“With great privilege comes great responsibility.” Our Founding Fathers‚ through various confrontational years and vigorous disputes‚ conclusively made it possible for us to live in a nation of peace and pride. Such a deed deserves to be honored and is the reason for which we as citizens are responsible for conserving and respecting the ideals brought upon us. We as Americans hold an immense obligation in preserving the nation’s superior state and in constructing a better world for future generations
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In Arthur Miller’s play‚ Death of a Salesman‚ through his character‚ Linda Loman‚ the author alludes to the idea that everyone‚ whether they are famous or not‚ deserves support when they are at their lowest in life. For instance‚ when Linda is talking about Willy to her sons she says‚ “He works for a company thirty-six years this March‚ opens up unheard-of territories to their trademark‚ and now in his old age they take his salary away” (40). Here‚ Miller presents how Willy has worked at his company
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Today’s driving force in America is dreams. Each and every individual has a dream. Though everyone has a dream‚ there are obviously struggles and tribulations accomplishing the dream. This poem‚ "Dream Deferred‚" by Langston Hughes‚ is only one expression of many dreams. As an African American‚ living in a time when blacks are thought to be an inferior minority group‚ dreams and goals are difficult to realize. Hughes pertinently expresses his frustrations in his poem "Dream Deferred." As individuals
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Jamal Smith 1/7/11 A.H.H.S Period 2 The French author Victor Hugo once said‚ “There is nothing like a dream to create the future.” The quote means whenever you have a dream‚ the dream shapes and sets your future. Hugo’s quote is correct because dreams are the key to setting your goals so you can achieve further in the future. In Lorraine Hansberry’s play A Raisin in the Sun‚ this quote is true because of Walter’s dream to be the man
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As Emerson once said‚ "America means opportunity‚ freedom‚ and power." This is probably what many immigrants thought when they came to the USA in order to persue the American dream. To many of those people‚ that translated into something that would impact then for the rest of their lives. These people sacrificed their jobs‚ their relationships and connections‚ their educational levals‚ and their language at their homelands to start their new life in America and succeed in reaching their dream.
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Harlon L. Dalton in his essay "Horatio Alger" criticizes a concept of the "American dream" - the idea that presents America as the country where the opportunity for a success is possible for all hard working‚ talented and determined people regardless of race‚ gender and their social status. Dalton implies that not only this idea is not true but is doing a harm to society because that equality is cover only wishful thinking and can not be true unless massive changes in society economic structure and
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David Tateshvili Comp II TR 10 My American Dream Georgia is beautiful country with special people and unique culture; it’s my home-my family. If I ask myself a question why did I left my home and come to the country that is so far away. The answer will be simply to fulfill my American dream. What is American Dream for me? The answer to this is not simple. When I was a kid I was curious what’s so special with America. It’s powerful country‚ rich. It’s a country where all the movies are coming
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Yes America does still provide the American Dream. Most people don ’t think the American Dream is still available. Even though America may still provide access to the American Dream through hard work‚ opportunities‚ and inalienable rights‚ we‚ as people‚ still need to go out and seek the American Dream. With the American Dream comes hard work. Most of the time‚ the American Dream does not just fall into one’s hands. Dan Rather gives an example of this by highlighting Delores Kesler’s rise‚ noting
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"Death of a Dream" Any American is taught a dream that is purged of all truth. The American Dream is shown to the world as a belief that anyone can do anything; when in reality‚ life is filled with impossible boundaries. In the novel‚ The Great Gatsby‚ F. Scott Fitzgerald gives us a glimpse into the life of the upper class during the roaring twenties through the eyes of a moralistic young man named Nick Carraway. It is through the narrator’s dealings with the upper class that the reader is shown
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Christopher Jansson Mrs. Fondren Honors English 10 May 20 2013 To every person‚ the American Dream is different but to me the American Dream is when you are surrounded by the people you love doing the things you love in a country that allows you to be yourself. Citizens born in the United States cannot comprehend the American Dream like those of a different country. This is because American born people grow up with luxuries that citizens of other countries do not such as freedom of speech or religion
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