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case, this was not the situation as Frank Baum composed many articles in support of the Republican Party and wasn't in favor of the Native Americans. Baum thoughts of the Republican Party's idea of a tax reduction, which was against the movements purpose, and Baum's feelings against the movement. It was also believed that Baum moved to the Midwest and it was a vote based area where everybody agreed that it was them against the east and west and he felt a passion towards these people, when this…

Service learning is taking time in the surrounding community, and making a positive difference through the words or actions that occur. Doing this allows for us to be out and connecting what we are learning to do in the classroom and applying it to the real world. In my service learning time I spent I was able to make a positive difference in the lives a few children even if it was just for a day. I spent a Saturday afternoon working with a Milton Hershey employee in what they call a “home…

Hillbilly elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis (J.D.Vance,2016), is a part autobiography and part of social issues around J.D. Vance. He is a real-world “rags to riches” success story, which many dream of achieving. Many refer to it as the American Dream. He explains how he escaped poverty while people near areas of Appalachia still remained in poverty. Poverty and substance abuse are the chief reasons why the American Dream is out of the reach of many “hillbillies” or rural, white…

fires his entire staff because they might talk about Daisy and how she is over often. This demonstrates respect for the risk she is taking to be with Gatsby, because she is stilled married to a different man. Tom grows suspicious and tensions grow between him and Gatsby. Eventually there is a confrontation during a group outing which ends up with Daisy leaving with Gatsby and Tom leaving with Jordan and Nick. This is what would make Daisy and outcast as well for leaving her husband. On the way…

chase his dream of becoming a successful novelist. His first novel was rejected, not just once but twice. However, Fitzgerald was persistent, and therefore, did not give up on getting his book published. He revised the book again and changed the title. This was his first novel published and it brought him instant fame. He had finally achieved his dream of becoming a successful author. Although he often criticized the American life and felt the American dream was not achievable, Fitzgerald…

Deceit: The action or practice of deceiving someone by concealing or misrepresenting the truth. This is the definition many people use when describing the narrator of the story, Nick Carraway; however, this is ultimately the glue that holds The Great Gatsby together. Fitzgerald uses Nick for a way to embody the thought that even the best of us fall. This, however, does not prove him to be “unreliable” or “untrustworthy”. The way Fitzgerald has Nick give away information, contradiction of himself…

so he didn’t know much about taking care of Henry. From the age of five Henry had to learn how to care for himself. Henry was very intelligent, he had to learn how to cook food for himself, wash his clothes, and take care of other essential means. This went on for years. Around the age of nine Henry started to question his life. Henry’s grandpa wasn’t completely useless. Henry was too young to drive so his grandpa would have to go to buy groceries or make trips to the pharmacy…

The Life of an Arrogant Man The Great Gatsby is a novel full of symbols and different depictions based off Fitzgerald's imagination. Nick Carraway is the novel’s narrator. Throughout the novel he describes Gatsby, Tom, Daisy, and Jordan as looked highly upon. But it is only because of their arrogance. They are not the only ones because F. Scott Fitzgerald illustrates the arrogance in characters personalities throughout The Great Gatsby by using tools such as conflict, characterization, and…

1. Queenie is a vaudeville performer, and Burrs is a vaudevillian clown. This information influences the play because it tells the audience how Queenie and Burrs met 2. Later on in the song Queenie Was a Blonde the audience learns that Queenie is sexually ambitious, and no one can satisfy her until she meets Burrs. During the opening number, it is mentioned that “and fireworks flew, her passion ignited, she was smitten…now Queenie and Burrs were well-fed…was the fact that they were so good in…

Myrtle, is Tom Buchanan’s mistress. It is surprising to see how they react similarly and differently with their attitudes toward women, their ways of showing violence, and their reactions to being cuckolded. Tom Buchanan comes from an old money family. This means that he is well respected in society because his family has had money for generations and generations. Tom is physically described as: “a sturdy, straw haired man of thirty with a rather hard mouth and a supercilious manner. Two…