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    All around the world‚ people use music to express themselves‚ have fun‚ tell stories and tell of historical events. Likewise‚ the song The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald‚ was written by Gordon Lightfoot to not only tell the historical story of the night it sank‚ but also to show commemoration to those who lost their lives. According to Lightfoot‚ out of all his songs‚ this is the one he is most proud of‚ and for a good reason. (McCall‚ 2000) Through a unique combination of song characteristics such

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    Dream was something most Americans shared in common with each other‚ although each person’s dream varied slightly from one another. Some saw wealth and fame‚ while some wanted to live a good life‚ Fitzgerald saw the American Dream very corrupted and broken. In Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby‚ Fitzgerald uses different symbols throughout the novel to express his feelings concerning his view on the corrupted American Dream. The first examples are West Egg and East Egg. East Egg is the rich side of

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    reveal the values of the characters and the society in which they live. Select a novel or play that includes such a scene and‚ in a focused essay‚ discuss the contribution the scene makes to the meaning of the work as a whole. The Great Gatsby and F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Portrayal of the Corruption of the American Dream Through Symbolism and Theme At the house of Jay Gatsby‚ one can only expect the most extravagant and thrilling celebrations. While at most parties‚ people attend as honored guests of

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    Differences of Theseus and Oberon in William Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” When choosing or analyzing leaders‚ most modern citizens of the world are prone to contrast the candidates‚ as if juxtaposing them will result in a damning list of differences for one party or the other. However‚ it is often just as important to understand the similarities amongst the candidates‚ as it is all too easy to completely disregard these important facts. In William Shakespeare’s renowned 1595 play “A

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    McKenna Scott Mrs. Aguilar English 1302-6th 18 February 2015 Social Media and the Effect on Youth Facebook‚ Instagram‚ Twitter‚ YouTube‚ and Pinterest. People can watch funny videos‚ post about their days‚ like or comment‚ and share photos about events we have attended or things we have done. The internet has provided infinite ways we can connect with others and share what is on our minds. How often‚ though‚ do we stop and think of the consequences that our actions online could bring? Many people

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    In Scott Bransford article “Camping for Their Live”‚ Bransford writes about a newlywed couple Marie and Francisco Caro and many other homeless people in California’s Central Valley. The Caros didn’t have enough money to put a down payment on a home therefore they became homeless. Bransford uses a concerned tone when writing about the homeless in California. Bransford has some strengths and some weaknesses in his article. The purpose of this article is to describe the development of tent cities and

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    Nick Carraway is an important character in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel‚ The Great Gatsby. Throughout the book‚ Nick struggles to understand the world around him and the people in it. Why are some people so careless while other people are so cautious? Why do people wait around for things to happen instead of going out and making them happen? And most of all‚ with all the people in the world‚ how can one still feel so lonely? It’s not hard to pick up on Nick’s detachment‚ “I felt a haunting loneliness

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    Faulkner has written a heartfelt story that can’t be taken as anything but serious. He lets us know right off the bat that someone is going to die‚ and it’s the main character. Then he throws in a murder. So you would most likely find this kind of story on TNT instead of TBS. but throughout the whole story you can always find something going back towards a theme of Decay. She once lived on one of the nicest and cleanest streets in Jefferson; the street is now one of the worst in the town. The street

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    Shakespeare’s view on love is really the same as most of us others‚ maybe a better perspective of it. According to William "love is a complicated thing". For Shakespeare love can mean a lot of different things and be shown in many different ways. Personally‚ Shakespeare’s love-life was rather interesting‚ as he married a much older woman who was already with child (presuming it was already his) and then there is of course‚ the mysterious Dark Lady of all of his sonnets. Shakespeare has always tried

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    inventions lead to a new scale of death and destruction in which no one had ever seen before‚over 37 million people died in world war 1 more than any other war before that time period. For this assignment I have chosen the two artists Rupert Brooke and William Barnes Wollen. These two artists made it a point to show the true scene of what World War one looked like and felt like to the soldiers who were fighting. These artists main goal was to show the American public the true terror of what war is really

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