Paper on Great Gatsby: please help.?
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You should research how American society was et up during the 1920's and compare to the storyline, which states Gatsby's desire for the Green light and the carelessness perhaps of certain people's action such as the Car crash, leading to the main chracters' demise, which later refers to the Great Depression of the 1930's.
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Well, the Westing Game revolves around a few topics:\n\n+ chess\n+ puzzles/riddles/mystery\n+ American patriotism\n+ the stock market\n+ hoaxes\n+ psychology\n+ heirs/inheritances\n\nChess, or the stock market, would probably be easiest. However, I think that hoaxes would make an interesting paper. You can look up famous instances in history when people have fooled others and draw connections to The Westing Game in the techniques used - for example, faking a death, hiring people to play along, using puzzles, etc. \n\nFor example, here's a hoax called "The Turk" which has two connections to the Westing Game - chess, and using illusions:\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mechanical_Turk\n\nOr you could narrow the topic and just discuss famous people who have faked their deaths, and why they did it.\n\nAs you can see, however, there's plenty of material you could work from. Keep us updated!\n\nBest of luck & happy writing!
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try this\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paper
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Hey,\n\nCheck these out:\n\nhttp://www.bellmore-merrick.k12.ny.us/catcher2.html\n\nhttp://www.skwirk.com/p-c_s-6_u-135_t-389_c-1361/introduction/nsw/english/the-catcher-in-the-rye/overview-part-one\n\nhttp://www.answers.com/topic/the-catcher-in-the-rye\n\nGood luck with it all!
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Try using http://books.google.com , its a book search utility in Google which helps you search full text of the book, displaying even the page number of the book on which the word occours. I dont know about the news papers but if books are copyrighted there restrictions.
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Tips for Writing an Argumentative Paper\n\nDr. Dyson’s tips for writing the \nARGUMENTATIVE RESEARCH PAPER\n\n1) By definition, an argumentative paper must have a THESIS. Your goal is to persuade your reader of a particular interpretation, not to describe a subject textbook-style. Be sure that you know and make clear to your reader what your point is. \n2) Avoid colloquialisms and very long paragraphs unless you have some pressing need for them (laziness does not count). \n3) Do not use subject headings: this is an argument, not a textbook. \n4) Do not just plunk down quotations: discuss them. This is important. Though often difficult, analyzing texts is the heart of scholarship. In general, long quotations should not end a paragraph. \n5) Footnote clearly, making it obvious what is your original contribution and what is not. \n6) Include a title page at the beginning and a list of "Works Cited" at the end. \n7) Cite ancient works by parenthetical references within the text, not by footnotes: e.g., (Iliad 10.45-53), (Aen. 6.112-23), (Suet. Aug. 44). Most ancient poetic works have book and line numbers, while most ancient prose works are divided into numbered sections. DO NOT refer to ancient works by page number within the translation unless there is no other way (as when translators, irresponsibly, neglect to give line or section numbers). Be sure to list the translations you use in your "Works Cited." \n8) Number your pages, starting with the first page of the text (not the title page). The length requirement given means text + footnotes; the list of works cited should be numbered but does not count for length (e.g. it would be page 11 of a 10-page paper). Staple the pages once in the upper left-hand corner. Do NOT use a folder. \n9) Indent and single-space quotations longer than 4 lines. \n10) Master The Elements of Style, the best guide to writing English prose. (If nothing else, obey this command: "Do not join independent clauses by a comma." I HATE comma splices.) Treasure this gem from the Introduction: \nVigorous writing is concise. A sentence should contain no unnecessary words, a paragraph no unnecessary sentences, for the same reason that a drawing should have no unnecessary lines and a machine no unnecessary parts. This requires not that the writer make all his sentences short, or that he avoid all detail and treat his subjects only in outline, but that every word tell.\n11) On bibliography: in general, \n- A few well-chosen sources are better than many ill-chosen ones. \n- Look first for things published recently and by major presses. \n- Journal articles are the life-blood of scholarship in many fields. Put in your interlibrary loan requests early (expect at least a 2-week delay). \n- Secondary literature should be used to stimulate your thinking and alert you to the issues other scholars have found important. The main focus should be your own analysis of primary evidence.\n12) Read the paper aloud once you have finished. Never write a sentence you would be ashamed to say. And remember, good writing is rewriting what you have already rewritten.\n\nClick this website for more information that might be helpful;\nhttp://home.att.net/~profmulder/ESSAY.htm\n\nTopics for Writing\n\nBioethics ethics in Life Sciences \nAssisted Suicide \nGenetic Research \nComputing Issues the social implications \nIntellectual Property & Piracy \nCybercrime and Privacy \nConstitutional Issues our rights under the Constitution \nGun Control \nThe Death Penalty \nSocial Concerns quality of life \nAnimal Rights\nGambling\nGay Marriages \nEducation Issues our public schools\n         Testing to Improve Educational Standards\n         School Choice - charter schools & vouchers\n         Intercollegiate Athletics and Ethics \n\nI got these suggestions from this website;\nhttp://www.gc.maricopa.edu/English/topicarg.html\nIf you go to this website you can click on the topic you like and get information about that
