triggered by the beating of Rodney King by four Los Angeles Police Department officers. Rodney King is a symbol of mistreatment of African Americans throughout the justice system. Rodney King was undeserving of the mistreatment that he endured. March 3, 1991 was a day that we would all remember. Rodney Glen King III was an African American construction worker who became nationally known after being beaten by Los Angeles Police officers. On March 3, 1991 Rodney King and two of his friends named Bryant
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F. Scott Fitzgerald illustrates the common characteristics of perseverance, hard work, and wealth in 1920s America through the protagonists of The Great Gatsby and how those certain ideals inevitably clash. In a time period swelling with the prospect of wealth and aspiration, The Great Gatsby twists the common ideals of the 1920’s by illustrating the iniquity of these prospects. The protagonist, Jay Gatsby, plays the role of the wealthy cultural icon, throwing grand parties while being adored by
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6) This passage matters because for the first time in the novel the audience gets to learn about Gatsby’s self proclaimed history and his possible shady business ties with Meyer Wolfsheim. Wolfsheim reveals to Nick that he is a business associate of Gatsby's. Since Wolfsheim is involved in illegal business it could be concluded that Gatsby would be as well. This is proven when Gatsby states that Wolfsheim is the one who fixed the 1919 World Series. In this situation the author is trying to make the
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The audience knows the outcome of the story already, but the hero does not, making his actions seem ignorant or inappropriate in the face of what is to come. Dramatic irony plays an important part in Oedipus the King. Its story revolves around two different attempts to change the course of fate: Jocasta and Laius's killing of Oedipus at birth and Oedipus's flight from Corinth later on. In both cases, an oracle's prophecy comes true regardless of the characters'
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In the novel, The Great Gatsby, Nick Caraway indicates that he has a high opinion of Gatsby, (his next door neighbor). Over the course of the story, Nick shows that he has a high opinion of Gatsby which carries through his thoughts, his actions and his choice of words. Throughout the story, Nick Caraway has many observations and is so intrigued by Gatsby that one would look at as a potential obsession. Whether these high opinions come from Gatsby's wealthiness, his love for Daisy, or his personality
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Duncan, King of Scotland has been found dead at Macbeth’s castle in Inverness, Scotland. Macbeth, the Thane of Cawdor along with Thane of Glamis and his wife, Lady Macbeth had prepared a feast the night before the murder, for Duncan’s arrival to their castle to celebrate Macbeth’s bravery in the war. The morning after the feast, Duncan was discovered dead on his bed, in his chamber with a stab wound in his chest. Lord Macduff, Thane of Fife, was the first to find the King of Scotland
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notice of Macbeth’s ambition to become king, after reading his letter to her, she took advantage of it. She knew that he desperately wanted to be king but is not man enough to do what it takes. “Look like th’ innocent/flower/but be the serpent under ‘t”(1.6.76-78), Lady Macbeth begins her manipulative speech chanting these words provoking the violence in Macbeth. As Macbeth tells her that Duncan, the king, will be departing the next day she explains that the king will not live to see tomorrow and to
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Intro: “Human nature will not change. In any future great national trial, compared with the men of this, we shall have as weak and as strong, as silly and as wise, as bad and as good. Let us therefore study the incidents in this as philosophy to learn wisdom from and none of them as wrongs to be avenged.” These were some of the famous words of Abraham Lincoln on human nature. This quote shows how human nature won’t change. Just like Odysseus throughout the Odyssey. What the Odyssey shows us about
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Hamlet and Lord of flies essay. “The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in the moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy,” is a strong quote by Martin Luther King Jr which is a statement that I think is true. A man cannot be judged on his actions when he is comfortable, but when he is going through challenges and hardship. Literary work that shows this is true is in the book Hamlet by William Shakespeare, the character Hamlet is found
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No amount of fire or freshness can challenge what a man will store up in his ghostly heart (pg. 96) Within F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel The Great Gatsby I believe that Nick Carraway's thoughtless actions lead to this upsetting ending. Nick is an interesting character with barely intertwining with the major events in the story. Sadly, he's just staying in the background and doesn't really say anything. If Nick wasn't a silent character he could have prevented or aided with someone's affairs. Like
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