This passage is the last three paragraphs of the story. The passage is Nick’s thoughts on Gatsby and the future. This passage ends the story and concludes Nick’s narrative. It happens while Nick is going home to Minnesota in a train. It illustrates the main theme of the un-attainability of the American Dream. In the first sentence of the passage‚ Fitzgerald uses the word "brooding" to show the mood of Nick‚ the narrator. Brooding gives an impression of deep‚ dark thinking. Next‚ he talks about the
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Vice Virtue Essay After viewing the films Remember the Titans and Seven in class it made me realize all of the things in the media swirling around vice and virtue. Nearly everything we use as entertainment in the media revolves around these seven cardinal sins‚ the vices‚ and the seven cardinal virtues. The truth is our society today thrives on these things; many times we will not watch or listen to something that is all good‚ the evil is needed to supplement the entertainment factor. Our society
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achieve greatness is considered a noble character‚ however‚ when the influence of evil is exposed to this noble characteristic‚ it will become corrupted and unnatural. Unnatural ambition drives Macbeth to commit treacherous acts which leads to his decent into evil and ultimately‚ his own downfall. Macbeth is startled when he first hears his prophecy from the evil witches. He is astonished when he receives news from Ross and Angus regarding receiving the title of Thane of Cawdor. Macbeth’s immediate
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The term evil carries a multitude of stigmas‚ translations and forms‚ thus‚ in order to obtain a better comprehension of the concept‚ a universal definition must be established. Therefore‚ as a general base line for uniformity I will use the Oxford dictionaries definition. Evil defined: Profound immorality‚ wickedness‚ and depravity‚ especially when regarded as a supernatural force; Of a force or spirit embodying or associated with the forces of the devil; A manifestation of this‚ especially in people’s
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When using evil to justify these claims‚ it is not a problem of evaluating the misfortunes that occur on a daily basis incorrectly‚ but rather an incorrect understanding of these qualities that God possesses. Even in a world of a Judeo-Christian God‚ there will always be evil‚ and humans must accept that and learn to adjust to the circumstances given. Also‚ because we are not omniscient like God‚ we are unable to completely solve the problem of evil‚ but we are rather able to justify why evil exists
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Micheal E. Talley English 112 /32 Professor Yelena Mason March 1‚ 2011 “Just Be Nice” is an article written by Stephen L. Carter. Carter is the William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law at the Yale Law School. This article was written in May 1998‚ and was a response to former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani’s remarks that the citizenry should give up their rude ways. Carter first touched on the fact that‚ in the Nineteen Sixties and seventies‚ some of his classroom time was spent
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“In Macbeth‚ Shakespeare presents us with a powerful vision of evil.” Write your response to the above statement. Textual support may include reference to a particular performance of the play you have seen. William Shakespeare’s tragedy‚ Macbeth‚ explores many different themes including loyalty‚ betrayal‚ and ambition but is it the powerful theme of evil and the consequent guilt that have the most devastating effects on the play’s protagonist‚ Macbeth and his loyal wife. It is this theme above
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quality and number of his glories. It is a lonely thing but it relates us to the world. It is the mother of all creativeness‚ and it sets each man separate from all other men." (130) This passage struck me by the way it shows how men were placed on the social ladder for the actions they had taken in their lives. Steinbeck made this passage vague so that the reader was able to relate it to their own lives. This passage also stood out from the others because of the meaning it has. 2. "And when she delicately
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heard it time and again "I am bored!". These words have came from the mouths of many teenagers. Sure‚ we have the libraries‚ the parks‚ the internet cafes‚ the malls all around us. Yet‚ we still hear many teenagers around us saying that they long for something completely different than the aforementioned - something that caters more to their interests. So what can we do for these bored teenagers? You see‚ we have all the facilities etc. From bars to reacreational areas‚ places offering live music
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each: What role does motivation play in goal achievement? The role in which motivation plays is very important.Motivation is key. Keeping up my momentum‚ means to keep my drive.Also it means keeping the desire for reaching my goal alive. Breaking down one big goal into smaller mile stones is also a great tool which can help keep up my motivation. To stay committed to the process. To always think of the pay off when I complete each
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