mean to be great? In the novel‚ The Great Gatsby‚ by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ the author introduces a character known as the‚ “Great” Gatsby‚ but is this character truly great? I think that the character‚ the Great Gatsby truly is great because of the following reasons. The Great Gatsby’s born name is James Gatz. He was born poor‚ in poverty in which he knew he didn’t belong. He always knew he was destined for greatness and power beyond anyone’s imagination. However‚ despite his great poverty stricken
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Alexander‚ by in many means deserves his title of “The Great”. He’s possibly one of the most significant rulers of the ancient world‚ had great leadership skills and by far the most well rounded of the ancient leaders. Alexander was born the son of Phillip II of Macedonia‚ at that time the ruling king of Greece and it’s city-states along with Macedonia. Soon after Phillip II was assassinated‚ Alexander took reign around the age of 20. He started what was to become one of the most spacious‚ defiant
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In dystopian literature‚ an author’s form of writing can greatly impact the overall feel. In Animal Farm‚ George Orwell creates a world of rebbellion gone wrong as the pig leaders on an old farm begin to take total control. They create fear and laws for the benefit of themselves‚ and lead the other animals in a depressing life. Since the animals are very naive‚ they never notice the crumpling of their society. Orwell also creates a world of totalitarian equality in the dystopian novel 1984. The government
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Huxley grew up in a conservative‚ rich‚ and elite English family during the early 20th century. He lived through World War I‚ the roaring 20’s‚ and part of the Great Depression before he began writing Brave New World‚ giving him a wealth of issues to expound upon in the novel. As a conservative Englishman‚ Huxley feared both rapid progress and the growing communist and fascist powers in Europe‚ giving rise to his
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perfect society. This is one type of a drastic society. There is another‚ more appalling type of society‚ that of a dystopia. A Dystopia is nor a fairyland or the promised-land like the utopia is‚ it looks at the chaos‚ anarchy‚ rebellion and disorder of a society. As we compare these two opposite society types‚ there are two books that are the poster child of utopia and dystopia. Those two books are Kurt Vonnegut’s "Player Piano"‚ and Anthony Burgess’s "A Clockwork Orange". In Kurt Vonnegut’s
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KRITIKĒ VOLUME ONE NUMBER ONE (JUNE 2007) 25-31 Article The Critical Role of Art: Adorno between Utopia and Dystopia Paolo A. Bolaños In the drama of conscious existence‚ it is not theory and practice that encounter each other‚ but enigma and transparency‚ phenomenon and insight. If enlightenment does occur‚ it does so no through the establishment of a dictatorship of lucidity but as the dramatic selfillumination of existence. – Peter Sloterdijk1 Introduction eading or hearing
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Seashells‚ the thimble radios tamped tight‚ and an electronic ocean of sound‚ of music and talk and music and talk coming in‚ coming in on the shore of her unsleeping mind. The room was indeed empty. Every night the waves came in and bore her off on their great tides of sound‚ floating her‚ wide-eyed‚ toward morning.”(p.12). Before even turning on the light‚ Montag knows what the room will look like. This shows that Mildred in persistent in her obsession with the radio and that she is lost in the sound waves
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The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald follows the story of Gatsby‚ a man whose desire to be one of the elite led him to acquire a great deal of money to create an idealistic dream life for himself of loving Daisy in a perfect world. Author might have written the title "great" ironically‚ meanwhile Gatsby is still great personally in many ways and much better than the society he lived in. Gatsby is one of the wealthiest people in West Egg and any of his parties would qualify as a legendary event
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广东外语外贸大学国际商务英语学院 《高级英语写作(一)》2006-2007学年下学期期末考试试卷(A) 考核对象： 2004级全体学生 考试时间： 150分钟 班级： 学号： 姓名： Part I Vocabulary (1%×10= 10%) Directions: Beneath each sentence there are four choices marked A‚ B‚ C and D. Please choose one that best interprets the underlined part. Please write your answers on the answer sheet. 1. There were cottages sprinkled around the shores. A. scattered B. splattered C. splintered D. spread 2. Given falling
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Physics in Badminton Intro to Badminton To many people‚ badminton is depicted as a "child’s game‚" a sport that doesn’t require serious competition as well as training. The stereotype that badminton is a slow simultaneously requires little action couldn’t be more wrong. In fact‚ badminton is a really intensive sport that requires highly concentrated action that consists of running‚ jumping‚ twisting‚ stretching‚ striking and diving. In addition‚ badminton also requires a stable mind. It
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