This Is Now

He feels like us who don’t go through such devastating times don’t do enough about seeing them suffer. We write relief checks, donate blood, and volunteer materials. However, this is only a small gesture considering those are people who will quite possibly never be able to feel as though they are safe or in peace. Pitt believes that we owe them more, because they are so vulnerable that it seems like they always get all the unfortunate…

the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities. The Great Gatsby by Francis Scott Fitzgerald is about a man, Gatsby, who fell in love with a woman, Daisy, but left her because he went to war. While Gatsby was away, Daisy married a man named Tom. Now, Gatsby is trying to be reunited with Daisy, and be with her for the rest of their lives. Throughout the novel, Fitzgerald uses symbols to help show Gatsby's love for Daisy and twisted reality of the American Dream. In The Great Gatsby, Gatsby,…

A Comparison of The Great Gatsby and This Side of Paradise While published in 1920, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s first novel, This Side of Paradise, dealt with themes of class and love which continue to resonate today. Just four years later the author penned the novel for which he is perhaps best known, The Great Gatsby. Scholars have pointed to similarities in themes amongst Fitzgerald’s works including both The Great Gatsby and This Side of Paradise, however far less common is an analysis of how…

their immoral behaviors Hermann and Ivan are two individuals whose characterization changes drastically throughout a short period of time. After they both get a taste of their own medicine, they believe they do not deserve this suffering. However, the question is where was this logic when the roles were…

However, his cataclysmic ending should not simply sadden the reader, but teach him or her a life lesson. Jay Gatsby is a tragic hero who portrays the corruption of the American dream through his tragic flaw. It is this very flaw that leads him to his ultimate downfall, which is the final…

hopes and dreams. In The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, author Robert Stevenson tells the harrowing tale of Dr. Henry Jekyll’s search for freedom to express his dual nature. During the 1800’s in London reputation was the key to success, this was one of the many obstacles facing Dr. Jekyll. The story demonstrates Jekyll’s struggle against society and himself as he searches for a way to unleash his evil. Dr. Jekyll’s quest for self-fulfilment is never complete, although he achieves…

nervousness. Nick says he is acting like a little boy, like a boy who is to shy to talk to his crush. Although Gatsby already knows Daisy, she left his love for money and materialistic purposes, thus resulting in Daisy becoming somewhat a new person. This leaves Gatsby with the appropriate reaction to be shy, it’s just not what imagined in his mind. In Chapter 7, Nick says “Gatsby and I in turn leaned down and took the small, reluctant hand… he had ever really believed in its existence”. When…

com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/baboons-e1419377141907.jpg Every tourist would love this experience, except the part of having your car and stuff ruined. But if it’s for this pack of adorable baboons, anyone can let that pass, or not. 11. Silly tourists everywhere http://static.pixte.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/14-This-is-how-you-Look.jpg Isn’t this tourist spot a little familiar with that picture a while ago? But anyway, these tourists really look silly and adorable. This is how it looks like…

Miz Rain, she naturally assumes that welfare and other forms of government assistance will save her and her new baby, but Miz Rain tells her, “When you get home from the hospital look and see how much welfare has helped your mother.” After receiving this advice from Miz Rain, Precious realizes that she needs to gain a sense of independence as well as get and an education in order to protect herself and her…

his private hotel suite. In October 2017, she told ABC News that she agreed to meet him there against her better judgment. It wasn’t long, Ashley says, before Weinstein began to pressure her into massages and later to watch him shower. “I fought with this volley of noes, which he ignored,”…