Willy Loman in Death of a Salesman and Jay Gatsby in The Great Gatsby dedicate their lives to searching for different versions of the American Dream‚ but because they have distorted views of themselves and the world they live in‚ neither is able to reach his goals. Gatsby’s only motivation becoming rich is to win Daisy Buchanan’s heart. Gatsby throws lavish parties and lies about his background in an attempt to prove to Daisy that he is worthy of her. Similarly‚ Willy comes home to his family and
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was a young girl who had divorced parents. Her dad was a bum who couldn’t support himself‚ no doubt had attempted to use Ashleigh for his own problems. Her mom was level headed‚ a good role model‚ and was the parent of Ashleigh. Ashleigh did not take the money because she knew her dad was unreliable‚ a liar‚ and a bum. Ashleigh did not take the money because her dad was unreliable. The author recited “When I was little‚ dad used to promise me the stars for a necklace‚ but like most of his promises
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...conservative commentator Philip Oppenheim...argued recently that in Britain‚ it’s supermarkets that profit most from fair trade sales. They charge a premium for fair trade bananas‚ for example‚ while a "minuscule sliver ends up with the people the movement is designed to help"... Here is more. In case you don’t know‚ fair trade sells a product at a premium price‚ under the promise that the workers are treated better and paid more. But will that improve living standards? Hmm...this sounds
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John le Carré: The Spy Who Came in from the Cold This book is a spy story‚ about bluffs between the British Secret Service and the German Democratic Republic. I found it very difficult to understand. The stroy occurs during the Cold War‚ in the 1950s and 1960s. The main character is Alec Leamas‚ a british agent in charge of East German espionage. He is recalled to the Circus‚ because there are no agents left. Control asks him to ’stay in the cold’. That means one last mission for
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to be where the world stands today through the hardship of improving and development the country using countless of manpower to achieve their specified target. Everyone played their part in order to develop their nation to greater means. The people who mainly contributed their strength‚ pouring their heart and soul at work are the workers or also better known as ‘employees’. The employees are the means that is required in order to drive an organization. Without them‚ an organization would not even
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All too often animals suffer for our amusement or entertainment. One of the worst aspects of animals that are used for entertainment or sport is that many of the people involved are not responsible for the animals they create. For instance Thoroughbred Race horses are bred in huge numbers. The ones who are not good enough or get hurt or when they are too old to race are disregarded with no care. Most end up in slaughter. Same thing with Greyhounds. But by far the best example happened recently when
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The protagonists of the novel (Willy Loman and Jay Gatsby)‚ both prove to show an assortment of similar character attributes. Beginning with their insane dedication of their lives to the American dream‚ the characters retain many similarities. Although their ideals slightly vary‚ the dedication towards achieving it remains very similar. Gatsby hosts parties in an attempt to fit in‚ but his attempt is inevitably a failure as buying in to a society that does not accept him can never conclude with success
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Pentheus has a clear hamartia. Willy is an insecure guy that he tries to treat himself better by being dishonest to himself and his family. Willy is a massively successful salesman and he covers his deep anxiety and insecurity with extreme pride. Sometimes he is not capable to keep this image of a non-weak person‚ because Willy despairs and begs with effective individuals surrounding him for direction and care. Regardless of his efforts‚ Willy is not that person who is popular as he makes it seen
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Take The Blair Witch Project for example. Throughout the exhibition into the forest‚ Heather is constantly ridiculed by her two guy friends as the tension increases and in the end‚ Heather is trying to protect them from not just the unknown‚ but from themselves. Meanwhile Heather’s guy friends continue to tell her to either to relax‚ back off‚ or she is crazy. This influencing trend of characters could be said for Cannibal Holocaust’s cast as Faye Daniels’s character is persistently
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Do you agree with Arthur Miller’s assertion in Tragedy and the Common Man that Willy Loman is indeed a tragic hero? Why or why not? According to Miller‚ a tragic hero is someone who dies for personal dignity. Willy does indeed die for his dignity. “Those who act against the scheme of things that degrades them.”(Miller. Tragedy of the Common Man) Willy’s act of committing suicide‚ fits in that category. In act 2‚ Willy reveals his desires to win back Biff’s respect by committing suicide. In one of
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