factions and small‚ lonely‚ oil rich‚ politically marginalized and persecuted islands have declared themselves free‚ raised their banner‚ formed their song and pledge and money and constitution‚ and have began the hard work of convincing the whole world that they are an independent nation; independent of what they claim is now a failed state of Nigeria. The politics seem to have failed us‚ no matter how objective and fair I try to be‚ it still seem that the order of the day put in just about enough
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The American Dream is the equil ability to achieve wealth if one works hard enough. In James Truslow Adams book The Epic of America he says that the American Dream is a dream of a richer fuller land where everyone has an equal opportunity according to their achievements. Today some people are born with more wealth than others they inherit from their elders thus making them start from a different point than others. These people have a head start compared to people of the lower class‚ they get into
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Dreams ‘Dream as high as the sky‚ so that when you fail‚ you atleast reach the ceiling’. One may ask‚ what is the point of dreaming then? Is it worthwhile?One of the greatest countries of our times in terms of economy and innovations‚ The United States of America‚ was built on dreams. The Civil Rights movement in 1960s was built on dreams of a few individuals such as Martin Luther King II who dared to dream things differently. Dare i talk about the invention of gadgets such as the cell phone or computer
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States of America was born the “American Dream” has been alive. When it was first established the “American Dream” was defined as the ability of having freedom‚ democracy‚ and financial stability. Today it appears that the “American Dream” has faded there is poverty‚ crime‚ government taking full control‚ and the social classes have a larger margin than ever. According to the article “More people express uncertainty in chance to achieve the American Dream” the Washington Post-Miller Center Poll found
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Interpretive Speech – Topic: Dreams As we lay our heads on our pillows at night fast asleep – are we dreaming? As we sit in daylight with a blank stare gazing out the window - are we dreaming? And if so what are we dreaming about. Good Morning‚ my name is Shelton Redden and like many of you‚ other people feel that it is these dreams that give us life; and without dreams our waken state is tantamount to death. Langston Hughes in a poem entitled “Dreams” portrays this very point; [he writes:]
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We all have dreams of something‚ whether it’s about becoming rich or meeting your favorite celebrity. There are dreams that we are unconscious about‚ and dreams that we want to accomplish. Dreaming about becoming rich is not a bad thing‚ coming from an low income family‚ money is what I’ve always wanted. Dreaming of meetings your favorite celebrity is not an insane thing to dream about. Dreams are meant to take our mind off reality and focus on our desires. No dream is considered too big or small
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and that you’re about to live and fulfill the “America Dream”. The American Dream was probably developed in the US by someone coming to America and was able to get an education‚ a job‚ and create a good life for themselves. It seems that now the American Dream isn’t how is used to be‚ you don’t have equal opportunities‚ not everyone can go to school‚ and if you fail at something you’re looked down upon. My personal definition of the American Dream is that when you’re coming to America you’re expecting
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Eugene Maddy English/mod 4 PERFECT WORLD ESSAY What if the world we lived in was perfect? As long as I live I doubt the world we live would get perfect. Things that would make up is if everyone was wealthy‚ they had perfect knowledge‚ and if they have the same style. If everyone was wealthy the following would happen. Good things about being everyone being wealthy would be know one would be homeless and could live comfortably and not have to worry about bills or gas money. Everyone
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The American Dream was once based on the same principles of The Declaration of Independence‚ like freedom and equality. That all men deserve “..life‚ liberty‚ and the pursuit of happiness..” (Revolution) Over time‚ the dream became more materialized and narcissistic. For some‚ it promised a journey of milestones and accomplishments. But for others‚ obstacles in the way were too much of a struggle. Azar Nafisi once said‚ “The negative side of The American Dream comes when people pursue success at
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In the poem “Dreams”‚ langston Hughes uses imagery to convey that life would be useless without dreams. First of all‚ Hughes uses metaphor in the first stanza to show how life would be meaningless without dreams. The narrator states that “Life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly” (3-4). The metaphor that was used in this sentence‚ means that there is no point of the bird if it doesn’t have wings because the purpose of the is to fly. Then‚ the author compares life with a broken-winged bird that
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