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- 7281: The Great Gatsby: Jay Gatsby - Shattered Dreams
- The Great Gatsby: Jay Gatsby - Shattered Dreams F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby is a tragic tale of love distorted by obsession. Finding himself in the city of New York, Jay Gatsby is a loyal and devoted man who is willing to cross oceans and build mansions for his one true love. His belief in realistic ideals and his perseverance greatly influence all the ... Daisy's favor and having her back in his life. The greatest example of this dedication is the mansion he has constructed, a colossal affair by any standard...with a tower on one side, spanking new under a thin beard of raw ivy, and a marble swimming pool, and more than forty acres of lawn and garden (9). Once a penniless young man without a past (156), he transforms himself into ... heart, taking her away from Tom and living happily ever after in his mansion he built with her approval in mind. Sadly enough for Gatsby, devotion is not the driving force that propels life in New York. Society is based on money and power, not faith and love. Daisy and Tom [smash] up things and creatures and then [retreat] back into their money or their vast carelessness. (187) Even Gatsby ...
- 7282: Endangered Species
- Abstract: For Endangered Species I am doing my project on endangered species. In the world there are a lot of endangered species for example: birds, insects, tigers, whales and many more. I have learned many things from this project on how the animals get endangered and ways how to help ... and do not harm it, it might have baby s and have more of its kind. A species is named endangered when of its kind occurs in a low number. About 1000 species in the world are named endangered, or are in threat to be extinct. I never knew that some kinds of birds were in danger. We can help these animals and plants by making laws that you are not ... is presumed to be the major habitat destruction that resulted from logging of large Southern forests. Ivory-bills required large tracts of land with old trees and were unable to cope with timbering activities. The world's last dusky seaside sparrow died in Florida in June 1987 because its habitat, Florida's coastal salt marsh, was severely depleted. In the early 1990s the spotted owl of the United States Pacific ...
- 7283: Of Mice and Men: The Great Depression - The Uncommon Struggle of All Men
- ... taxes, and the chicken farm was the sole source of income for the family, other than their odd jobs. Franklin D. Roosevelt said "Hunger is not debatable". Roosevelt had an idea which he called "The New Deal". It set up food, jobs and other necessities of life for many people who were suffering as a result of the Depression. Roosevelt's programs caused many things to be built, some of which ... I would have never made it if we wouldn't have stuck so closely together as we did". People today cannot grasp what the people in the 1930's had to deal with. Today the world is a stroll in the park, compared with the past. The people lost not only jobs, but faith in their own futures. The Depression made people all over the country come together for a common purpose and a common goal. . .to survive the struggles. Bibliography The American Heritage-History of the 20's and 30's, Editor in Charge-Ralph K. Andrist, 1970, American Heritage Publishing Co., Inc., New York, NY. Hard Times-An Oral History of the Great Depression by Studs Terkel, 1970, H. Wolff, New York, 1st Printing. Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck, 1936, The Viking Press, Inc. Webster's ...
- 7284: The Fellowship Of The Rings
- ... was reluctant to aid in their cause. Gandalf had departed them to seek the wisdom of another wizard. With Strider and the remaining party they traveled the broad expanse if terrain. Where they would befriend new adventurers along the way. Many a time would they be tempted to misuse the ring. But Frodo's will held strong. Up unto the climax of events, when the ring raids came to take what ... the ring on his finger. He vanished from his party's sight. "Take the ring off Frodo!", they yelled. But he was frozen in his steps. Determind to get it they approached him. In a brave attempt to protect the ring, Frodo ran up to them, held the sting high in the air, attempting to strike one of them. But he failed. And instead he took a wound in his side ... to come alive into huge horse-like wave. And it swallowed the riders as they attempted to cross. Washing them away down river. He had beaten them this time. But their tortured souls would find new hosts, new bodies. And would come again in greater numbers. All was silent, and when Frodo regained all consciousness he found himself in a warm, well-rested bed. Uncle Bilbo at his side. And ...
- 7285: Great Expectations: Self Conflict
- ... a gentleman, and to be taught in London, where he starts to stray ever-farther from those who truly love him. As Pip begins his progression toward being a gentleman, he is faced with a world that appears frightening, a commercial world of protocol and etiquette that Pip blindly sees as the answer to the shortcomings he sees in himself. He meets a man by the name of Magwitch, who he immediately refuses to see as anything but a cold criminal, one inadequate by his new-found standards. He would later review these feelings and see that underneath the petty judgement Pip gives to the man, there rests a caring man, that Pip comes to respect. This revelation would surface ...
