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The biggest careless situations always connect back to both Tom and Daisy Buchanan. Readers will learn from the book how careless the two really are. Tom and Daisy take everything for granted, and are very spoiled people in general and this is because of the way they were raised. Tom and Daisy growing up came from rich families and had everything handed to them. Tom and Daisy do not take responsibility for their actions, and always assume that someone will be there to clean up for them the mess…

that indirectly affect the way our country develops. That’s scary to think about. Right? Well luckily enough for us, we have highly skilled and trained educators set in place to help the students of today achieve all they are capable of and more. Since the dawn of time although, in many cases educators, or better yet teachers, have all struggled with a very similar difficulty. That being that children don’t always have the will to learn and achieve in school. To cope with this all too real…

Positive and Negative Ways? Social media is very powerful when it comes to one’s influences, views, and self-esteem. It can cheer a person up or bring a person down just by one small post. Nowadays, social media has developed to become more assessable and easier to operate, which has caused it to flourish in this generation. Due to the convenience of social media on the Internet, many people possess some version of a social media account. Social media is a great way to express…

Alcée and Calixta both experience the passion they've been cheated of in the past by having an amazing sexual encounter. Their pleasure and happiness can't last forever as well because they are forced to go on their separate ways. The concept that money can't buy happiness can be seen in Chopin's story when relating money to sexual intercourse and the pleasure that comes with it. Alcée's husband, Bibnôt, is clueless of the situation when returning home. "Shimps! Oh, Bobinôt…

life during this time period using a fictional story with characters and events that symbolize things in the real world. Fitzgerald shows two different sides of his own personality through two different characters. Fitzgerald also demonstrates the aspects of life in the 1920s that he hated by creating characters with unfavorable qualities. In The Great Gatsby life during the 1920s is portrayed using characters with different qualities that symbolize distinct aspects of life during this time…

The Great Gatsby, written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, takes place during the roaring 20s in America. Throughout this novel, the largely contrasting characteristics of the East and West are prevalent in the demeanors of the characters. Both men originated from the West but Tom represents the corruption of the East whereas Gatsby represents the simple mindset of the West. Gatsby is far nobler and more idealistic because he comes from a humble background and Tom has had everything in life handed to him…

American Literature 24 September 2014 “We are all infected & impure with sin. When we display our righteous deed, they are nothing, but filthy rags. Like autumn leaves, we wither and fall, and our sins sweep us away like the wind”. This verse from the Bible says that when sin is committed it brings nothing but unsatisfactory. Throughout “the Scarlet Letter”, Hawthorne puts in many major symbols in his novel to convey a positive message to his readers, but the one overall…

found unconscious in what was said to be a brothel. For those of you out there who are confused on what a brothel is like I was, it’s simply a house where men can visit prostitutes. The reason I point this out is because despite the fact there is a young man fighting for his life, the media still find ways to paint a picture for their audience to gain exposure. Where he was found or even what he was doing before you was found was unnecessary. If you google Lamar Odom right now, and click on one…

time made pilgrimages to holy sites in order to please their God and attain salvation from hell and find a place in the abode of God; the heavens. As the favored place of pilgrimage was Jerusalem, the unsafe path and the costs of travel discouraged many Christians from taking that route and forced them towards the Way of Saint James shrine located in the Spanish city of Santiago de Compostela. The pilgrimage was made to pay their respect…

strengths and weaknesses when comparing it to the book as does the 2013 version. Analyzing each movie and closely examining its connection to the book took some time. Finally the 1974 movie is a more noteworthy adaptation of the book then the 2013, in that this version was better at keeping the essence of the characters and conveying F. Scott Fitzgerald 's purpose in the writing the novel. The 2013 version of the Great Gatsby fell short on authenticity. One major weakness comes to light…