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Julia Silveira Honors English 11 Mrs. Ferrari 10 October 2013 Gatsby and Greatness Recently, fabulous wealth has not been associated with purer, greater qualities, but with scandals, selfishness and inheriting large amounts of money without actually working for it. For example, the sparkling, ostentatious celebrities that everyone knows, but don't actually have any talents. In The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Gatsby seems like he stumbled into his money and spends it frivolously on large

Alexander Hamilton accomplished many great things during his life. He was an orphan who rose up from his circumstances to sail to America and start a new life where he could make a difference. Hamilton was an acclaimed writer, the first Secretary of the Treasury, an accomplished military leader, and the right hand man of General and President George Washington. Beyond that, he was a patriot who believed in the American dream and made sure that America would remain the free country it is today.

assumes only the effortless part of it. The “American Dream” seems very nationalistic, some might have to achieve it in less than legal means. James Truslow Adams once declared that American Dream is that dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement”. Adams left out the side of gluttony and selfishness, the side of stepping on everyone to get ahead. People don't perceive it as a dream for everyone, rather

it actually describes an election more than two hundred years past. The presidential election of 1800 was an angry, dirty, crisis-ridden contest that seemed to threaten the nation’s very survival. A bitter partisan battle between Federalist John Adams and Republican Thomas Jefferson, it produced a tie between Jefferson and his Republican running mate, Aaron Burr; a deadlock in the House where the tie had to be broken; an outburst of intrigue and suspicion as Federalists struggled to determine a

Concerning America today, many people have a set of "cardboard cut-out" traits that they tack onto American citizens, and what it means to be an American. These traits are typically very broad, and simplistic, and in many cases, are relics of the 50's. The truth, however, is quite different. Although some people try to attach universal traits to Americans, citizens of this country are very diverse in nature, belief, and ideology. I've identified four characteristics most commonly associated with

In Gatsby’s case, his dream is short lived when he realizes he can never “repeat the past”(Fitzgerald Page #). Jay Gatsby is a physical representation of a man so blinded by his own greed, that he cannot see the true reality. After realizing the failing promises that the American Dream offers, and the ways in which the American Dream is only applied to specific

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whereas Republicans preferred to maintain friendly relations with the democratic French against the British. Earlier, in 1794, President George Washington had angered the French leaders when he signed the Jay Treaty with Great Britain in 1794 settling the differences between the two countries. John Adams, a federalist, was elected the second President of the United States of America in 1797. After taking over as President, he sent American envoys to

great nation was founded by the men whom we know now as the Founding Fathers. Each one of these political role models brought different aspects towards creating our country. These men included Thomas Jefferson, Richard Henry Lee, John Jay, James Madison, John Adams, George Mason, Robert Morris, George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, John Dickinson and finally, Alexander Hamilton. Alexander Hamilton, along with these men, played a vital role in creating the United States Constitution. Hamilton affected

Washington’s Administration and Legacy George Washington was a key figure in American history, who shaped America into what it is today. Washington struggled at times, but managed to pull through and do something great. By siding with Alexander Hamilton insted of Thomas Jefferson at the time, was a good decision. By siding with Hamilton, Washington furthered his partisanship and warned the nation. By doing this, Washington knew it was his biggest failure as president. Owning slaves lead people