Generally considered that the American Dream consists of a healthy family‚ a well-paying job and a sturdy home. A lot of people dream about it and use all their opportunities to achieve it. However‚ the socioeconomic situation of the United States is an obstacle to this ideal. The characters who inhabit Raymond Carver’s Cathedral are blue-collar Americans confused and illusioned by the hollow image of an American dream they see on the TV screen every night. Denis Johnson’s protagonists‚ however‚
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"The American Dream" The American Dream is the idea for any person‚ no matter race‚ color‚ or creed to become wealthy in a society by hard work and dedication. The idea starts when you’re a child if you see your parents working and earning a living. The idea absorbs in the child’s head to do good in life‚ so he can succeed and do the same things as them. It all starts when you are 22 coming out of college. During those four years of college you choice your career and hopefully adept to
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For Friday: 10 Points Describe your DREAM job! Write all of the details down and address the topics we discussed today! Bring to class (electronically or hard copy) First off for me a main component of my dream job is how much I’m being paid. As for the position that would intrigue me most would be a job type that would fit my personality which would consist in duties under the “take charge” personality. The job could be a manager of a large company with many duties and responsibilities
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Dream Vacation Eighty-five degrees‚ suns out‚ sand in your toes‚ a couple of brews‚ and you family and friends. That sounds like everyone dream vacation‚ but who would complain that sounds like a great time. You see during the summer I would love to take a couple of my friends to go see Dave Matthews Band play somewhere in the southwest. Seeing a concert probably isn’t the most exciting thing to do in a dream vacation‚ but as a group of friends we could do something so simple and have the best
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The Real Rosa In the book The Running Dream by Wendelin Van Draanen‚ the main character Jessica is trying to adjust to a new life without one of her legs. Another character‚ Rosa‚ helps her through this while facing a disability of her own. Rosa was born with cerebral palsy. Even though some people don’t take the time to really get to know her‚ she has some great qualities that should make people want to. In the book‚ Rosa gets those close to her to see her real self instead of just seeing her
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Comparing “the winter dreams”& “the great Gatsby” Have you fallen in love with a person and used them for money? In the two stories describes two girls use men for money. There are many similarities and differences of Judy from “winter dreams” and daisy from “the great Gatsby”. Judy Jones and daisy Buchanan are beautiful‚ wealthy‚ and shallow young women who love but money. Both Judy and daisy dress flimsy clothes witch shows a lack of character. They know that they can get men with their
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H.W.Longfellow Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (February 27‚ 1807 – March 24‚ 1882) was an American poet and educator whose works include "Paul Revere’s Ride"‚ The Song of Hiawatha‚ and Evangeline. He was also the first American to translate Dante Alighieri’s The Divine Comedy and was one of the five Fireside Poets. Longfellow was born in Portland‚ Maine‚ then part of Massachusetts‚ and studied at Bowdoin College. After spending time in Europe he became a professor at Bowdoin and‚ later‚ at Harvard
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Dreaming is one thing that keeps us alive and when we stop dreaming it is a time to die. In my dreams I built a house that I live in with my beloved little family. I like to live in a relaxing environment with fresh air away from noisy cities and crowded places. Therefore‚ I want my house to be a beach house located on beautiful white sand beach. It has three floors and the entire house is built up above the ground level. All the rooms are designed and decorated in beach style with gleaming hardwood
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Have you ever wondered if this is reality or is it all just a dream? There are those days where you never want it to end‚ where if it were a dream you’d never want to wake up from it. Then there are those days that you wish and hope that it would just end‚ desperately trying to wake up‚ to escape. How about a day that was so wonderful that you were scared that it was just too good to be true‚ that it might not be reality after all? It was a fine autumn day that Ethan promised to hang out with me
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My Dream House Ever since I was a little girl‚ I knew what my dream house would look like. I want my house to be located on a beautiful spring fed lake. It will be where my family and I live and would soon turn into a loving home. One of the most important details about a house is the location. My house will be located where it is quiet and peaceful. I want it to be located on a small private lake‚ but about two hundred yards off the edge. If it would happen to rain a lot‚ I would want my
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