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    A man who had a dream of becoming reunited with his true love‚ Daisy Buchanan‚ Jay Gatsby was determined to make this dream a reality no matter the trials and tribulations. He achieved all of his goals through hard work and determination with his love for Daisy being the driving force behind his motivation. The title “The Great Gatsby” is very suitable because Gatsby’s power to make his dreams a reality is what makes him “great”. Gatsby began as James Gatz‚ a young seventeen year old boy from North

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    Herman is the protagonist in Poushkin’s “The Queen of Spades”. Unlike Emma Bovary‚ Herman seems to be quite levelheaded‚ when we are first introduced to his character. When asked why he doesn’t gamble‚ Herman responds‚ "Play interests me greatly‚ but I hardly care to sacrifice the necessaries of life for uncertain superfluities" (1)” At the dawn of a night spent observing a gambling party‚ Herman overhears the story about Tomsky’s grandmother‚ Countess Anna Fedorovna. The story explains that the

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    What does the fence mean? In reality‚ people have certain things that they carry around or have in their homes that will give them what they need to be in a comforting state of mind. In the play Fences by August Wilson‚ this item happens to literally be a partially built fence around a dirt yard with a raggedy looking house in the center of it. Each family member sees the fence a little differently and provides a certain symbolic perspective on what it has to do with their family. Cory‚ who is

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    what each belief was. To represent Brahman I chose a picture of Brahman looking down on a women working because it represents how he is the Supreme power of the universe and how he watches over the people. The next symbol‚ represents Deities and shows a picture of a lightning and thunderstorm because thunder and lighting goes together‚ and the god of thunder used lighting as weapons and is loud‚ fierce‚ and warlike. I chose a picture of a woman harvesting crops to represent Dharma because it means

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    contrast the RHETORIC strategies both authors used to get to their audience) Eric Beedle AP LA III July 26 2012 The Decline of the American Dream‚ And the Finding of the American Dream While reading Barbara Ehrenreich’s Nickel and Dimed on (not) getting by in America‚ and Adam Shepard’s Scratched Beginning’s me‚ $25‚ and the search for the American Dream‚ I couldn’t help notice huge differences between the two books. Both of these authors were writing for the same cause‚ was it possible to

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    The phenomenon of American dream is widely known all around the world. Although‚ there is no clear definition or precise interpretation of the term‚ almost every human being dreams about it. The essay is to set out to discuss what the American dream is and how it is understood. The idea of of American Dream is deeply embodied in American history. Its first traces are ob-served in the times of frontier life in XIX century when many settlers risked their life to find better living conditions for

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    a Chinese girl who sneaks into the military. Everyone who she trains around is good at martial arts‚ thus showing the national stereotype Disney cleverly planted into the movie. However‚ The fact that a national stereotype is present within a movie does not make it bad. My favorite movie‚ The Boondock Saints‚ is full of national stereotypes that all contribute to the overall success of the movie. In Troy Dufy’s The Boondock Saints‚ national stereotypes are played out by the three major character groups

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    The Collapse of the American Dream Prosperity‚ job security‚ hard work and family union are some of the concepts that involves the American Dream‚ generally speaking. Some people think this dream is something automatically granted; or in contrast‚ as in the story "Death of a Salesman" written by Arthur Miller‚ as something that has to be achieved in order to be successful in life. The play takes issues with those in America who place to much stress on material gain‚ instead of more admirable

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    Dreams have always been a very important part of the world due to the extremely powerful influence they have on people. In some cases dreams are so powerful that they can ascend the common man and become the identity of a nation. The United States of America is one of these nations‚ as it has always prided itself on the American dream. This dream states that everyone is equal and that no matter the start anyone can become a success. While this idea was occasionally picked apart‚ it wasn’t until after

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    ­­“The American Dream is not a paradise but a nightmare.” By comparing A Streetcar Named Desire and The Great Gatsby to what extent do you agree with this statement? According to James Truslow Adams‚ who wrote ‘The Great Epic of America’‚ the American Dream is “not a dream of motor cars and high wages merely‚ but a dream of social order in which each man and each woman shall be able to attain regardless of circumstances of birth or position”1. A Streetcar Named Desire and The Great Gatsby both criticize

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