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The Harlem Renaissance

Story By: Chiyanna Maxwell

This is huge... The 1920's have begun and it is like a whole new lifestyle has been born. Just about everyone in the city of Harlem is happy and loving life and high-spirited without a single worry in the world. The vast majority of the city is living life the luxurious way, unlike times before and in other places. This is the most "literary, artistic, and intellectual" (history.com) outbreak in all of American history. Not only that, but this is a chance for, specifically, African American writers, artists, and musicians, etc. to show off to everyone the talents they do have; show them their ability to do and advance in things that they have long been underestimated about. This is a chance for them to break out of their misery and feel free. Step outside on any ordinary day in beautiful Harlem, New York, and expect to be engulfed by music, elegance, literacy, beauty... This is the time where people like Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and many more will have made their mark of fame for their amazing abilities. This is the "New Negro Movement" (pbs.org). This is a time where an entire race that has been looked down upon for the longest can finally come out and prove everyone who ever doubted them to be wrong. "African Americans had endured centuries of slavery and struggle for abolition" (ushistory.org) . Now this here was their cultural celebration. This is the Harlem Renaissance.

Wilson and Gatsby Struck Down

Story By: Beinn Stewart

Yesterday a woman from East Egg was struck down by an unknown automobile. This occurrence was attributed to a man in a "Rich Cream Colored Car" , and this vehicles is currently being found. The victim of the Vehicular Manslaughter was one t Myrtle Wilson. While she was married to George Wilson, eye-witness accounts have also spoken about a "Secret Lover" , who might be a character known as "Gatsby" . If you have any information as to this occurrence, please call the newspaper, "The Jazz Age" . Directly after this tragic moment, a West Egg resident, Jay Gatsby, was shot by Myrtle's husband, George, and because of the murder-suicide, it is believed that Myrtle was seeing Gatsby, and was her "Secret-Lover" after all. The Newspaper does not yet know, however, why he would have hit Myrtle with car, besides the face that he might have gotten tired of the affair. All throughout the West and East Eggs, people are growing concerned for their safety, because there few people were not as dangerous as they have seemed. However, we have talked to George's psychiatrist, and he stated that he had recommended George for provided care in a mental hospital, though the formal request was denied on the grounds that he was "perfectly healthy" at the time of the request. One of the most dangerous things to the community is that these people were common men and women of the upper class. In these times of scares and fear, we just ask that anyone with information would come forward and help New York to clean up its streets. See more in the edition of "The Jazz Age" . (I tried to replicate the propaganda that was used severely in the Roaring Twenties.)

Gossip Gossip Gossip

Story By: Chayanne Ryan

Last Wednesday I was introduced to the lovely Daisy Buchanan and had the chance to sit down and interview her. With all the talk and controversy over her love triangle between the Jay Gatsby, and her husband Tom Buchanan, I knew exactly what my questions would revolve around; not only her love triangle but the one between her, her husband, and his mistress, Myrtle Wilson. As we sat and sipped on tea, I immediately began my interview. My first question was simple, I asked her about her life style, her favorite parts. Her face lit up with her response, she loves the wealth and the finer things; the expensive gown, the fame, glam, and all its perks. After doing my research, it was clear to me that Gatsby and Daisy had once knew each other, at a much earlier time, before Gatsby was known for his wealth and extravagant parties. I then asked Daisy what had happened, why their relationship did not work out the first time, he smile slimmed, and she said that things were much harder then, he was not nearly as wealthy, and he was working on it. This struck a few assumptions with me, but I didn't jump on them too quickly. I then asked her the simple question, why does she stay? It's the 20's, and us women have been given  these equal rights, we don't need to deal with the double standards no longer; so why? Why stay with a man that has done nothing but lie and cheat and treat her as only an object, a trophy to be exact. Her face was expressionless, as if a car had just hit her with the truth, she hesitated to speak, but then told me how Tom does love her, and their child, and how it all was just a mistake. We sat quiet for a minute, I didn't like her response. She then said softly, "and he provides" , and at that moment all my assumptions were proven true. The Daisy Buchanan is a woman who confuses lust with love. Both of these men are wealthy, and give her all that she wants and desires. She was, and still is too wrapped up in the fame and glamour that wealth provides that she refuses to leave whatever is toxic to her; and that my readers, is why you shouldn't let the price of something determine its significance.

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