1). Sullivan discusses the topic of preparing for college and aims his discussion towards high school freshman and college students. The students he has found prepared enough for college had no difficulty reading materials of multiple ranges and subjects since they “loved to read” (pp. 1). Furthermore, students that are prepared know that exemplary writing takes exemplary effort, and they come willing to comprehend, study, converse, and evaluate their written works. Additionally, listening and thinking influences the different ideas that we can develop; this can affect our self-development and mental capabilities, which can increase opportunities for further engagement.…
Compare and contrast the presentation on the destructive nature of love and desire in The Tempest, The Great Gatsby and Rapture. (Word count 3081)…
Even though Tom and Myrtle are together, and seem happy, there times in the end of the chapter that show toms anger towards Myrtle ( breaking her nose) Whats more, is how he gets anger at her when she starts chanting Daisy’s name to the group. “Keeps her in her place”…
In the past a thousand weeks, I feel like I have accomplished a great deal. As the quarter ends, I find myself reflecting not only how I have survived my fifth quarter but also what I have learned. The most important thing I have learned so far is how to become a better writer. I did not think it could really happen to me. I did not think I could handle all the work. I did not think I could actually become a better writer. Somehow, after all the hours of writing, and putting effort into my papers that I wrote in this quarter, I became a better writer. I did this because I concentrated on two very important areas. With help from an awesome teacher and my partner, I have become a better writer by improving my skills in the areas of procrastination and content.…
Green is the color of hope and it is viewed as one of the most important symbols in The Great Gatsby. Gatsby believed in the power of green light and its ability to provide him with everything that he desired. He felt that it could take away all his worries and create a prosperous life for him. Gatsby is characterized as being naïve since his dreams led him from rags to riches, and he was able to see a new developed America. Clearly, the green light represents far more than just a dock light. It represents the distinctive differences between the West and East Egg, the obsessive love Gatsby has for Daisy, and how Gatsby wants to live the ‘American Dream.’ The green light also consequently becomes the reason for Gatsby’s downfall at the end of the novel.…
In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, the main character, Jay Gatsby lives a very contradicting life style. Jay Gatsby lives a very extravagant lifestyle filled with money, cars, and houses, but he is missing one thing, his love Daisy. Daisy Buchannan is Gatsby’s dream. Gatsby’s only wish is impossible to achieve because what he wishes is to have the relationship with Daisy like he did 5 years ago.…
Violent revolutions have been the most effective way to bring about change dating back to the American Revolution in the late 1700s. While analyzing this ferocious rebellion, it is revealed that all of the American’s non-violent attempts to compromise with Britain failed, and that it took a bloody eight year war for the Americans to finally separate from Britain. Violent revolutions are not only more effective, but easier to pull off. The Iranian government was a well known institution that used fear to prevent successful non-violent revolutions from happening, by executing innocent kids who spoke up against the government. “Between 1980 and 1983, the government had imprisoned and executed so many high-school and college students that we no…
Improving my ability to become a great writer and write grade-A college papers is an important goal I hope to achieve by taking this class. My personal goals overall for this class is to gain the necessary elements and principles of writing, in order to further help my skills as a writer so it may lead to future success. As a writer my skills have improved over the years in things like grammar, thesis statements, outlines and critical thinking. Overall my skills in writing have greatly improved over the years, even though some may still require improvement. By completing this class over the summer, I look forward in reducing my weaknesses as a writer writer’s block and etc., in order to become a more significant and effective writer. Improving my writing skills has numerous benefits whether in college or things like vocabulary, keeping track of daily events, or even writing a journal of all the events taking place…
The Great Gatsby is a novel written by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Five characters are introduced to us as they go through life in New York. The narrator, Nick Carraway; the main character, Jay Gatsby; Tom’s wife, Daisy Buchanan; Daisy’s husband, Tom Buchanan; and Jordan Baker, the tennis player. These characters spend money that doesn't need to be spent, drink way too much, perform meaningless actions to make themselves happy, and are careless. This novel shows the culture of dissipation in the 1920's of society.…
In chapter 3 of The Great Gatsby Nick is invited to one of Gatsby’s extravagant parties. He arrives only to find he doesn’t know where Gatsby is, and then he runs into Jordan Baker. Together they set off to find Gatsby and they head to the library where they find “Owl Eyes”, a drunken man trying to get sober. After talking to “Owl Eyes” for awhile they head outside again where Nick unknowingly starts a conversation with Gatsby. After revealing himself, Gatsby tells Jordan that he would like to speak to her privately. Later “Owl Eyes” drives his car into a ditch and the chapter ends with Nick describing his life in New York and driving in a car with Jordan. The quote that best describes Jordan Baker is, “Let’s get out…this is much too polite for me” (45). The bad qualities of Jordan Baker are she is deceitful, derisive, and contemptuous. Jordan’s good qualities are she is a strong and supportive woman. Fitzgerald developed Jordan Baker throughout The Great Gatsby because she is an example of how people prey on other people for money. In addition, Jordan Baker is important because she represents a new type of woman in her time.…
In the start of the story, Fitzgerald portrays Jay Gatsby as a very rich and…
Over the course of the past three months, I have had the distinct pleasure of testing my writing capabilities through the Introduction to College Writing course. I have always had a passion for writing in all forms, but in previous years, the course work in grade-level English classes have been unchallenging of my writing ability. I have been heavily involved in Bonneville High School’s newspaper through journalism since my freshman year. This allowed me to strengthen my writing capability as I was drafting throughout the entire school year. I have never truly had to apply myself until I enrolled in English 101. Since the beginning of the class, I have faced various hardships while writing essays in unfamiliar styles, such as drafting a response to a scholarly article and synthesizing opposing perspectives. I have learned that I am more than capable in writing in different styles and that all of my work will be quality content regardless of the topic. I overcame the obstacles that have challenged me, and my essays exhibit that I am fully prepared to continue my work in English 102.…
I am a college student that is taking English 28 which is a valuable time to learn what the rest of my college career is going to be like as far as writing is concerned. During this class I will learn the invaluable writing process of how to express ideas using various writing styles and be expected to work hard be on time, turn in assignments on time and put forth effort from the very beginning.…
One of the main themes of The Great Gatsby , by Scott Fitzgerald, is the shallowness of the upper class. This idea of shallowness is expressed frequently through the main characters Daisy and Tom. They are occasionally compared to the other two main characters Gatsby and Nick. The story takes place in 1920s America in Long Island, New York during prohibition. Prohibition was a time period where alcohol was made illegal, but if you were part of the upper class it was more a joke than a law. Through Fitzgerald’s writing, the reader is able to observe the difference of selflessness not only between the upper and lower class but also between the people living in the West Egg compared to those in the East Egg. The Great Gatsby is symbolic of life in the 1920s America. It resembles the way in which people gained their happiness through materials. Although The Great Gatsby portrays a love story between a man and a woman the main theme of the novel is much more than that. The main theme of The Great Gatsby is the shallowness of the Upper class.…
References: Baker, Russell. On Becoming a Writer, pg. 66-68. The McGraw-Hill Guide: Writing For College, Writing for Life. 2nd edition, 2011.…