authority to the Bishops instead of the Pope. When the church decided to move the papacy back to the Roman empire there was another schism. This schism was called the Great western schism and resulted in two popes one that was backed by Rome and the other had the support of the Avignon this lasted until about 1417 when Martin V became Pope. During the 1500 to 1870 CE period God became distant and inaccessible to many which gave rise to Mysticism. Many turned to Marian Devotions during this time
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famously known as F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ is credited to creating arguably one of the most famous and renowned American novels of all time: The Great Gatsby. He was presented with many hardships in his career as an author‚ and unfortunately he did not overcome his‚ thought to have been‚ failure of a novel. He loved writing about wealth and cultural extravagance. In The Great Gatsby‚ F. Scott Fitzgerald was very fluent with explaining The American Dream; it was to achieve success in wealth and fame in the 1920’s
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Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby. Gatsby‚ throughout the novel‚ is utterly infatuated with Daisy in an extravagant‚ idealistic‚ and narcissistic fashion. Gatsby’s former lover from his days as a military officer in Kentucky‚ Daisy radiant with glamour‚ prestige‚ dignity‚ sophistication‚ social grace‚ and all the blessings bestowed by the gods of wealth has since married the effete‚ aristocratic Tom Buchanan. Gatsby‚ a diligent and resourceful man and one of literature’s great Platonic dreamers
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image is subjective to the relation to the ruler. If conquered‚ perhaps the ruler is a villain‚ but if bravely conquering for one’s own nation‚ then a hero they surely are. Surely one of‚ if not the most successful rulers in history is Alexander the Great of Macedonia. King Alexander’s military genius led to his conquering of most of the known world to ancient Greeks‚ as well as the production of a near universal Hellenistic Culture during his time. Born 356 B.C.E. in Macedonia‚ Alexander was the
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look or a style‚ it can describe who a person is beneath the color coat they may wear. Color determines who a person is in many stories and goes deeper than thought. The extensive use of Color is key in The Great Gatsby and helps find out who people really are. Gray is a color used in The Great Gatsby that describes hopelessness. The Valley of Ashes “a fantastic farm where ashes grow like wheat into ridges and hills and grotesque gardens; where ashes take forms of houses and chimneys and rising
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During the 1930’s or as the others know as the dirty thirties came the great depression. The great depression is the longest economic downturn in the history of the Western industrialized world. This happened in North America‚ Europe‚ Canada and many more places around the world. People went through a lot during the great depression and lost many people. It also made the employment rate drop in increasingly numbers. The great depression had many causes from different places of the world‚ in North
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The assessment I have chosen for this quarter is creating a movie poster. The characters in The Great Gatsby will be used as comparisons to the celebrities. The main character in this novel is Gatsby. Gatsby is a 30 year old good looking man who easily attracts the ladies. Also‚ he happens to be extremely wealthy. Jay strives to achieve whatever goal he sets himself. In this novel‚ his goal is to make a fortune so he could live happily with the love of his love. Gatsby is a very open-minded‚ outgoing
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I wanted to write you this letter because now the Great War is over and there are some topics that I wanted to address‚ and‚ since we haven’t talked since the war started‚ I wanted to make sure that you know that I am okay. As you most likely know‚ I’m still living and working in Washington County‚ Virginia. I haven’t had much involvement in the war efforts myself‚ however‚ I am waiting for my husband’s return from fighting in Europe‚ or a letter saying that he has passed away. Since he is gone‚
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“The exploration of the Great Northwest produced some of the most heroic figures in our history” (MRL‚22). The book fails to mention the heinous acts committed by many of the “heroes” of the nation in the name of “civilizing” the West. History is filled with people doing things “for the good of their country”. For example‚ it is easy to point out our founding fathers going to war with Great Britain to grant us freedom. It is almost even easier to point out that when Hitler started World War II
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try to achieve the American Dream by simply trying to make a lot of money. Money isn’t all what the American Dream is about. Other people know the power of money yet they still think they can buy happiness‚ like Gatsby. In F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ The Great Gatsby‚ displays that money does not necessarily bring happiness. Money does not necessarily bring happiness because Daisy has a lot of money and she is not happy at all. "Your revolting‚" (139) said Daisy to Tom. Daisy has money and material things
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