A) In a paragraph‚ describe the acculturation process that the author experienced and explain how her cultural identity changed. Catherine Pigott came from a Western background. In Africa‚ she experienced a dramatically different culture. At first‚ it must have been very difficult. There was little about her that appealed to the Gambian sense of femininity. She was far too thin by those standards. Consequently‚ she could not dance as they danced‚ dress as they dressed‚ or eat with the relish and
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Setting in The Great Gatsby Setting in The Great Gatsby has great meaning and is representative of social class. The East Egg is where all the old money people live. These people inherited their wealth from past family. An example would Tom. Tom inherited his money which is why he and Daisy live the East Egg. The West Egg is where all the new money people live. These people supposable earned their cash through hard work. Such examples know so far are Gatsby. Even though there are rumors that he did inherit
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were The Beautiful and Damned and Tender is the Night. His most popular masterpiece was The Great Gatsby. In The Great Gatsby written by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ color symbolism is a very important key factor of the book. In the book color symbolism expresses a person’s personality‚ their way of living‚ their wealth‚ and their emotions. Color symbolism is represented by the color pink. In The Great Gatsby pink was used to symbolizes love and happiness. “An oxford
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Norbert Sackey Social Theory Kajsa Hallberg Adu The Ideology of Liberalism Liberalism as a term can perhaps be tracked back as far as to early agricultural societies‚ when people started living in settled communities and were forced‚ for the first time‚ to find ways of trading and living with strangers. Nevertheless‚ liberalism as a developed ideology was a product of the breakdown of feudalism in Europe ‚ and the growth in its place‚ of a market or a market or a capitalist society. In
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Catherine of Aragon born 1485 died 1536 Catherine was born into a family of royalty‚ of Kings and Queens. She was destined to be a Queen herself but it wasn’t her choice that she got to marry that was up to her father King Ferdinand and her mother Queen Isabel of Aragon‚ Spain. They talked to King Henry VII of England. A treaty was made‚ despite the age being a faithless one and Ferdinand he never kept an oath an hour longer than it suited him; but mutual interests by kinship might hold sovereigns
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In a way‚ Gatsby did truly love Daisy. Gatsby loved the image he had of Daisy. He’s in love with what Daisy represents - beauty and wealth. Gatsby love for Daisy is genuine‚ but I also think it’s misguided. Just what will it take for Gatsby to win the affection of Daisy? He does many things to get Daisy’s attention for example‚ he bought a mansion that was close to the Bucannons house. T. Jordan is talking to Nick‚ “Gatsby bought the house so that Daisy would be across the bay” (Fitzgerald 83)
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Symbolism Symbolism is an important device used to represent or express qualities or ideas in literature. F. Scott Fitzgerald uses symbolism to convey deeper meanings in The Great Gatsby. For example‚ different objects and colors are used to symbolize traits and personalities for characters in the novel. There is a great variety of symbols used to demonstrate the society of the 1920’s‚ Gatsby’s hopes‚ and the extravagant life of the rich. The Valley of Ashes can be used to symbolize the 1920 society
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Gatsby was not always a wealthy and successful man. He grew up with the name James Gatz on a farm in North Dakota. He was born into a middle class family and later on started working for a millionaire‚ Meyer Wolfsheim. Although‚ Wolfsheim’s job was bootlegging illegal liquor‚ Gatsby got inspired by the success and realized he wanted to turn his own life around and become a millionaire as well. He started dedicating his life to the achievement of becoming wealthy and also started making his fortune
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How does Fitzgerald tell the story in Chapter 2? In chapter 2 Tom takes Nick to the Valley of Ashes where he meets Myrtle and is taken to their New York apartment. Once there he meets friends of Tom and Myrtle the McKee’s and Myrtles sister Catherine. They have a party and Nick gets drunk for second time in his life‚ at the end of the chapter‚ Tom punches Myrtle’s nose because she keeps talking about Daisy. F Scott Fitzgerald uses a variety of techniques in chapter 2 in order to tell the story‚
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Places lived - Camden‚ AR Presently living on campus (where) or commuting (from where) - Camden Fairview High School 4. What is your class schedule for this term?: (High School Schedule) 1st- Band 2nd – East Lab 3rd- AP Chemistry 4th- College Algebra 5th- French II 6th- AP English 7th- Yearbook IV 5. How many college credits have you completed - 9 6. What jobs or volunteer experiences have you had - dance teacher‚ Chidester House volunteer‚ Rainbow Connection sales worker 7. Will
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