Justice has many different meanings‚ “The attainment of what is just‚ especially that which is fair‚ moral‚ right‚ merited‚ or in accordance with law. The process or result of using laws to fairly judge and punish crimes and criminals.” is how Webster’s Dictionary defines justice. While this may be the way the dictionary defines justice‚ I think that justice varies in definition from person to person; simply because each person would probably choose the punishment differently. How justice is served
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Alexander tried to make the Macedonians and Greeks to perform Proskynesis which was a traditional Persian practice where they prostrated down before him and worshiped him. To the Greeks and Macedonians‚ getting down on their knees bowing was an unacceptable behaviour. From their point of view‚ these acts were only allowed in front of a god. Alexander wanted the support of the Persian nobles and Persian citizens as he wanted to form a unified empire and required support from the Persians‚ therefore
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account of a first impression‚ but considering someone’s personality isn’t always shown through this snapshot judgment‚ first impressions are often deceiving. Sometimes authors use this powerful idea to develop their characters more thoroughly. In Great Expectations by Charles Dickens‚ Pip is first seen as a conceited and negative character and the Aged is seen as a simply dull one. Through Dickens’ use of cheerful diction‚ Pip and the Aged evolve into more likeable and complex characters. In this
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This postcard shows a comparison between the Buchanan’s house and Gatsby’s house. In the postcard‚ Sara references Gatsby’s mansion to a place they’ve seen while traveling they went to. Nick describes Gatsby’s house by saying‚ “ It was a factual imitation of some Hotel de Ville in Normandy.” (Fitzgerald 5) The Hotel de Ville in Normandy is an actual place. The architectural style of the Hotel de Ville is a renaissance revival. Sara tells Thomas that she saw a Georgian Colonial. In the book‚ Nick
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Kate the Great by Meg Cabot makes you realize that growing up is a challenge. Jenny gets to babysit Molly for the first time and Jenny is being annoying by bothering her and the baby Molly. Jenny is having a good time and drinking coke‚ she feels relaxed because her mom doesn’t let her drink soda because of all the calories. Then she hears a knock on the door‚ she thinks it’s Mrs. Weinman who may have forgot something but when she opens it‚ it’s Kate and she doesn’t look surprised that they chose
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In Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby‚ figurative blindness possesses beauty‚ in that it allows the “blind” individual to construct their own unique world‚ all of which is created through the distinct perception of various experiences‚ not necessarily the actual sequence and nature of events. Blindness is essentially a‚ “social construction” (Batman‚ ThisAmericanLife)‚ in that society has created this disability‚ whether it be physical or mental‚ demonstrating the notion that beliefs and opinions towards
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In the Great Gatsby‚ by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ red is used quite frequently. It represents passion‚ lust‚ rage‚ love‚ and shame‚ especially shame. It also closely relates to death and mortality. Throughout the book‚ especially in the first few chapters and the last few‚ different shades and tones of red will rear its head around the corner‚ showing us plenty of exciting and heart wrenching scenes. All the feelings‚ emotions‚ and actions that are associated with the color can easily be linked back to
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Oral Commentary on the “The Great Gatsby” Chapter 9‚ pg 189 “On the last night‚ with my trunk packed and my car sold to the grocer‚ I went over and looked at that huge incoherent failure of a house once more. On the white steps an obscene word‚ scrawled by some boy with a piece of brick‚ stood out clearly in the moonlight‚ and I erased it‚ drawing my shoe raspingly along the stone. Then I wandered down to the beach and sprawled out on the sand. Most of the big shore places were closed now and there
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In life‚ the way a person is raised reflects their future self. When you earn money by hard work you learn to respect others and the true value of money. In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel‚ The Great Gatsby‚ Jay Gatsby is a mysterious character who comes off as one person‚ but is someone completely different. He encounters battles with love and develops his only real relationship with Nick‚ who stays with him through everything. Gatsby is a materialistic‚ corrupt racketeer whose immorality leads him
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In The Great Gatsby‚ there are examples of corruption in most of the characters introduced. Some examples are more overt‚ such as Gatsby’s business acquaintance and alleged 1919 World Series ‘fixer’‚ Meyer Wolfsheim. But there are multiple cases where corruption can be found beyond the surface. Old money Tom and Daisy Buchanan‚ described by the narrator‚ Nick‚ as “careless” and “destructive”‚ despite having no engagement in illegal activities—with the exception of the novel’s climatic car fatality
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