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    A Dreamer’s Take on the American Dream America: the land of the free and the home of the brave. When I set out to define America‚ I realized that it couldn’t be defined in one small sentence. America is known for obesity‚ lack of educational content when compared to the international education standards and being hypocritical of being free to all. However‚ America is so much more than that; that is an incredibly pessimistic perspective that looks past all of the remarkable feats this country has

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    resolving conflict. * To know the techniques on resolving conflicts. III. Time Frame One and a half hours (90 minutes) – 4:00 pm-5:30pm IV. Materials a. Riff-Off * Pen * Paper b. Anti-Gravity Hoop * 3 hula hoops c. Eight man-can * 18 empty soda cans * String * Rubber band V. Activity a) Ice Breaker: Riff Off The class will be divided into four groups and will be given 3 minutes to write down songs

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    James Kern Comparison Paper English 3A 27 October 2012 Codi vs. Hallie In the book Animal Dreams‚ by Barbara Kingsolver Codi and Hallie are sisters who are very much alike physically. They differ greatly when it comes to personality. They both grew up with the same parent situation‚ raised the same‚ and yet they are two completely different people. Most of the similarities between them are physical‚ which is obvious because they are sisters. The way Codi and Hallie were raised‚ greatly

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    abused and slighted. In the first dream Mitty imagines himself being a brave Commander in a Navy hydroplane. He visualizes himself wearing a "full-dress uniform" (3) and driving boldly his hydroplane through a furious hurricane; everyone thinks that they will perish except Mitty. His crew says to each other "the old man ain’t afraid of hell" (3). Mitty is pictured as an exceedingly valiant and heroic character that nothing seems to stop. In another of his illusory dreams Mitty pictures himself as a successful

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    American Dream Today the United States is not the same as it was years ago‚ our needs and wants are different. People try to earn money to get something they don’t need and simply want; Meanwhile‚ they are struggling to provide themselves with necessaries. The American Dream today is not dead‚ but instead it is viewed differently today than it was in the past. The American Dream is about how each individual will have an equal chance at succeeding through hard work and determination. The American

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    The American Dream has a different meaning for all who believe in it‚ but at its core is the idea of personal elevation. Jay Gatsby in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby seems to have experienced the loftiest possible version of the American Dream by rapidly rising from destitution to opulence‚ but he sees his life as yet unsatisfactory because it lacks the love and companionship of Daisy‚ who is as much a part of Gatsby’s American Dream as wealth. Willy Loman‚ the protagonist of Arthur

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    Demystifying an American Dream “What Happens to a dream differed? / Does it dry up / like a raisin in the sun / Or fester like a sore- / etc. And then run? / Does it stink like rotten meat? / Or crust with sugar over- / like a syrupy sweet? / Maybe it just sags / like a heavy load / Or does it explode?” -------- Langston Hughes American Dream was a term that first appeared in James Truslow Adams’s The Epic of America‚ where he states The American Dream is "that dream of a land in which

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    How we define the American Dream? The American Dream derives from the Declaration of Independence‚ which states that “all men are created equal” and they have “certain unalienable rights.” The American Dream‚ coined by James Adams in 1931‚ proposed that all citizens can live a “better‚ richer‚ and happier life.” I think President Roosevelt supports Adam’s idea of the American Dream in the speech The Four Freedoms‚ which he introduced the four points of freedom: Freedom of speech and expression‚

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    The phrase‚ the “American Dream” means that the person that would like to achieve that goal of success in some form. Generally‚ people want success dealing with wealth and well-being. In The Winter of our Discontent the want for the “American Dream” does exist in some way. Ethan’s dream included wealth and power. When Ethan is offered his first bribe his need for the “American Dream” increases. Ethan‚ a man with morals‚ suddenly becomes someone who will do anything to achieve success. He reported

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    the American Dream can be achieved by everyone. Some people believe that the American Dream is having a good job‚ owning a home‚ having a great family‚ and having freedom. The way of succeeding this is by “hard work‚ drive and passion¨(Tommy Hilfiger-1). Most people believe these are ways of achieving their American Dream. But there are some people that feel differently. Their way to achieve the American Dream can be much more ambitious. Everyone has an American dream. Your American Dream is yours no

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