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American Dream in the Great Gatsby
th of the American Dream in The Great Gatsby The American Dream embodies the belief that each person can succeed in life on the basis of his own skills and effort. This idea awakes and develops during the 18th and 19th centuries - a period of fast development in the United States. The issues of growth, progress and money become a major theme in American society, which is why Scott Fitzgerald's novel The Great Gatsby
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Ben Franklin: The Ideal American
As one of our founding fathers, Benjamin Franklin appears among the most interesting and intelligent men of colonial times. A true American pioneer, Franklin became a successful printer, talented inventor, important diplomat, and celebrated author after publishing his own Autobiography. Thriving in the difficult printmaking business, Benjamin Franklin was the ultimate entrepreneur. A very frugal man at the start, Franklin counted every single penny; this sort of self-control corresponds with the idea of self determination.
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American History X
American History X The setting takes place in Venice, a little beach town in the Southern California. Derek, the leader of the neighborhood skinhead gang gets arrested and put to jail for killing two members of a Crip gang that tried to steal his car. His little fourteen year old brother has seen everything and testified for Derek, for only that reason he did not get life sentence, and just three years in a prison.
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All Quiet on the Western Front: War and Authority Corruption
“All Quiet On The Western Front: War and Authority Corruption” It is always easier to say how you would respond to war while looking upon it as an outsider who has seen little outside of movies and pictures. We tell ourselves “I could never imagine doing that“, or “How could any human be so corrupt?” That is what we say, but I wonder what those same men said just prior to their war time experience.
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Has the Amount of Information on African Americans Increased in Secondary School American History Books?
With new discussions and debates about the changes needed to the curriculum of the United States Education System, especially in the area of history which scholars say that the curriculum leans toward an euro-centric model of teaching with information about European Countries and the Anglo-Saxon move to the United States. I wanted to look at American History and analyze it to see how much information is in books about African Americans and the details
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American Literature
Writing Assignment II Scholars have long pointed out Puritans in American literature for hundreds of years. They rest on ambition, hard work, and an intense striving for success. Although individual Puritans could not know, in strict theological terms, whether they were "saved" and among the elect who would go to heaven; Puritans tended to feel that earthly success was a sign of election. Wealth and status were sought not only for themselves, but as welcome
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Inter-War Italy: The Fascist Appeal and Socially Detrimental Effects in Ignazio Silone’s Fontamara
Inter-war Italy: The Fascist Appeal and Socially Detrimental Effects in Ignazio Silone's Fontamara There are people in the world who base their knowledge of the past on what they read in novels. As media influences peoples' perception of history, we must analyze how authors depict landmark events to understand why some people have perverted interpretations of the past. While some texts distort history, Ignazio Silone's Fontamara is a fictional tale of a village in southern
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Star Wars and Its Buzz Marketing Campaign
I. Introduction Word-of-mouth advertising is often referred to as one of the most important sources of information for a consumer because it allows them to connect on a personal level instead of feeling pressured from a distant and calculated marketing pitch by an advertiser. Ironically, this form of "advertising" is not paid for, whereas advertisers usually pay for their advertisements. Word-of-mouth and buzz marketing can often be related in many ways because they are both
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Children in Native American Oral Tradition
Native Americans have long been interested in maintaining cultural traditions they inherited from their ancestors. For Native American tribes with strong oral traditions, the primary sense of history comes from the narratives, stories, and accounts told by tribal elders. Indigenous peoples’ stories are as varied as the clouds in the sky and yet have many common elements, whether told by the Cherokee in North Carolina, or the Chimariko in California. In the assortment of Native
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Method Acting and 1950’s American Politics and Culture
Method Acting and 1950’s American Politics and Culture Throughout the twentieth century, method acting had been experimented with and practiced in the United States. The method had derived from Stanislavski’s “system” at the Moscow Art Theatre and was then given its own identity by method pioneers in the Group Theatre, Lee Strasberg, Stella Adler and Elia Kazan. Through the early 1900’s, the method had begun to gain recognition in American theatre, but swiftly attained considerable
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World War 2
World War 2 World War 2 was a conflict between the Allied Powers that consisted of United Kingdom, Soviet Union, United States, Republic of China, Poland, France, Netherlands, Belgium, Canada, Norway, Greece, Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia, India, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Egypt, Philippines, Brazil, and more. While the Axis Power which consisted of Germany, Japan, Italy, Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania, Finland, Croatia, Slovakia, Thailand and others. There were many causes like the German taking over of
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What Makes a Hero? a Comparison Between the Great Gatsby and American Beauty, with Reference to Author’s Context and the Corruption of the American Dream.