- 7286: The Scarlet Letter: The Symbol of the Scarlet Letter
- ... s scarlet emblem is found on the outside, while the mark that her lover Dimmesdale is found in "his inmost heart." Though Hester and Dimmesdale are both branded with the scarlet "A", there is a world of difference between their badges of shame, for Hester's scarlet token is embroidered in dazzling gold thread and is displayed for everyone to see, showing that she hides nothing, while Dimmesdale's letter is ... flowed generously in her physical appearance, is now geared towards the exploration of her mind's inner depths. A dazzling face is replaced by a dazzling mind, as Hester escapes her desolation in toying with new and fascinating ideas. Driven by reason instead of emotion, Hester "[casts] away the fragments of the broken chain," challenging the archaic doctrines of the Puritans. The author mocks the outmoded and outdated beliefs of the ... the central figure in the picture that Hawthorne paints in the readers mind; the rest are merely part of the grim background, serving only to enhance the exquisite beauty of Hawthorne's female protagonist. Also, "[New England] had been the scene of her guilt, and [it] should be the scene of her earthly punishment." Thus Hester finds her roots in New England; the scarlet emblem had made Puritan Boston her ...
- 7287: Electronic Commerce
- ... or sold all via the Internet. A person sitting in their living room dressed in pajamas on a rainy Saturday morning in mid December can hookup to the internet and place their bid on a new chess set for the holidays without ever setting foot in the department stores. They can pay for it with their credit card through a secure transaction and have it delivered right to their door in ... pushy sales person that it is out of stock. After they get pushed into something other than what they came for they will wait in a line similar to that of Space Mountain at Disney World. Finally they will head for home after spending about an average of 2.5 hours (Sparkman 24). On the other hand, shopping on the Internet is takes no time at all. The consumer would log ... 46) Be on the lookout for more and more advertisements about online commerce. Just think, as more and more companies develop their online divisions, you will soon have the ability to shop anywhere in the world right from the comfort of you own home. Things that were only available in other parts of the country and other parts of the world will soon be available to you all at your ...
- 7288: All Quiet on the Western Front: Alienation
- All Quiet on the Western Front: Alienation According to the Webster's New World College Dictionary, alienation is 1. Separation, aversion, aberration. 2. Estrangement or detachment. 3. Mental derangement; insanity. The theme of All Quiet on the Western Front is about how World War I destroyed a generation of young men. It has taken from them the last of their childhood years, it has destroyed their faith in their elders, it has taught them an individual life ...
- 7289: Jane Eyre, The Feminist Tract"
- ... women had few options in life beyond marriage, education of children, and domestic service," (Magill 747). She ventured to explore her own literary abilities and wrote Jane Eyre, a novel which "served to articulate the new sense of self that in Bronte's time was still emerging and developing against the background of a changing social order," (Schact 423). This novel not only proved the capability of Charlotte Bronte, but also ... realize the barriers Bronte faced and had to overcome, we see her motivation for the development of the character, Jane Eyre, and for the publication of the novel. "Throughout the novel," Craig asserts, "Jane ascends new 'gradations of glory,' for in every relationship or confrontation, Jane emerges as the superior individual," (Craig 61). These "gradations of glory" assert Jane's value as a woman and virtually depict the worth of all ... viewed as inferior, she ultimately ends life happy and free. (Bronte 455) John, on the other hand, spends his adult life in debt and in jail. He dies by his own hand and leaves this world much the inferior of Jane. Her monumental "gradations of glory" begin while Jane is at Lowood. At times is was an "irksome struggle" for Jane as she was forced to yield to the overbearing ...
- 7290: Tribulation and Comedy in Lucky Jim
- ... taking the bite out of Jim's precarious situation: "Jim's taste for the absurd is perfectly accommodated by the polite restraints of his social environment....his comic energy propel[s] us through a social world which without his presence would be mundane" (Bradford, 1989, p. 33). At another moment, Jim exhibits further ridiculous behaviour in celebrating the completion of a laborious task that Welch had assigned to him: With a ... p. 205). Initially, the reader is just relieved that Jim has finished his assignment, yet with the addition of this slap-stick monologue, the moment becomes a delightful departure from the annoyances of Jim's world. He also vents irritation through off-handed, comical thoughts he has while in the company of Welch and Margaret. For example, as Jim is watching Welch talk about a concert, his mind drifting between several ... pp. 9-10). Although the idea is never realized, this hysterical digression allows Jim to endure Welch with a certain degree of composure: "In order to maintain self-respect...[Jim] resorts to a comic fantasy world in which he can express rage or loathing towards...Welch (Salwak, 1992, p. 65). Likewise, in spending time with Margaret, Dixon illustrates the therapeutic nature of his humorous fantastical attacks. In a scene where ...
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