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    The doctor is one of the main characters in John Steinbeck’s novel "The Pearl". Author used this character as a symbol of evil. Steinbeck showed the doctor as a prejudice who treated simple poor people as animals. He was such a greedy person that moral responsibilities did not exist for him. Over the years spent in La Paz he became a professional liar instead of a doctor. Before a medical student is granted a doctor’s degree he must to say a Hippocratic Oath. In that oath each student swears to

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    different approaches of John Steinbeck and Kay Boyle to the similar thematic. They both deal with marital relationships and it was quite interesting to view lives of ordinary married couples through both "male" and "female eyes". While Steinbeck opens his story describing the Salinas Valley in December metaphorically referring to the Elisa’s character‚ Boyle jumps directly to Mrs. Ames’s inner world. Although both writers give us pretty clear

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    10/18/2012 Ruzich & Grant develop a theory around predatory lending and the American Dream that states that “the use of the metaphor predatory lending has allowed the complex story of the subprime mortgage crisis to be reduced to a simple and dramatic narrative” (Ruzich & Grant). They develop that theory in the conclusion of their article Predatory Lending and the Devouring of the American Dream by discussing how the metaphor has worked to distract from other contributing factors such

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    The American Dream: Myth or Reality? Are you living the “American Dream”? Most people spend the majority of their lives searching for something‚ for who they are‚ for what they want out of life‚ and for something that makes it all worthwhile: therefore‚ when those things are all attained one experiences a sort of bliss‚ of contentment‚ that society considers the “American Dream”. Therefore‚ it is my firm belief that the “American Dream”‚ which is different for everyone‚ is‚ in fact‚ a complete

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    John Steinbeck and Upton Sinclair: A Comparison “The Grapes of Wrath”‚ written by John Steinbeck and “The Jungle”‚ written by Upton Sinclair are two books that have and will forever be impactful on American history and literature. They are both considered very powerful novels. Although these books seem very different‚ they are much more similar than they seem. Steinbeck tells the story of a family making their way to California amidst the Great Depression and era of the Dust Bowl‚ while Sinclair

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    Formal Outline for Essay on the “American Dream” Working Thesis: What most dream chasers do not understand is that although America is a great place to start working towards dreams‚ it is not free of setbacks. In both the stories The Death of a Salesman and A Raisin in the Sun‚ each family starts out with big dreams. They are challenged by setbacks that they never saw coming‚ and are forced to accept such oppressive forces. I. Introduction A. Ask a question about regret to get the reader’s

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    American Dreams as seen by Four Americans The American Dream:a set of ideals brought together by the founding fathers of this great country. Americans have always embraced their rights‚ opportunities‚ and equality. Over the 240 years America has been a recognized country‚ musicians have been using America and the events in the country as inspiration in their songs. Some of these artists include Neil Diamond‚ Dierks Bentley‚ Brooks and Dunn‚ and even Ronald Reagan‚ the 40th president of the United

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    relishing in "The American Dream" While capitalism promotes the belief that this dream is achievable‚ it is more often than not‚ a literal dream‚ and leaves its pursuers poor‚ and weak. This keeps the working class powerless‚ and pacified to propagate capitalistic values. Clean cut examples of this are cases in such societies where people do not have the chance to advance but have the chance to succeed. A strange position that seems to contradict a culture that’s "Dream" is to be powerful

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    migrated to California looking for any work to make a better life. In John Steinbeck’s novella‚ Of Mice and Men‚ he specifically shows the different reactions to the 1930s conflicts: racism‚ The Great Depression‚ and itinerant jobs. Steinbeck shows the many contrasting reactions of people in the face of adversity and hardships. When human beings are faced with hardships and adversity‚ all will react differently because of his/her’s past experiences. In Of Mice and Men‚ Curley‚ Slim‚ Crooks‚ and

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    Javier Issac Arredondo Mr. Andres Martinez HIST 1302.001 28 May 2013 For the American Dream One key element that I would like to point out for the description of the concept of the American Dream is the gender roles in the 1950’s. In that timeframe shortly after World War II‚ many people focused on the exterior materials that most people could finally afford to purchase‚ such as a television set (big influence for the media to show what gender roles people should follow through)‚ top-of-the-line

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