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Questions??

Why does myrtle ask for a dog??

How does Nick meet Mr Gatsby??

Why does the car crash??

Why did Gatsby want to die in the war??

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        

Ring Ring...

the telephone rang inside,
 startingly, and as daisy shook her head decisively at Tom
the subject of the stables, in fact all subjects,
vanished into air. Among the broken fragments of the last five minutes at table
 i remember the candles being lit again,
 pointlessly,
and i was conscious of wanting
to look squarely at everyone
yet to avoid all eyes.
I couldn't guess what daisy and tom were thinking
but i doubt if even miss baker
who seemed to have mastered a certain hardy skepticism
 was able utterly to put this fifth guest's shrill metallic urgency
out of mind.
To a certain temperament the situation might have seemed intriguing--
 my own instinct was to telephone immediately for the police.
(Page 20)

Money or Love??

         

  

            No, I would not marry for money because money cannot buy love. It can buy happiness for some people, but not love. At least, not for most people that is. There are some people who allow money to buy their love from them, but not me. The way I see it if you love someone it doesn’t matter if they have all the money in the world or if they have just enough. Love is an emotion that should not be able to bought or forced upon any individual.  
            To marry someone means that you plan on spending the rest of your life with that person, not that you plan on taking their money and then divorce.  There are too many people that pretend to love someone all because they see a way into a better life with more money and opportunities. Marriage is supposed to be a permanent joining of two individuals that could not see themselves with any other person in the world. But in the world today marriage does not have even half that meaning. People today get married and then get divorced ten days later.

Judgement Generation?

Yes outward appearances are deceptive because so many people now a day’s judge people by how they look, with me sometimes included. I happen to judge people, sometimes constantly by how they look. If I see someone for the first time and they look weird or like someone I couldn’t see myself being friends with ill just come up with an excuse to avoid them or not to talk to them. People are too concerned with their outer appearance because of the fact that everyone is judged by how they look. And it’s not just in school but also in the real world. For instance, if you were to go to a job interview and one person is wearing a suit and your wearing sweats and a t-shirt, they would probably hire the one in a suit. What people in America value, I would say is substantial. Because almost everyone cares about nothing but money. My significant others money would not matter to me because if I do not enjoy being with them, then it does not matter how much money they have. As for most people in general, I would think that money and looks matter to them quite a lot.

...Assimilation...

     To assimilate means to adapt or adjust to the same customs and culture as the majority of the people around you. It means to integrate the other people’s cultures into your life. In the play, “A Raisin in the Sun”, Beneatha is worried about assimilating herself. That is why she is so set on becoming a doctor even though nobody thinks she can, because at the time women were really just house wives that looked after their children. I think it shows weakness when she tries to assimilate herself. It makes it seem as if she is ashamed of who she is and what her background says about her and her life.

     I see people assimilating around me all the time because I constantly see people changing who they are so that they can “fit in” with the “cool” people. They assimilate by trying to where the same clothes as the people around them or pretending to like the same things as them. I’m sure I sometimes assimilate when it comes to certain things but not when it comes to being popular. I just am myself because I don’t need anyone to tell me how I have to be in order for people to like me. Eric Liu viewed assimilation as way to improve his life and opportunities for a better future, but he also knew that it was hurting his heritage because he knew nothing of his culture other than how to speak his native language and how to make a stir fry.

Family? or Desires?

If someone were to ask me... what comes first your family or your desires? Id tell them without having to think and without hesitation.. My  Family. My family is always going to be there for me, Even at times when i wish they weren't around. My family has been there for me since before i can remember so i wouldn't trow them aside just in order to fulfill one desire, when I'm going to have another one a week later. My family has always supported me in my decisions, and even when my decisions were bad they allowed me to learn from them and then they'd help me fix my mistakes. even though i may not like my family at times, i know that if i ever need something i can ask them or go to them and they will always be willing to help me, no matter what my problem is. It is because of my family that i am the person that i am today and for that i can never repay them, but i can show them that i appreciate what they have done for me by going to school and showing them that i can succeed and go somewhere in life like they want me to. i want to be able to tell my family in eight to ten year, that instead of them doing something for me, i will do something for them.