For many centuries‚ and still existing in modern times‚ the illusion of an American dream has enchanted and haunted people‚ drawing them from all corners of the earth to seek their own fortune and opportunity – an opportunity and hope that more often than not was dashed to the ground. The American Dream was a shining image of wealth‚ happiness‚ and prosperity‚ misguiding people with whispered promises of gleaming opulence. However‚ due to the circumstances of new times‚ the failure of the utopian
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relishing in "The American Dream" While capitalism promotes the belief that this dream is achievable‚ it is more often than not‚ a literal dream‚ and leaves its pursuers poor‚ and weak. This keeps the working class powerless‚ and pacified to propagate capitalistic values. Clean cut examples of this are cases in such societies where people do not have the chance to advance but have the chance to succeed. A strange position that seems to contradict a culture that’s "Dream" is to be powerful and
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Dream House By William This is my sixth “my show” in lucky English center. The topic is my dream house. About of it‚ I ask most of my friends a question – ‘what is your dream house like?’ Their answers are surprisingly similar and interesting. There are two types of answers. The first is a beautiful seaside villa. The second‚ a big apartment is located in the CBD. Earlier this year‚ I bought three sets of apartment in the center of NANKAI district in Tianjin. I recently hired two professional
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very selfish. They never think of the good of others. I had always wished for a large amount of money so that I may used it not only for my own personal good‚ but also for the welfare of the public. I have may own plans for using such a huge amount but I cannot put them into practice as I have no money. Once I dreamed that a rich relative had dies and left me all his wealth. In the way‚ I had at once become multimillionaire. I then dreamed that I was using this money according to my schemes of social
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The American Dream | Are we really living the dream | Quintaria Manuel 10/22/2012 | All Americans are affected by today’s economy. I have asked many people do they feel as if they are living the American dream and some have said “yes” and some have said “no”. Many people fight from birth to get the dream. There have been leaders who have had the same dream one in particular
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always wondered why Martin Luther King Jr. wanted freedom so badly‚ so let’s go find out. The author wants to persuade us to treat everyone equally‚ and that the people can’t give up until we get treated equally. Martin Luther King Jr. speech‚ “I have a Dream”‚ was most compelling because he is trying to get equal rights for everyone by actually standing up to the cause and his speech usus good figurative language to back up what he is saying. In this speech there are many good points he wants to get
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The concept of “The American Dream” is said to be the living dream‚ the individual’s concept of aiming to achieve prosperity and happiness. The American Dream is something that an individual wants to accomplish a dream. It means a dream of social order in which each person would be able to attain a better and richer life. Most people pursuit the American Dream as a chance to become a real dream‚ their dream to have better jobs and better homes. The living of upper social life and having a good career
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Living A Dream By Danielle Solis Have you ever heard a celebrity brag about how s/he gets to ‘live my dream every day’ by acting or singing? I used to listen to various artists say this on television or radio interviews and wonder what they meant. What could that possibly feel like? I thought that must be the definition of success. As a quality assurance and project manager for a media metrics company‚ I was able to use my Psychology and English training while earning a fairly lucrative income
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Dream House As I get closer and closer to the island the house that I have always dreamed about awaits me. I can see it from a mile away. Everyone has that house that they ‚have always dreamed about. It is so massive‚ that it is the most noticeable construction on the island. My own private plane lands on the landing strip located next to the house. As soon as I get off the plane‚ I then begin my voyage down the path that leads to my dream house. I am anxious to get to the house that I will
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and innocent‚ full of romantic bullshit‚ but we learned pretty damn quick." This quote was extracted from the book The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien‚ and exemplifies the power that the war had in exploiting one’s innocence. The Vietnam war drastically altered the soldier’s American Dreams due to the great abundance of evil which was celebrated throughout the war. The novel The Things they Carried‚ the movie "Platoon‚" as well as an actual story from a Vietnam Veteran each‚ in their
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