Modernists see the ugly in the world‚ unlike realists who see beauty in the ugly. Fitzgerald uses the characters in The Great Gatsby to represent modernism as a rejection of traditional themes. Most of the characters in the novel follow traditions that get rejected because they seemed to be empty. In The Great Gatsby‚ that tradition is the American Dream. Gatsby himself is an example of one of those characters. Nick‚ however‚ is the one who sees the emptiness in those traditions. Fitzgerald
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loss of purpose‚ shattering the masses’ morality code only to make them lost and afraid. Many of the people who came back from the war lost all sense of themselves due to their lost ideology. From this shattering‚ the literary movement known as modernism attempts to make sense of the shattered pieces of society’s lost ideology. Some of the figureheads that surmounted this patching up were: Ernest Hemingway‚ F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ and William Faulkner. Each of the authors provided an original insight
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Test 1. Trace the development of Modernism from its early beginnings through its subsequent permutations and developments up to‚ roughly‚ the 1940’s In order to trace the development of modernism throughout history we must first define “modernism”. Modernism is the rejection of the ideology or realism and makes use of the works of the past‚ through the application of reprise‚ incorporation‚ rewriting‚ recapitulation‚ revision and parody in new forms. Modernism also rejects the certainty of the
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A black hole. A place we humans once called a street. As an architect in this extraterrestrial world I put forward the following essay as an attempt to solving this problem. In order to be successful in our endeavour I believe we need to break free from the stereotypical notion of the street‚ a street that is predominantly used for transport. We need to start seeing the street as something more than simply a connection between two points. The street needs to become a destination in itself. It seems
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Although Nietzsche isn’t responsible for creating modernism‚ his philosophies were representative of the concerns and uncertainly of the modernist artists. Nietzsche and the modernists shared a dark outlook on society‚ one that he had called in his works "sick" and weak due to the constraints put upon them by the Christian church‚ and traditional values that had gone unquestioned for too long. To truly realize oneself‚ you must break free‚ denounce this imposed morality and search deep inside to
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The History of cars By Luke Geisz Today‚ we do not think much of our cars. Everyone has them‚ they’re a common object. They weren’t always like that. Cars used to be only owned by wealthy enthusiasts. They weren’t today’s enclosed‚ climate controlled‚ easy to use devices at all. In fact‚ they were incredibly hard to use. There was no standard controlling system like today’s gas/brake/clutch pedals‚ auto transmission‚ steering wheel‚ and other controlling devices. Some had a steering wheel‚ some
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Modernisim covers many poltitcal and cultural movements that are rooted in the changes in Western society at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century. American modernism benefited from the immense diversity of immigrant cultures. Modernist America had to find solidarity in a world no longer unified in belief. The unity found lay in the understanding of the shared consciousness within all human experience. The relevance of the individual is emphasized; the truly limited nature of the
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My Street The sharp yapping invades my slumber‚ waking me abruptly from the sanctuary of a deep sleep. I reluctantly raise a heavy eyelid to admit a splinter of brilliant light. My gaze is drawn toward the light where the sky bleeds red as the sun creeps over the horizon‚ like a silent explosion. Stuck between dreams and reality‚ the heavenly white creatures ignite in colours of carmine and crimson as the elongated shadows hide beneath the shops and houses below. At last the comforting feeling
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Street racing is an illegal sport that is growing popular at an alarming rate. Street racing is the concept of high performance automobliles racing on public roadways illegally. Individuals will take a basic car and tune it up to be very quick and very powerful. The idea of street racing originates from the legal sport of drag racing. Drag racing is an internationally recognized sport governed by the NHRA‚ the National Hot Rod Association. Drag racing consist of two drivers in separate cars
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The Smart Car The Smart car was introduced in 1994 between Mercedes-Benz and the Swiss manufacturer of Swatch watches and was unveiled in 1997. The car was named for “Swatch‚ Mercedes and art.” The Smart car only measures in at 8-feet-8-inches long and is 5-feet-1-inch wide. More than 95% of the components are recyclable. The Smart car is priced in at three different versions. The Pure is at the base level and starts at $11‚590. The Passion is decked out and is most popular and starts at $13
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