2 was a time of great hostility between nations. The United States of America had endured many tragedies and lost the lives of many brave troops while trying to defend their nation. Attacks against the United States made by Japan, such as Pearl Harbor, left America with only one option; to fight back and end the war. With the help of great scientists and a top secret project, the United Sates worked hard and fast to create the first ever chain reaction between the splitting of atoms,…

The 19th century was a time of prosperity for cities all over Europe. With the rise of the Industrial Revolution, people migrated toward cities to pursue jobs created by factories and manufacturers. This migration started a whole new lifestyle for Europeans and with that lifestyle came new advancements and hardships for workers. One of the main cities of the Industrial Revolution in England was Manchester. Manchester grew rapidly and provided a home for many citizens of England. The growth of…

The Great Gatsby by F.Scott Fitzgerald is one of the great American classics that is required by all American Students to read. The idea behind the book is to show the American dream, ideals behind love, and gender roles, in the 1920’s. Since it’s publication in 1925 it has had it’s ironic yellow eyes overseeing the city’s glamorous overview. The book’s iconic art that every student knows, very few people comprehend what the cover art represents.Dark Blue background with womanly eyes…

Abstract Winfield Scott is a Civil War hero that led a very long career in the military. He made a great impact on the Mexican-American War, allowing America to win much of Texas and California. Winfield Scott was admired because of his skills as a general, and Ulysses S. Grant considered him to be “the finest specimen of manhood my eyes had ever beheld.” (PBS). Early Life Winfield Scott was born in Petersburg, Virginia on June 13, 1786 ("Winfield Scott."). Winfield studied law growing up, but…