Thomas Paine Speech Vamsi Chintha If it weren’t for Thomas Paine‚ you and I wouldn’t be in where we are right now. You and I wouldn’t be sitting here together like the way we are at this moment‚ at this time. In 1766‚ Thomas Paine wrote a pamphlet titled "Common Sense." And he wrote it for a very important reason; independence for America. Here is why I think if Thomas Paine never existed‚ America wouldn’t have independence and freedom. First of all‚ Thomas Paine’s "Common Sense" pamphlet persuaded
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Composition in “Challenging Times‚” written by Sandie Friedman. Friedman is a first- time composition professor who likes to teach outside the box. Friedman and Kassner argue about pop-culture (Harry Potter‚ Vampires‚ etc.) in the composition setting. After reading over Kassner’s beliefs‚ he believes that composition should be taught about pure traditional writing. He also disagrees with allowing students to write about pop-culture. Friedman‚ on the other hand‚ likes incorporate pop-culture in her
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The movie Hoop Dreams traced a poor young talented African American named Arthur Agee from grade eight to college. Arthur hoped to play professional basketball in the future to help his family to escape poverty. Despite the fact that his family background and the neighborhood he lived in‚ disadvantaged him to pursue his goal in many ways. Firstly‚ Arthur is determined to play professional basketball‚ in order to help out his family. Secondly‚ his ability to adapt difficult circumstances played a
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journey to the United States of America‚ in hopes of beginning a new life for himself and his family. Even though her father is captured at the border of Russia and returned home‚ he managed to get to America. Once in America‚ he began work as a tailor‚ striving to earn enough money to bring his entire family to America. In the next year and a half‚ Rose’s father is finally able to get Rose and her aunt Masha to America. During the early years of Rose’s life in America‚ she experiences many obstacles
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In the story “Winter Dreams” F. Scott Fitzgerald suggest that the American dream is the admiration of “glittery things” known as the wealthy class of society. Dexter desires being wealthy and having all the good things in life and works hard to achieve those dreams. Living the American dream for Dexter is rising to success and having everything he always wanted in life‚ but it doesn’t always turn out the way you dreamed it would be. The desire for material things gave Dexter the drive to make
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presented in a movie called “Field of Dreams” which was filmed in 1989. In the movie‚ such an odd thing happened to a young man‚ Ray. What is more ridiculous is that Ray decided to follow the instructions given by the phantom voice‚ even though he was on the edge of bankruptcy‚ whereas most of us are afraid of pursuing or following our yearning hearts‚ eventually‚ there is no chance to regret. The movie review‚ “A Baseball Diamond Becomes the Stuff of Dreams”‚ written by Caryn James and published
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Thomas Paine‚ a large supporter of America during 1791‚ describes his perspective of America as a perfect utopia that lives together in harmony and produces no flaws. This however‚ is not always the case‚ as Paine’s argument can be justified as both accurate and inaccurate. One topic that Paine addresses in his piece is the topic of diversity and how people from different nations join and live peacefully with Americans‚ which is known as immigration. Nonetheless‚ Americans in today’s society have
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Thomas Cole‚ The Oxbow Usually when I flip through my art book I come across many beautiful pieces‚ but when my eyes landed on Thomas Cole’s painting I was blown away. The first thing I did when I came across it was touch the paper because you would believe that you can feel the leaves by the way they are painted‚ and don’t get me started on the values of green that he used to make the piece one harmonious view of nature. I love everything about this landscape piece because it tells a story and the
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Does America still provide access to the American dream‚ to the tired‚ poor‚ and the huddled masses? In my opinion yes America does provide the American dream in many ways‚ the American dream provides hope to all people regardless their background. Three main ways America provides its citizens with the American dream is by providing social programs for the financially unstable Americans‚ offering rights to the physically and mentally disabled and providing the choice of free will to do with our lives
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terrorists seized four commercial U.S jets and crashed them into American symbols of the military and capitalism‚ and shook the entire nation. The attack did change Americans‚ mostly for a short while‚ but it did make huge impacts in America. The Mindset of Americans Americans became closer‚ more spiritual‚ less materialistic‚ but only for a while. In spite of terror and grief‚ Americans with utmost hope and compassion helped the person in need. They prayed together and stood
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