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    The American (Immigrant’s) Dream An immigrant is a person who has emigrated to live in a foreign country. It is one word that describes each and everyone one of us or at the bare minimum‚ an ancestor. This word’s meaning‚ just like any other word‚ is all based on perspective. I‚ myself‚ have a personal and close relation with the immigrants that I know‚ my parents. Even though I may not have a story of emigrating personally‚ I will always have my views and I have my parent’s story. I am a child

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    The Film Scarface can be directly compared to the myth of the American Dream. The myth of the American Dream can be thought to be the coming of power in society through monetary gains and political positioning. Scarface is a gangster movie in which the main character Tony Montana tries to reach his dream of uncanny power and wealth. Tony’s belief also shared with the common man is that after obtaining all the power in the world one would live in happiness ever after. The director of the movie portrays

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    suggests that “material life appears as the end‚ and labor‚ the producer of material life…appears as means”‚ Charlie Chaplin’s Modern Times(1936) exhorts‚ in numerous ways‚ that the machine age devoured men both physically and emotionally‚ breeding a new lineage of ‘human machines’. There is no respect‚ time or space for individuality or human emotions in this period of modern mechanical industrialization. From the establishing factory shots to the President’s surveillance cameras‚ the workers are

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    Modern Days in Medieval Times The opening of the film A Knight’s Tale starts with the song “We Will Rock You” by Queen takes away from the medieval times of the poem written by Chaucer. The film leaves the history out by using modern day language‚ music‚ dancing‚ and so on. The film starting with this song makes the film humorous with the medieval times being collided with the modern times. While William and his friends are training for the tournament the song in the background is “Low Rider”

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    Modern Times Response I believe the movie Modern Times‚ written‚ directed‚ scored‚ and produced by Charlie Chaplin‚ was Chaplin?s way to show‚ through comedy‚ the struggle between man and machine; and‚ people trying desperately to find intrinsic happiness during that depressive time. Mankind‚ as expressed by the movie‚ was at the mercy of the machines‚ the bosses‚ and the clocks in order to obtain the needs of food and shelter. The machines become a motif from the beginning of the film. In the montage

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    equal was if you were white or male. Future American generations should be persuaded to accept each other and learn to have open minds to different cultures and races. Equality is one of the main aspects that contributes to the American Dream. I personally am not pursuing the American Dream‚ but I have a better understanding of what the main aspects are about. Being able to vote for a representative is part of what makes the people of America‚ American. Being able to vote is a “high privilege” that

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    Elaine Woo “Modern Times” short critique The movie ‘Modern Times’ (1936)‚ directed by and staring Charlie Chaplin‚ was set during the Great Depression and industrial revolution period‚ where machines and technology were starting to dominate humanity‚ which led to severe unemployment and poverty. Machines were also served as a method to illustrate how people are supposed to deal with fast-paced living‚ when factories were starting to use machines and technology as their main ways to produce‚ and

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    regarding sleep‚ dreams‚ and the possible symbolism in dreams. “Ancient peoples‚ among them the Egyptians and the Greeks‚ believed dreams were messages sent by the gods to sleeping minds.” (Editors of Time-Life Books‚ 1990‚ p. 22) There are many references to dreams as being prophetic or having an important message in the Bible. Famous Biblical dreams include the prophet Daniel’s interpretation of Pharaoh’s dream‚ Jacob’s ladder and a warning dream to Joseph to flee Egypt. Some North American Indians believed

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    Sabique Islam Professor Douglas Com 122 The Time Machine and Our World By Sabique Ul Islam The Time Machine‚ written by H.G. Wells‚ focuses on contemporary social questions. Through the progression of the story Wells delineates various interrelated social issues that existed in Victorian England. Wells reflects on the exploitation of the working class and the negative effect of modern technology on class struggle in a capitalist society. He also puts forward a rather contradictory opinion about

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    You always hear about the “American Dream” that people risk their life to be a part of. In this dream people are provided with equal opportunity to become successful through hard work. Capitalism is the foundation that allows this dream to become a reality‚ it creates a world in which your life is in your own hands. It is composed of four different aspects; individual ownership of property‚ free enterprise‚ reliance on markets‚ and competition. While there are downsides to every economic structure

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