ELLA FITZGERALD Fitzgerald was born on April 25‚ 1918‚ in Newport News‚ Virginia‚ to a laundress mother and a father. Her father disappeared when she was three years old. She soon moved to Yonkers‚ New York‚ with her mother and stepfather‚ where she began her schooling musical education in public schools. In 1932‚ when she was fifteen‚ her mother died suddenly of a heart attack. Her stepfather treated her badly‚ but an aunt took the teenager to live with her in Harlem. This arrangement did not
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Is there more of Fitzgerald in the character of Nick than in the character of Gatsby? It is of popular opinion that The Great Gatsby is a novel with an autobiographical feel to it. If this is the case and this was Fitzgerald’s purpose‚ his own character would have to be illustrated in that of one of his fictional characters in the novel. Firstly‚ we may assume that as Nick Carraway is the narrator‚ he is the most likely to resemble the author as his views on things will most likely reflect Scott
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nothing… it only puts in motion what had been locked up in frost”. Francis Scott Fitzgerald lived during the Jazz Age‚ a time of frivolous and carefree living. He and his wife Zelda became engrossed in this lifestyle‚ they spent their time drinking and partying. They appeared to have a perfect life‚ but in reality they struggled with marital issues and an overall emptiness created through living in this way. Fitzgerald and Zelda attempted to drink away their sorrows which only succeeded in escalating
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As the narrator of the short story “Stolen Days” said: “It must be that all children are actors.” This idea can be applied to the short story “Charles” due to the fact that the young boy in the plot has a tendency of acting in a way that is not like his usual self. A liar and an actor cannot be considered the same things. The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines an actor as “one who behaves as if acting a part” and a liar as “a person who tells lies” (____). In the story‚ a small child named Laurie
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2013 Groundhog Day Questions 1. The actions that were in Phil’s control were his everyday habits. The only thing he was not in control of was the fact that he would wake up every morning and it would be the same day every day. He was able to save all the lives of the people around him. He had the capability to kill himself when he wanted to‚ or try and save the lives of everyone around him. This affected him because he could control everything that went on around him every day. He was able to save
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“The First Day” by Edward P. Jones It’s only natural to keep vivid memories of certain monumental moments in life‚ such as the first day of school‚ for a long time. “The First Day” by Edward P. Jones tells the story of a mother and daughter on the daughter’s first day of school. In the beginning of the story‚ the mother goes to great lengths to prepare her daughter for this important occasion. After the preparation is over‚ she takes her daughter to a particular school before being told that she
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section seven‚ Dorothy Day describes her experience with Ms. A and her family. Ms. A is a woman who has had four children and an unemployed husband. Dorothy describes how she tried to explain to a social worker why Ms. A and her husband chose not to practice contraception‚ which is something the Catholic Church is against. However‚ the social worker does not understand this reasoning‚ since Ms. A and her husband would not so many financial problems if they had less children. Dorothy day also talks about
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PQCT: Ruth May Price Point/Purpose: The classic novel The Poisonwood Bible‚ by Barbara Kingsolver‚ features‚ among her three other sisters and mother‚ Ruth May Price‚ who is the 5 year old daughter of Reverend Nathan Price‚ who has been stationed in the Congo for a mission trip in the name of the Baptist Church in the year 1959‚ a time when many of the racial biases and attitudes toward Africans and women are still prevalent in the US‚ especially the Prices home state of Georgia. These biases
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[pic] ROLLO MAY 1909 - 1994 Dr. C. George Boeree [pic] Biography Rollo May was born April 21‚ 1909‚ in Ada‚ Ohio. His childhood was not particularly pleasant: His parents didn’t get along and eventually divorced‚ and his sister had a psychotic breakdown. After a brief stint at Michigan State (he was asked to leave because of his involvement with a radical student magazine)‚ he attended Oberlin College in Ohio‚ where he received his bachelors degree. After graduation‚ he went to Greece‚
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Francisco Goya’s The Third of May 1808 (c.1814) is a responsive painting that was intended to honor those who suffered from the occupation of Napoleons army during the Peninsula War in Spain. This large 8in x 9in oil on canvas painting is used to represent the art of Goya‚ and depict the valor of Spanish revolutionary war. The influences on this piece‚ as well as its characteristics and influence on later work will be examined. The painting reflects the turmoil during the time period‚ and contains
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