The Great Debaters

America has been influenced by many different ethnicities and cultures. “Latinas Make Sweet 16-ish Their Own” by Lizette Alvarez states that the traditional quinceanera party is over done in this generation. Journalist Alvarez’s purpose is to inform the readers that birthday party is a waste of money because many people treat sweet 16th birthday party like weddings; therefore, this statement is a categorical truth. The idea of a quinceanera birthday party started from the Spanish culture. The…

this book he had experienced many events that were influential to his writing. In the 1920’s the U.S. economy was expanding and booming, but it was only short lived. In 1929, the day after black Tuesday, the Stock Market crashed and with it came the Great Depression (Stock Market). At the time, unemployment was soaring with around 15 million people without jobs and poverty was rising (Stock Market).…

The Roaring Twenties was a decade known widely for its flapper girls and jazz music, but it was so much more. For the first time, more Americans were living in cities rather than farms, women had the right to vote, and it was becoming a consumer society. The decade also witnessed a time of prosperity; wealth was up and employment was down. The 20s saw some of the biggest social and political changes, changes that were very different from the ones desired the decade before. By failing to lessen…

The color white is typically associated with purity and light. White is typically predominant in circumstances regarding elegance and symbolizes cleanliness. In “The Great Gatsby”, the color white is utilized to allude to the same ideas but in an ironic fashion. For example, Daisy and Jordan are said to be wearing white multiple times in the novel. When they are first introduced, Nick tells the reader that, “They are both in white and their dresses were rippling and fluttering as if they had…

The Federal Government used an effective strategy to make money more powerful and dominant when it was decided to limit the currency to gold. During this period in the Gilded Age, gold was restricted therefore its purchase would be harder than acquiring silver, greenbacks, or even paper money. Hampering to obtain gold would, consequently, drive up the purchase itself. The equation made by the Federal Government was simple: when the money in circulation is limited the power of its currency…

In the classic novel, The Great Gatsby, most of the main characters are very wealthy people. They live in the most enormous homes, in the richest of areas of New York, in other words East and West Egg. Obtaining their sophisticated reputations is the key factor to becoming the richest and most powerful people in their society. Tom, Daisy, and Gatsby are described as the most opulent people in the novel, which means they are always in the spotlight. In The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald…

According to the Common Good Approach, George’s decision is unethical because Lennie is a great worker. George is having a conversation with Slim about their workday. The conversation ends up with them two talking about how Lennie is extraordinary. Slim tells George how Lennie is a really strong even though he is not smart.“’Say, you was right…

The Devil and Tom Walker In Society greed and hypocrisy rule over the aspects of the human mind lending to the ultimate misfortune a trip to hell. In the story “The Devil and Tom Walker” folktale by Washington Irving message was about greed and hypocrisy. Tom Walker enticement of easy money in exchange for his soul. The devil collects his souls and this story ends with Tom being take away to hell on the back of a black horse. No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but to those practice it…

A Hypebeast is defined by Urban Dictionary as an individual who buys “clothing, shoes, and accessories for the sole purpose of impressing others” (Urban Dictionary, 2006). Though the definition was posted in 2006, the idea of buying things to achieve social status is not new. 1950’s post-war suburbia was filled with middle-class families spending their money on expensive cars and bigger homes, in an effort to increase their image (The Student Movement, 2017). This phenomenon still exists in…

RATS MAKE GOOD PETS: OR DO THEY? Are you thinking of getting yourself a pet but are wary of the hassles of walking a dog or putting up with a cat’s ever-changing moods? Why not try a rat? Yes, those furry animals you are scared of and disgusted with can serve as pets. Of course, we are not talking about the vile, dirty and property-damaging food thieves you see scampering in dark streets and alleyways; we are referring to the kind you see on animal laboratories, which scientists and doctors…