AMST 3010 Fall 2014 Tuesday & Thursday 11:40-12:55 Lincoln Hall Room 107 Photography and The American Dream Professor: Bill Gaskins gaskins@cornell.edu Office Hours Tuesday 3-5PM 221E Tjaden Hall Who are ‘the poor’ in the United States? Who are the largest recipients of federal welfare and entitlement spending? Why is there an unprecedented‚ simultaneous and dramatic increase in wealth and poverty in the United States at this point in its history? What role does photography play in our
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Dream and Reality In the complex real world that we are living‚ there are dark and bright sides. It is easy for us to see the bright side‚ but it is not bright enough for us to see the dark sides of the world. One way to investigate the dark side of the world in a fun way is to read fairy tales and fables. Fairy tales and fables are short narrative stories with some deep meanings and moral lessons. In fact‚ they originally stemmed from oral tradition stories and old folk tales. Fables contain
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Towards the beginning of my high school career‚ I realized that my dream was to work with and take care of people. I began volunteering at Elyria Memorial Hospital my freshman year of high school‚ which sparked my interest in a nursing career from the start. I was able to get quick peeks of the tasks that the nurses had to accomplish throughout the day as I ran blood and specimens back and forth to the lab and various floors. The nurses were always up on their feet‚ running around taking care of
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My Saturday NightWhen I grow up‚ I want to have a big‚ big house with stairs and lots of kinds‚ and a big‚ big room‚ and‚ and As a child‚ I believe that was my biggest dream and goal in life. To be‚ as the saying says‚ barefoot and pregnant in the kitchen was what I wanted out of life. Living the perfect life—The American Dream. I remember Saturdays with my family. During the day‚ my mom and I would head out to the mall to go shopping‚ and make that one phone call home at about five in the afternoon
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The American Dream is the dream in which life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone‚ with options for each according to capacity or accomplishments. It is a dream of social stability in which each man and each woman should be able to achieve to the fullest distinction of which they are essentially capable‚ and to be distinguished by others for what they are‚ despite of the incidental conditions of birth or stance. The American Dream is often something that humanity wonders about. What
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The DREAM ACT The Development‚ Relief‚ and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act is a bipartisan legislation that addresses the situation faced by young people who were brought to the United States years ago as undocumented immigrant children and who have since grown up here‚ stayed in school‚ and kept out of trouble (National Immigration Law Center‚ 2009). It was first introduced in 2003 under the 107th Congress. It has been on hold and remained that way in the House and Senate Committee until
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My personal dream job is to work in the corporate world with a finance degree starting at the bottom and working my way up. The business field has always been something that has appealed to me since I started thinking of my future. To start off‚ I would need to complete four years of college‚ get a job‚ and go for an MBA‚ which would open up many doors. As with any other field‚ business requires dedication. To start‚ I would attend a university for four years to get a bachelor’s degree. As with
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Chardé Moore February 28‚ 2011 World Literature/Ms. Mc Dowell The Living Dream The living dream is a substance for to be hoped for by the people‚ to bring equality. In this case‚ the people have yet not made the decision in effect. In history‚ instead of society being equal in order for all races to be treated the same; one is treated with respect‚ while others are treated so poorly and degrading. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. chose a path where people can fight for equality in order to
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Daring to Dream Introduction "I have learned‚ that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams‚ and endeavors to live the life he has imagined‚ he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours." ~ Henry David Thoreau What is the American Dream? The concept of dreams — the dream of practicing religion without persecution‚ the dream of having the freedom to pursue happiness‚ the dream of equality and self-betterment‚ and the dream of wealth and comfort — has molded America
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I often wonder about my future as I am about to finish university. The number one question on my mind is which profession should I choose? It is very hard to make any definite choices‚ because I know they will affect me for the rest of my life. I want a profession that will satisfy me‚ challenge me‚ and bring me joy. I believe that a job should be like a hobby. I want to love my work‚ and know that I am making a difference in this world by helping other people.First of all‚ I want to finish secondary
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