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    Criticism of The Great Gatsby “This patient romantic hopefulness against existing conditions symbolizes Gatsby” - Edwin Clark‚ 1925 for the New York Times “The queer charm‚ colour‚ wonder and drama of a young and wreckless world”- William Rose Benet‚ 1925 “Their idiotic pursuit of sensation‚ their almost incredible stupidity and triviality‚ their glittering swinishness—these are the things that go into his book.”- H.L Mencken 1925 “Fitzgerald gives us a meditation on some of this country’s

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    Krystal Graham “Occupy Wall Street” Business Ethics Professor: Steven Curry “Occupy Wall Street” The “Occupy Wall Street” movement has become a big deal since it began in the fall of 2011. This movement was inspired by international protests‚ with thousands arriving in New York City answering the call‚ soon spreading to well over 500 cities. I would like to discuss more of the details of the movement‚ the moral and economic implications‚ as well as the different ethics theories to see

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    Getting Trapped in One’s Dream In the words of the great rock band‚ The Beatles‚ it is said‚ “For I don’t care too much for money‚ for money can’t buy me love.” For his entire life‚ Jay Gatsby tried to rise up his social economic status to have the girl of his dreams marry him. The attempt to capture the American dream was the main focus of this novel. Gatsby devoted his whole life trying to achieve his so-called dream but failed to do so at the end. He misunderstood the real meaning of his own

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    The American Hero In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel “The Great Gatsby” the protagonist is a typical American Romantic Hero. Jay Gatsby is truck by true love the moment he meet the beautiful Daisy until the moment he dies. Gatsby gives his life for her‚ he’s living and breathing for this one girl; everything he does in this novel is for her. He attains power and accumulates wealth simply so that he can see her‚ be among her and her friends because of her social status. He buys a house right

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    man he was. He was a bully that used his social status and strength to control and boss people around him. Jay Gatsby on the other hand was a caring business man who had met Daisy in Louisville while he was in the war before she was married. Daisy promised him she would wait for him but ended up marring Tom Buchanan due to pressure from her family. Jay Gatsby always hoped Daisy and he would be together again in the future. He tried making

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    maximum intensity or is a major turning point in a plot. In The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald the major moment of intensity in the novel is when Gatsby finally talks to Daisy for the fist time in years. When they finally reconnect Gatsby feels like it was a “terrible mistake.”(87) The situation is awkward in every aspect. Gatsby is so uncomfortable to be with Daisy he breaks Nick’s clock while in a fluster of her presence. Gatsby although more noticeably uncomfortable in Daisy’s presence

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    Movie Analysis: Wall Street Our beliefs‚ values‚ and culture influence how we behave ethically at home‚ with friends‚ and lastly in the business world. The movie Wall Street portrays tempting situations that result in crossing the line into an ethical world. Wall Street defines itself through a number of morality conflicts putting wealth and power against straightforwardness and sincerity. Bud fox is a young stockbroker looking for a way to succeed and make it big. He is prepared to do

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    attributes‚ define the character traits portrayed within‚ “The Great Gatsby‚” by F. Scott Fitzgerald. This novel introduces the reader to a young women named Daisy‚ as it examines her relationship with her husband Tom. Their marriage lacks a deeply connected love. The reader is lead to believe that Daisy wed Tom for mostly money . On the other hand‚ before Daisy met Tom‚ she was passionately in love with Jay Gatsby. However‚ Gatsby had little money and Daisy wanted to find a well-off man . Daisy

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    In The Great Gatsby‚ Fitzgerald’s main innovation was to introduce a first person narrator and protagonist whose consciousness filters the story’s events. This device was not a total invention since a character through whose eyes and mind the central protagonist is discovered is to be found in two of Conrad’s books : Heart of Darkness and Lord Jim. As usual with this device‚ the main protagonist remains strange and shady. This technique reinforces the mystery of the characters. The second advantage

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    Katie Coleman ALC Period 3 12/19/13 Fitzgerald’s Colorful Imagination The Great Gatsby‚ written by F. Scott Fitzgerald is an ever exciting story about a trouble-some wealthy man‚ Jay Gatsby. He spends his life creating a rich status for myself to allure people in. Among the people his wants to in his life‚ is his one true love‚ Daisy Buchanan. Color Symbolism plays a huge roll in describing characters and lending extra meaning to inanimate objects and descriptions of society. The use

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