Watcher

eyes of T.J. Eckleberg eventually comes to life as a visitor that ascertained that was the only other man, excluding Nick and Gatsby’s father, to attend Gatsby’s funeral. This symbol came to life to ascertain the fact that there would always be a watcher, always be someone who saw through it all. Perhaps the most tragic yet integral scenes in showing the empty legacy left behind by Gatsby are those of his funeral. Nick uses the scramble of getting people to attend his…

resulting in women being treated equal with men. Lastly, gender roles have created a societal male dominant patriarchy, which in Ibsen’s play was the foundation of the story. Henrik Ibsen portrays the 19th century norms, perfectly to the readers and watchers of the play. Marriage was regarded to as very important; women did not just leave their husbands. Ibsen wrote this play in order to depict the issues of society, and how men and women have to be authentic to each…

The protagonist/ narrator of John Updike’s short story “A&P”, is a caucasian, heterosexual, nineteen year old male, by the name of Sammy. The story takes place in the summer, on a Thursday afternoon, in small town north of Boston, Massachusetts. The story takes place over a short amount of time, when three young caucasion females walk into the local A&P with only their bathing suits on. Throughout the story Sammy 's emotions turn from lust at the beginning of the story (when the three females…

“We, as humans, must be willing to accept people who are different from ourselves.”-Barbara Jordan A quote that doesn’t only apply to the many texts read within Ourselves and Others , but also to the 323.1 million people in the United States who aren’t all going to agree, who aren’t the same. In fact, our differences are what makes everyone the same. Through differences strategies such as, court cases, religious fights, or the people who truly care for you, this message is still conveyed, just…

There are many ways to be persuaded in the industry of advertisement. You can find many different medias for advertisements everywhere, such as newspapers, web pages, magazines, television, and radios. Many television ads have a plot in them to attract the audience to buy whatever they are selling and they use the rhetorical appeals to do so-- pathos, logos, and ethos. Using these rhetoric appeals will help persuade one way or the other of someone’s thinking. For example, the Old Spice Invisible…

As Tim Burton says, “One person’s craziness is one person’s reality.” This quote shows how his films portray his crazy thoughts to others, but it is actually what he happens to consider being normal. Tim Burton is an animator and film director that is influenced by Roald Dahl and E.A Poe. Burton is best known for his use of dark children’s stories and gothic fantasies in films like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Edward Scissorhands. In Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Charlie finds the…

The Great Gatsby comparison and contrast between the book and the 1974 movie. The difference between the ways the book expresses and shows the characters then in the movie, but the movie helps you understand the plot and storyline better. The 1974 movie uses vision to show the characters filled with emotion while the book uses dialogue. The Great Gatsby plot and setting in the movie and book are mostly the same. Most of the movie used things from the book, but some things were changed. The 1974…

The two paintings I chose to compare and contrast are Aurora Borealis by Frederic Edwin Church and Portrait of Félix Fénéon by Paul Signac. Both paintings have the same mediums; oil on canvas. Aurora Borealis was created in 1865, it is now housed at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington and its dimensions are 142.3 x 212.2 cm. Portrait of Félix Fénéon was created in 1890, it is now housed at the Museum of Modern Art in New York and its dimensions are 74 x 95 cm. Aurora Borealis is…

In “Turning In, Turning Out,” Robert Putnam defines social capital as societal norms and trust that permit humans to unite by following the same objectives. Social trust and civic engagement are connected because the more we connect with others, the more we trust them. Putnam believes America’s social capital has been declining for more than a quarter century, given the fact that memberships of Elks clubs and labor unions have shrunk over the last three decades. Attendance at political rallies…

According to the reports of Dubious Dangers on roadways And Campuses, road rage is intimidating people in the cities by these type of assaults. Seemingly, those homicidal strangers who are hacking others are taking control over the streets and concerning normal drivers. Investigations are alarming the vicinity, and apparently road rage is not the cause of most of the murders in those roadways. The journal also includes about abortions and the studies of breast cancer. Abortions were the cause…