The underlying questions of Fitzgeralds Novel

Is what Gatsby says about who he is true, that he is and Oxford?
Why did Gatsby move into the mantion?
How long did Daisy and Gatsby have without seeing each other?
Why does Gatsby Make so many parties?
Why does Daisy insist on knowing who Gatsby is?  

Love at First Sight

It was on the two little seats facing each other
that are always the last ones left on the train.
I was going up to New York

to see my sister and spend the night.

He had on a dress suit

and patent leather shoes,

and I couldn’t keep my eyes off him,

but every time he looked at me

I had to pretend to be looking at
the advertisement over his head.

When we came into the station he was next to me,

and his white shirt-front pressed against my arm,

and so I told him I’d have to call a policeman,

but he knew I lied.

I was so excited that when I got into a taxi with him

I didn’t hardly know I wasn’t getting into a subway train.

All I kept thinking about, over and over,

was 'You can’t live forever; you can’t live forever.'

(Fitzgerald, chapter 2, page 40)

Is Money the Main Reason You Marry?

One may say, the more money one consist of the better. I have heard this many times but more from women. We women are sometimes picky and want everything and believe that if we marry a man with a large amount of money he can buy us anything in the world. But it is not always like that. Many incorporate their own perspectives on this and in my perspective I certainly believe that a man can not buy everything in the world, not even with trillions of dollars. Happiness and love are not things that you can just go and buy at a store. You construct happiness and love through feelings, emotions and events that occur in your life. One can not live without love or happiness. I know for sure that at some point everyone has felt happy and knows it is a great feeling.  

One who marries because of interest in their partners money is unethical. Marriage is for two people who dearly love each other and love each other not because of money but because of their personality, health, and the chemistry they share. I am not trying to say that a marriage be made of perfection because no marriage is perfect but not feeling the same love for one another can be a bigger problem than it seems. Married couples at some point will encounter disputes and one main element that may keep them together is love. Without love what is marriage?


Would you rather have this...    

or this.... 

  

How Appearance can Deceit People

 Many Americans these days love to dress fashionable. Some may show their personality through their type of fashion but, most outward appearances these days are deceptive. Through out my life I have noticed semblance especially now that I am in high school. I have noticed it more with girls, basically because guys don't really care about anything. Not all are like that but the majority are uncaring. I have noticed the deceptive appearance in a friend of mine that I'v know virtually my whole life. I remember a time where I was called the 'girly girl', now we call my friend the 'girly girl' wearing stylish, trendy clothing, and her heals to school. When I know she is riotous girl who does not mind walking outside bear foot or does not mind how her hair looks. I think sometimes we get too concern with our outer appearance because one wants people to like them or complement them to make them feel better and/or maybe feel more comfortable. Some may do it because they feel lonely and maybe interested in finding a partner. Showing a snazzy look would be one way to gain peoples attention and make them more interested in you. Though from my perspective looks nor money matter when it comes to a significant other. It is about personality and comfort between you and that person and the respect you have for each other. Many girls say the more money a guy has the better, but money can not buy love. What we value in America is indeed substantial. Its what we believe in and how we follow those principals. It is what make us who we are. How wouldn't it be important?            
         

Assimilate and its Effects

Assimilate means to absorb or take in and incorporate as one's own as the dictionary says. To break it down  assimilate means to try to be something you’re not, trying to resemble something or trying to fit in, not only through appearance but through the mind as well. If you think about it, there are many ways one assimilates, in a sort of way it’s an influence whether it’s good or bad. For example in the play A Raisin in the Sun, Beneatha is one who worries about assimilation. There are some ways she shows it without a doubt, like when she mutilates her natural hair so that it looks more like that of a white women's hair. Also, the way she talks when not at home; a tongue that lets out words but words of a Hollywood queen or a queen of the Nile. One can argue whether assimilate is a good thing or a bad thing, it all depends on the influence a person is taking in or absorbing. For instance, Beneatha, wanting to have the same physical attraction like white women had, shows the weakness of confidence she really has of herself. But that assimilation can become a good thing, after a while you'll get bored with it and it will give you the confidence to show who you really are.

I’ve noticed people around me have assimilated or are assimilating and I as well have assimilated before. Some may come to school with new designer cloths one day trying to impress the so called "higher class". Some do it to get attention, the attention they rarely experience even at home or others may do it because they were once taunted and don't want to go through that humiliation again. My assimilation never got to the point where, "I need", was a constant phrase that would come out of my mouth. The trying to fit in was rarely a problem to me but it was more like a pusher-upper thing that gave me the confidence to express who I really was.  Notes of a Native Speaker by Eric Liu, portrays a similar assimilation, the one that makes you realize who you really are. Eric Liu assimilates with peers around him because he feels like a stranger. He did things with his peers, the things he would not do at home but at the same time he would learn new things  Later on in his life he realizes that, that was not who he really was or should have been. Leaving behind his cultural traditions, he notices that if he did not assimilate he would have been a total different person then what he was at that moment. Eric see assimilation as a good but then bad thing because he was slowly pushed away from his cultural traditions but then again a good thing because he was successful in life.

 

Me? or Mi Familia?

I believe our Families are much more important than my own desires. Without your family how would you have become the person you are today? Our families are our building blocks to our success. Our families were our first teachers, and mentors. Family will always know you better than you yourself even if you do not think so. If I were ever to have to chooses between my family and my own desires, I would definitely choose my family without having to think about it.
My family and I are a big family, I have three older brothers and younger twin sisters, and two loving parents that provied for me basically everything I need (and somtimes the things I want but not all the time). I can say everyone in my family has tought me atleast somthing important that I will always keep in mind everywhere I go and I know it will help me wherever God takes me. My mom; how to be a clean young lady. My dad;how to respect, and care, not only for people but also animals. My three older brothers; how to think for myself and be a leader, not always having to depend on someone, never let my fears get in the way (ride with no fear), and how to dance my emotions away! My sisters; how annoying my voice is when I tell them to do somthing for me. All these elements have made up the person I am today and I know without them I wouldnt have gone this far. Although we fight somtimes I know I can count on them to catch me when im about to fall, becacuse thats how life is, there's always bumps along the road that try to take you down no matter where you go.  


 

My American Dream

The American Dream is a dream that many love to dream. The dream that some may say is just a fantasy but it's not. The American Dream can be dreamed by anyone in the world whether they are American or not. Seeing that we are all different we may have different perspectives on what the American dream. Some may want to be rich, have a big house, nice cars, and others may want to be doctors, care for the sick, have a loving family, the American dream can be so many things. But one thing that will never change about the American Dream is that it is an opportunity to prove people wrong and gives you the strength to believe that you have the power to do what you want and receive  what you always wanted. Education is always mentioned around the house. My parents always tell us to never give up and especially on education. They tell us how hard they had too work because of little education and yet they manage to give us everything we need in order live in this world. Though it was difficult for them they tell us that the American Dream is achievable. They dreamed of giving us a better life and they have. Living this life at surplus I plan on giving back to my parent for all the hard work they went through to give me a good education. That why Im set on dreaming The American Dream.            

My American Dream is to be someone that makes a change in this world, that makes a great impact. My dream is to graduate from a collage and/or a university to one day become a Vet and/or a photographer. Iv always been an animal lover and my main goal is to care for animals and help people care for them properly. All around the world animals are being miss treated or not getting the proper care an animal needs. My dream is to show that animals are a big part in our lives. I know one day I will achieve my dream if I just put my mind to do so, put my knowledge to use and also spread that knowledge.