Great works

Alexander the Great said, “As for a limit to one's labor, I, for one, do not recognize any for a high-minded man, except that the labors themselves should lead to noble accomplishments.”(Alexander the Great) This shows that he lacks concern for others because he won't give recognition to the ones that do the hard work because by Alexander not showing any recognition, it made the hard works work seem less of hard work. It also shows that he was cowardly because by him showing recognition to the

The Great Gatsby Is an Important Literary Work “Every man's memory is his private literature,” said Aldous Huxley, noted author. “The decline of literature indicates the decline of a nation because among the most outwardly unexceptional people, all lives trace a story. Some contain more characters than one can easily track, others follow plot lines that can only be described as convoluted. Some are full of description where nothing seems to happen, unless you're patient enough to read between

came to in an era called The Great Depression. During the course of The Great Depression numerous people were left jobless; while women and African Americans faced work place discrimination. Life during The Great Depression was rich with trials and tribulations. For one thing. during The Great Depression millions of people were left with no jobs, and no way to support their families. Not having a job can make a man feel worthless because “a man is not a man without work” (Raughway 2). A man finds

this, the fact is almost every language and culture is male-dominated. Men have always been favoured and believed to be superior to women, which still exists in some third world countries, such as Afghanistan. F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic novel, The Great Gatsby, portrays how women were treated during the 1920s. In the novel, women play the role of an object for men’s pleasure, a strong figure, and materialistic. Myrtle Wilson plays the role of an object for Tom Buchanan pleasure. He uses her for

thus placing a piece of themselves into their work. But, no matter how great the author, eventually writer block ensues, casting a writer into a literary funk and halting the flow of thematic ideas; however, themes such as love and wealth transcend time, culture, and language. So it’s not difficult to think that famed authors, when in a pinch, often recycle broad themes to create a more compelling and relatable story. In the American work, The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald and its cinematic

equate success with happiness. Success is the core of American society, as it drives innovation and motivates people to work harder in order to achieve their goals — but at what cost? When striving for success, people tend to neglect other important areas of their lives such as their health, emotional well-being and more importantly their loved ones. The literary works of The Great Gatsby, a novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald; the play Death of a Salesman written by Arthur Miller and Jon Krakauer’s novel

society and our government. Each era has expanded the social responsibility and awareness on issues that affect the social work profession. After reading the chapter, I thought the Great Depression and the New Deal era appeared to have the strongest social responsibility. From this era, many social welfare programs were created to benefit those in need of services. The Great Depression and the New Deal era started out strong in economic wealth but came to halt when the stock market crashed. Unemployment

Nick Carraway, a young man from a comfortable background, moves from Minnesota to New York in order to pursue business. He rents a house in the West Egg district of Long Island, an area filled with the newly rich but considered unfashionable. Upon arriving, Nick visits his cousin Daisy Buchanan and her husband Tom whom he attended Yale with. The Buchanans live in the East Egg district, just across the harbor from West Egg and inhabited with those who come from wealthy families. While at his cousin’s

“A great pleasure in life is doing what people say you can’t do” These exact words come from my own perspective. These words mean something by stating that people have pleasure in doing something. This quote was burned into my mind so deep that I'll never forget the thought of this arrogant teacher. Devotion and talent had made a significant impact on overcoming this challenge. Unusual intelligence enables me to combine a devotion to work with things. I have always been devoted, intelligence

People of France, the time for peace has come. Our once great nation is now deeply wounded and divided. If we want to heal this nation, we must first heal ourselves. We must be wounded healers, instead of the wounded warriors that we are. We must set aside our differences and work together to make France into the great nation it once was. The revolution is over! I urge you to put down your weapons and stop. Look around at all the great work we have done. We the people, finally have a voice, we