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- 341: What Role Should the U.S. Play in World Defense?
- ... was forced to tell the American people how much money it spent on the protection of our country since last year alone. The amount? A whopping $4 billion dollars. Since we won our independence from Great Britain in 1776, we as a nation have been involved in 5 major wars since the turn of the century, and ask yourself this question: How many of these wars directly affected our own national security, and put the American people as a whole at great risk? All of these wars have been fought on other soil, the United States has not seen a war on our own soil since the Civil War, which ended in 1865. This was an internal ... in Europe, when the Austrian Archduke Francis Ferdinand was assassinated by a Serbian student. This event led to the first World War. The countries involved were the following: The Triple Entente was made up of Great Britain, France, and Russia. These were the “Good Guys”. The other major powers were known as the Triple Alliance, which consisted of Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy. Because of the alliance system in Europe, ...
- 342: The Great Gatsby: A Full Spectrum of Character
- The Great Gatsby: A Full Spectrum of Character Throughout Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, there seems to be a broad spectrum of moral and social views demonstrated by various characters. At one end, is Tom, a man who attacks Gatsby's sense of propriety and legitimacy, while thinking nothing of running roughshod over the lives of those around him. A direct opposite of Tom's nature is Gatsby, who displays great generosity and caring, yet will stop at nothing to achieve his dream of running off with Daisy. Also, in the middle of this, are various characters who seem to sway back and forth in ...
- 343: The Great Gatsby 4 -
- ... Dream? There is one answer for these two questions: The American Dream is tangible perfection. In reality, even in nature, perfection does not exist. Life is a series of imperfections that can make living really great or very unpleasant. Living the American Dream is living in perfection, and that by definition is not possible, thus deflating our precious American Dream. F. Scott Fitzgerald proves this fact in The Great Gatsby, through his scintillating characters and unique style. Characters in books often mirror the author s feelings towards the world around them. In The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald suggested the moral decline of the period in American history through the interpersonal relationships among his characters. The situations in the lives of the characters show the worthlessness of materialism, the futile ...
- 344: The Great Gatsby 4
- ... Dream? There is one answer for these two questions: The American Dream is tangible perfection. In reality, even in nature, perfection does not exist. Life is a series of imperfections that can make living really great or very unpleasant. Living the American Dream is living in perfection, and that by definition is not possible, thus deflating our precious American Dream. F. Scott Fitzgerald proves this fact in The Great Gatsby, through his scintillating characters and unique style. Characters in books often mirror the author s feelings towards the world around them. In The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald suggested the moral decline of the period in American history through the interpersonal relationships among his characters. The situations in the lives of the characters show the worthlessness of materialism, the futile ...
- 345: Teen Suicide -
- ... of control and no one seems to realize just how bad the issue is becoming. Society needs to be more aware of the causes and warning signs that often lead to suicide in young children. Depression is often associated with suicide, but the problem can usually be prevented with proper treatment such as counseling or anti-depressants. About five to ten percent of teens at some time in their life suffer from depression, and if not treated properly, depression can lead to suicide in almost fifteen percent of those troubled teens( The Demon Called Depression, pg.12). Depression is the typical trigger for most suicide attempts. For example, in the novel Who Killed ...
- 346: Charles Dickens’ Personal Experiences in Great Expectations
- Charles Dickens’ Personal Experiences in Great Expectations Many novels are based on the author’s life. Some of the novel’s were influenced by the author’s life. Often in cases like these, one author may write many novels with a similar theme, plot, setting, or characters. This is true in Great Expectations. Charles Dickens drew on his personal experiences in Great Expectations. The main character in the novel, Pip, portrays a life that is very similar the life of Charles Dickens, his creator. From reading Great Expectations and information about Dickens’ life, I learned that ...
- 347: Symbols in The Great Gatsby
- Symbols in The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby is based on a man named Jay Gatsby and his idealistic infatuation to a girl named Daisy that he met while he was young. Gatsby was not of a wealthy family and therefore Daisy would not marry him. Gatsby devoted his life to getting what he needed to win Daisy. After the war Gatsby became a bootlegger to attain what he needed to win Daisy. In the Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald uses various colors, objects, and gestures as symbols to portray the lack of moral and spiritual values of people and the different aspects of society in the 1920's. The ...
- 348: Foreshadowing and Flashback: Two Writing Techniques That Make Fitzgerald A Great Writer
- Foreshadowing and Flashback: Two Writing Techniques That Make Fitzgerald A Great Writer " 'Suppose you met somebody just as careless as yourself.' 'I hope I never will,' she [Jordan] answered. 'I hate careless people. That's why I like you.' " (Fitzgerald, pg. 63) Jordan is explaining to ... relieve his lingering thoughts of the past. During the chapter, Nick uses a flashback to tell about Gatsby's funeral for the readers to know what happen the day Gatsby was shot. Flashback in The Great Gatsby also helps to give the reader background information about the characters. In The Great Gatsby, the structure of the novel is influenced by foreshadowing and flashback. Fitzgerald utilizes foreshadowing to the best of its ability to help organize the novel. "Luckily the clock took this moment to tilt ...
- 349: The Great Gatsby As A Satire
- The Great Gatsby as a Satire Satire is an implement used by authors to point out a flaw of society or group of people in general. There are different levels of satire that the author can use ... Juvenalian satire called Horatian satire. Here, the writer points out a subject with a gentleness and jovial tenderness. The second main type of satire is informal. This is the type of satire used in The Great Gatsby. Here, Fitzgerald uses Nick to point out the character s flaws and makes each person the butt of the witticism by what they themselves do. The supposed guests at all of Gatsby s parties are prime examples of satire in The Great Gatsby. Many people who attended the parties were never even invited. This disregard for propriety illustrates the crassness and thoughtlessness that seemed to run rampant among the rich and famous during the twenties. An ...
- 350: Roger Chillingworth, A Great M
- Roger Chillingworth, a great man indeed Today there are not many people that have a good strong set of morals, and yet there are some people that have to strong a set. Those with not enough morals commit crimes ... Roger was clad in a strange disarray of civilized and savage costume , which may make him appear devilish, but it is only because he was taken hostage by Indians. In actuality Roger Chillingworth is a great scholar, so great in fact that he is described as someone who had so cultivated his mental part that it could not fail to mould the physical to itself . Roger had a furrowed visage, and his eyes ...
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