Jay Gatsby Selfish

He offers him many things, and he buys his friendship. However, Nick is not fascinated with Gatsby for his money or his hospitality. He is fascinated with how he got where he was. How he went from a normal person to a war hero, and a millionaire. He wanted to know how he earned his title "The Great Gatsby".

Brothers naturally invite comparison, and when comparisons were made between those two, my father was bound to suffer"(35-36) as of now one must have to think that Frank is a great guy, doctor and better than his handsome father. Wes is a well built and tall guy but Frank was better, Frank was the better son. The end of the book one could think about how the author made them judge frank here too. The reader judges frank at the beginning by saying he is a great guy, he can not do anything wrong. "..He does things he shouldn 't.

That is only a small portion of what he did and is still a lot to accompish for just a normal man. He made our country better and tried his very best to make the people happy. He was selfless and caring. The final reason why Thomas Jefferson was the strongest President to live was because he made a huge impact on our society. According to the article, He impacted the educational systems of the growing country.

He was a very intelligent and hard-working man. John was also well-respected because he was a honest and upright guy that spoke his mind. An example from the book, “Proctor, respected and even feared in Salem, has come to regard himself as a kind of fraud.” (893). The people in the community of Salem respected John and viewed him as a independent and well-worked man. In Addition, John Proctor was also a tragic hero because he redeemed himself from a mistake that he made, and that was committing Adultery.

An armoured personnel carrier defended my desk.” Secondly, Alex is perhaps a little too trusting. He trusted Lao Xu because he appeared to be a good and knowledgeable person, “Lao Xu was there too. He’s a great guy.”(pg 27) Later in the book, when Eddie talks about Lao Xu being a spy to hurt Alex, Alex exclaims,“ ‘Spy! What do you mean?’ ” (pg 39) Finally, Alex is loyal to his Dad. Alex wants to go with them when they go to film, but when

Marcus Luttrell is more than lucky, he is also highly skilled in the art of combat and is a shining example of human determination. Many people speculate that simply surviving does not make heroes, but surviving against the odds that were against Luttrell is legendary. Luttrell has done much more than just serve his country; he has also started charities for veterans and continues to be an avid member of his community. Marcus hates the liberal media for their ignorance in the matter of veteran welfare. Marcus had a book written about him because of his incredible luck in the worst of odds.

In the history books, George Washington was considered a great man because he was calm in battle. It was never far from his mind to envision himself as a hero and a conquistador. "There [was] a persistent feeling in his correspondence as well as in his children 's writings that people like Thomas Jefferson, who shied away from battle, were not completely men" (Hendrickson 342). For Hamilton, it wasn 't the blood, the pain, or the suffering of battle that made it appealing to him. Hamilton viewed it as a stage for him to act on, and to display the qualities of selfless courage that would win him the honor, love and respect he so

Yet, Gatsby doesn’t care much about who’s around and still wants them to enjoy of what he has, showing his generosity. Unusually, Nick is the only person who’s been invited and introduced to Gatsby. “ Some time before he introduced himself I’d got a strong impression that he was picking his words with care”. Here, the author realizes the unnatural act of Gatsby. This directly shows that he has been practicing using his elegant sentences to convince people he’s an old wealth.

I think he turned to a life of crime because, he had a fairly rough childhood and with the Civil War in place times were getting hard. So I think he might have gotten a feeling of satisfaction or maybe he just found it to be easy money. I also think Jesse James was smart as well because, he knew how the press worked and how to use the press to his advantage, some people liked Jesse James because, they shared his pro confederate beliefs. Another reason that I think Jesse James did it for the thrill is because, he never stopped as his brother Frank did stop because he enjoyed the quiet

In the Novel, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, that his Father 's abusive tendencies don 't seem to baffle him. He seems to accept it the way it is. After all, that is the life he knows. Wherever Huckleberry

Of all the great men over the ages there are some who rose above them all. One of them, the embodiment of the American spirit and nation, was George Washington. As I have heard, throughout my various classes, of the very humble man who thought himself not worthy to lead the Continental Army yet was the best fit for the nation of puzzle pieces. This great man knew many secrets men still desire to know to this day. He lived actively and happily and understood well the concept that, “it is far better to be alone, than to be in bad company”.

In “To Kill a Mockngbird”, Atticus Finch plays Scout Finch’s father, who is an admirable lad. He sees things for the good not the bad. Many reasons tell whyhe is such a good man, but here are a few. He say’s in this book,”You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of veiw...until you climb in his skin and walk around in it.” So here he’s saying that you can’t judge a person by the way they look or act. First learn their trials and what they’ve been through.

He says “I only saw a man who had meant to be my benefactor and who felt affectionately, gratefully, and generously, towards me with great constancy through a series of years. I only saw in him a much better man than I had been to Joe” (495). Pip realizes that Magwich is a good man and has been a big part of his life and he never appreciated it until now. He thought that he was not as a good as Mrs. Havisham because he was a manual worker and convict but in the end, he was a gentle good man. Pip is finally able to return kindness and love to Joe.