as he slowly walked into the office and it was “one of those rare smiles with a quality of eternal reassurance in it” (48). His smile made you believe that this was a good man who made you feel comfortable. He looked like a strong “ young elegant roughneck” not looking “a year or two over thirty”(48). As he came in he introduced himself as Jay Gatsby and asked me how I was doing adding in “old sport” at the end. Slowly as we began to tale I noticed his “elaborate formality of speech that just missed
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Crime and Deviance Introduction Deviance consists of those acts that go against the norms and expectations of the society. Deviance can be positively sanctioned‚ negatively sanctioned or accepted without reward or punishment. Example: soldiers on the battlefield. May be viewed as deviant but soldiers may be rewarded with a medal since they conform to the values of society- value of courage. Compared to murderers – deviate from the accepted norms of society and its values- value for human life.
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THE GANGSTER IN DISGUISE Robert Pittman Critical Writing Professor Methvin October 2‚ 2013 The Gangster In Disguise On the first day of the season football players are usually handed a home and away jersey. Aaron Hernandez on the other hand entered the NFL wearing his own sort of jersey. This specific jersey was actually a disguise to hide Aaron’s gangster background. Hernandez grew up with a group of gangsters who he made a strong bond with. Even the achievement of making
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Prompt: “One of the important themes in the class has been “assimilation; ie. The desires and efforts by social reformers to ‘americanize’ various peoples: freed slaves‚ Indians‚ immigrants‚ and so on. ;assimilation; could be problematic‚ however‚ because it involved forcing on groups’ various values and viewpoints on other‚ even if it was done with the best of intentions. Consider ‘assimilation’ in the context of Coney Island amusement parks. According to Kasson’s Amusing the Million‚ who embraced
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In the roaring 1920’s‚ the American Dream shifted from worthwhile goals of “Life‚ Liberty‚ and the Pursuit of Happiness” as described by the forefathers of the United States to an uninhibited materialistic state of mind previously considered frivolous and even immoral. The historical prohibition of alcohol and the end of World War I and the sudden uprise in the general wealth of the country added to the breakdown of what was considered “right” and “decent” to society. No work so clearly paints the
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putting on displays of his grandeur. Gatsby‚ being a two-sided character‚ has a stunning commitment to his dream‚ but like the other characters‚ is just as shallow and plastic. Although Gatsby is passionate about his dream‚ he is still “a boor‚ a roughneck‚ a fraud‚ a criminal. His taste is vulgar‚ his behavior ostentatious‚ his love adolescent‚ his business dealings ruthless and dishonest. He is
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Caroline Cosgrove-Richard Professor Mark Carson HIST 2057 2 February 2015 Amusing the Millions With the turn of the century rapidly approaching‚ a societal turn began to take place in America as well. John Kasson’s Amusing the Millions vibrantly reinforces Coney Island’s role in moving America away from a genteel‚ Victorian society towards a more vivacious and energetic one‚ which would ultimately pave the way for today’s society. Kasson accomplishes this by depicting Coney Island’s amusements
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something hard to do for commonplace people. Detailed pictures about her suicide situation shows her sense of poignancy. Her lifelong extraordinary experience definitely did not make her look vulnerable and passive women. She can be an aggressive like a roughneck. She showed her strong will that she can go to extremes to vocalize her torment. Sylvia Plath establishes a link between her suicide and the Holocaust. It is made of private and a public matter which widen the reader’s narrow point of view. Her attempted
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Introduction Groups‚ as we have seen constantly try to enforce conformity on their members through the use of sanctions-- both positive and negative; formal and informal. In this section of the course‚ we’ll address how and why people deviate from social norms. Deviance is the violation of a social norm. Generally‚ "deviance" is regarded in a negative light‚ but there are many "positive" sides to deviance. For example‚ ice cream lovers in the United States have come to regard "Ben and Jerry’s"
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Saint Paul University at San Miguel A Branch of Saint Paul University Quezon City 3011 Salangan‚ San Miguel‚ Bulacan Introduction On-the-job training (OJT) is one of the best training methods because it is planned‚ organized‚ and conducted at the employee’s worksite. OJT will generally be the primary method used for broadening employee skills and increasing productivity. It is particularly appropriate for developing proficiency skills unique to an employee’s job especially jobs that are
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