full‚ spirited style of living‚ she wants so much to escape the grey‚ dead land of the Valley of Ashes that she colours her life with any brightness she can find‚ be it broken glass or diamonds. Nick describes land she finds herself in as a wasteland‚ a desert‚ saying "this is the Valley of Ashes -- a fantastic farm where ashes grow like wheat into ridges and hills and grotesque gardens‚ where ashes take the forms of houses and chimneys and rising smoke and finally‚ with a transcendent effort‚ of
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a member of the tribe dies‚ their body is cremated‚ and the ashes and bones left over are then placed into a pot (2). After some time‚ the family members and relatives of the deceased person will mix the ashes and bones with cooked‚ mashed bananas and then eat it (2). They believed that by consuming the ashes (and in the ashes‚ the spirit) of their deceased relative‚ they were releasing his or her soul into freedom (2). If the ashes are not consumed‚ the Yanomami thought that the soul would forever
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even the gloomy Valley of Ashes. Death is hanging there and waiting for the perfect moment to strike. Fitzgerald shows us that death is discretely around us all the time and can happen to anybody at any moment. The Valley of Ashes already sounds like a gloomy place full of despair and destruction; the name bringing forth images of a town that was engulfed in flames of a fire that consumed the land and left nothing but the ashes of life that once took place there. “Where ashes take the forms of houses”
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The Black Death 1347-1351 Symptoms and Causes There were three commonly seen forms of the Black Death. The bubonic plague‚ the pneumonic plague‚ and the septicemic plague. The bubonic plague was the most common; the symptoms included enlarged and inflamed lymph nodes (around arm pits‚ neck and groin)‚ vomiting‚ headaches‚ fevers of 101-105 degrees Fahrenheit‚ and nausea. These symptoms took from 1-7 days to appear. The two other plagues were less common‚ probably because victims often died before
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The three main social classes in the Great Gatsby had many barriers and conflicts to overcome amongst each other and with themselves throughout the story. The three social classes in the story are the “new money” (Gatsby)‚ “old money” (Tom‚ Daisy‚ and Jordan)‚ and the “no money” (Myrtle and Wilson). The new money was Gatsby‚ He was a young‚ rich party man who threw parties every night. The old money was made up of Tom‚ Daisy‚ and Jordan. They all got their fortunes from pure ways; however they were
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The Firestorm of Peshtigo Firestorms are like hot ashes landing on you‚ they may be small but they hurt a lot or in firestorms case damage a lot. Firestorms look like a tornado absorbing fire‚ but they’re really whirlwinds made of fire that cause a lot of damage especially when touching flammable items‚ but most areas recover quickly afterwards. The Firestorm of Peshtigo included many details common to firestorms and caused damage and destruction to property and lives that affected the region‚ but
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“This is What It Means to Say Phoenix‚ Arizona” by Sherman Alexie‚ presented a story based on the Native American culture‚ traditions‚ and social-economic problems. The author organized the events illustrated in this short story in chronological order with the incorporation of flashback throughout the story which helps to comprehend much better the relationship in between characters‚ potential conflicts‚ settings‚ and other elements of the story. The central element of the story is the trip that
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values of a caring society. Those who seem to have achieved it‚ like Tom and Daisy‚ are living in a moral vacuum which destroys any hope of happiness. Whether they travel to the city by car or by train‚ Tom and Daisy have to pass the valley of ashes with its massive advertisement for Dr T. J. Eckleburg. These huge eyes brood over the novel‚ as Nick keeps commenting on them and Wilson equates them with the eyes of God. Through this symbol‚ Fitzgerald specifically suggests that‚ in post-war
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GE3401 – TB2 Exploring English Cinema Scene Analysis “Scattering Donny’s Ashes” Scene in The Big Lebowski (Joel and Ethan Coen‚ 1998) Student Name: Fan Ho Nga‚ Gloria Student ID: 52948216 “Scattering Donny’s Ashes” Scene in The Big Lebowski (Joel and Ethan Coen‚ 1998) The Big Lebowski (1998) by the Coen Brothers is no doubt a comedy film about friendships between three bowling buddies with differing personalities who met and stuck together as friends by choice in Los Angeles
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The valley of ashes is a town between West Egg and New York City where “ashes grow” and the citizens “move dimly and already crumbling through the powdery air” (27). Fitzgerald describes the citizens as a lower class who is alienated from the wealthy class. The valley of ashes is a town that was created by the garbage and wastes from East Egg and represents filth. George Wilson lives in the Valley of Ashes and is described as a “blond‚ spiritless man” (29). His
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