First day of school roll call‚ “Alexander?” “Here‚ I go by Alex.” The longest and hardest day because I am repeating myself for every class. When I asked my parents why they named me Alexander‚ it took them sometime to come up with the answer of‚ “We just liked the name.” I went on to research the difference between the names of Alexander and Alex‚ even though they are much the same‚ the names have different meanings. Alexander‚ to me‚ does not fit me as well as Alex for multiple reasons.
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Fitzgerald and the Resemblance of his life in The Great Gatsby Written in 1925‚ The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald was a novel that reflected the negative aspect of the American Dream. Fitzgerald uses his novel The Great Gatsby as a medium through which he can convey his ambitions and his life experiences. Throughout the novel Fitzgerald shows how important his Irish descents are‚ as well as reflecting his romantic but tragic life in a world full of people that
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ALEXANDER POPE BY EPISTLE TO ARBUTHNAL The Epistle to Dr Arbuthnal is a satire in poetic form written by Alexander Pope and addressed to his friend John Arbuthnal a physicians. It was first published in 1774 and composed by 1734. He was famous for his satirical verse. He was one of the Great influences of contemporary English literature; he was interest in Christian and Biblical culture. He was regarded as the most eminent poet of the eighteenth century during the Augustinian era. A noble whose
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1. Describe life and conditions during the Great Depression. If you have relatives who have shared stories of the Depression‚ please include these. The great depression affected everyone differently depending on where you lived‚ how much money you had saved‚ and your job. Everybody at some point needed help from an outside source. Many people tried to get their saving out of the bank but couldn’t‚ others had their saving outside the bank so they did have somewhat of a cushion but it soon disappeared
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Through his classic novel‚ The Great Gatsby‚ F. Scott Fitzgerald allows many aspects of his personal life to permeate into the story‚ characters‚ and ideologies. Without having any background into the life of Fitzgerald‚ the average reader would conclude that the story was no less than a figment of Fitzgerald’s imagination. This is not the case however‚ as F. Scott funnels many of his thoughts and ideas into the characters in the book. There are quite a few stunning similarities between his character
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“Twelve” The poem "Twelve" by Alexander Blok was written in January 1918. The poem was written as an objective historical assessment that was given while reflecting on the events that happened in October of 1917. This was a period that fell between the Russian failure in World War I and the revulsion of Civil War that followed. The poem “Twelve” reflects the uncertainty and nervousness that educated Russians felt during the beginning of the Revolution. Alexander Blok was known as a symbolist writer
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Desmond Alexander argues that‚ “for the Israelites‚ the Passover was the most significant redemptive event in their history (Alexander 201).” He goes on to discuss speeches given by God and Moses regarding how to observe the Passover (202). A ritual was performed where the Israelites slayed a kid or a lamb‚ put its blood on their doors and ate its meat (204). They did this to protect their firstborn sons from the plague sent by God on the Egyptians. By participating in this ritual‚ the Israelite
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Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin in 1928 which was the first antibiotic that fights bacteria. During the 1900’s pneumonia was one of the leading killers in America prior to the discovery of penicillin. Penicillin is important as it prevents previous life-threatening infections like pneumonia‚ blood infection‚ meningitis‚ and strep throat. In addition‚ because of penicillin‚ several amputations‚ and deaths (due to infection) during the second world war decreased. Many people have benefited
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“Live a great life.” People have heard of that quote or something similar often‚ but sometimes life is not as superlative as some people anticipate it to be. In the book To Kill a Mockingbird‚ the author’s moderate use of racism impacts how the characters behave throughout the story. The author’s use of setting and the characterization of children highlights the importance of discrimination in the book To Kill a Mockingbird. The author’s use of setting climaxes the importance of racism in the
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to be reflecting the weather. The only sounds are of the soft plops of oars in the waters of the Hudson and the occasional sounds of exertion from the rowers. Aaron Burr’s face is set in a frown and his boat full of men is riddled with tension. Alexander Hamilton is going to die today. Once Burr’s boat is docked on the shore of the Heights of Weehawken‚ the set duelling ground‚ they sit and wait. Hamilton’s boat arrives just before seven‚ the rays of the sun following his back as his crew docks
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