There are many ways unions help the economy, and I now list but a few of them. Economic security for
workers will increase consumer demand, which in turn will spur economic recovery. Better wages and benefits, along with
the ability to speak out at work about one’s workplace concerns, make workers more content and therefore more productive.
Improved wages and benefits will lead to more stable households where children receive the benefit of a good education,
and will enter the labor market as better workers. Union‐negotiated benefits like sick leave will allow workers to
stay home and recover rather than go to work day‐in and day‐out in a debilitated state, or expose colleagues to illness.
Friday, April 17, 2009
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
4/8/09
C-NiGGz is going to Providence tomorrow.
how i feel about this:
Excited--I get to spend massive amounts of time with one of my really great old friends
Nervous--His friends that i will be hangin' with seem to be incredibly superficial
Stressed--I have soooo much stuff to do before i go its ridiculous (pack, dye hair, laundry, clean, art stuff...)
Sad--I will be missing out on all the fun times that my friends at home are having over spring break
JUST REALLY REALLY REALLY NERVOUS!
like.. if I'm not having a good time.. it's not like i can just fly back. I'm stuck there.
how i feel about this:
Excited--I get to spend massive amounts of time with one of my really great old friends
Nervous--His friends that i will be hangin' with seem to be incredibly superficial
Stressed--I have soooo much stuff to do before i go its ridiculous (pack, dye hair, laundry, clean, art stuff...)
Sad--I will be missing out on all the fun times that my friends at home are having over spring break
JUST REALLY REALLY REALLY NERVOUS!
like.. if I'm not having a good time.. it's not like i can just fly back. I'm stuck there.
Friday, April 3, 2009
just dont read this.
Cassie Sullivan
AP Lit
Dr. Cox
“The Great Gatsby” Essay
A tragic hero is defined as a person who has a flaw that leads to his death, causes his own downfall, and is given a punishment that exceeds his crime. Each of these criteria are fulfilled when analyzing the title character and protagonist of The Great Gatsby. Jay Gatsby is the tragic hero in F. Scott-Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby.
At first glance Jay Gatsby is viewed as flawless. Throughout the novel Gatsby can be seen as achieving the “American Dream,” fame, fortune and power. Unfortunately there is one thing that stands between Gatsby and perfection, his undying love for Daisy Buchanan. This is his tragic flaw. She is the only “dream” that Gatsby is unable to attain. Gatsby is a romantic idealist whose only real wish is to achieve his dream by gaining wealth in order to win the materialistic heart of Daisy. In addition to this, Daisy destroys Gatsby’s spotless appearance to the reader by uncovering his vulnerability. This makes the reader realize that Gatsby is, in fact, not perfect or living the “American Dream” and is instead like everyone else. When Gatsby realizes that his dream of reuniting with Daisy is impossible his life falls apart. This realization directly results in the death of Gatsby.
Jay falls into the materialistic "trap" when he first meets Daisy. He was young and poor, and she rich; their difference in social status leads to their separation although Jay can never get over her. Daisy's materialistic outlook influences Jay enough to cause him eventually have that outlook also. At first, his excuse is Daisy, claiming the wealth is for her, so she would again be able to love him. Later, it becomes evident Jay himself has become excessively materialistic and realizes too late, it is not enough to make him happy. When Jay's one goal of reuniting fails his life falls apart.
Jay Gatsby is the tragic hero of the novel. This is because he believes there is a logical purpose for his actions, yet his actions lead to pain and disaster. He had followed the "American Dream," being poor and then working until he becomes rich and successful. Jay's wealth is gained through bootlegging and other speculative practices. The corrupt ways in which he made his money soured the pure idea of the "real" work ethic and foreshadowed his corrupt life. Jay falls into the materialistic "trap" when he first meets Daisy. He was young and poor, and she rich; their difference in social status leads to their separation although Jay can never get over her. Daisy's materialistic outlook influences Jay enough to cause him eventually have that outlook also. At first, his excuse is Daisy, claiming the wealth is for her, so she would again be able to love him. Later, it becomes evident Jay himself has become excessively materialistic and realizes too late, it is not enough to make him happy. When Jay's one goal of reuniting fails his life falls apart. He dies tragically, at the end of the novel. Not knowing the past "was already behind him, somewhere back in that vast obscurity beyond the city, where the dark fields of the republic rolled on under the night" (189). None of his "friends," who had always come to his parties, went to his funeral. This made this tragic hero have a fitting end to life.
