https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/
The above link will help you with any formating questions with your paper.
http://www.dustball.com/cs/plagiarism.checker/
The above link will help check your paper for plagiarism.
Is his novel the Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald creates Gatsby as a character
who becomes great. He begins life as just an ordinary, lower-class, citizen. But
Gatsby has a dream of becoming wealthy. After meeting Daisy, he has a reason to
strive to become prominent. Throughout his life, Gatsby gains the
title of truly being great.
Even before Gatsby is introduced, he is
hinted at being out of the ordinary. The first evidence of this is when Nick
says, "Gatsby turned out all right at the end." (2) Nothing was known about
Gatsby at the time and Nick is already saying Gatsby was okay. There's a air of
mysteriousness surrounding Gatsby. Everyone knows of him, but no one knows who
he really is or where he comes from. Even at our first glance of Gatsby,
he's reaching out for something only he can see.
Plug this above passage in to the dustball link to see how it works.
Monday, October 28, 2013
Assembly Line 100th Anniversary Article
Assembly Line 100th Anniversary Article
http://www.nydailynews.com/autos/ford-assembly-line-turns-100-changed-society-article-1.1478331
http://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/news/2013/10/07/todays-ford-plant-starkly-different.html
http://www.caranddriver.com/features/fords-assembly-line-turns-100-how-it-really-put-the-world-on-wheels-feature
This article discusses how the industrial revolution changed the average American's way of life:
http://www.usnews.com/usnews/work/articles/030224/24lede.htm
http://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/news/2013/10/07/todays-ford-plant-starkly-different.html
http://www.caranddriver.com/features/fords-assembly-line-turns-100-how-it-really-put-the-world-on-wheels-feature
This article discusses how the industrial revolution changed the average American's way of life:
http://www.usnews.com/usnews/work/articles/030224/24lede.htm
Tuesday, October 22, 2013
More Ragtime
Assembly Line:
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/ford.htm
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/fords-assembly-line-starts-rolling
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/databank/entries/dt13as.html
Industrial Revolution:
http://www.history.com/topics/industrial-revolution
http://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&q=development+of+unions+during+the+industrial+revolution&btnG=&as_sdt=1%2C31&as_sdtp=
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/ford.htm
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/fords-assembly-line-starts-rolling
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/databank/entries/dt13as.html
Industrial Revolution:
http://www.history.com/topics/industrial-revolution
http://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&q=development+of+unions+during+the+industrial+revolution&btnG=&as_sdt=1%2C31&as_sdtp=
Monday, October 21, 2013
Ragtime and Houdini
NYTimes review of Ragtime:
http://www.nytimes.com/1975/07/08/books/doctorow-ragtime.html?_r=0
More Articles:
http://observer.com/1998/03/hey-grandpa-was-rightdoctorow-stole-ragtime/
Bio of author:
http://www.notablebiographies.com/newsmakers2/2007-Co-Lh/Doctorow-E-L.html
Interview with author;
http://weberstudies.weber.edu/archive/archive%20B%20Vol.%2011-16.1/Vol.%2011.1/11.1Wutz.htm
This is a program from a version of the musical that offers a good amount of background info:
http://www.pcs.org/assets/uploads/resource-guides/ResourceGuide-Ragtime.pdf
Harry Houdini info:
http://www.biography.com/people/harry-houdini-40056
Ellis Island:
http://ellisisland.org/
http://www.ellisisland.org/photoalbums/ellis_island_photo_album.asp
http://www.nytimes.com/1975/07/08/books/doctorow-ragtime.html?_r=0
More Articles:
http://observer.com/1998/03/hey-grandpa-was-rightdoctorow-stole-ragtime/
Bio of author:
http://www.notablebiographies.com/newsmakers2/2007-Co-Lh/Doctorow-E-L.html
Interview with author;
http://weberstudies.weber.edu/archive/archive%20B%20Vol.%2011-16.1/Vol.%2011.1/11.1Wutz.htm
This is a program from a version of the musical that offers a good amount of background info:
http://www.pcs.org/assets/uploads/resource-guides/ResourceGuide-Ragtime.pdf
Harry Houdini info:
http://www.biography.com/people/harry-houdini-40056
Ellis Island:
http://ellisisland.org/
http://www.ellisisland.org/photoalbums/ellis_island_photo_album.asp
Monday, October 7, 2013
Essay 1
ENG 215 Essay 1
Due Monday Oct 21
LATE PAPERS DO NOT GET REVISION AND LOSE POINTS
USE TWO OUTSIDE SOURCES (NOT INCLUDING THE
TEXT!) AND QUOTE THE PRIMARY TEXTS AS WELL.