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What your teacher wants you to do is, rather than just put the wuote in your paper, explore why and how this quote serves to further your argument.  For example, if I was writing a paper about teh play MacBeth and wanted to talk about Lady MacBeth's madness, it wouldn't be enough for me to put in  the paper "Lady MacBeth repeats 'out damned spot!' which shows her increasing madness."  I would have to go on from there and say something like, "The repetition of 'out damned spot,' reveals how Lady MacBeth is fixated by the blood stains she sees on her hands but are no longer there.  Her internalization of the murder is so torturous for her that she feels like she can never wash away the stains.  This is how this scene proves Lady MaBeth's madness; since she cannot see that her hands are clean, she is unable to put the murder behind her and therefore cannot remove her terrible misdeads from her psyche."\n\nWhen you are putting quotations in a paper, just be sure to guide your reader through what the quotation means to your argument.  Never assume that your reader will just "get" your meaning; be sure you explain everything.
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1) Tom Buchanan -  Daisy’s immensely wealthy husband, once a member of Nick’s social club at Yale. Powerfully built and hailing from a socially solid old family, Tom is an arrogant, hypocritical bully. His social attitudes are laced with racism and sexism, and he never even considers trying to live up to the moral standard he demands from those around him. He has no moral qualms about his own extramarital affair with Myrtle, but when he begins to suspect Daisy and Gatsby of having an affair, he becomes outraged and forces a confrontation. (Spark Notes)\n\n2)Tom\nBeing born into a family that is wealthy has made Tom a spoiled man. He hasn't really worked his entire life and instead spends his days in indulgence and ease. This is what motivates Tom; gratification. He has a shameless affair with Myrtle because it satisfies his needs. He flaunts their relationship in public because he does not concern himself with the consequences of his actions, he's never had to. This is also why he and Daisy escape in the end of the book. There was a situation they would have to face and they didn't want to. So they ran to their money and fled the situation, leaving it to be dealt with by others. Tom will spend his whole life doing things like that because that is who he is: A careless man who won't be bothered by the suffering he causes. (Homework-online)\n\nTheme discussion (homework-online)\nTheme Discussion\nThe word that can sum up many of the themes in the book is position. The word encompasses themes like class, wealth, social standing, and others. Gatsby's whole life is spent trying to attain money and status so that he can reach a certain position in life. That is what motivated him to move to West Egg, make money by any means necessary, and strive to win Daisy back. There is a position in life that he yearns for and will do all that it takes to achieve it. \n\nDaisy and Tom on the other hand show how people can use their position to look down on others and live their life carelessly. As Nick says about Daisy, "in a moment she looked at me with an absolute smirk on her lovely face as if she had asserted her membership in a rather distinguished secret society to which she and Tom belonged". It is this superior mind set that allows Tom to cheat on his wife and allows he and Daisy to run away from the death of Myrtle. They need not worry about such things because they are too good for it. Nick sees it as a kind of carelessness. "They were careless people, Tom and Daisy- they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness...". They can use their wealth and position to escape whatever they choose. \n\nThe word careless also sums up one of the most important ideas in the book. Nick refers to Jordan, Tom, and Daisy as careless in one form or another. Their actions are careless and they are careless people. This is due to the ease of their life. These people live the decadent life of the roaring twenties that many of the writers of this era were criticizing. The mindless, indulgent, irresponsible life style where consequence is just an afterthought. Fitzgerald uses these characters to expose this life with their selfish actions. This carelessness can be seen when Tom and Daisy run away after Myrtle is killed or when Jordan is driving Nick through the city. These people do not worry about paying for their actions so they do as they please. Tom is not worried about hurting Daisy so he flaunts his relationship with Myrtle, his mistress. Daisy, in turn, goes off with Gatsby without a thought to her marriage. Consequence is a unheard of concept to these people so they live their lives without thinking about it.
