4/27/14 Reflection essay chapters 3&4 Chapter 3 begins with a description of Gatsby’s legendary parties. ‘’There was music from my neighbor’s house through the summer night’’ is the first sentence of the chapter‚ and I think that it is a very short but good description of Gatsby’s parties that start early in the morning and last until the next one. Gatsby’s parties are legendary. The people Nick met so far‚ they all said that they know Mr. Gatsby from West Egg and had been to one of his parties;
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Mysterious Death of Tupac Shakur Tupac‚ or 2Pac was an African-American rapper who had sold more than 75 million records worldwide‚ and was considered a hip-hop legend throughout his career. He was born on June 13th‚ 1971 and died a very tragic death on September 13th‚ 1996 . His death caused much sparkness to occur as of who it was that killed him‚ not of how he died. A lot of factors played in during his death‚ and considering the complexity of the murder‚ it was hard to tell if the death had been
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obvious that there are 3 people who are responsible for the death of King Duncan. The first choice is off course the 3 witches‚ the second Macbeth and the third Lady Macbeth. It is clear that the witches are the starters of the corruption‚ Lady Macbeth the catalyst who motivates Macbeth into committing the crime and Macbeth‚ the man who actually delivered the crucial blow which sent King Duncan to his grave. I will explain what motives they had to kill the king and how responsible they each are for King
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During the early 1900’s‚ there was a decade of endless partying‚ drinking‚ swinging‚ and full-on hedonism known as the “Roaring 20’s”. In the novel‚ The Great Gatsby‚ F. Scott Fitzgerald tackles the views that many people hold about about the 20’s and shows them to be gloomy‚ wistful‚ and tainted by people’s own memories. For example‚ despite the fact that the “Roaring 20’s” were seen as glamorous‚ Nick’s description paints a gloomy tone by portraying the Valley of Ashes as filled with miserable
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Scott Fitzgerald‚ Gatsby gains his wealth not to pursue the dream of being super wealthy. No‚ was searching for the hand of a lovely girl that he wished to marry but didn’t have a penny to his name. Years later Gatsby began to host many parties grab a hold of Daisy’s attention‚ so that maybe one day she might step in and he may be united once again but under holy matrimony. Fitzgerald does not resolve the ending in an unexpected way‚ “The Great Gatsby” ended with Gatsby dead and Daisy still with the
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Arthur Miller succeeds in demonstrating incredibly well in Death of a Salesman that not only is tragic heroism
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However she was a fighter as she didn’t give up straight away after all the bad things that had happened to her. The way people around her treated her was the reason that she committed suicide as they used and abused her and didn’t help her in times of need. Gerald had known Daisy Renton and had used her for his own gain. "I became at once the most important person in her life” Gerald had used the power he had to exploit her sexually for his own pleasure and she had become his mistress. Gerald knew
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This was an issue because Juliet could not be married to both Romeo and Paris. She raced to the Friar‚ begging for a solution to her problem. He offers her a potion that will put her in a death-like sleep for 42 hours‚ just enough time for Romeo to come and retrieve her so they could safely run away together. At the time‚ the plan seemed perfect. However‚ he never fully thought it through. Juliet took the potion that night and was discovered
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Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ the narrator‚ Nick‚ recounts his months living on the east coast next to his wealthy neighbor Gatsby before his untimely death. Through the careless actions of the characters Daisy and Tom‚ and the repercussions of those actions that cause immense pain on the lower class‚ Fitzgerald suggests that the carelessness of the wealthy often leads to corruption throughout the working class. Although every character has their own flaws‚ the actions of Tom and Daisy throughout
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We all have goals and dreams we want to accomplish. But the pursuit of a dream based on false illusions will ultimately lead to tragedy. This is true in Arthur Miller’s play‚ "Death of a Salesman"‚ and in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel‚ "The Great Gatsby". In both works‚ the main character is in pursuit of a dream for success that ultimately causes his demise. The American Dream is the idea that through hard work‚ courage‚ and determination one can achieve prosperity. Based on the Protestant work ethic
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