This Week

and This Side of Paradise. Fitzgerald’s passion for writing grew when he studied at the University of Princeton where he wrote for the school newspaper and composed musical productions… until he dropped out because of poor academic performance. After his dropout, he enlisted in the United States Army until his service was over. When he came home, he met his wife, Zelda, who refused to marry him until FItzgerald proved that he could support her and a family. Once he published his novel, This Side…

principles, can serve to lead one to a higher understanding of life and themselves. Some people choose to follow the Tao of martial arts, and they find enlightenment there. Others follow the Tao of surfing, and from this practice, they claim to glean knowledge applicable to everyday life. This essay serves as an exposition of my Tao of reading and writing, examining how it has served as a…

of us, including myself, could improve on our communication skills. However, in this paper I want to focus mainly on my ability to work in a team. I can work fairly well in a team, as I actively try to participate and help out. My only problem is I can tend to be really shy when it comes to presenting my ideas. I have a fear that no one will like the idea and it will be rejected and I will become embarrassed. Due to this fear, I can tend to hold back some of the time when it comes to presenting…

I am a Guyanese-American and proud. In the white privileged society we live in, proclaiming your ethnicity alongside the term “American” does not work out. I grew up in a predominantly Hispanic and White neighborhood. I tried my best to fit in with this population. Being a victim of bullying, it was always my priority to avoid situations where I may stand out to someone; I wanted to blend in and not be seen. I remember, until I was the age of fifteen, I denied my culture and where my parents…

This can be positive for both the workers and the employers. It is positive for the workers because they can now things faster and they can work faster too, because all their problems are getting solved as soon as possible. This is a good thing for the employers too, because now the whole company is on the same topic and if there is a problem it can be solved right away. However this can be a negative thing for workers. They may think it’s too large of a step and that may create shyness where no…

own circumstances in order to survive. Likewise humans also react to their personal circumstances. One could be facing debt because they have just bought a new home. He will react in a way that will satisfy the conflict by working harder at his job. This way he will be able to pay back the bank and resolve the situation. Not everyone will react the same to their circumstances. Each and every person will acknowledge their personal conditions differently. Maybe similar,…

Fitzgerald to tell the entire story while leaving most of it openminded. In the novel Nick stated that he holds himself to high standards. “Everyone suspects himself of at least one of the cardinal virtues, and this is mine: I am one of the few honest people that I have ever known”(59). Throughout this book Nick tries to tell the whole truth of the story as tolerantly as possible. Unlike the other characters who could have left out some specifics and given more of their bias opinions, leaving…

The Search has a protagonist that is commonly disliked by its readers. This character, Saber, is often perceived as being immature and impulsive while having no direction in his life and no motivation to make any changes. It could be apparent that Saber’s spoiled childhood did not properly teach him how to move forward into his life and strive for an ultimate goal; thus, only showing him the satisfaction of fulfilling superficial desires with little effort. However, these views are still…

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…

Dead. This man is dead. Jdimytai Damour was killed on Black Friday, 2008, at a local Walmart in New York by being trampled. Crazy, deal seeking mothers and fathers did not stop cramming into the doors so their child could have the latest trending toy that would be out of style in three months. They just watched as a man died before their eyes. When did we start being more interested in the stuff we want then in the stuff we need? As years go by, people are losing interest in sentimental and…