Rick Fei Mr. Ireland English III 1/10/2013 Take home test 1. Gatsby is a great guy‚ Gatsby is deeply fall in love with Daisy‚ compare to Tom’s love his love is selfless that he can put away everything he has for Daisy. Tom has a mistress outside and never care Daisy’s feeling‚ Gatsby is rich man who can get everything he want but he still deeply love Daisy. “There is always a halt there of at least a minute‚ and it was because of this that I
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In Deaths of a Salesman‚ Willy Loman is a salesmen who is trying to achieve the American Dream just like everyone else in the world. In his head he believes to be this well liked and huge successful salesmen. In reality he is more of a self-conscious man who tries to live his fantasy he has in his head while being deceitful to not only himself but his own family as well. Throughout Death of a Salesman‚ Willy has several slogans that he attempts to live his life by. One of the main slogans we here
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The Great Gatsby‚ written by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ is often referred to as the great American novel. The book’s immense symbolism and its many messages make The Great Gatsby a novel that has the ability to appeal to all who read it. Religion plays a key role in the book. For instance‚ religious beliefs in the 1920s influenced the main characters of the story in a significant way. The Valley of Ashes that is described in chapter two may also help to represent the moral dilapidation that the rich undergo
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in his way to make it to the top‚ Jay-Z came from an area a low-income area with not much to his name. He used the tools he had to make his dream come true‚ eventually dominating music charts. Jay-Z had predominantly made an impact in black culture‚ he has stood up for blacks the recent issues of police brutality. As a rap and hip-hop artist Jay-Z uses his outlet to be a figure that will stand up for the black community and voice his opinions. Like the bad man‚ Jay-Z is “amoral‚ tough‚ unafraid of
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Salesman and All of My Sons‚ two different plays written by distinguished playwright Arthur Miller‚ yet the two main characters Joe Keller and Willy Loman are notably identical to one another. Although both are not faced with similar situations‚ both Keller and Loman handle their situations with an ignorant and shallow mindset towards the world. Keller and Loman have significant tragic flaws which ultimately lead to their demise. Both characters are unable to accept reality the way others are capable of
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Willy Loman is "no hot-shot selling man. Except that sometimes‚ you have to admit‚ he’s a sweet personality" (49). The man who is past his prime and has never made what he wants of his life has always concentrated on the belief that one’s personality is equal to his success in life. This strong belief in personality ruined his son’s lives‚ and gave him and his two sons a tragic dilemma when they realized that they were fumbling their way throughout life without knowing what they really wants to do
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Compare and contrast the presentation on the destructive nature of love and desire in The Tempest‚ The Great Gatsby and Rapture. (Word count 3081) The complexities of love and desire are repeatedly illustrated in all three texts. Shakespeare‚ Fitzgerald and Duffy depict the destructive nature of love and desire through the themes of greed‚ selfishness and obsession. These are conveyed through metaphors‚ similes and personification. The most prominent technique used by all the writers to demonstrate
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John Jay was the first chief justice of the USA. He also crafted the boundaries and responsibilities of the supreme court the United States. He was born Dec. 12 1745 in New York. John Jay grew up outside of new york city‚ and did not move around because mom was teacher at his school. He went to King’s College‚ now known as Columbia University. “Jay threw himself into the political world and became a successful attorney. Jay quickly learned that the British government would not take the colonies
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American dream on the Great Gatsby - What can we learn from the Great Gatsby? References Nick Carraway Novel’s narrator‚ from Minnesota Educated at Yale Fought in W.W.I Learns bond business. Honest‚ tolerant Gatsby’s neighbor Nick Carraway by Tobey Maguire‚ the Great Gatsby movie 2013 Jay Gatsby Protagonist Fabulously wealthy Has opulent mansion on Long Island
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of the novel called the “The Great Gatsby”. He is a young man that came from Minnesota and was educated at Yale and fought in World War I. He moves to New York to work and learn the bond business. His father taught him to be an honest‚ and trustworthy person growing him up. He was also told by his father to reserve judgment of people. After moving to West Egg‚ Nick finds himself meeting people and finding himself a best friend and next-door neighbor Jay Gatsby. West Egg is a very wealthy neighborhood
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