Joshua Ballou Professor Mary Martin English 111 10/11/2012 A Wonderful Dream? It was a beautiful day outside that Sunday morning some summers ago; so warm and inviting. There was a nice breeze blowing which made the leaves dance happily on the trees. Grass waved around in it‚ this way and that‚ like the mane of a galloping stallion. The sky was intoxicatingly hypnotic with a handful of fluffy clouds
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As a young girl‚ my dreams have always been to be happy‚ successful‚ and to make the best out of life at the same time. I will attend college and medical school to become a pharmacist‚ get married‚ and start a family. To be well prepared for college‚ I have to excel in middle and high school. In everything I do‚ whether it’s a career or motherhood‚ I will strive to be the best I can. In high school‚ I will take advanced classes‚ take part in extra-curricular activities‚ and do volunteer work.
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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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Literature 146A 29 August 2012 Response to The Dream of the Rood In the poem The Dream of the Rood‚ many parallels between a seemingly inanimate object directly correlates with the crucifixion and resurrection of Christ. Although‚ Christ is mentioned in the poem he is never the speaker‚ rather the Rood is personified and is the central speaker and theme of the poem. The poem begins with the dreamer’s account of what he experienced as he saw the rood “gloriously graced” then bleeding as the tree
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First of all I’d like to say that all of us have our own ideas and dreams about a perfect home‚ because "home" can’t mean the same to everybody. But I’m sure that for all people home is not just a place to live in. Home is your little world where you live according to your own rules and interests. It’s a place where you feel comfort‚ warmth and reliability‚ that’s why we say "East or West‚ home is best" and the English say "My home is my castle". In my opinion home always awakens the best feelings
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Running Head: HOOP DREAMS: REFLECTION PAPER In the movie “Hoop Dreams” a film producer followed two African-American boys on their journey to become professional basketball players. Sadly‚ Arthur and William’s story is too common into today’s lower income areas. Income unquestionably plays a role in this equation; since the parents don’t have the funds to give to their child to go to school this is the child’s only way to college. Many kids at a young age are forced to pick a sport
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29/11/2011 B.H.S William Bowman Writing Home Work My Dream Job My dream job is to become a mechanical engineer or an electrical engineer. I had wanted to be an engineer from an early age when my father was working as General Manager at the Ford Dealer‚ where I was exposed to the repairs being conducted in the workshop by the technicians. There I developed a keen interest of how things work. I would always stay by the watchman or by the machine shop talking to
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challenging not only African Americans‚ but every racial class to obtain as much knowledge as achievable. The American Dream by Kenya Doyle depicts the economical success and the downs sides to achieving self assimilation one can gain from receiving a college education. It was evident to the “white man” during slavery how powerful education could be if blacks attained it; thus‚ we were isolated from any form of teaching. This was merely a roadblock for several years‚ which is apparent with the first African
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Hadaway Honors Grammar Mrs. Lindsey March 10‚ 2014 The American Dream: 1920s and Today The 1920s were new times for Americans. Wealth‚ leisure‚ and social events replaced the frugality and hard work that had defined America for decades before. A country built on the backbone of ingenuity and a “work before play” philosophy was transformed into a wasteful‚ carefree time. Gatsby fulfils the typical embodiment of the 1920s American dream; a man squandering his fortune on lavish parties‚ expensive clothes
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American Dream with downfalls and misconceptions in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button with many scholars and universities proving it as well. In the 1920s the true American Dream consisted of a working husband‚ stay at home wife who will eventually bear children and still stay home. The women’s roles increased by controlling finances but also wanting new appliances to keep up with the technological advances. Balancing kids‚ a whole household and finances made the so called “American Dream” change
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