The division between East and West is a significant theme in The Great Gatsby. The author has projected the historical East/West division of the States on the division of class and society in the 20th century. The Mid-West‚ which represents the new territory of hope and the old pioneer spirit‚ corresponds to West Egg in New York. For Fitzgerald‚ there was a certain old-fashioned stability resting on the old‚ unchanging values and close relationships. Some of these values are: honesty‚ human respect
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Black settlement houses as well as black churches served as centers for the community‚ offering classes‚ forums‚ and lectures. Middle class black men and women formed literary societies‚ which not only brought in speakers and held discussions‚ but also provided training for both men and women in many different aspects of community life and social activism. Beginning around 1890‚ black women began to speak out on various social justice topics. Women such as Frances Ellen Watkins Harper spoke at the
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The nineteenth century was a period of awareness to American letters. The influence of European Romanticism yielded the way to a transcendent character. This period saw the emergence of a movement called Transcendentalism‚ which was born as a form of rejection of strict Puritan religious attitudes from New England‚ where the movement originated. The Transcendentalists were influenced by Romanticism‚ especially in areas such as self- examination‚ the exaltation of individualism‚ and the beauties of
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The Role of Gov’t Why does every country have a form of government? Is it the pack mentality found in many animals? Do humans instinctively look for some form of leadership? What is the purpose of having a government? Is it to regulate what people do‚ to protect its citizens‚ or to maintain a stable economy? Isn’t it the government’s responsibility to protect the citizens under its rule? Isn’t it the reason most governments are established? Many governments offer some form of program to protect
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Cold War Essay What do you think the Cold War is/was? Was it a war between communism and democracy? Well the Cold War was a war between the United States and the Soviet Union‚ the Soviet Union wanted to spread communism while the United States wanted to spread democracy. The Cold War was called Cold because there was not direct fighting between the two countries the Soviet Union and the United States. The two countries only fought proxy wars against each other‚ the definition for a proxy war
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The Great Gatsby‚ written in 1925 by Francis Scott Fitzgerald‚ was a tale of the gilded East Coast of America in the wild decade known by “The Roaring 20s”. From the Wealthiest of Nobles to the Lowest of Peasants‚ The Great Gatsby highlights the differences between the proletariat and the blessed bourgeoisie‚ having come to riches through means of simple inheritance. Every identity of the character as the bourgeoisie or the proletariat are shown in definite form; the rich emanate a careless aura
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When Louisiana was under Spanish Rule the US was able to negotiate a treaty that allowed US farmers to be able to use the waterways‚ specifically the Mississippi River‚ as a means of transporting crops and other goods. When the US decided to negotiate this same deal when Louisiana came under French rule again‚ the French offered the United States the option to purchase all of Louisiana. So‚ in 1803 the United States government purchased the 828‚000 square miles of land known as Louisiana from France
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The Transcontinental Railroad: A Double Edged Sword David B Jayroe II Hist233 Professor Para November 15‚ 2014 The Transcontinental Railroad: A Double Edged Sword January 24‚ 1948 was the day that drastically changed the history of America. This day‚ James W. Marshal discovered gold in the south fork of the American River‚ while building a saw mill for Captain John Sutter. Despite his attempts to conceal his discovery‚ the news spread quickly across the country‚ setting the California
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many consider the Old West violent and bad‚ it was actually a mix of the good‚ the bad‚ and the ugly. The Old West began in the 1860’s up until 1890. It was also called the Great Plains and stretched from west of the Mississippi River all the way to Rocky Mountains. Many Americans traveled out west in search of adventure and a fresh start. There were a variety of job opportunities available‚ such as becoming a farmer‚ miner‚ or railroad worker. In the Old West‚ violence was prevalent‚ but people’s
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David Chavdia 5 may 2012 History What was the done to minimize the impact of the Great Depression on the countries affected? The Great Depression started as a consequence of several factors. These‚ in return were the direct effect of a series of events that caused the stressed economy to fall apart. In fact‚ the world market was barely functioning after World War One‚ because of continuous loans from the Unites States to all over Europe‚ and especially in Germany. Therefore‚ the stock
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