When Hip-Hop first emerged in the late 1970s it was far from the thriving genre we know today. It’s origins stem into some of the poorest areas of New York and most prolifically the Bronx’s. The cultural art form was developed by mostly African American and Latino Teenagers as a musical outlet from the turmoil and hardship of their daily lives. The art form first heavily relied on having a prolific DJ to match the rapper often referred to as MC’s, focusing on the two to quickly connect and be in
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A Greek hopeful filmmaker leaves home to pursue his career in Chicago as he endures both personal and professional struggles. BRIEF SYNOPSIS: NICK (60’s), a filmmaker, receives a mysterious letter. Inside the letter is a photograph of Nick at the age of 15 years old dancing with a pretty young tourist, KATHRYNE (15). The letter is from her daughter Ingrid telling Nick that her mother Kathryne passed away several weeks ago. The photograph brings back memories for Nick of his struggle to become
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the 1920’s and follows a guy named Nick who moves to New York across the bay from his friend Tom Buchanan and Tom’s wife Daisy which she is Nick’s cousin. Over at the Buchanan’s he meets a lady named Jordan who tells Nick about his neighbor named Jay Gatsby. Gatsby is an interesting and secretive man. The characters in The Great Gatsby were reckless and careless people. Daisy Buchanan she is a really rich person, she married into the Buchanan family who are the richest of the rich they’ve been
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In The Great Gatsby, Nick says to Gatsby, “I wouldn’t ask too much of her…You can’t repeat the past.” Gatsby answers, “Can’t repeat the past? Why of course you can!” page 118 chapter six. This quote brings up an interesting question. Is it really possible to repeat the past? I believe that you can not repeat that past because the people around you change and who you are as a person change. Over time all of these things change which makes it impossible to repeat the past. “For over a year he
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Samuel Nussbaum Ms. Horowitz March Current Event February 25, 2017 Source: Tayag, Yasmin. "Science: Kanye West Isn't Indecisive, He's Just Emotionally Complex." Inverse. Inverse, 15 Feb. 2017. Web. 25 Mar. 2017. Relative Location: 2,690.6 Miles Northwest of Boca Raton, Florida. Place: This event took place in Los Angeles, California. 5 Star Details: 1. Who- Kanye West. 2. What- The emotions of Kanye West and his indecisive actions. 3. When- February 14th-15th, after the launch of The Life of
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the main characters of The Great Gatsby. She has a lot of money. While the setting around her is corrupt, Daisy gives off the impression of being pure. Her dress, accessories, and car are all white. Fitzgerald presents her as a person of innocence. Jay Gatsby and Daisy Buchanan used to have a relationship in the past. Gatsby now wants her to leave her husband, Tom Buchanan, so he tries to win her heart. In fact, Nick Carraway, the narrator, describes her as Gatsby’s green light. The green light is
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The Great Gatsby has become quite influential over the years and those who read it all manage to develop their own opinions, find their own hidden meanings and symbols. When I analyze this text I see a wealthy man who wants to be happy like everyone else. Gatsby believes being known by many will achieve that goal, but in reality you only need one person to notice you. Simply a singular special someone, a love; Daisy. The backstory is revealed between these two, they once shared a great love before
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The Great Gatsby – F. Scott Fitzgerald’s use of Motif In the novel The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald uses the motif of cheating to make his theme of lying and deceit become more evident to the reader. Throughout the novel, characters cheat on each other, cheat the laws of society, and cheat their way to wealth. Fitzgerald wanted this theme to be very evident to the reader because Fitzgerald wanted readers to see the consequences the characters had to face because of the choices they made. Fitzgerald
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When Nick Carraway came back from the east after the summer of 1922, he was disgusted with what he’d seen. Only one man was exempt from his disgust, that man being Gatsby. In the Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald creates an America society that contradicts everything America prides itself on which is lack of aristocracy and equal opportunity. The United states is a country that was so great due to the idea of the American dream, which the founding fathers of the nation built the country on. Fitzgerald utilizes
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In the book “The great gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the readers are introduced to the green light when the narrator nick carraway see jay gatsby looking across the bay. Nick wasn’t sure what Gatsby was looking at ,but then later realizes that Gatsby was looking at a green light when he reached towards it. Jay Gatsby looking at the green light symbolizes his hopes and dreams. One of those hopes and dreams are his love for Nick’s cousin Daisy Buchanan. Gatsby’s love for Daisy is one of the most
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