The Great Gatsby

Why don't Daisy and Tom just divorce if they are both having affairs?

Value of Poetry

In my opinion, poetry is a valuable thing to teach in schools. However, it is taught almost every year and as a result of that, students begin to resent and dislike poetry. There are many students who enjoy poetry, but I am not one of them. Maybe it's because I don't fully understand how to analyze poems to figure out their true meaning, but poems are just a confusing mess to me. The things we have done this year have helped me a little, but overall I am not poetry's biggest fan. It would be helpful if teachers who are just starting children out on poetry in elementary school taught more on understanding and appreciating poetry, because if I had gotten that education and insight I might be able to appreciate and understand poetry a whole lot more. Another thing that would create a more positive atmosphere for poetry would be to not learn it every year in English class starting at around fifth grade. Poetry is an important part of our culture and society, I just wish it was handled in schools differently.

The American Dream

      To me, the American Dream means happiness and the freedoms that come with being an American. Being able to vote, the nation's progress as a whole, equality, and the pride that comes with being an American are all things that I think are a part of the American Dream. However, many people think of the American Dream as something completely different. When they think of the American Dream, they typically think of wealth. In America's early days, immigrants came to America mainly to escape the life they were living but also with hopes of having a greater income then they did in their home country. Many people dreamt of moving to America and doing just that, so that became known as the American Dream to many people. Those are just two interpretations to the American Dream and there are many more throughout the country and the world.