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    flowers among ashes and loam” * The sense of death is introduced in the sadness and frailty of the flowers in the consciousness of the ash and dirt. It is reminiscent of a graveside with freshly dig earth‚ where a loved one has just been interred. * Memory is “frail”‚ uncontrollable in when it chooses to return back. * “Melancholy”: transfer of emotion to the violet to personify the violet. * “Ashes and loam”: an echo of the words of an Anglican burial service (ashes to ashes‚ dust to

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    1450 and 1750 C.E.‚ Europeans entered Latin America and created new political structures‚ increased trade‚ and brought their religion. This happened because the Spanish conquered the Aztecs and Incas‚ while Portugal took over what is now Brazil. Hernando Cortes conquered the Aztecs while Francisco Pizzarro conquered the Incas. The Aztecs and Incas were two great Native American civilizations. In Latin America‚ slavery remained unchanged. These areas that the Spanish and Portuguese conquered later

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    Use Of Symbolism In "The Catcher In The Rye" and "The Great Gatsby" There are many writers like James Joyce‚ Patrick Kananach and Thomas Moore who use symbolism to convey and support indirect meaning in their writings. J.D. Salinger and F. Scott Fitzgerald both use symbolism in similar ways. In both "The Catcher In The Rye" and "The Great Gatsby"‚ the authors used symbolism to convey emotions and reality. In "The Catcher In The Rye"‚ J.D. Salinger uses Holden’s red hunting cap‚ the exhibits

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    them. Since the natives were not familiar with firearms‚ this made in incredibly easy for the Spanish conquistadors to have the upper hand and to be able to have the control they wanted. One of the most well-known conquistadors throughout time is Hernando Cortes. From Medellin‚ Spain‚ Cortes started off as a soldier for Spain and then became an explorer and a conquistador. He was known for using deadly forces against the natives that inhabited the lands he would conquer. He conquered countries such

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    millionaires of the 1920s The symbols of the book are the green light‚ the valley of ashes‚ and The eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckleburg. The green light at the end of Daisy’s dock is a significant symbol in the book. The green light represent Gatsby’s dream‚ Daisy is the dream. The Valley of ashes is significant symbol in the book. The valley of ashes between West Egg and New York City. The Valley of ashes represent absolute poverty and

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    want and conforming. When we have personal desires it can be difficult to conform. The first way in which Fitzgerald shows the idea of the choice between our desires and conforming is through The Valley of the Ashes. The Valley of the Ashes is a place created by the dumping of industrial ashes where people of a lower class live and work these people who live there have a desire to live "The American Dream". The people in the valley have to chose to either pursue their dream or to conform to the lifestyle

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    Chapter One 1.1. Background : Harold Pinter occupies a very significant position in the contemporary British theatre. He is a dramatist‚ scriptwriter‚ short story writer‚ director‚ and actor and in his later plays‚ he has become a political voice of Human Rights issues. He is considered the most respected writer for the stage in the world today. He was born in a Jewish family on October 10-1930 at Hackney‚ in London’s East End‚ an area with a Jewish population. This working-

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    social status amongst his characters while the weather and seasons of those locations help guide them.   Each character helps represent and support the differences of social class and the four main locations‚ The East Egg‚ the West Egg‚ the Valley of Ashes‚ and New York City. In The Great Gatsby geographical locations separate social classes. East Egg represents old wealth. The characters from East Egg are wealthy but empty inside. Their lives are shallow and unfulfilled. Jordan Baker is

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    pure girl throughout the story‚ but her tendency to follow money‚ is the gold emerging on her edges; her moral criminality. In addition‚ Fitzgerald used symbols through various settings throughout the novel. The Valley of Ashes for example. We become aware of the Valley of Ashes during the second chapter of the novel as

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    American society‚ showing the weakness of each deviation from the American Dream. Many symbols were used‚ but the three most significant symbols were: the “green light”‚ the godliness of the eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg and the sadness of the “Valley of Ashes”. Each symbol played a key role in Fitzgerald’s criticism. How did these symbols play a key role in Fitzgerald’s criticism of the American society that doesn’t follow the American Dream? The first of the three symbols‚ the green light‚ was a

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