Is The American Dream Over? Summary In “Is The American Dream Over‚” Cal Thomas argues that although it seems like the American Dream no longer exists‚ it is still attainable if you are willing to work hard for it. Thomas begins by defining his version of the American Dream as creating a better life than previous family generations. He refers to Bob Herbert’s article “Hiding From Reality‚” and states that although Herbert’s definition of the American Dream is dead‚ others have
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Set in an island during the festive season of Christmas‚ Bernard MacLaverty’s compelling short story ‘Remote’ portrays the effects of mental‚ emotional and social isolation a helpless elderly woman faces and struggles with through exceptional characterisation. Through the use of a variety of techniques‚ MacLaverty creates a realistic and convincing character through his presentation of the central theme of isolation. A notable characteristic of the woman‚ as created by the author‚ is slightly mad
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The Bernard Madoff “Ponzi Scheme” scandal was the biggest and lasted the longest financial fraud in the history of the US. Bernard Madoff was a financial adviser‚ and also the former chairman of the NADAQ. He established his investment firm named “Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC” in 1960. The Madoff Fraud is a typical “Ponzi Scheme”‚ in order to attract investors to give money to him‚ he convinced people to hand over their life saving‚ and promised them high returns rate‚ and then he
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Football Season Odds Against Cal The moment that everyone has been waiting for is almost here. Although it is hard to believe‚ the college football season is finally here. The thrills that come with it will be unleashed on Friday against Hawaii on August 26th as Cal Bears kick off their season. According to NCAA football expert picks‚ Cal has a 21-point favorite to win during their opening game at Las Vegas. According to Johnny Avello who is a Wynn’s top oddsmaker‚ Cal Bears have a tough year ahead
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Bernard Madoff is most prominently known by the public as the man responsible for the largest known Ponzi scheme in the United State’s history. Madoff ran his Ponzi scheme through the company he founded‚ Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities (BLMIS). Bernard was taking investor’s money spending it for personal gain while simultaneously coaxing new investors and using their investments to pay off the old investors. When Bernard’s scheme was uncovered in 2008 it had reached a total of 50 billion
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In Huxley’s‚ Brave New World‚ Bernard Marx‚ one of the story’s main protagonist’s‚ fails to play the role of a dystopian hero. An Alpha male‚ who is supposedly meant to be a big‚ strong‚ leader figure‚ is unsuccessful in fitting into society because of his substandard physical appearance. Due to his dissatisfaction and lack of confidence with himself‚ Bernard’s main goal is to fit into the dystopia and raise his social status. However‚ because Bernard is so focused on himself‚ he is unable to criticize
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a Salesman‚ we see the small (but present) friendship of Biff and Bernard. Biff is a football superstar‚ with scholarships lined up and friends galore. Bernard‚ his neighbour and childhood friend‚ is very much a book worm who decides to focus his time on his academics and unfortunately‚ doesn’t have many friends. Bernard had always idolized Biff throughout high school for his undeniable talent and charisma. On many occasions Bernard would offer to help Biff through his weaknesses by holding him accountable
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science and uniformity. In this dystopian world there is a character named Bernard Marx. Huxley used Bernard Marx to show the power struggle humans face. He did this by showing Marx in the beginning as a person with little power and an outcast to the others. But through the book gains power but his grows a large ego because of it. This shows that the World State isn’t perfect but is in fact a dystopia. The character Bernard Marx in the beginning was an outcast among his fellow Alphas because of his
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into his legitimate business therefore‚ putting it at risk. Nepotism was rampant in Madoff’s business which is why many people believe his family had to be involved more than just the sons and the confession of the scheme. 2. Do you believe that Bernard Madoff worked alone‚ or do you think he had help in creating and sustaining his Ponzi scheme? Would this represent a conflict of interest? I don’t believe it was possible for Madoff to create and sustain his Ponzi scheme on his own. By all accounts
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1/ Please read the following text reproduced from Neil Postman ’s Amusing Ourselves to Death (New York: Penguin‚ 1985. 127-128): The television commercial is the most peculiar and pervasive form of communication to issue forth from the electric plug. The move away from the use of propositions in commercial advertising began at the end of the nineteenth century. But it was not until the 1950 ’s that the television commercial made linguistic discourse obsolete as the basis for product decisions.
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