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subtopics: East coast, West Coast, and Old School. East Coast rap is based in the New York region with an aggressive tone enclosing hard beats. Artist like Nas, the Notorious B.I.G., and DMX characterize this culture of rap. West Coast rap originates from California with a laid back sound resembling a funk rhythm. Tupac Shakur, Snoop Dogg, and N.W.A are eminent West Coast rappers. The third group is the Old School rap. Old School rap were the first rap groups coming in the 70’s and 80’s. Old School rap followed

Great Gatsby was not very popular when it was first released it has made up for lost time and is now one of the greatest classics in American literature and being read in classrooms all across the United States. What actually denotes a book as a classic or great, though? In my opinion, a lot of it has to do with what a person needs at the time. According to James L. W. West III, leading Fitzgerald scholar and English literature professor at Pennsylvania State University, “[Gatsby] never seems to lose

Victims of America “It’s called the American Dream because you have to be asleep to believe it.” –George Carlin. In the novel, the Day of the Locust, Nathanael West is able to depict the falsity behind the American Dream. West sees Hollywood’s version of the phenomenon known as the American Dream as a myth that many people fall victim to, which is shown through the recurring themes of despair in the novel. Through the characters of The Day of the Locust, Nathaniel West is able to illustrate the dangers

The Disillusion of the American Dream “American Dream” has a long history, originally refers to the Puritan immigrants belief in freedom to create, dreams and desires. However, as in the new continent and the west in the process of development, the “American Dream” gradually evolved the yearning and pursuit of success, including the pursuit of wealth, class and love. In American, people always think, through your diligently work that you will be able to change their social status, live a life

and working-class life improved during the 1920s.” Nick Carraway, for example, lives on the outskirts of West egg which enables him to live among the wealthy without getting attached to that lifestyle. Nick Carraway, towards the end of the novel however, gets attached to the wealthy lifestyle of Gatsby and begins to enjoy it although he may begin to enjoy this lifestyle he plans to head west to get away and avoid holding onto the past. The poor also have a dominant role in the novel depicting how

aristocratic social class, was born into the glory and prosperity that people wish to achieve in their dreams, and thus represents the passion the Old Money class lacks by never having to chase an American Dream. In comparison to Myrtle’s vitality, Daisy is deficient in her devotions to strive towards a particular dream. After marrying Tom, the values of the Old Money aristocracy led her to believe that there was nothing else she could achieve because she had already fulfilled her role in society. Daisy’s

Introduction “The great Gatsby” is an inspiring novel written by the famous American author Scott Fitzgerald. The novel was published in 1925. It is regarded as Scott’s supreme achievement and also as a masterwork in American literature, and it’s entirely justified. Its theme is far more complex than a simple love story. It tells about the corruption of the American dream, the broken promise of “equality for all” and the fact that you can’t be “whatever you want”.

the American life style in 1922. Jay Gatsby, an American wealthy social identity, appears to have it all. But wealth, stature and an extravagant lifestyle seems not to be enough for Gatsby; he still yearns for his old idealistic love Daisy. In an ideal world this has the making of a great love story with a happy ending, but Fitzgerald chose to carry the story as a reflection of the American era the book is set in. An era consumed by appearances and excess and overall pursuit of the American dream

Manifest Destiny and Foreign Policy The term "Manifest Destiny," which American writer John L. O'Sullivan first used in the New York Democratic Review in 1845. , describes what most 19th-Century Americans believed was their God-given mission to expand westward, occupy a continental nation, and extend U.S. constitutional government to unenlightened peoples. The idea was the driving force behind the rapid expansion of America into the West from the East, and it was heavily promoted in newspapers, posters

31, 1995, in Virginia Beach,Virginia. Gabby Douglas began formal gymnastics training at 6 years old and won a state championship by the time she was 8. She moved away from her hometown and family in 2010 to training with a world-renowned Olympic trainer, and was selected to compete with the U.S. Olympic women's gymnastics team at the 2012 Summer Olympics. There, Gabrielle became the first African American to win gold in the individual all-around event. She also won a team gold medal with teammates