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    The Deception of The American Dream The unemployment rate has climbed ten percent in the last five years‚ that means there are currently 9‚237‚000 people unemployed in the United States. Which raises the question‚ is the American Dream real? The American Dream is the ideal that every US citizen should have an equal opportunity to achieve success and prosperity through hard work‚ determination‚ and initiative. Some may argue that out of the 318.9 million people residing in the US‚ only a small fraction

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    American Dream Comparison

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    The American Dream compare and contrast essay with “I Have A Dream.” “I Have A Dream” is like an American dream in many different ways. When you think about the American dream there could be a hand full of different thoughts to what that could be. Well I have analyzed on what those possibility’s could be for us. The main idea for “ I Have A Dream” speech‚ The American dream‚ and then similarity’s and differences between “I Have A Dream” speech and the American dream. These three topics will show

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    1. Outline of the American Dream interpreted in text 1‚ 3 and 4 The first text consists of bunch of interpretations of the American Dream. One of which James Truslow Adams has written‚ The Epic of America‚ states‚ that The American Dream should be a unadulterated success‚ that everyone would be able to achieve it according to their skills and fundamental abilities. That it is not a dream of fast cars and high wages‚ but more a dream‚ where people attain social abilities – having social order and

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    of King Arthur and His ------------------------------------------------- Noble Knights ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- By John Steinbeck ------------------------------------------------- Part One: Plot The first section of the book is entitled Merlin. The story begins by telling how Arthur came to be born and then flows into the life of Arthur. When Arthur is in his earlier years‚ God

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    the turn of the century the “American Dream” could be described as a well-paying job with a loving family. The problem is that as Americans we have a tendency to not be satisfied with what they have and want more. People who are truly living the “American Dream” realize that money doesn’t make you happy because no matter how much you make‚ you will always want more. A commonly known story of the “American Dream” is F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby‚ the dream is exemplified by Gatsby’s hopes

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    Steinbeck’s experience and feelings in "Breakfast" by John Steinbeck John Steinbeck’s stories depict his commiseration and compassion for the down-trodden class. He‚ in his stories‚ has summed up the bitterness of the Great Depression decade and aroused widespread sympathy for the plight of migratory farm workers. His style is natural and lucid. The story "Breakfast" by John Steinbeck is a description of a warm experience he had had. He reminisced about it each time with extra gratification

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    Explore the ways that John Steinbeck presents strong feelings/attitudes in Of Mice And Men. A strong attitude portrayed in the novel is Racism. John Steinbeck uses the character Crooks in order to represent racism and what it was like for the black community during the Great Depression. The ranchmen and Curley’s wife all display racist attitudes towards Crooks‚ for example in chapter four Curley’s Wife says "Well you just keep your place then‚ Nigger. I could get you strung

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    block flat-6 rear engine‚ disc brakes‚ four-wheel independent suspension‚ fuel injection‚ and the location of all instruments within reach of the steering wheel with a padded dashboard. Mr. Tucker’s vision was ahead of the times but he believed in his vision to the point of hiring a stylist‚ Alex Tremulis‚ to sketch a design of the car and named “Tucker “48”. Advertisements for the car ran in several national newspapers in 1947. Advertising prior to the actual prototypes being built is risky but

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    choice.” In the novella The Pearl‚ written by John Steinbeck‚ a parable tells of a man named Kino who searches for a pearl in order to pay for medical treatment of a scorpion sting for his child‚ Coyotito. This pearl later causes much trouble for Kino. Kino learns and grows because of his choice to find and keep the pearlhis choice to leave the village‚ and his choice to kill several men in order to protect the pearl. When Kino’s son‚ Coyotito‚ is stung by a scorpion‚ Kino and his family head into

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    A person is civil or violent when it comes to getting the things they want. In The Moon Is Down by‚ John Steinbeck‚ the book focuses on invaders invading a small town. The Invaders come into the town wanting coal‚ so they force the men to work in the mines‚ this action leads to resistance from the townspeople. Steinbeck shows in his novel important types of resistance‚ civil and violent. Civil resistance is a type of resistance where people will use any tactic that does not involve violence.The

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