When people think of Alexander the Great how do they think of him? Do people interpret him as great or just a big jerk? History wrote Alexander the Great down as‚ well great‚ but is this really the truth? Or are most of the time people with these self proclaimed titles just jerks with over inflamed egos? In social studies class‚ we watched three very different videos about Alexander the Great. Each video portrayed Alexander in different ways. One of the videos portrayed him as vain‚ but very powerful
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In “Hunting The Great Stag”‚ the rise in popularity of animal domestication can be seen through the large central animal in the picture. We can see that the size difference between the animal and the humans is very large. This suggests that animals were a very prized part
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The Great Gatsby portrays three different social classes: “old money” (Tomand Daisy Buchanan); “new money” (Gatsby); and a class that might be called “no money” (George and Myrtle Wilson). “Old money” families have fortunes dating from the 19th century or before‚ have built up powerful and influential social connections‚ and tend to hide their wealth and superiority behind a veneer of civility. The “new money” class made their fortunes in the 1920s boom and therefore have no social connections and
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impromptu. Not only that but they have to be organized. They need to be responsible and plan ahead for their speech; a speech just doesn’t make itself up the day before. Speakers also have to demonstrate writing skills. They’ll need to do extensive research in not only their topic
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In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s‚ The Great Gatsby‚ it symbolizes a lot of different symbols. Symbols play a huge role in The Great Gatsby. These symbols add to the understanding we take from the novel. F. Scott Fitzgerald uses a lot of symbols throughout the book to highlight key ideas. Characters are used to highlight ideas. Places are used to add contrast. Symbols highlight beliefs of characters and the seasonal setting aides the building climax. In the novel‚ The Great Gatsby‚ there are many different
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by his rhetoric‚ which is in fact at work even during the speech in question‚ irrefutably suggests a certain kind of egotism. Also‚ his story’s evocation of pity‚ regardless of the extent to which such a reaction is genuine or partially a product of Othello’s self-deception‚ would naturally be essential to his self-idealization and the boosted self-esteem that would come along with that‚ as it would not present him as a racially “inferior” man who is not in a position to be feared and repulsed‚ but
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much of what John Gatto argues in his teacher of the year speech‚ I don’t fully endorse his point about homeschooling being the answer to our problems. I agree with John Grotto when he says “it is absurd and anti-life to move from cell to cell as the sound of a gong for
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“His speech was called a "turning point" by some political observers and "inappropriate" by some republicans” (Radio). To persuade both parties‚ Obama associates himself with the audience’s values and beliefs. He uses the goodwill strategy to connect with not
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“Pvris‚ The Chainsmokers‚ and Bon Iver are my hard core music I listen to when thinking‚ these bands are the ones that get me through the day of thinking.” So when I was asked to read “The Great Gatsby” I was irritated because I thought the book was boring. Through reading the book I came to like the book. When reading the book‚ I listened to Pvris‚ The Chainsmokers‚ and Bon Iver. The songs that these artists wrote collided with the feelings‚ events‚ and characters of the book. I found that the songs
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Weather can signify many things in literature. For example‚ rain can be cleansing‚ restorative‚ and used as a plot device. In the book‚ The Great Gatsby‚ the weather that occurs is more than a simple detail. The Great Gatsby takes place during an extremely hot summer. The hot‚ humid weather makes the characters tense and uncontrollable. When the book reaches a boiling point‚ in weather and plot. The hottest day of the summer‚ causes the climax of the book. The hotter the weather becomes‚ the tenser
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