Salamatin 1 Matthew Salamatin Ms. Watkins Junior English 12/12/12 Gatsby Character Analysis Essay Outline The color yellow can be interpreted in both positive and negative ways. In the Great Gatsby‚ Gatsby is described by the color yellow multiple times to portray how he is rich and corrupt. Gatsby is also described as “new rich” and near the end of the book we find out how he came to become rich. In the Great Gatsby‚ Gatsby is often associated with the color yellow which indicates his wealth
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based on commonsense guidlelines. 4. They define “The Bible” in part as… The Bible is not a series of… propositions and imperatives; it is not simply a collection of “sayings from chairman God‚” as though he looked down on us from heaven and said: “hey you down there‚ learn these truths. Number 1‚ there is no God but One‚ and I am he. Number 2‚ I am the Creator of all things‚ including humankind” – and so on‚ all the way through proposition number 7‚777 and imperative number 7777. 5
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old as Methusalem…”(78) Methuselah is‚ according to the Bible‚ the oldest human to ever walk the face of this planet. With a lifespan of 969 years‚ his family is also mentioned as inheriting his traits of longevity‚ with his descendants mostly living for 800 to 900 years. With his long life span‚ Methuselah is also used as a symbol of wisdom and although is portrayed as having lots of knowledge‚ never plays a very prominent role in the bible. Following Janie’s incorrect handling of a tobacco purchase
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National character is an expression that describes the form of collective self-perception‚ compassion‚ and behavior shared by those who live a modern nation state. It assumes the existence of a psychological and cultural homogeneity among the people of each country‚ and the idea that each country could be seen as a collective individual‚ with features similar to the realistic individual citizens. Characters word intends to illustrate the universal aspect of social life of the people at the same time
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Question of Collective Cultural Identity in Notes of a Desolate Man Notes of a Desolate Man not only depicts a homosexual man’s wonder of the issue of life and death‚ of love and loneliness‚ but is a work that quests beyond that. One of the issues it addresses is the question of the collective identity‚ seen in that how the characters struggle between their Selves and the collective Other. That being said‚ this paper aims to discuss the question of collective cultural identity in the novel by
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Grendel as a Ridiculous Character Probably one of the greatest questions of the 19th century comes directly from John Gardner’s novel Grendel. Given a world with no inherent meaning‚ how should one live his or her life? Grendel lives in a world that he is not supposed to be in‚ acting out on emotion. Grendel represents the animalistic traits of humans. His actions are primitive and based around society’s acceptance throughout the novel. Grendel portrays a ridiculous character that is convinced we
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2/15/12 American Lit Dimmesdale Character Analysis Dimmesdale is one of the most interesting characters in The Scarlet Letter. This is because he demonstrates in this story that he is at times a coward‚ and that he is strong‚ yet not courageous. Dimmesdale is develops as a character drastically throughout the story. Changes in his character are frequent throughout the book. Throughout the whole story‚ Dimmesdale shows himself as a very diverse and intriguing character. Dimmesdale proves that he
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The Bible vs. The Matrix The Matrix is a current movie and the Bible is a piece of inspired literature that has withstood scrutiny throughout the ages. The Matrix has many biblical themes and it parallels the Bible in numerous ways. Let me briefly explain a simplified plot of The Matrix. The story centers around a computer-generated world that has been created to hide the truth from humans. In this world people are kept in slavery without their knowledge. This world is designed to simulate the
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Atticus Character Analysis Atticus is the father of Jem and Scout‚ and one of the main characters in “To Kill a Mockingbird”. He is an outstanding lawyer‚ father and neighbor in the town of Maycomb. The story takes place during the Great Depression‚ and Atticus is an example of a man who worked with justice to maintain his family and educate their children‚ being the only parent they had. Everyone esteems him; no matter their social status he would treat them all as equal. That is something
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experiment: the next day‚ he starts to indoctrinate the class using the slogan STRENGTH THROUGH DISCIPLINE. The class reacts well to this‚ embracing the sense of empowerment it gives them‚ and they continue their newly disciplined behavior into a second day of class‚ surprising Ross. He decides to take the experiment further and create a group‚ The Wave‚ adding two more slogans --STRENGTH THROUGH COMMUNITY and STRENGTH THROUGH ACTION - which leads to further rules of conduct and an organizational structure
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