and a prophet of doom. I am a fundamentalist yes but not a prophet by any means. I believe it was Emerson who said that home is not where you live but where people understand you. How very true. But our fast paced "life styles" fuelled by consumerism and materialism have brought about "dysfunctional families". We are all held bent in running the rat race and getting there fast. We want everything NOW. Fast cars‚ fast computers‚ instant coffee/tea‚ internet that download files instantly and "fast food"
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reason‚ curiosity‚ humour‚ understanding and acceptance • Z: public place: mash of culture with their hats on‚ no connection except murder and death • L: D’s doppelganger? R (empathy and connection to D) shoots him • P: death of abandoned toy: materialism killed her: laughing doll • R: renewal‚ baptism‚ dove‚ blue light sky‚ lasting connection to D • Impersonal information society • Migration – different cultures → globalisation • Contraception• Responsibility of creator and ethical responsibilities
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The Great Gatsby as Fitzgerald’s explanation of an American Reality which contradicts the American Dream That was always my experience—a poor boy in a rich town; a poor boy in a rich boy’s school; a poor boy in a rich man’s club at Princeton.... However‚ I have never been able to forgive the rich for being rich‚ and it has colored my entire life and works." —F. Scott Fitzgerald: A Life in Letters‚ ed. Matthew J. Bruccoli. New York: Scribners‚ 1994. pg. 352. The Great Gatsby‚ by F. Scott
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The United States of America is a country born into the idea that all men are created equal. Its laws and philosophy build around this idea‚ and yet‚ its citizens feel as though some sort of mistake had been made. Perhaps they are in the wrong county‚ because the country that is so obsessed with proclaiming its equality for all is by no means just. It is clear that for certain people‚ life is easier than for others. These people are the able-bodied white men whose quality of life greatly outshines
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for social justice B. Features of the welfare state 1. support ‘from cradle to grave’ 2. educational and cultural opportunities C. The growth of consumer society 1. a new standard of living 2. materialism and hedonism 3. the end of public life? * Nuclear
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but rather image and material objects. Although everyone has his or her own vision of the dream‚ it seems that money plays an important role in everyone’s dream. It seems that money has changed the dream and become the driving force behind the materialism and social status that many Americans strive for. The mommy in the play shows how the dream has become more self- centered and discusses how she just married daddy for his money. On the other hand‚ the grandmother exemplifies the older version
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Should High School Students Work During the School Year? There’s a time in life when teens want to get a head jump into their adulthood. To show that they’re maturing‚ some teenagers start smoking‚ while others start dating to show their responsibility and commitments towards relationships‚ but most of them start working part- time in order to have money to do the things they wish to do. In fact‚ I got my first job at the age of 15 when I was a freshman in high school. The reason why
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The mentality that carries Americans today could only be described as a plague that seems to be spreading more and more every year. It started out as the simple American dream‚ which was to live within your means and prosper in your very own way. However‚ as the years have gone by many people have been subject to greed and the need to stay with the times‚ owning all of the new technology‚ clothes‚ and other consumer items that are on the market today. Lars Eighner‚ author of the piece "On Dumpster
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Anyone can succeed through hard work and persistence. That was the original American Dream‚ and that notion has somewhat been at the heart of American culture through history. However‚ composers F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ author of ’The Great Gatsby ’ (1926)‚ and Sam Mendes‚ director of the movie ’American Beauty ’ (1999)‚ explain in their texts that the pursuit of the American Dream is futile. In addition‚ Fitzgerald shows that subscribing to it leads to irresponsibility and a lack of morals‚ and doesn
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Through a variety of literary and cinematic techniques respectively‚ John Steinbeck’s Of Mice And Men and Sean Penn’s Into The Wild illustrate how the fulfilment of one’s life‚ and their pursuit of happiness‚ hinge upon friendship‚ dreams‚ and one’s attitude towards life and happiness in general. Steinbeck’s 1937 novella Of Mice And Men illustrates the importance of friendship and dreams in a context of hardship and economic downturn. This is done by using George and Lennie and their dream of landownership
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