According to Aristotle, there are a number of characteristics that identify a tragic hero: he must cause his own downfall; his fate is not deserved, and his punishment exceeds the crime; he also must be of noble stature and have greatness. These are all characteristics of Jay Gatsby, the main character of Fitzgerald's novel, The Great Gatsby. Jay Gatsby is a tragic hero according to Aristotle's definition.
"only the dead dream fought on as the afternoon slipped away, trying to touch what was no longer tangible"
Jay Gatsby is an enormously rich man, and in the flashy years of the jazz age, wealth defined importance. Gatsby has endless wealth, power and influence but never uses material objects selfishly. Everything he owns exists only to attain his vision. Nick feels "inclined to reserve all judgements" (1), but despite his disapproval of Gatsby's vulgarity, Nick respects him for the strength and unselfishness of his idealism. Gatsby is a romantic dreamer who wishes to fulfill his ideal by gaining wealth in hopes of impressing and eventually winning the heart of the materialistic, superficial Daisy. She is, however, co...
You could argue that Jay Gatsby has a number of flaws, some more obscure than others. However, his biggest flaw seems to be his affection for Daisy, who causes him to become known as a "tragic hero". When Daisy finally attends one of his parties, for example, he is suddenly among the mingling crowd, shifting from his previous position, watching from above (similarly to "God").
Jay Gatsby is the tragic hero of the novel. This is because he believes there is a logical purpose for his actions, yet his actions lead to pain and disaster. He had followed the "American Dream," being poor and then working until he becomes rich and successful. Jay's wealth is gained through bootlegging and other speculative practices. The corrupt ways in which he made his money soured the pure idea of the "real" work ethic and foreshadowed his corrupt life. Jay falls into the materialistic "trap" when he first meets Daisy. He was young and poor, and she rich; their difference in social status leads to their separation although Jay can never get over her. Daisy's materialistic outlook influences Jay enough to cause him eventually have that outlook also. At first, his excuse is Daisy, claiming the wealth is for her, so she would again be able to love him. Later, it becomes evident Jay himself has become excessively materialistic and realizes too late, it is not enough to make him happy. When Jay's one goal of reuniting fails his life falls apart. He dies tragically, at the end of the novel. Not knowing the past "was already behind him, somewhere back in that vast obscurity beyond the city, where the dark fields of the republic rolled on under the night" (189). None of his "friends," who had always come to his parties, went to his funeral. This made this tragic hero have a fitting end to life.
I have an idea that Gatsby himself didn’t believe it would come, and perhaps he no longer cared. If that was true he must have felt that he had lost the old warm world, paid a high price for living too long with a single dream. He must have looked up at an unfamiliar sky through frightening leaves and shivered as he found what a grotesque thing a rose is and how raw the sunlight was upon the scarcely created grass. A new world, material without being real, where poor ghosts, breathing dreams like air, drifted fortuitously about...like that ashen, fantastic figure gliding toward him through the amorphous trees.
And as I sat there, brooding on the old, unknown world, I thought of Gatsby's wonder when he first picked out Daisy's light at the end of his dock. He had come such a long way to this blue lawn, and his dream must have seemed so close he could hardly fail to grasp it. But what he did not know was that it was already behind him, somewhere in the vast obscurity beyond the city, where the dark fields of the republic rolled on under the night. Gatsby believed in the green light, the orgiastic future that year by year recedes before us. the “self-made man,” in which he dedicates his entire life to climbing the social ladder in order to gain wealth, to ultimately win the love of a woman: something that proves to be unattainable. The problem is that everything he has worked for is an illusion. His idea of the American Dream could never come true because he was living in the past. Daisy "was as shallow as the other hollow people who inhabited Fitzgerald's Long Island," (Trask 214) so Gatsby could have never won her over with all of his efforts. His one fault is that he based his whole dream on the past. "....there is something of Jay Gatsby in every man, woman, or child that ever existed."
AP Lit
Dr. Cox
“The Great Gatsby” Essay
A tragic hero is defined as a person who has a flaw that leads to his death, causes his own downfall, and is given a punishment that exceeds his crime. Each of these criteria are fulfilled when analyzing the title character and protagonist of The Great Gatsby. Jay Gatsby is the tragic hero in F. Scott-Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby.
