Mantoula Blumenthal January 9th‚ 2012 Mr. Amster AP English The Pursuit of the American Dream The Things They Carried - Log 1 The American Dream is the desire to succeed. Success can be achieved through hard work‚ and with hard work and success the American Dream can lead to happiness as well. The American Dream is attainable by all. It does not depend on social class‚ race‚ ethnicity‚ gender‚ sexuality or anything that makes the person an individual. It relies on the ability to
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For hundreds of years people have come from all over the world to America to chase a dream coined “The American Dream”. This dream presents the belief that America offers vast opportunities to everyone who is willing to work. While the American Dream most frequently promises to improve the lives of the immigrants and those they care about‚ often including gaining land or running a business of their own‚ it also quite frequently includes fame and fortune. These ideals have the great power to give
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The Native American Trickster Tales may have a frightening side to them because seemingly vast majorities of people are scared of the ‘joker’ type characters introduced to them through all kinds of media. There is the party clown who terrifies most children and then there is the ‘joker’ in Batman movies‚ whom plays the villain. This example can of course only work for those who have experienced joker characters before reading The Native American Trickster Tales. Tricksters and jokers alike happen
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This school term‚ along with my classmates‚ I have been required to view a number of documentary films dealing with the African American experience. There was so much information crammed into each of the films shown. However‚ each one has enlightened and opened my mind to thoughts not before imagined. M.K. Asante has written and directed an excellent film on the founding and growth of a cultural holiday that is celebrated by people of color in the four corners of the earth- Kwanzaa. There were
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When viewing Green Day’s American Idiot—the lyrics and the Georgia College production— I got a better understanding of the struggles society faces. Stage Manager Mary Helen Higgs said that Georgia College’s production of Green Day’s American Idiot‚ a rock opera‚ is metaphorically presented as a “battlefield of rage and love.” It illustrates a great example of teen angst and their punk personality. To what extent‚ if at all‚ can society’s behavior be justified as a fight to find identity and individualism
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Corruption of the American Dream The American dream is an ideal that has been discreetly present since the beginning of American literature. Commonly‚ the dreamer aspires to rise from rags to riches‚ while accumulating such things as love‚ high status‚ wealth‚ and power. The early dream of acquiring western land has quickly and efficiently morphed into a vision of materialistic assets. In the past century‚ the American dream has increasingly focused on large houses‚ cars‚ and expensive gadgets
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Chin-Kee Throughout American Born Chinese In Gene Luen Yang’s American Born Chinese he uses the character of Chin-Kee to argue that you can’t run from who you are. This whole graphic novel is about accepting yourself and everything that you are. No matter who anyone else thinks you are and accepting that will make life so much easier. The Monkey King even says to Jin‚ “You know‚ Jin‚ I would have saved myself from five hundred years’ imprisonment beneath a mountain of rock had I only realized how
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Strengths and Interest: Mylin does not associate with a specific religion‚ but she is spiritual. She identifies with Black-American culture. Mylin’s mother was raised Roman-Catholic‚ but converted to Christianity as an adult. None of Mylin’s siblings are religious with the exception of the youngest brother who identifies as Christian. Mylin does feel a sense of community amongst other Blacks and through her family. Mylin participates in Holidays‚ not for religious reasons‚ but cultural reasons. She
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The American Civil War was a war that helped form America into that it is today: A land of freedom‚ hopes‚ and dignity. It is such an astounding war‚ that children today learn this within their history classes. The Civil War consisted of many events that can be hard for the human mind to comprehend all at once. Therefore‚ students must grasp an overview first to further enhance their learning. There are so many videos outlining and overviewing the Civil War today‚ but which one is the best? Hopefully
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The Great Gatsby The idea that Gatsby is the embodiment of the American Dream is the dominant portrayal of his character in the novel because his desire of procuring Daisy is the main goal in his life and he has the ability the distort the truth of his identity. For instance‚ attaining Daisy’s affection means everything to Gatsby. Nick’s first sighting of Gatsby is at the end of the first chapter‚ where Gatsby stands with his arms stretched out longingly toward the green light at the end of Daisy’s
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