The Only Way Is Up

perspective. However, that is not the case in The Great Gatsby. Throughout the entire book, Nick is the narrator. Nick's perspective is limited, but that's needed for there to be a mystery that surrounds Gatsby. Nick's character was written in a way so that his personally and opinions shape our understanding of the other characters in The Great Gatsby. Throughout the book, aspects of Nick's personally and opinions somewhat change despite Nick being the narrator. The very first…

but they were happy. Their house was only two rooms, they had only one cow to live off of and continually needed to go the market for more provisions. One day the father of the family came home, walking dejectedly along the worn out dirt path he walked every day of the week. It was the afternoon and the father had just got home from a long day of work. He was carrying a bag in his hand, the top hung loosely, crippling in on itself from not being filled all the way. The father had reached his…

Becoming a baseball player seems easy growing up. Parents sign you up, you go to practice, play your games, the season ends and you wait for next season. Yes, it is that easy, up until you actually have to compete for a spot on your team. When actually there is way more to it than that. Baseball also has many positive aspects to it, both mentally and physically to the human body. I want to do this paper over how to become a professional baseball player because that has been my dream since I was…

Children from less disadvantaged backgrounds should want to do better than what their parents did. Every child has potential and should never want to settle for less. Success is the only stance every person should have. But with everyone, not putting the effort, being depending on welfare, this will not be proceed how it should. “The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree” a common thing that is mentioned when a child does something to their parent once did before. This is related to “by the time…

In today’s society there are always questions arising about students with special needs in the classroom, and this is one way to help with this problem. These particular students would be given the ability to take notes at the pace that best fits them. They are not forced to rush through the lectures and they are given the ability to pause when necessary. Coming from a…

Domestic violence is a private issue which many people are not capable of saying what is going on. Domestic violence doesn’t only mean when someone hits another person but, it also means when someone uses a loud voice, yells, and uses aggressive behavior abuses another person and financially dependent. There are many types of domestic violence regarding to an abuse as physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, economic abuse and psychological abuse. Many victims think that Domestic Violence…

becoming a pious, righteous young man. This slave, Jim, is now Huckleberry Finn’s only companion on a journey to escape his father. However, while on the Mississippi River, they encounter two men known as the king and the duke whose values of trickery and greed made them almost able to receive inheritance from a man who they are not related to. Moreover, with their value of greed, they try to sell Jim, Huck Finn’s only companion, back into slavery. With Huck Finn’s companion being sold back into…

“The Color Purple” by Alice Walker is a very radical movie of the twentieth century. While not only showing the abuse of women in a new light, it also shows the growing independence of women as well. The story is set in the Deep South in America after the Civil War. It shows a young woman, Celie and her struggles as a young girl grow into deeper struggles as a middle aged woman. As the story progresses, many important women come in and out of her life, and ultimately help her with the hardships…

Have you ever been so depressed that you’ve thought suicide was the only way to end your suffering? Yeah, I know that went 0 to 100 in .2 seconds but believe me, I’ve been there. So have my two friends, Hannah Baker of 13 Reasons Why, and Charlotte “Charlie” Davis of Girl In Pieces by Kathleen Glasgow. Now, I know you are wondering why I am writing about entertainment that openly speak of suicide and the recovery process. Mainly, being that both 13 Reasons Why and Girl In Pieces manipulate the…

Meghan Daum discusses the Joni Mitchell problem which is fans or non-fans, liking or disliking Mitchell's art for the wrong reasons. We can also call the fans and non-fans consumers. Daum makes the claim that Mitchell’s art can be interpreted in one way. Daum says the consumers see Mitchell as a romantic but to Daum that doesn’t hold true. The consumers are interpreting Mitchell’s art as pro romantic. Daum states, “They presume the lyrics are confessional. They assume they're listening to love…