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As one traverses through the journey of life, he becomes confronted with many obstacles. One such obstacle becomes apparant through the illusion that society has taught him that all men are created equal. However, there comes a day in every man’s life where he is discriminated by his peers, and …

Edgar Allen Poe is a writer noted for consistencies in the dark and gothic style in his writing. Poe was very popular for his short stories and poems, which clearly show his creative brilliance. Poe’s writing is uniquely terrifying, intriguing, and at the same time, brings up the questions of …

David Halberstam was a reporter assigned to the Vietnam conflict during 1962 and 1963. After graduating from Harvard University, David Halberstam went on to work for various newspapers. He went to work for the New York Times Washington bureau in 1960. In the fall of 1962, Halberstam was assigned to …

There are different historical interpretations to when the Cold War actually began – was it in 1918, when the West fought against the Bolsheviks in the Russian Civil War? Was it at Potsdam in 1945, where disagreements between superpowers came about after the Second World War and no military alliance …

Failure of the American Dream The setting is in Long Island, New York on the parts of East Egg and West Egg. West Egg is home of the “new” rich people and East Egg is home to the distinguished rich families. Nick Carraway has just moved into his new shack …

1. Fitzgerald’s use of a flashback is more effective than chronological order because it made Gatsby a mystery at the beginning of the book, until now, about half way through. 2. As Dan Cody’s assistant, Gatsby was employed under the title’s of steward, mate, skipper, secretary, and sailor. Cody had …

The Founding Fathers were motivated by a variety of factors to write a new Constitution, including reaction towards the weakness of the Articles of Confederation, group attempts to establish a new national government and the desire to limit “democracy”. The Constitutional Convention was the result of a reaction against the …

It can be seen that “The Great Gatsby,” by Scott Fitzgerald is one the greatest novels of all time. Its method to depict The American Dream has been attempted to be matched an uncountable amount of times. Other aspects used in “The Great Gatsby,” by Scott Fitzgerald, have also been …

Elements of Irony in Native Son Native Son paints a disturbing, harsh picture of life within the “Black Belt” of Chicago in the 1940s. Wright uses irony; sometimes subtly and at other times obviously to shape the view of the reader and as a foreshadowing mechanism. From our initial scene …

Australia’s Federal System is dynamic and the division of lawmaking power between the Commonwealth and State since 1901 has changed dramatically; Critically discuss, focussing on the major reasons for those changes. On the first of January 1901 Australia became a federation when the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act came into …