The roaring 20’s has aspects of culture related to the Great Gatsby. This book showed how prosperous people were. Women embraced new freedom. Men finally came home from the war. The Great Gatsby is a book written by F. Scott Fitzgerald. It was written in the time period of 1925. The Great Gatsby dealt mainly […]
William Shakespeare is prolific for his plays of love, revenge, deceit and jealousy. Among his most celebrated plays is the tragedy Othello, in which the themes of jealousy and deceit play a central role. In Othello, one of his most recognized tragedies was revolving around the central theme of jealousy and deceit. The themes of […]
In The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald money and wealth can create a distinctive explanation on someone’s life which can affect what lays ahead of them. Wealth can be such a great effect on someone whether they are an egocentric or a thoughtful person. Wealth can be both very misleading and can overpower many, […]
The Great Gatsby, a novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald is a portrayal of society in the 1920’s also known as The Roaring Twenties. A time of economic prosperity, new inventions, black people, women’s liberation, glittering Jazz, luxury, as well as alcohol prohibition, organized crime and corruption. This is the time when the “Great War” has […]
The Civil War was an all-consuming event in history. It is the point we choose to divide all of American history. Before the Civil War and after. Our history completely changed because of this one event. I would argue that no other event has had the same effect. The American Civil War began over several […]
1984: The Effects of Technology on the Population Nineteen Eighty-Four, often published as 1984, is a dystopian novel by English writer George Orwell published in June 1949, whose themes center on the risks if government overreach, totalitarianism, and repressive regimentation of all people and behaviours within society. The novel is set in an imagined future, the year 1984, when […]
William Gaddis once said, “power doesn’t corrupt people, people corrupt power”; a truth that perfectly articulates the relationship between man and power. George Orwell’s prose novel, 1984, and James McTeigue’s theatrical film, V for Vendetta, are such quintessences of power abused by those in pursuit of reaching authoritative domination. They differ in textual form and […]
Macbeth, by nature, is an ambitious and passionate person which is what a great leader entails but when that ambition is directed towards greed and power, another side of Macbeth begins to surface. A side that shows the deterioration of Macbeth as a character. Various events and people in the play influenced Macbeths decision making […]
Introduction A happy life can be defined as a life that is stress-free, financially backed up, and most importantly, a healthy one free from diseases. However, it is worth noting that there is no rigid definition of the word happy life because it depends on one’s own definition. The key to happiness lies deep within […]
Since happiness is a unique experience, the factors that promote happiness can of course be different for everyone. However, scientific research in the last 20 years has come a long way to identify many common factors that contribute to our happiness. Money (or income) is one of them. When we encounter the questions if feeling […]