How does one define a hero? is he someone who rescues single mothers from burning buildings? Is he someone who chases his dream no matter the consequences? Is he someone who reaches ultimate fulfillment with his life? Is he merely the main character in a piece of literature? F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby" and Sam Mendes' "American Beauty" both explore these questions in a variety of different ways and it becomes clear how their
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Analysis of the Famous Mitsubishi Case Under the Light of Men-Women and Japanese-American Intercultural Communication
Introduction It was my first day in high school. Standing alone in the middle of the play ground looking for anyone I know or can talk to, my eyes was searching all over the place. A pretty blond girl standing alone was a scene that, for sure, attracted my attention then. The moment my eyes saw her, my mind started thinking of ways to talk to her. After some time wasted thinking, I saw a
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The War of 1812
The War of 1812 was fought between the United States and England. Ending in 1815 with the Treaty of Ghent, the war did not accomplish any of the issues it was being fought over. For the US, the War of 1812 seemed to just be one failure after another. Although the military suffered great failure during the war, these were the direct consequence of the failure of the citizens to unite for the causes of
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Slavery as a Cause of the Civil War
Document Based Question Slavery as a cause of the Civil War Every epic battle and war story is like a fairy tale. It has a beginning, middle, and an end. There is always a point in the story where a climax is reached, and it is the events that lead up to the eventful climax that matters. The American civil war began in 1861, and it continued on until 1865. The gory details and
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Psychological Effects of the Vietnam War on Gi’s
It is believed by the majority, that one of the chief downfalls of the American occupation in Vietnam was the underestimation of the resilience of the Communist Vietcong in the north. It was believed by most analysts, at the time, that the North Vietnamese could easily be brought to negotiate. President Johnson, along with most of his advisors, believed that once the North Vietnamese saw the enormous power of the U.S. military that they would
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Star Wars: Clone Wars
In the star wars universe the clone war was amongst one of the deepest impacting upon the galaxy. With most of the jedi eradicated from their own troopers the galaxy was left in turmoil as a supposedly new empire began to rule with tyranny and oppression. The soldiers the jedi had so recklessly took command of eventually betrayed them as a sith lord by the name of Palpatine or as most know Darth Sidious had
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Iraqi Prisoners of War
Recent photographs of Iraqi Prisoners Of War (POWs) being humiliated and abused by United States armed forces have caused uproar and disgust throughout the world. The sole purpose of any war is to win; either through destroying the enemy, or the achieving a specific goal. Why then should coalition forces be held to a higher standard in regard to treatment of POWs than the rest of the world? To fully explore this question we must
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The Impact of the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan on the Cold War
I believe to partial extent that the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan caused the Cold War. Both documents made interference in Europe and other countries. The US wanted to support them financially and economically. They also believed in giving them choices, even though they may not have been the best. The real blame should have been partially on the Soviet Union. The Truman Doctrine and the Marshall plan had very little impact on the
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A Thesis Paper on the War in Iraq
Composition II Should we pull out? A Thesis Paper on The War in Iraq   TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction 1 America’s Thoughts 1 Progression in Iraq 5 Final Thoughts 6 Conclusion 7 Bibliography 9   SHOULD WE PULL OUT? Pick up any newspaper or point your web browser to any major or minor news publication and questions like these will be all over them. A lot of Americans feel that the War on Terror and
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War by Merriam-Webster
War is defined by Merriam-Webster’s dictionary as, “a state of usually open and declared armed hostile conflict between states or nations.” War is literally as old as life, although it did not always involve nations or man-made weapons of violence. As far back as the time that the first creatures were walking the earth, they were fighting over territory for survival. Along the evolutionary road, humans joined in the never-ending struggle that is war
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Vietnam War
Summary Like any other war the Vietnam War had a lot of devastating effects after the war ended. It also had many causes that changed many things after this war. “The Vietnam War was fought between 1964 and 19 on the ground in South Vietnam and bordering areas of Cambodia and Laos, and in bombing runs over North Vietnam.”1.There were two opposing sides. On one side it “was a coalition of forces including the United
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Causes of 2003 Us Iraq War
Liberalism and Hegemonic Stability Theory As Causes for the 2003 US-Iraq War Many factors went into the decision of United States leaders to enter into war with Iraq in 2003. These reasons can be related to various classical and modern theories on the causes of war between states. Though there are several stances and viewpoints on the righteousness or legality of the war on Iraq, an objective eye will notice that the real factors for
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An American Executive in Columbia - Global Ethics
Ethics Paper An American Executive in Columbia pays off a drug lord so that his factory is not bombed and his workers killed. An American firm bribes officials in a small town in Mexico to let them dump their toxic waste in their local landfill. These are two clear cut examples of what is right and wrong in regards to ethical issues in the ever emerging global market. (Integrity, on a global scale) Nonetheless issues
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Preparing and Presserving Food (american Indians)
PREPARING AND PRESERVING FOOD Indians used several ways to prepare their Buffalo meat such as: „h Roasting on a spit. „h Boiled in a skin bag. „h Cut into thin slices and hung to dry. „h Made into Pemmican (preserving). „h Liver, Kidneys, Marrow and nose were eaten fresh. Indians also made sausages out of strips of meat. They often made soups and Stews by boiling it in a sack with hot stones. Indians used
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