Gatsby

     I think that Gatsby represents the american dream in The Great Gatsby. From his childhood he would always hope of becoming successful, despite being the son of a farmer. He was able to achieve that goal, although not through entirely honorable means. Along the way he fell in love with Daisy. His desire to get her back is like the part of the american dream wanting to achieve something. In the end, however, he falls short. Most of the time when someone is pursuing the american dream, they don't fully achieve what they want.

Word of the Day September 26 & 27

• Boorish 
• Rude 
• Adjective
• The boorish man didn't apologize as he pushed the the crowd. 
• The boorish tourists drove 5 under the whole way. 
• Salvage 
• To rescue or save 
• Verb 
• I salvaged working parts from my computer after it broke. 
• The salvaged boat was pulled to shore to be investigated after it's wreak. 

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• Diverse 
• Being of many different kinds or qualities 
• Adjective 
• He had a diverse wardrobe because he wore something different every day.
• The rainbow has many diverse colors.

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• Felon 
• A criminal 
• Noun 
• The felon stood trial for robbing the gas station.  
• The felon was never caught.

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• Forestall 
• To prevent an anticipated event 
• Verb 
• I forestalled the efforts of the TPers by staying up all night. 
• Someone had forestalled attempt to break a world record by shooting me with a sleep dart. 

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• Aggravate 
• To annoy, make a situation worse 
• Verb 
• When dropped salt on my arm and it aggravated my wound. 
• My little cousin was aggravating me.

Lonely Myrtle

     In the Book The Great Gatsby the character Myrtle Wilson shows the theme of loneliness. She is lonely because she doesn't really love her spouse. In order to try and find happiness, she cheats on her husband with Tom Buchanan. However, she is still a very lonely character even with Tom. She wants to to divorce her husband so she can marry Tom, but Tom says that he can't convince Daisy to get a divorce because she's catholic. We soon learn this is a lie, making us assume that he doesn't really want to marry Myrtle most likely because she is lower-class than she is. What could make someone lonelier than that?

Word of the Day September 16th-19th

• Aver 
• To say something is true 
• Verb 
• I averred that I had done my homework, it was just at home.
• Sometimes i aver I didn't think practice was hard, even though I did.
• Celerity 
• A quick motion 
• Noun 
• I delivered the mail with celerity.
• The runner ran his race with celerity. 
• Repulsive 
• Disgusting 
• adjective 
• The burger at McDonald's was repulsive. 
• The repulsive hamburger came to life. 
• Benefactor
• Someone who helps others
• Noun 
• The benefactor was working at the soup kitchen.
• Free brownies were given out by a benefactor.

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• Immolate 
• To sacrifice someone, mostly by fire
• Verb 
• The tribe seized the outsider and immolated him. 
• In ancient Greece the people would immolate animals to the Gods.  

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• Confront 
• To face someone or something 
• Verb 
• When he found out who was dumping trash on his lawn, Carl decided to confront him. 
• Greg confronted Mr. Anderson and asked how he could get his grade up.

American Dream

      The American dream is that everyone can have a great life with equal opportunity. It is a not a dream of material possessions, but one where everyone will be recognized for their abilities, no matter who they are.

   

      I believe in the American dream.  I believe in it because i think that everyone deserves to be recognized for any accomplishment, even for something as small as fixing a printer. While having material possessions can be nice, it's more important that you can work hard and be recognized for it regardless of your background, because that will last longer than something you own. The American Dream says that you should be able to do anything that you want to do if you put your mind to it and work hard. It's a concept we can all relate to, and that's why I believe in it.

Word of the Day

• Recipient 
• Someone who receives something
• Noun 
• The UPS delivery man gave the package to it's recipient.
• The recipient opened his package and was surprised.