• DEMONSTRATE THE WAYS IN WHICH THE HUMANITIES RELATE TO MY PROFESSION AS A SALES MANAGER
AS WELL AS THE WAYS IN WHICH THEY RELATE TO ACHIEVING THE AMERICAN DREAM
• DISCUSS VARIOUS ART AND LITERATURE PIECES AND THEIR RELATION TO THE PROFESSIONAL WORLD
THE GREAT
GATSBY
THE GREAT GATSBY IS A FICTION NOVEL WRITTEN IN 1925 BY
F. SCOTT FITZGERALD.
( SCOTT, 1925)
THE GREAT GATSBY
THE GREAT GATSBY IS HIGHLIGHTED WITH THEMES OF EXPLOITATION, FANTASY, CONFLICT, SOCIAL
TURMOIL, AND EXCESS. TOGETHER, THESE CREATE A PICTURE OF THE ROARING 20’S THAT HAS BEEN
LABELED AS AN ADVISORY TALE REGARDING THE AMERICA DREAM.
ANY FISH TODAY 1857
WILLIAM SIDNEY MOUNT (1807-1868) AMERICAN REALIST PAINTER.
THIS YOUNG MAN REPRESENTED …show more content…
Genre: Rock
Released: May 13, 1985
(Springsteen, 1984)
THE PROFESSION OF SALES IS THE ART OF
PERSUADING THE VIEWER TO BE ENGAGED AND TO
BELIEVE. THE THREE PIECES OF ART EACH PERSUADE
THE VIEWER TO BECOME PART OF THE STORY AND TO
BELIEVE IN THEIR OWN VERSION OF
THE AMERICAN DREAM
THE GREAT GATSBY
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THIS IS A FICTIONAL NOVEL THAT FOLLOWS A CAST OF CHARACTERS LIVING IN THE TOWN OF WEST EGG ON PROSPEROUS LONG ISLAND IN THE
SUMMER OF 1922. THE STORY PREDOMINANTLY CONCERNS THE YOUNG AND SECRETIVE MILLIONAIRE JAY GATSBY AND HIS IMPRACTICABLE LUST
FOR THE BEAUTIFUL DAISY BUCHANAN.
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IN THE STORY, NICK IS THE NARRATOR AS WELL AS A CHARACTER. THIS DUAL ROLE PROVIDES THE READER INSIDE INFORMATION TO THE PLOT AND
ABOUT CHARACTERS. NICK WRITES IN FIRST PERSON.
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THE MOOD IS HAPPY AS JAY IS LIVING THE AMERICAN DREAM, BUT TURNS SOMBER AS IT IS CLEARLY DEPICTED THAT THE AMERICAN DREAM IS NOT
REALIZED JUST BY MATERIAL POSSESSIONS. IT TAKES HARD WORK, HONESTY AND THE ABILITY OF GETTING PAST THE TRIALS ALONG THE WAY.
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THE THEME AND CONCEPT HELP THE VIEWER TO UNDERSTAND THAT LUST AND GREED WILL GET IN THE WAY OF REALIZING THE AMERICAN …show more content…
THE DRAWING MAKES US BELIEVE THAT THE
AMERICAN DREAM WILL LAST AS LONG AS ONE BELIEVES AND WORKS HARD. THE MUSICAL COMPOSITION TELLS US THAT
THE AMERICAN DREAM IS A HARD JOURNEY, AND SOMETIMES IT HELPS TO JUST LOOK BACK ON THE GLORY DAYS.
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THE GREAT GATSBY DISPLAYS A LIFE OF MATERIAL THINGS, EXCESS AND ABUNDANCE. THE PAINTING AND SONG ARE MUCH
SIMPLER AND SHOW THAT LIFE CAN BE HAPPY WITH THE ESSENTIALS, GREAT MEMORIES AND THE COMFORT OF FRIENDS
AND FAMILY.
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THE GREAT GATSBY DISPLAYS THE AMERICAN DREAM AS UNATTAINABLE. JAY GATSBY, ALTHOUGH WEALTHY BEYOND
REASON, IS NOT ABLE TO HAVE THE WOMAN HE LOVES. THE PAINTING AND THE SONG REPRESENT THE AMERICAN DREAM AS
VERY REAL AND ATTAINABLE, BUT IT TAKES A LOT OF HARD WORK.
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THE GREAT GATSBY PORTRAYS THE AMERICAN DREAM AS JUST A DREAM AND THE SONG AND DRAWING DEMONSTRATES TO
THE VIEWER AND LISTENER THAT WITH A LOT OF HARD WORK THE AMERICAN DREAM TRULY CAN BE ACHIEVED.
THEMES AND MOODS
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THE SIMULARIETIES AND DIFFERENCES ENHANCE MY UNDERSTANDING BY DRAWING ME (THE AUDIENCE) IN AND
TRULY CHALLENGE ME TO LOOK AT EACH PIECE OBJECTIVELY AND SUBJECTIVELY. WHEN WE CAN COMPARE