At first glance Jay Gatsby is viewed as flawless. Throughout the novel Gatsby can be seen as achieving the “American Dream,” fame, fortune and power. Unfortunately there is one thing that stands between Gatsby and perfection, his undying love for Daisy Buchanan. This is his tragic flaw. She is the only “dream” that Gatsby is unable to attain. Gatsby is a romantic idealist whose only real wish is to achieve his dream by gaining wealth in order to win the materialistic heart of Daisy. In addition to this, Daisy destroys Gatsby’s spotless appearance to the reader by uncovering his vulnerability. This makes the reader realize that Gatsby is, in fact, not perfect or living the “American Dream” and is instead like everyone else. When Gatsby realizes that his dream of reuniting with Daisy is impossible his life falls apart. This realization directly results in the death of Gatsby.
Jay falls into the materialistic "trap" when he first meets Daisy. He was young and poor, and she rich; their difference in social status leads to their separation although Jay can never get over her. Daisy's materialistic outlook influences Jay enough to cause him eventually have that outlook also. At first, his excuse is Daisy, claiming the wealth is for her, so she would again be able to love him. Later, it becomes evident Jay himself has become excessively materialistic and realizes too late, it is not enough to make him happy. When Jay's one goal of reuniting fails his life falls apart.
Jay Gatsby is the tragic hero of the novel. This is because he believes there is a logical purpose for his actions, yet his actions lead to pain and disaster. He had followed the "American Dream," being poor and then working until he becomes rich and successful. Jay's wealth is gained through bootlegging and other speculative practices. The corrupt ways in which he made his money soured the pure idea of the "real" work ethic and foreshadowed his corrupt life. Jay falls into the materialistic "trap" when he first meets Daisy. He was young and poor, and she rich; their difference in social status leads to their separation although Jay can never get over her. Daisy's materialistic outlook influences Jay enough to cause him eventually have that outlook also. At first, his excuse is Daisy, claiming the wealth is for her, so she would again be able to love him. Later, it becomes evident Jay himself has become excessively materialistic and realizes too late, it is not enough to make him happy. When Jay's one goal of reuniting fails his life falls apart. He dies tragically, at the end of the novel. Not knowing the past "was already behind him, somewhere back in that vast obscurity beyond the city, where the dark fields of the republic rolled on under the night" (189). None of his "friends," who had always come to his parties, went to his funeral. This made this tragic hero have a fitting end to life.
According to Aristotle, there are a number of characteristics that identify a tragic hero: he must cause his own downfall; his fate is not deserved, and his punishment exceeds the crime; he also must be of noble stature and have greatness. These are all characteristics of Jay Gatsby, the main character of Fitzgerald's novel, The Great Gatsby. Jay Gatsby is a tragic hero according to Aristotle's definition.
"only the dead dream fought on as the afternoon slipped away, trying to touch what was no longer tangible"
Jay Gatsby is an enormously rich man, and in the flashy years of the jazz age, wealth defined importance. Gatsby has endless wealth, power and influence but never uses material objects selfishly. Everything he owns exists only to attain his vision. Nick feels "inclined to reserve all judgements" (1), but despite his disapproval of Gatsby's vulgarity, Nick respects him for the strength and unselfishness of his idealism. Gatsby is a romantic dreamer who wishes to fulfill his ideal by gaining wealth in hopes of impressing and eventually winning the heart of the materialistic, superficial Daisy. She is, however, co...
You could argue that Jay Gatsby has a number of flaws, some more obscure than others. However, his biggest flaw seems to be his affection for Daisy, who causes him to become known as a "tragic hero". When Daisy finally attends one of his parties, for example, he is suddenly among the mingling crowd, shifting from his previous position, watching from above (similarly to "God").
Jay Gatsby is the tragic hero of the novel. This is because he believes there is a logical purpose for his actions, yet his actions lead to pain and disaster. He had followed the "American Dream," being poor and then working until he becomes rich and successful. Jay's wealth is gained through bootlegging and other speculative practices. The corrupt ways in which he made his money soured the pure idea of the "real" work ethic and foreshadowed his corrupt life. Jay falls into the materialistic "trap" when he first meets Daisy. He was young and poor, and she rich; their difference in social status leads to their separation although Jay can never get over her. Daisy's materialistic outlook influences Jay enough to cause him eventually have that outlook also. At first, his excuse is Daisy, claiming the wealth is for her, so she would again be able to love him. Later, it becomes evident Jay himself has become excessively materialistic and realizes too late, it is not enough to make him happy. When Jay's one goal of reuniting fails his life falls apart. He dies tragically, at the end of the novel. Not knowing the past "was already behind him, somewhere back in that vast obscurity beyond the city, where the dark fields of the republic rolled on under the night" (189). None of his "friends," who had always come to his parties, went to his funeral. This made this tragic hero have a fitting end to life.
