of T.J. Eckleburg. The eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckleburg are a pair of fading, bespectacled eyes painted on an old advertising billboard over the valley of ashes. The eyes may represent God staring down upon and judging American society as a moral wasteland, though the novel never makes this point explicitly. A symbol that many people may not have found is the air mattress that Gatsby was laying on in the pool near the end of the story. “The ironically cushy, ‘pneumatic mattress’ symbolizes the inflated
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The government and society in Europe during the middle ages revolved around the feudal system. (1) This system was the political, military, and social system, based on the holding of lands in fief (a piece of land given in return for service) or fee and on the resulting relations between lord and vassal. (2) Manorialism, a part of the feudal system (3), was the basis for medieval economy. Manors often included at least one village and the land surrounding it. Each group in society had certain rights
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the past London experienced a breakdown where a disease Ophiocordyceps infected almost the whole civilization. Once the breakdown occurred everything became a dystopia. The world full of fun for others with video games, money etc, turned into a wasteland with horrible creatures that eat flesh, and broke society forever. M.R. Carey began the novel with Melanie and her fellow students being strapped in wheelchairs having classes daily then going back into their cells. The children are numbered and
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Soviet Union once the Japanese had been defeated and removed. Greece, Iran and Turkey had enough internal strife to make them appealing targets for Soviet influence and takeover. Although many in the United States viewed the Soviet Union as a virtual wasteland after the war, there was still a fear of the expansion intentions of Stalin. The Truman administration felt that through diplomacy, military and economic pressure, that the advance of the Soviet threat might be neutralized. This idea of
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limb to limb of the trees and birds quarrelling over the better branch; but not today. Not an animal was in sight bringing about an odd silence for this time of day. To their surprise, the river was no longer flowing. It was a stagnant frozen wasteland where fish were trapped until it thawed. “They warned us,” said the boys in astonishment. After coming to the realization of what they were witnessing, they decided to see how thick this ice was. After thrashing away at the ice for a half an hour
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winners, pursuing positive self-image could become an endless battle to some. Society, through various forms of media, discombobulates a desired appearance to heighten self-pity in women. To countless minds, beauty is everything. Using self-hatred wastelands also known as social media platforms, society influences entire populations. The poems “Mirror” and “Barbie Doll” enlighten this problem, however in times even before the digital age. To start, “Mirror” portrays a woman's loss of innocence through
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Burmese Pythons Soon it would become a deserted wasteland. To us, we see the Everglades as a beautiful swampland that’s home to many animals. However, the truth is hidden. The Everglades is slowly dying. Its wildlife is reaching extinction. What is to blame? The invasion of the Burmese Python. The presence of the Burmese Python is ruining the unique Everglades. The Burmese Python is 23 feet in length and can weigh up to 200 pounds. It has a beautifully patterned skin. The python can devour up
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Chia-Wei Hsu is an artist, filmmaker, and curator based in Taiwan, he travels to many locations in Asia foraging for stories in the aftermath of war. In addition Hsu continues to investigate colonial histories of Taiwan, Malaysia and Singapore as part of a larger project dedicated to backtracking early globalization. Hsu is interested in forgotten histories of the cold war in Asia, he weaves together complex narratives of geography, history, and myth through storytelling in his films and installations
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F. Scott Fitzgerald’s traditional American novel The Great Gatsby applies many techniques to intensify his vintage story line. F. Scott utilizes the technique throughout the text with symbolism. Writers make use of symbols as often as they can, with no explanation. This is where the author can create mystery in the text to keep the readers guessing. This old American novel is popular due to its symbols through out the text, which are The Green light and the Valley of Ashes. The green light is
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She begins by stating that she had “never had a very strong imagination” (Kleine 1). This may seem to undermine her argument, but she goes on to explain how her imagination now is still a drastic improvement from the creative wasteland she had in grade school as a result of her lack of love for reading. Kleine grew up having books read to her, and she thought listening to books was alright, but she much preferred to spend her time on other things because she struggled with whole
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