Refer to the class blog for outside source
info: english215fall13.blogspot.com/
ONLY RELIABLE SOURCES!
Pick ONE of the essay topics below for your
paper.
3-4 pages
USE
TWO OUTSIDE SOURCES (NOT INCLUDING THE TEXT!) AND QUOTE THE PRIMARY TEXTS AS
WELL.
- Illusion vs. reality is something that comes up
in a lot of literature. We saw some in The
Great Gatsby. Pick one aspect of a character’s life, whether it be
from the past or the present, and explain how he/she uses illusions to
distort their reality. Use examples from the texts along with
outside sources to support your thesis.
2.
Pick
one or two of the many symbols from the novel and describe what it is
important. What does this symbol mean in to this particular text? Use examples
from the texts along with outside sources to support your thesis.
3.
How does Gatsby represent the American dream? What
does the novel have to say about the condition of the American dream in the
1920s? In what ways do the themes of dreams, wealth, and time relate to each
other in the novel’s exploration of the idea of America?
4.
Is Nick a reliable narrator? We do not have much
choice but to believe what he says throughout the novel so decide if he is and
prove your point. Use examples from the texts along with outside sources to
support your thesis.
5.
Compare and contrast Gatsby and Tom OR compare Gatsby to Charlie
from Babylon Revisited.” How are they alike? How are they different? Given the
extremely negative light in which Tom is portrayed throughout the novel, why
might Daisy choose to remain with him instead of leaving him for Gatsby?
6.
Explain
the relationship between Jinx in “Live For Today” and the victims that come
into the morgue. Why does she seem to relate so well to them? What about her
past makes her so sympathetic towards these people? Use examples from the texts
along with outside sources (links about identity on blog) to support your
thesis.
7.
There
are a number of links on the blog that discuss the issues Newark faces as a
city; use two of them as outside sources and make connections to the situations
we see in “New Day Newark.” Use examples from the texts along with outside
sources to support your thesis.
"Live For Today" and "New Day Newark"
Below is the graffiti that inspired the title of "Live For Today." I believe it has since been erased and is no longer visible but you used to be able to see on the PATH train between Newark and Journal Square.
This link below has a wide variety of articles on how we construct identity.
www.psychologytoday.com/basics/identity
Here are some links that discuss crime in Newark:
http://money.cnn.com/gallery/real_estate/2013/01/23/dangerous-cities/6.html
http://www.politifact.com/new-jersey/statements/2013/aug/25/steve-lonegan/cory-booker-has-overseen-five-years-row-increases-/
http://www.areavibes.com/newark-nj/crime/
http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2012/01/gang_violence_on_par_with_viol.html
http://www.policymic.com/articles/22686/america-s-10-deadliest-cities-2012
This article discusses Cory Booker who is not directly mentioned in "New Day Newark" but he is eluded to:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/04/cory-booker-newark-crime_n_3870508.html
This link below has a wide variety of articles on how we construct identity.
www.psychologytoday.com/basics/identity
Here are some links that discuss crime in Newark:
http://money.cnn.com/gallery/real_estate/2013/01/23/dangerous-cities/6.html
http://www.politifact.com/new-jersey/statements/2013/aug/25/steve-lonegan/cory-booker-has-overseen-five-years-row-increases-/
http://www.areavibes.com/newark-nj/crime/
http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2012/01/gang_violence_on_par_with_viol.html
http://www.policymic.com/articles/22686/america-s-10-deadliest-cities-2012
This article discusses Cory Booker who is not directly mentioned in "New Day Newark" but he is eluded to:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/04/cory-booker-newark-crime_n_3870508.html
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