The author exemplifies the disappointment in “The American Dream‚ Supersized” with the movement away from pure values and goals‚ like freedom‚ less favorable materialistic ambitions. The author uses strategies like sarcasm‚ anecdote‚ and irony to explain why America has become more a more supersized nation. He used sarcasm to demonstrate how the work ethics have been changed and to explain what people did not want. An example of this is when the immigrants started to say what they want their children
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The exceptionally engaging film‚ Hoop Dreams goes deep into the life that surrounds basketball. To make it‚ a player has to be something more then just a good player. They need to be belligerent‚ well trained‚ surpass academically‚ and unaware of anything that doesn’t include basketball. The highly thought out‚ and heartrending film closely records the lives of two Chicago teenagers as we watch their struggle of basketball‚ to become the best. For five years‚ Steve James‚ Frederick Marx‚ and Peter
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you really wanna do with yourself. And whether you wanna make some major changes or not. It’s not just the time off. Travelling gives you a window into other people’s lives‚ which can lend a fresh perspective on your own. For example‚ on my recent trip to kermanshah province‚ as I visited the shops at a village‚ I saw bakers‚ give and kilim weavers who seemed perfectly happy with their jobs as they were and I thought to myself‚ why do we put ourselves through the daily miserable grind? And that we
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The American dream for many people is the idea of prospering and achieving success while everyone has the same opportunity to triumphant. But there are also plenty of other people who highly disagree with the theory of American dream. Many people believe that there are other countries that are equal if not better than the United States. According to statistics throughout the years‚ the United States has not been the most successful country. There is just as much poverty and lack of employment in
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In an article named “The american dream” it states about how a book written in 1931 stated that how the ways of the American dream in the 1930’s was “the dream was to have land where life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone with opportunity for each according to ability‚ or achievement” (library of congress‚p.1‚s.1) A little bit about our history of the American dream is that‚ our founding fathers started a revolutionary idea that each person should be able to pursue their idea
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I have always been fascinated by the concept of the “American Dream”. Even if‚ nowadays‚ this concept is more and more criticize because some people believe that the structure of American society doesn’t follow anymore the idealistic goal of the “American Dream”‚ providing example such as inequality in class or race which suggest that the “American Dream” is not attainable for all. But to me the term “American Dream” stays unchanged: all people can succeed through hard work‚ and all people have
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Hoop Dreams Many authors/film makers realize that sometimes‚ in order to make a point‚ an idea is best conveyed through a stirring of the audience’s pathos‚ or feelings. An audience whose emotions have been affected is more likely to remember a message and take it into consideration. Hoop Dreams‚ a documentary by Steve James‚ is an apt example that employs heavy use of pathos in order to present its theme. The documentary follows two boys through their high school years in Chicago as they pursue
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The American Dream In the early 20th century‚ many of those living in America were immigrants from other lands. They had come to America in search of a better life. America was seen as the land of opportunity‚ a place to make your fortune and set down roots where your family could grow and prosper. Many people hoped for their own home‚ on their own land‚ with a meal on the table and a bed to sleep in‚ and perhaps even the luxury of a car. A famous quote from this time is: “A Chicken in Every Pot
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In the original American Dream there are goals of acquiring massive amounts of money‚ having a giant family with a beautiful home and a outstanding job. Our founding fathers created a country of freedom to thrive on its own‚ as Kimberly address the author of the article “What is the American Dream?” "The American Dream is that dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone‚ with opportunity for each person no matter there ability or achievements”. Today’s idea of
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between the people they help and lead. The movie Darius Goes West is the definition of servant-leadership to the fullest capacity. In the movie Darius Goes West‚ when Darius and his crew decided to even go on a trip was surprising to me. They were aware of the risks of taking Darius on a trip to California. This made it prominent to me that they acted on a leap of faith. Their actions proved to the world that there is nothing in life that can hold someone back except themselves. I immediately knew
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