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    Developments of Industrialization that negatively affected American lives The setting up of big factories especially in the urban regions was a major development resulting from the introduction of industrialization. Although the factories and manufacturing plants had economic value to the nation as a whole‚ there were also numerous negative and dire impacts of the factories on the lives of the American people and the environment. For starters‚ many factories and manufacturing plants that were established

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    To achieve the American Dream has been the main idea of living in the united states. It is possible to get the American dream. Don’t you think? It is possible with hard work and the will to want to succeed and get somewhere in life. But the American Dream is different for different people. People have different struggles to try to successfully achieve their dream. But those who don’t believe in the American Dream can’t see how these things are possible now and in the future. In this world nothing

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    Rodriguez Historically the American Dream is known as happiness‚ wealth‚ and having materialistic items. In the short story “Winter Dreams” by F. Scott Fitzpatrick the character of Judy Jones is used as an example of the American Dream through beauty and actions‚ she influences Dexter. Dexter Green is a hardworking middle class boy‚ he denies his middle-class lifestyle‚ and aspires to become a member of wealthy class. As a consequence Dexter realizes the American Dream isn’t what he expected it to

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    that was used in the seventeenth and eighteenth century‚ which criticizes and mocks its subject. Some good examples of authors that used this style of writing are Ebenezer Cook and William Byrd. To better understand satire I will define satire‚ tell how the authors use satire‚ and why they choose to use satire. "Satire is a literary technique of writing or art which principally ridicules its subject (individuals‚ organizations‚ states) often as an intended means of provoking or preventing change"

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    Early American literature has a large and diverse style that reflects beliefs and traditions that come from the nation’s frontier days. The pioneer ideals of self reliance and “independence” appear in many American writings (Columbus 23). Several American writers have always had a strong tendency to break literary traditions‚ and invent their own. Through literary analysis‚ the audience is able to trace the dominant themes of opportunity and religion that contribute to American values in literature

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    your American dream and you can be doing that one day. Follow your dream will get you farther in life‚ than if you follow your friends‚ which might not even go anywhere in life. The harder you work the more successful you’ll become in life‚ the more money you will have. First of all your American Dream shouldn’t be something that’s really easy to gain. The more work you put into a dream or a goal the better your dream or goal is going to turn out. “Regardless of party affiliation‚ Americans do strongly

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    Kadeejiah Bowdre Ms. Shah English 9 March 6‚ 2009 The American Dream How does one achieve the American Dream?  The answer undoubtedly depends upon one’s definition of the Dream‚ and there are many from which to choose.  John Winthrop envisioned a religious paradise in a "City upon a Hill."  Martin Luther King‚ Jr. dreamed of racial equality. Both men yearned for what they perceived as perfection. But‚ the definition of the American Dream is an idea which suggests that all people can succeed through

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    being a criminal was the ultimate American Dream. It was not that they were bad people‚ but they knew that living the life of a felon would give them everything they had ever dreamt of. This gave these criminals the motivation to chase their dream‚ achieve their dream‚ and eventually be blinded by the dream itself. In America‚ there have always been classes among the people who live in it regardless of what time and age in history. When it comes to the American Dream‚ not everyone thinks of it in the

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    the idea. The phrase “American dream” first appeared in literature in 1931 in a book written by James Truslow Adams titled The Epic of America. In the book‚ Adams wrote described what he interpreted as the principal purpose of the life of an American; he wrote of a land where happiness was not based off of material objects like cars or high salaries‚ but rather where opportunity was given based off of skill and achievement. In addition‚ Adams illustrates that the American dream means being “recognized

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    American Literature begins in the early 1600’s with the written works of the new settlers coming from Europe to the New Land of America. Although the Indians lived in America before the first Europeans arrived; their literature was somewhat neglected due to it being transmitted orally with no written works. The American writings of the early seventeenth century possess no great artistic value; they are mainly valuable as a study in origins and understanding America’s early experience. During its

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