individual success (the so called “American Dream”) seem to have been so important for the American sense of self and what other features of American society would you say a continuing faith in it has hidden? The American dream means many things to many different people but usually includes the notion of having the freedom to work hard in order achieve happiness and success. In the book‚ The Epic of America‚ Adams defines the American Dream as the “dream of a land in which life should be better and
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As I was calmly sauntering around my house I heard a crash. Then I rushed throughh my living room‚ to see what it was. I slowly opened the door and come to find out it was a spaceship that crashed in my front yard. Not believing my eyes thinking this all was a dream I just closed the front door and whispered" This is just a dream" I opened the door again and realized this wasn’t a dream‚ it really was a spaceship in my front yard. From that moment I knew it was going to be a confusing day.
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"California: A People‚ a Place‚ a Dream‚" James J. Rawls states that the California dream is a dialect in which a synthesis or new dream is formed from a paradox and promise. These two things are joined together to form the new dream. The promise for a better life and the paradoxes of expectation‚ growth‚ and plenty are at the center of the dream. The dialectic helps the paradoxes‚ a statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory; find a resolution by creating a new dream that has the virtues of balance
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My grandma has 900 acres of land that my family and I‚ or close friends can go have fun on. We do many things there like hunting‚ snowmobiling‚ and the pure joy of doing farm activities. My father always prepares in the summer for deer hunting. He goes into our land and plows areas where he would like to grow food for the deer. After a few months when the season gets closer‚ many friends and close family members always gather at my grandma’s house to hunt throughout all of the land. My father and
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I know this because I am struggling with the feeling of quitting everyday. I quit highschool 3 times before I finally quit for good‚ I gave it a good try‚ but it was easier to quit than stick it out. When I quit school in my freshman year of highschool I did so at my mothers urging with her promise that I could attend school the following year and she would support me. Of course that didn’t happen. She once again urged me to stay out of school to work and help support the family because I was
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I felt this sense of fear‚ but I knew it was just nervousness. It caused my whole body to tremble. I creeped onto the field and pass by the fifty girls and all of the coaches. Just me walking by everyone gave me this ginormous knot in my stomach‚ it made me feel like I was going to pass out right on the field. I was breathing heavy‚ like I just ran a marathon. I was beyond nervous just to be the new girl on the field. I was scared of what the girls thought of me‚ and how the coaches thought I would
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I stood up and cheered as the announcer announced my son’s name over the loudspeakers. I knew nothing about football‚ but I did know that a touchdown was an accomplishment. This was Ty’s first game on varsity. He had worked so hard for that spot on the team‚ he deserved it‚ and now it was paying off. I pulled out my phone and saw the three texts left by my husband. I slide and replied. He wasn’t going to be here‚ he was not supportive of Ty’s football career‚ citing brain damage as a good reason
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never forget the day that my nightmares became a reality. We immediately hit it off. Had great conversations and a lot of things in common. We were both single and raising young boys. We enjoyed spending time with them outdoors. It was not long before this guy and I were spending every moment we could together. We were going to be each other’s forever and declared this very early on. Marriage came soon after the pregnancy and an opportunity for career advancement for my new husband meant relocating
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My sophomore year was a great year for me as far as school goes. It was a year filled with many surprises and mysteries. It was my second year returning to Charles F. Brush High School and as I walked into the first day of school I wondered how my day would transpire. I was ecstatic to be immediately greeted by one of my friends that I met during my freshman year. It wasn’t so much that it was him that made me ecstatic‚ it was more of him being a familiar face and me being reassured. His name was
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the north called Mosul. I kept on playing soccer through elementary and middle school. I had dreams of becoming a professional soccer player and play in the European professional soccer league. When I moved to the states and started high school I figured this would be my chance to pursue my dream‚ but as you know soccer is not a popular sport in the states. I started high school just like the other kids my age did. I tried out for the school soccer team and made it playing varsity soccer. Playing
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