Cultural exchange is something that has been happening for centuries. It allows people to learn more and experience other cultures through “mutual understanding‚ equality‚ and respect.” Now there seems to be confusion on where cultural exchange ends and cultural appropriation begins. Cultural appropriation is the “taking [of] intellectual property‚ traditional knowledge‚ cultural expressions‚ or artifacts from someone else’s culture without permission.” Instead of educating and spreading knowledge
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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 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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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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Great Expectations An important quote that explains what kind of wealth is important is: “It is great wealth to a soul to live frugally with a contented mind” (Lucretius). This quote shows that having a simple life with no complications can lead to more happiness whereas someone who is wealthier might be more worrisome and have more problems despite all the money earned. Great Expectations is about a boy named Pip who wants to become a gentleman. When he gets that opportunity‚ he moves to London
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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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The Great Depression was the largest economic crisis in the history of the United States. During this time there was an outbreak of poverty that swept the nation. There were many economic‚ social‚ and political changes during this time. Although this was a difficult time‚ the government was able to create job opportunities and projects to end the Depression. During the Great Depression many people lost their jobs and homes. Because of the loss in profit and the raise in taxes many people’s homes
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When reading F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “great classic”‚ and quintessential novel of America‚ The Great Gatsby‚ one of the first things you will notice is the abundant use of color imagery. You find it not only in the description of the environment in which the story takes place‚ but also how it is used to describe and indicate how characters feel through‚ often subtle‚ use of color. For the reader‚ the usage of color imagery to describe situations and the people in them is often very helpful in the understanding
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Gatsby’s introduction into the plot is very important because the story is centered on him. The first strange glimpse of him reaching out for a green light across the bay‚ the party-goers’ various rumors about his past‚ and Nick and Jordan’s search for him lead up to Gatsby’s somewhat unexpected and delayed introduction. The buildup serves to represent the mystery that seems to always surround Gatsby. Gatsby and Daisy’s encounter at tea is significant because Gatsby has meticulously built his life
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