Read the following excerpt from f. scott fitzgerald's the great gatsby, on tom and nick's final encounter in new york city: i couldn't forgive him or like him, but i saw that what he had done was, to him, entirely justified. it was all very careless and confused. they were careless people, tom and daisy-they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness, or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made. how does this excerpt contribute to the overall meaning of the great gatsby? what aesthetic impact is it meant to have on the reader? be sure to use specific details from the text to support your answer.

This contributes to the overall theme of "The Great Gatsby" by portraying Tom and Daisy as a disillusioned couple that disregards moral values and focuses on material excess. They "smash things" such as Gatsby's car and Myrtle Wilson, and are able to get away with it due to their wealthy social status.

This excerpt upholds The Great Gatsby’s theme of superficiality of the wealthy. Nick explains that Daisy and Tom seem to care very little about the impact of their actions and the consequences that follow. They have it all, they embody the ‘American Dream’, however they haven’t achieved happiness. They are angry, they constantly fight, and they destroy things. Despite having economically achieved success, they were lacking happiness. Nick pointed out that “they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or vast carelessness”. Their relationship also symbolizes the destructive power of the American Dream. This so-called ‘dream’  produced a society that valued money, corruption, and power. This kind of society would not have cared about the people that were hurt and used along their pathway to success. Their destructive and corrupt behavior can be examined many times throughout the book. The aesthetic impact this excerpt intended was to make the reader feel a sense of distaste for the American dream. It exemplified that corruption of this system and the wealthy’s over indulgence, greediness, and distastefulness.  

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)

waves come crashing to grey sullen shores.

powerful and strong, it breathes and roars.

cascading and caressing each grain of sand,

a warm embrace between sea and land.

high above, a seagull soars high.

wings of purity it spreads to fly.

battling high against darkened cloud,

in a wind that blows fiercely, flying graceful and proud.

beneath, the sand is soft and warm.

sculpted by nature, it's weathered the storm.

a passionate battle between calmness and rage,

a new chapter's beginning; don't turn the last page.

i listen again to the whispering waves,

music of nature calming and brave.

its power unknown, its stillness untamed,

mysterious and magical, a treasure earth claims.

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