Francis Scott Key

white stars arranged in a circle in a blue backdrop, with 13 red and white stripes alternating in color. The next flag that became famous was the 15 star and 15-stripe flag. It was made most notable during the bombardment of Fort McHenry, when Francis Scott Key used it as inspiration for the Star Spangled Banner. In 1818, an act was passed by congress, which designated that a star would be added for every

The first known use of rockets was circa 1232 A.D. when the Chinese and the Mongols were at war with each other. These rockets were not used as aircraft or transportation but as weapons for warfare. The “rockets” used weren’t even the rockets we know and consider rockets today, but instead were tinier combustible rockets attached to arrows used to propel the arrows to go farther to which they were attached. The chinese were responsible for the creation of these “arrow rockets” and throughout the

Francis Scott Fitzgerald’s short story The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (1922) and David Fincher’s film of the same title (2008) tell the curious story of a man who is born old and ages backwards. Fitzgerald and Fincher challenge their audiences to consider different themes and ideas throughout their texts and utilise different techniques to do so. While the stories of the two texts remain similar, they differ in their effectiveness. David Fincher and Francis Scott Fitzgeralds, The Curious Case

Now is the time the nation needs to come together, but the people are separated. People are too busy arguing over the Republican and Democratic parties and race. Kneeling for the national anthem because they want to make a statement that not all lives matter, but black lives matter and their president are, “not their president”, is disrespectful to the people who fought and who died and their family. The NFL football players should not have the right to protest during their job, they should protest

F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote The Great Gatsby with a certain intent, and that was to create a parallel between his life and the story. Scott was named after an ancestor, Francis Scott Key. Throughout Scott’s childhood he was very spoiled and was not very good at either his schoolwork or sports, yet he was successful in writing stories and plays. In 1913, Scott went on to college at Princeton University, but soon to leave to go to officer's training school in 1917 once World War one started so that he

advantages. All these changes had effects on America as a whole. F. Scott Fitzgerald was a part of all these changes; however unlike many others he found a different opportunity come from it all; he used Americans changes to become successful. Fitzgerald displayed this new “American Dream’ in his novel The Great Gatsby, changing the way Americans

F. Scott Fitzgerald and the American Dream F. Scott Fitzgerald was an influential and popular writer during the 1920’s. Fitzgerald was important to the concept of the American Dream. The 1920’s were a golden age for America. After World War I, America’s stock market boomed, causing an increase of wealth. The glitz and glamour of the 1920’s gave way to citizens searching for their own perfect life. In the 1920’s, everyone wanted to be wealthy and successful. This became part of the “American Dream”

little boy named Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald. This young boy would grow up to be a very important person in American Literature. This interesting writer would surprise many with his incredible writing abilities. Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald was born on September 24, 1896 in St. Paul, Minnesota. Fitzgerald’s parents were Edward Fitzgerald and Mary McQuillan. Fitzgerald’s name may sound familiar. The name sounds similar because he is named after Francis Scott Key. Francis Scott Key was Fitzgerald’s

wealth, and fame. The author, F. Scott Fitzgerald, very accurately captures all of the negative things about money and fame. F. Scott Fitzgerald grew up wealthy and privileged due to his mother and his father’s successful businesses. His father had a furniture business in St. Paul, Minnesota and his mother earned her money while owning a grocery store. Fitzgerald was born with the real name, Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald. He was named after his cousin, Francis Scott Key, who wrote the lyrics to the Star

Francis Scott Fitzgerald      Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald is known as one of the most important American writers of his time. He wrote about the troubling time period in which he lived known as the Jazz Age. During this era people were either rich or dreamt of great wealth. Fitzgerald fell into the trap of wanting to be wealthy, and suffered great personal anguish because of these driving forces. I have chosen to write a term paper on F.Scott Fitzgerald. The goal of this