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    A Hope In The Unseen is a powerful and inspirational teen fiction novel by Ron Suskind. It follows Cedric “Lavar” Jennings from his life in the poor and run down slums of Washington D.C to his life in the Ivy League at Brown University. A Hope In The Unseen shows that no matter where a person comes from they can still have success if they put their mind to it. I also learned that you don’t have to change who you are to fit in with other people. Another message I took away‚ is that

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    OVERCOMING OBSTACLES OF THE AMERICAN DREAM In the literatures we have read this semester all of the characters have a dream that consists of a plan and multiple goals that sum up to the American Dream‚ however‚ there have been obstacles that sometimes hinder these American dreams. These obstacles range from internal conflict to society itself. The question is if it is possible for these characters to struggle with obstacles and overcome them to reach their dream? In “Step Children of a Nation” Isabel

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    success comes ambition‚ a force that has been around for a while. Through both good and bad (or evil) ambition our world was born and it’s through ambition that we live our life today. But is it physically and mentally healthy? Yes and No. Ambition can either make or break your day for it can bring utter happiness or utter destruction. It has no size and depending on the person’s aspirations or ego it can bring utter happiness or utter destruction. Impatience is also a result of ambition. But like I

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    Discuss How Lurie Uses Humor to Create an Entertaining Story “My Greatest Ambition” is about a young Australian boy of thirteen who has a dream of being a comic book artist. This dream is rubbished and scoffed at by everyone whom he knows. He has to keep his desire a secret from his parents as they give little or no support for such frivolous activities. However‚ the young Lurie follows his ambition and makes his first comic strip and sends it to a dying magazine. Seeing his work the editors

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    What Hope is There for Me? Even though it’s evening already‚ the excitement does not subside at all. It’s the long-awaited day of announcing the winners of the school’s writing contest‚ and the first prize winner has already been announced. Now with everyone eagerly awaiting for the host to announce who the 2nd prize winner is‚ among the crowd is a girl‚ Helena‚ her mind slowly drifting to her thoughts and wondering‚ ‘what hope is there for me?’. Helena loves stories and has read for as long as

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    Ambition In Macbeth Act 3

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    him think that he shouldn’t be the murderer‚ but the one who would fight off the murderers. Also Lady Macbeth is having devilish thoughts and is heavily persuading Macbeth making him change his mind. In the end‚ he murders the King himself‚ saying ambition if the only thing leading him.

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    The Shawshank Symbols of Hope In The Shawshank Redemption; Stephen King uses symbolism to help reveal the theme “man cannot live without hope”. In this movie the sisters subplot becomes an important symbol because even though Andy is treated wrongly‚ he continues to tolerate their abuse‚ with hope that he will eventually escape. Many other prisoners in that horrific situation would have been unable to cope or become violent and resentful. Andy’s behavior remained passive. Acting like this

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    Irish Proverb once said “hope is a physician of misery”. This quote means that the best medicine for any hindrance that you have in your life is hope. I agree with this quote because if you have hope when you’re going through a rough time in your life‚ you’ll always have something to believe. Two works that support this quote are The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros and Of Mice and Men by John Steinback. Two literary techniques that both of these authors use are irony and characterization

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    always going to be deeply rooted inside of them.(Alexis Spradley) In addition‚ culture is sometimes used as a magnifying glass or telescope to explain an act of prosperity and defeat. Former president Obama once implied in his book “The Audacity of Hope” that black culture is to blame for African Americans plight or difficult situation‚ in other words he was saying that we as African americans grasp the concept that culture matters but that culture is shaped by different situations and events. What

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    I Hope You Dance

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    Chappell English 1101 September 13‚ 2011 I Hope You Dance “I hope you never lose your sense of wonder/You get that fill to eat but always keep that hunger/May you never take one single breath for granted/God forbid love ever leave you empty handed.” The first time I ever heard the lyrics of this song was a sunny afternoon in July. I was riding in the car with my mom when it came on the radio‚ and it has stuck with me since that day. Lee Ann Womack’s song‚ I Hope You Dance‚ sends a powerful message. Through

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