There are many paradoxes when it comes to the American dream. Authors like Steinbeck often use paradoxes to convey their feelings when it comes to this topic. Steinbeck believes that the American dream is an illusion‚ and that unattainable dreams like it are necessary to make America bearable to live in. We are unable to pursue this seemingly far and illusionary dream because the majority of people are lacking in resources and opportunities. Steinbeck uses paradoxes that at first seem wild and mistaken
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California‚ A Place‚ a People‚ a Dream In “California‚ A Place‚ a People‚ a Dream‚” James J. Rawls gives his version of the California dream‚ and describes the paradoxes that are associated with that dream. According to Rawls‚ the California dream is a love affair with an idea‚ a marriage to a myth‚ or fantasy. (Rawls 22‚ 23) Everyone has their own version of the California dream. It might be something‚ or nothing at all. As I began reading Rawl’s essay‚ I found it
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a Dream: The Californian Dream Paradoxes The Californian Dream can be regarded as one of the most paradoxical concept in history. The story and paradoxes written by Rawls is strongly supported by the anonymous accounts in many scenarios. Although the anonymous accounts limit itself to only the gold rush era‚ it still depicts some of the things mentioned in the story written by Rawls. To the weather of California‚ the reality of the gold rush‚ and the population growth of California‚ Both
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the discovery of gold in California drew thousands of people in from across the United States and all around the world in a feverish rush to strike rich. Many left everything behind to dare venture into the final frontier of the wilderness that was California. Word quickly spread about a land showered by sunshine and ripe with gold ready for the picking. As a result‚ the California dream developed and quickly romanticized imaginations all across the world with its promise of easy money and lure of
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California‚ a place known for its everlasting blue ocean‚ beautiful people‚ and golden sun‚ has been held to a certain type of reputation since the mid 1800’s. California is commonly known for its many popular aspects. It seams to be the best place in the world to some people. When people think of California they cannot help but think of the California dream and what it stands for in their eyes. With California having such high expectations‚ has anyone ever stopped to think that the California dream
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many images portraying California as place with endless coasts‚ oceanic ports‚ mountain ranges with fields of agriculture‚ and a new frontier with opportunities to strike it rich with the swing of a pick ax. These images and stories inspired people to take a chance and risk everything‚ making California a beacon of hope for a new life. As people flocked to California‚ from around the globe‚ they found that there was not much truth to the notion of living the California Dream. Instead‚ they returned
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Lukomski 2/18/2012 English 110 A Dream or a Nightmare? It seems to be the best place in the world to some people. The drive for success and opportunity to strike it rich seems to be the main reason. In California‚ if you put your time and one hundred percent effort into what you want to be you could be successful in any field of study. The amount of individuals who have the same dreams and aspirations of wanting to come to California and make the “California Dream” possible decreases the opportunities
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English 85 Mr. Caine 09 October 2012 California Dream California is a wonderful place to come and live. California is seen a land of opportunity and good fortune. The question is why does everyone want to come to California and what does it hold? The answer is California holds so much. You have freedom‚ live your own life style; become whatever you want and live a better life style. It’s everyone’s dream to come here and live it. California attracts many people from all around the world
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In "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
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California Dream When you think of what the California dream is‚ the amount of dreams is equally colossal to the reasons people attribute a dream to be “Californian”. Many agree a Californian dream to have a few trends: desire for great weather‚ mobility‚ access to Hollywood‚ diversity‚ free love‚ and most importantly- housing. Unfortunately‚ my version of the California dream wasn’t molded by an outside look that’d imagine the gold paved roads of California- but something that has developed beyond
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