Political Theory and Gatsby In his article "’A New World‚ Material Without Being Real’: Fitzgerald’s Critique of Capitalism in The Great Gatsby‚" Ross Posnock establishes Fitzgerald’s interest in Marxism by placing him as a Nietzschean Marxist and contemporizing him with Georg Lukacs’s History and Class Consciousness‚ printed in 1923‚ and with Marx’s theories by extension‚ attempting to "demonstrate how deeply Marx’s critique is assimilated into the novel’s imaginative life‚" although he is careful
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Justin Peters Period 1 Satire 2/19/13 Cat’s Cradle In Cat’s Cradle the narrator John winds his way through the events that eventually lead to the destruction of the human race. Life to John is a quest; a quest that is defined finally by his new found religion Bokononism. He feels that everyone in his life revolves around him as they all search for something of meaning in their lives; this group is called a karass. Life is a gift that is never solicited and often unappreciated after given
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Planet of the Apes deals with a great number of issues that come up in everyday society. If one looks closely at the story it is very easy to realize that Planet of the Apes is not at all about apes‚ but truly about mankind. It is a story about the human condition‚ and the way humans interact with their natural environment. It is a story about the dangers of religion‚ and even more powerfully a warning about the dangers of a politically active church. Planet of the Apes is a political allegory
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Mark Bowen Justin Smith English Comp. 101 August 7‚ 2013 Rhetorical Analysis Love According to Macklemore On July 18th‚ 2012 a song titled “Same Love” was released by an up-and-coming new hip-hop artist named Macklemore. Macklemore has recently reached number one on The Billboard Hot 100 with his song “Thrift Shop” and his voice has become very influential to his mainstream fan base. “Same Love” was recorded during the campaign for Washington Referendum 74‚ which legalized same-sex marriage
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street an this man was out workin in his yard. He’d got hissef a bunch of shrubs to plant an he say to me‚ “Forrest‚ you wanna earn some money?” an I says‚ “Uh-huh‚” an so he sets me to movin dirt. Damn near ten or twelve wheelbarrows of dirt‚ in the heat of the day‚ truckin it all over creation. When I’m thru he reach in his pocket for a dollar. What I shoulda done was raised Cain about the low wages‚ but instead‚ I took the damn dollar an all I could say was “thanks” or somethin dumb-soundin like
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Loneliness Essay In the book The Great Gatsby‚ almost all the characters deal with loneliness in their lives at some point or another. Jay Gatsby started his life lonely‚ lived his life lonely and died lonely. "He had never really accepted…his parents." (pg.99). At a young age he began his journey to make something out of himself. He never got along with his parents so he left the house and started to make money so he could win Daisy back. He lived by himself and was involved in illegal activities
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nervousness of first day of high school and today the last year of high school turn into the last day. The mixed feeling of freedom and letting go the dependence. It feels like four years has passed by within a blink of eye. The moment that makes you feel damn‚ this is it! These were the best four years of my life. No more waking up at six rush yourself before they close the gate or buttering up the teachers so they take your late assignment or making fun of that weird kid in the class or be in that one
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A bunch of the boys were whooping it up in the Malamute saloon; The kid that handles the music-box was hitting a rag-time tune; Back of the bar‚ in a solo game‚ sat Dangerous Dan McGrew‚ And watching his luck was his light-o’-love‚ the lady that’s known as Lou. When out of the night‚ which was fifty below‚ and into the din and glare‚ There stumbled a miner fresh from the creeks‚ dog-dirty‚ and loaded for bear. He looked like a man with a foot in the grave and scarcely the strength of a louse
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The only problem‚ Lennie actually did do that‚ and he almost drowned. While speaking to Slim about Lennie‚ George explained the story. “One day a bunch of guys was standin’ around up on the Sacramento River. I was feelin’ pretty smart. I turns to Lennie and says‚ ‘Jump in.’ An’ he jumps. Couldn’t swim a stroke. He damn near drowned before we could get him” (Steinbeck‚ 40). Now‚ if I asked you to jump in a nine-meter deep river knowing full well that you couldn’t swim‚ would you do
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Today’s American Dream “I wanna be a billionaire” by Bruno Mars and Travis McCoy represents the American dream among the young generations now days. Today’s generations’ dream is to be rich to be able to buy anything they want‚ and at the same time do the charity work stars do in the communities‚ in other countries‚ and even the programs they create to make our world a better place. The new generation’s dream is also that with the money they have to be known everywhere around the world. The search
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