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In all honesty when researching professions pay is the first aspect I considered. There are two explanations for my personal desire for money. First I am greedy, I would not mind having a nice set of wheels and occasionally cruising around in my yacht. The second explanation is the result of a mixed sense of guilt and desire. The people with more money are more capable to help those in need. I believe that as a human in this world it is your duty to serve those around you. While it is enjoyable…

Brill picks out someone’s conversation to enter. Before long, Miss Brill has already imagined their lives. Miss Brill named the boy a hero and the girl a heroine. Pointing out the young couple was beautifully dressed just arriving from his father’s yacht. As always, Miss Brill prepares to listen but this times what she hears leaves her heartbroken. Referring to Miss Brill the young man says "Why does she come here at all-who wants her? Why doesn't she keep her silly old mug at home?" Joking the…

Kaushal Patel Mr.Delisle American Literature Honors 18 May 15 What does it mean to be an American? Americans throughout the history have been known to be brave and show courage in difficult circumstances. During the 20th century, many novels had an impact on how people interpreted the literature. Exceptional authors such as F. Scott Fitzgerald, John Steinbeck, and J. D. Salinger interpreted and conveyed the message of imperfection in their novels. Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath takes the…

How does someone become a success? F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby brilliantly portrays a man who accomplished his dream of becoming a success through the title character himself. Since a young age, Gatsby had always aspired to become prosperous, even though he came from a poor farming family. From the moment he changed his name from James Gatz to Jay Gatsby, he was set to move ahead throughout his life. Everything Jay Gatsby did was in an effort to rise from his background and become a…

Student Answer: In Italy, the individualism of the people of Italy is that they have to worry about and look after themselves and their actual family. But it is different with the collectivism of the people of Italy because they are belonging to the `in groups` in which that is who they are set to take care of in order to get loyalty back in exchange. Italy is more of a HIERARCHY country than an EGALITARIANISM country. Italy is highly regarded as success oriented and driven. The children are…

Introduction The five Oscar nominated movie , "The Wolf of Wall Street," gives another Hollywood story of drug addict, sex-crazed noblemen on Wall Street. When the film the wolf of Wall Street hit cinemas recently, it was a box office heat. The Hollywood juggernaut was based on the real life story of Jordan Belford who spent twenty two months in prison for money laundering and fraud after ripping off investors to almost one hundred million dollars. In the film "The wolf of Wall Street”, we…

Some Like It Hot: The Temporary Transvestite Movie Billy Wilder’s irreverent slapstick masterpiece, Some Like It Hot, challenges conventional ideas of gender, attraction, and sexuality. The main characters in the film are shown as stereotypical womanizers. They evolve, through very untraditional means of sensitization, into men capable of supporting and sustaining romantic relationships. Their transformation takes place through the use of the temporary transvestite genre. These characters,…

Vincent Gao Mrs. Biggs Honors English II 21 October 2015 Yay Title. In life, any governing force will enact a system for organization and coercive power. In doing so, the rebels which come indirectly from a structure of coordination will be nullified. Predominantly, the leaders in command authenticate the annihilation of rebels with the concept of justice. With this approach, a governing force commanded by a human will have the power to penalize another human in the name of justice. In no way…

An Unwanted Interruption "Five years," Jay Gatsby 's husky voice breathed. He pinned Daisy to the wall of the living room. "Not here Jay," Daisy pushed Gatsby away. A hesitant tremor betrayed her lilting voice. "There 's servants around." "Five years to make up for," Gatsby murmured into Daisy 's ear. The young woman turned her white face up to Gatsby’s own, her eyes dark with anticipation. Gatsby kept his eyes transfixed on her face. Five years on, and her beauty still mesmerised him. He was…

Can social class affect the outcome of how a person will be in the future? In “Discontent” Michael McGerr focuses on the differences between the upper-ten, the middle class, and the working-class in order to see the differences between each. Wealth is the determinant of how a person is raised and how they will live the rest of their lives. First, the wealthiest class was the upper ten. McGerr writes, “The ‘upper ten’ were no more than a tiny minority, a mere sliver of the nation. Wealthy…