I have an idea that Gatsby himself didn’t believe it would come, and perhaps he no longer cared. If that was true he must have felt that he had lost the old warm world, paid a high price for living too long with a single dream. He must have looked up at an unfamiliar sky through frightening leaves and shivered as he found what a grotesque thing a rose is and how raw the sunlight was upon the scarcely created grass. A new world, material without being real, where poor ghosts, breathing dreams like air, drifted fortuitously about...like that ashen, fantastic figure gliding toward him through the amorphous trees.
And as I sat there, brooding on the old, unknown world, I thought of Gatsby's wonder when he first picked out Daisy's light at the end of his dock. He had come such a long way to this blue lawn, and his dream must have seemed so close he could hardly fail to grasp it. But what he did not know was that it was already behind him, somewhere in the vast obscurity beyond the city, where the dark fields of the republic rolled on under the night. Gatsby believed in the green light, the orgiastic future that year by year recedes before us. the “self-made man,” in which he dedicates his entire life to climbing the social ladder in order to gain wealth, to ultimately win the love of a woman: something that proves to be unattainable. The problem is that everything he has worked for is an illusion. His idea of the American Dream could never come true because he was living in the past. Daisy "was as shallow as the other hollow people who inhabited Fitzgerald's Long Island," (Trask 214) so Gatsby could have never won her over with all of his efforts. His one fault is that he based his whole dream on the past. "....there is something of Jay Gatsby in every man, woman, or child that ever existed."
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
4/1/09
So, i guess this is the best time/way to tell everyone that i care about this information...
I've had a pretty awful cough all year long.. I've been to the doctor many many mannnnny times.. and have been diagnosed throughout the year with bronchitis, your standard cold, strep throat twice, and most recently mono. I guess through all of these visits the doctors always missed something. I revisited the doctor just yesterday and was told that i have Lyme Disease. Lyme Disease is something that is contracted by ticks and causes all of the side effects i have been experiencing this entire year. Long story short, i now have to get this treated, and apparently the treatment is kind of dangerous.. i don't want to worry anyone.. but I'm not going to be at school for the next 2-5 weeks. and it sucks. ugh. ... but fo real. April Foolz yo.
.. so the reason i wrote all of that is actually because I'm pretty sure i was April fooled the worst i have ever been in my entire life today. My sister texted me around 12:30 and informed me that she had been pulled over for speeding.. and during that process the cop proceeded to search her car. She went on to tell me that she had an open container of booze in her back seat from the previous weekend, seeing as my sister is 21 i believed her. I tried to consoled her... but she seemed really distraught.. about 30 minutes after the first texted "APRIL FOOLS!! Hahhhaaahhaa." My mind was blown to say the least. All in all, i hope you all have had an amazing Aprils Fools day... and hopefully haven't been too mean to too many people.
directly from the wonderfully wise mouth of S-Niggs Wilson-"C-Niggs you're my homie"
I've had a pretty awful cough all year long.. I've been to the doctor many many mannnnny times.. and have been diagnosed throughout the year with bronchitis, your standard cold, strep throat twice, and most recently mono. I guess through all of these visits the doctors always missed something. I revisited the doctor just yesterday and was told that i have Lyme Disease. Lyme Disease is something that is contracted by ticks and causes all of the side effects i have been experiencing this entire year. Long story short, i now have to get this treated, and apparently the treatment is kind of dangerous.. i don't want to worry anyone.. but I'm not going to be at school for the next 2-5 weeks. and it sucks. ugh. ... but fo real. April Foolz yo.
.. so the reason i wrote all of that is actually because I'm pretty sure i was April fooled the worst i have ever been in my entire life today. My sister texted me around 12:30 and informed me that she had been pulled over for speeding.. and during that process the cop proceeded to search her car. She went on to tell me that she had an open container of booze in her back seat from the previous weekend, seeing as my sister is 21 i believed her. I tried to consoled her... but she seemed really distraught.. about 30 minutes after the first texted "APRIL FOOLS!! Hahhhaaahhaa." My mind was blown to say the least. All in all, i hope you all have had an amazing Aprils Fools day... and hopefully haven't been too mean to too many people.
directly from the wonderfully wise mouth of S-Niggs Wilson-"C-Niggs you're my homie"
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