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    Attention Grabber

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    Attention Grabber: I’m a generally happy person. It really takes a lot to make me mad. That doesn’t mean‚ though‚ that things don’t bug me. Lots of things bug me. It bugs me when I am carded to buy an R rated movie. It bugs me when people are late to appointments they have with me. It bugs me when the officials continually call unfair fouls on one particular team in order to determine the outcome of the game!…but that’s another speech. These are all things that I can anticipate‚ though.

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    understanding way‚ the esay will be easier to read and better Introduction How does an individual’s perspective of‚ and response to‚ a crisis define him or her?" Attention Grabber: In the midst of crisis lies great opportunity Introduce literature used: We Must Have Dreams‚ a speech by John Amagoalik

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    The American Dream Gatsby

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    The American Dream is as open ended an idea as any. Some will answer it is the freedom of religion‚ class or race‚ others will claim it is about the ability to choose where they want to work‚ what they want to wear‚ or what’s for breakfast the next day. The American Dream in itself is just to give hope. Hope for something better. For Jay Gatsby and many others‚ the American Dream is about gaining wealth and material possessions in an attempt to find happiness. Throughout his novel‚ The Great Gatsby

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    Gatsby American Dream

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    The neglectful jubilance that prompted wanton gatherings and wild jazz music—encapsulated in The Great Gatsby by the rich gatherings that Gatsby tosses each Saturday night—came about eventually in the debasement of the American dream‚ as the over the top craving for cash and delight surpassed more honorable objectives. At the point when World War I finished in 1918‚ the era of youthful Americans who had battled the war turned out to be strongly baffled‚ as the severe gore that they had recently confronted

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    American Dream- Gatsby

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    American Dream According to the definition of the American dream by James Truslow Adams in 1931‚ “life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone‚ with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement” regardless of social class or circumstances of birth. Typically‚ the dreamer aspires to rise from rags to riches‚ ultimately achieving a high status‚ wealth‚ and power that can lead to the top. The American dream has changed over time‚ although the concept of it is still based on

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    Dreams Do Not Come True The Great Gatsby‚ written by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ is a story about a man who becomes rich just to impress a past love. The novel portrays the American Dream and how it is elusive and cannot be grasped. The 1920s‚ the time the story takes place‚ was a time when lavish objects and people surrounded everyone. People that were poor wanted to become rich and people that were rich wanted to stay rich. In the books case‚ Gatsby‚ the wealthy main character‚ seeks to find his American

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    The Great Gatsby Final English 11 December 16‚ 2013 The American dream is a tearm used that means you go from absolutly nothing to being an average american. An average american is a person with a steady job and a place to live. In the past‚ The american dream has focused on main important thing to try and gain succes. Jay Gatsby started out with absolutly nothing just to make his dream come true‚ but he is so focused on nice eligant things that he doesnt realize that money really cant buy

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    McKenna Walquist Period 1 Gatsby Essay As time flows everlastingly on‚ the dreams which man builds its self upon are prone to change. Throughout American history the American dream has changed from being one which inspired and fed the hopes of people all over the country‚ to the twenties’ mangled interpretation of it‚ where everything revolved around money and status. This theme is expressed in multiple characters and more specifically Gatsby who is a prime example of such corruption. The

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    The American dream is an illusion implanted in the minds of people that sets the bar for life achievement. American children are raised in a society that tells them that they can be anything they want to be as an adult‚ if children were able to read between the lines of their parents motivational speech there would be less confusion. What parents really mean to say is that it’s okay to be whatever they want to be when they grow up as long as it makes lots of money. After all in an excessive American

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    Gatsby and the Complexity of the American Dream F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby is an exploration of the American dream in modern society‚ in which money and prosperity are significant factors and it may not be as simple as you think; and the movie Citizen Kane is another example of the complex issues relating to the American dream. First‚ we will explore the American dream‚ in which it is to make a great deal of money because it provides for a comfortable living‚ and characters in the novel

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