The Great Gatsby: America Degenerates Into A Place Of Moral Destitution
.... in the form of the American Dream,
a savage ideal that was fundamentally flawed from the outset. The fallacy
of the American Dream cursed all who aspired to its promises while the
upper class enjoyed the luxuries that accompanied their status, exploiting
those below them as a means to reaffirm their superiority.
Consequently, James Gatz, under the influence of characters like
Dan Cody and Meyer Wolfshiem, underwent a self-transformation to become
Gatsby, a new man who was founded on his "Plutonic con .....
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T.S. Elliot's "Tradition And The Individual Talent" And Alain Locke's "The New Negro
.... censure…. If otherwise… with the
implication…. Of some pleasing archaeological reconstruction" (1405).
Critics were in effect using tradition only to describe something quaint
and archaic. The problem with this view is that it creates the
misconception among the general public that good poetry is not at all
related to anything that has been done before, and it must instead be
something entirely new to be good.
This misconception was especially destructive because it caused
people to ignore the influence .....
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The Great Gatsby: Moral Decline Through The Interpersonal Relationships
.... be part of the same elite crowd. They play a
reflection of each other in the book by wanting the same thing but they
have different methods of achieving it. Gatsby wants Daisy, and Myrtle just
wants to be higher in society. Gatsby plays the god-like character in this
book so his means are good but both him and Myrtle do bad things to get
higher in a crowd that will never take them in. To make themselves appear
better to the other crowd, they lose some of the moral fiber that was there
to begin with. (Fit .....
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Animal Farm: The Effect Of Propaganda
.... control and broadcast his ideas upon desprate ears.
“Vote for Snowball and the three day week…” (p.34) Snowball spread
propaganda that would promote Animalism by building a windmill. This
windmill was to be used for luxuries that would make life better for
everyone on Animal Farm. Snowball also said that although the construction
would be difficult all animals would benefit in the long run. His positive
attitude, ideas and propaganda excited the animals so much that they wanted
to build it, until the d .....
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The Catcher In The Rye: A Bridge From Innocence To Adulthood
.... is quite successful. Holden's first attempt at
adulthood is exemplified when he leaves his school without permission from
his parents or the school. This act in itself sets the stage for his trial
and error attitude about adulthood in the sense he failed out of school,
which was a childish act. He tries to rectify his failing out of school by
leaving, which he views as an adult act. Holden's leaving school
represents his need for independence and he achieves this by leaving.
Another of Holden's failed .....
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Analysis Of Chris Marker's "La Jetee", And Roland Barthes's "Camera Lucida"
.... of my research to some new, yet fundamental ideas about the
nature of photography itself.
One of the most interesting aspects of this study, and also the
most challenging, is the nature of Marker's “film” itself. Simply the fact
that I have to put the word film in quotes when applying it to La Jetee is
perhaps the strongest evidence of the enigma that this film has been
throughout its history. What exactly is la Jetee? This is a question that
haunted my research. How do you take a book about photogr .....
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Adam Smith's Wealth Of Nations
.... market or, supply and demand. The first
trading was dependent upon commodities. This led to "common" commodities
being used for exchange such as cattle, salt, or sugar. Metals became the
preferred common commodity because they were non-perishable and could be
divided. Metals were first used as crude bars of iron or copper with
richer nations using gold and silver. Eventually, the bars evolved into
money as we know it today, stamped by public office known as mint.
This first portion of Wealth of .....
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Billy Budd: Perfect Character In Unjust Microcosm
.... has strength as well as beauty. He also goes on to make an
allusion between "young Alexander", Alexander the Great, and Billy to
create an image of a powerful figure. (THAAL, pg. 2513) Melville compares
Billy's physical appearance to that of Alexander the conqueror creating an
image of a superior being.
Billy is an "honest soul" and wants simple peace and quiet. (THAAL,
pg. 2514) The simple peace that he seeks may represent the romantic view of
a noble savage, who has goodness because he is untaint .....
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The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer: Summary
.... to Jackson's Island. But most of the story
occurs in the village.
In the story Tom had to whitewash his aunt's fence which he did not
want to do. Later on Tom's friend Jim came along he had to get a pail of
water from the town pump so Tom said that he would get the water if Jim
would whitewash some. Jim said no so Tom was stuck with whitewashing until
Ben Rogers came eating a apple, and said "Hello, old chap, you got to work,
hey?" Tom told him that it wasn't work it was fun. Then Ben stoped eating
his a .....
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Kafka's The Trial: The Reality Of Guilt
.... a sin, but could be guilt itself.
An important note to keep in mind while reading "The Trial" is Kafka's
structural organization of paragraphs. Most of the paragraphs are
confusing and lengthy; some even more than one or two pages long. In
chapter two when Joseph is speaking at the Court of Inquiry, he is abruptly
interrupted by the shrieks of a woman. Kafka explains the scene in almost
two pages, paying extreme attention to detail. Most of his descriptions
seem unnecessary, redundant, and qui .....
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Images From The Dhammapada
.... Another example of this occurs on page 14,
number 4 in the section titled "Flowers".
"Just as a raging flood sweeps away a sleeping village,
So does death claim a man of distracted mind,
As he continually seeks more and more
Of life's fleeting pleasures."
Once again the image of water was used, but in a much different
context. Here The Dhammapada refers to water not as drops filling a bucket,
but it shows a more forceful side of water. A raging flood engulfin .....
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Critical Review Of 1984 By George Orwell
.... was placed on posters and
put all over the place with the saying, "BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU." This
was used to let the people know that no matter where they go the could not
escape the watching eyes of the controling government.
The government itself was very mysterious and had several parts that were
very suspicious to the main character, Winston, who worked in one part of
the government. It was divided up into four parts. The Ministry of Truth,
where Winston worked, was incharge of education and the .....
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King Authur And The Knights Of The Round Table
.... Knight's body in one year and a
day.
Another example of the demise of chivalry occurs at the Green
Knights castle. Sir Gawain manages to keep his word for two of the days,
but on the third day, he keeps the lady's scarf. The reason he does this
is obviously for its protective properties. This seems like a good idea,
but this violates his promise to give everything he gets back to the lord
of the manor. It also violates his faith in God's ability to save him from
being decapitated. Sir Gawain isn' .....
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Sir Launcelot
.... company of ladies the gentlest of men, and in a
righteous cause implacable…"
Launcelot is the model knight for the code of chivalry. Whether
through his prowess in battle or his largesse that everyone admired, he
ceaselessly fulfilled each aspect of the code. Throughout the book, he
exhibits both honor and loyalty to King Arthur and all his fellow knights.
Courtly love is another part of the code of Chivalry. Courtly love is love
often between one man and another man's wife. By having an affair with
K .....
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The Madness Of King George
.... control of England, with promises of
positions in the Parliament. Many doctors visited George, but none could
cure his condition. Finally William Pitt found a doctor who said he could
cure the King's condition. George was taken away to a private dwelling
where Dr. Willis treated him. Dr. Willis has a rather unorthodox method of
treatment, but they are believed to help King George. While George is gone
the Prince tries to take over the throne. William Pitt has the doctor
write encouraging letters u .....
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