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The great gatsby is good.\nPerfect for a Summer Read :)
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Perhaps you could channel the desperation you are feeling right now into your paper. Your desperation mirrors the characters to an extent... your desire to achieve security against mounting odds. You are also finding yourself having to "count on the kindness of strangers"... just like Blanche DuBois.\n\nI would recommend watching both the movies, and looking for parallels. In A Streetcar Named Desire, Blanche DuBois is desperate because her house has been mortgaged and lost and she is faced with the prospect of living far below her station. In Night Of The Iguana, the character played by Richard Burton is desperate because he too has lost his station in life... namely, he's a defrocked priest. Both characters have lost that defining center of their identities... hence their desperation.
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I just done a research paper on this same story...\nA symbol of the story would be something that stands out to you throughout the story. \nTowards the beginning of the story, the narrator describes a painting of her father(?) drawn in crayon. It symbolizes her wanting to stay a child and for her father to continue to care for her.\nAt the end of the story, the townspeople find a single hair on the pillow next to her dead lover. She continued to lie beside him even after she had killed him. She found eternal love; which was something that wouldn't leaver her.\nTo actually start the paper, how many words, do you count all words but articles...\nI would start out the essay with a brief of the story. Give three symbols in which you could describe. I gave you two, so find one more...\nFor each of the three paragraphs, describe in detail of the symbol. Paragraph one, why do you think she wanted to stay a child? Paragraph two, whatever you find. Paragraph three, what was the meaning of the silver strand of hair.\nIn the last paragraph, sum up the paper. Tell what you felt about this story. Do not use the word you. Teachers will count against that. Make your story interesting.\nLast but not least, a works cited page. Make sure to cite all sources, there are plenty on this story. All your cites must be in alphabetical order.\nThat should be about it. If you have anymore questions feel free to write.
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Some excellent explanation of "review of related literature"\n\nhttp://kancrn.kckps.k12.ks.us/guide/literature.html\nhttp://www.ryerson.ca/~mjoppe/ResearchProcess/LiteratureReview.htm\nhttp://www.mnstate.edu/wasson/ed603/ed603lesson4.htm
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Try looking on sirs.com ....\n\n http://sks.sirs.com/cgi-bin/hst-portal-res?id=SMO0381-0-3087\n\nsirs has tons of newspaper arcticles and stuff on it and it really helped me with my research paper when i had to do mine in the spring.
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Do your own homework. (At least don't put the question down exactly as it is on your paper.)
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This is a great website for analysis of books:\n\nhttp://www.sparknotes.com/lit/gatsby/section1.html\n\nLater in the evening Tom and Daisy ask Nick about his engagement. He tells them he is not engaged, and that it is all a gossipy misunderstanding. \n\nhttp://www.homework-online.com/tgg/chap01.asp\n\nDaisy Buchanan, who happens to be Nick's second cousin and the wife of one of his Yale classmates, a wealthy former footballer named Tom Buchanan. Nick learns that the Buchanan marriage is not particularly happy...\n\nQuote from the book:\n\n“You make me feel uncivilized, Daisy,” I confessed on my second glass of corky but rather impressive claret. “Can’t you talk about crops or something?”\n\nI meant nothing in particular by this remark, but it was taken up in an unexpected way.\n\nBOTTOM LINE: Nick is re-acquainting himeself with three people who each love themselves more than anyone else in the whole world.  As he tells Daisy, he is an outsider to their clique and he is uncomfortable.
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Yes "The French Revolution brought many changes among all four social classes" is an excellent thesis. It clearly states what your paper will be about. The only thing i would change is the fact that you need to be more specific, for example state what the four social classes are.
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I did a quick search for it and found a snipped at megaessays.com\n\nOf course my personally recomendation would be to read the book and do it yourself, but if you need a start this may be a place to help.