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    References: Dhirubhai Ambani rags-to-riches business tycoon (2008). Message posted to http://rajesshcherian.wordpress.com/2008/11/15/dhirubhai-ambani-rags-to-riches- business-tycoon/ Krishnamurthy‚ A. G. (2007). Dhirubhaism. New Delhi: Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing Company Ltd. Reliance Industries Ltd. (n. d.). Awards and Speeches. Retrieved on

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    summer singing and having fun‚ living his life to the fullest. Likewise‚ Bess‚ from “The Richer‚ the Poorer‚” spends her time traveling the world. She spends every penny she earns‚ living life full of laughter and fun‚ even though she was in rags‚ not riches. She owns very few possessions‚ but still has fun with her life. These two characters live a very fun‚ joyful life. These four characters learn a valuable lesson. They shouldn’t work all

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    everyone.” The idea of the American Dream has definitely changed over time. Today’s version of the “American Dream” was created during the time around the Great Depression of the 1930s. This was the time when people believed they could succeed from rags to riches. Nowadays‚ that idea has faded. First-year student Dora Castillo said‚ “I feel like the American Dream for the most part is everyone wanting the same

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    The Decay of American Dream in The Great Gatsby The American Dream is a worldwide known idiom and it emphasizes an ideal of a successful and happy lifestyle which is oftentimes symbolized by the phrase “from rags-to-riches”. It originated out of the ideal of equality‚ freedom and opportunity that is held to every American. In the last couple of decades the main idea of the American Dream has shifted to becoming a dream in which materialistic values are of a higher importance and status. The

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    Davis a positive depiction since tells of her volunteering with the Vaseline Healing Project to help individuals in disasters. Individuals can also feel a connection with her if they too have struggled in live‚ they look up to her since she went from rags to

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    Turning nothing into something and overcoming an individual’s rigorous struggle is something everyone should admire. Giving up has never been an option for Christopher Gardner going from a homeless man with his son living on the streets and on a subway to where he is today; owning a multi-million dollar brokerage in Chicago and New York‚ Chris made up his mind that this is the life he wanted to pursue. Growing up‚ Gardner was taught by his mom that he could become anything he wanted to be if he believed

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    it looked as if he was glowing. “He sported a cane that had a 3 carat diamond embedded in the knob of its head. He wore what was considered the largest diamond rings in the city of New York.”(Historyspaces.com). Brady represented the dream of rags to riches‚ born a poor man and soon becoming one of the richest men in New York‚ but his flamboyant lifestyle led him to became more a symbol of the “Gilded

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    could be a captain or at least be of assistance to their families and get that American Dream Carnegie‚ Rockefeller‚ J.P. Morgan‚ and Vanderbilt had. Andrew Carnegie’s‚ Gospel of Wealth‚ in 1889 concluded that it would be immoral for the men to hoard riches to themselves Furthermore recalling that‚ “his judgement‚ is best calculated to produced the most beneficial results for the community” (Document C). Carnegie was capable of placing his money where his mouth was and donated a total of $350 million

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    I guess you all surely recognize this author. Yes‚ she is the author for the famous Harry Potter series‚ J.K. Rowling. I admire her not just only because of her success‚ but also involve some reasons. Have you ever heard about her “rags to riches” life story? She started to write this novel when she was on a four-hour-delayed train trip from Manchester to London in 1990. The idea for a story of a young boy attending a school of wizardry "came fully formed" into her mind at that time. However

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    create the phonograph‚ and the movie camera with 1‚093 patents. Andrew Carnegie revolutionized the steal industry‚ (The Gospel of Wealth- unrestricted capitalism as best for everyone because it asserted work ethic and progress) the classic rags to riches applied to him‚ his investments turned him into operating the largest steel company in the world‚ the Bessemer process converted iron into steel expanded production‚ created by Henry Bessemer‚ this process made steel not only stronger but at a

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