a country which makes the impossible possible. Yes‚ it is the “American dream” I am talking about. No doubt‚ it has led a certain number of people to incomparable success‚ though nobody takes closely to their heart how that success was achieved. The majority of people is too blind to recognize the price the “American dream’s” attainers had to pay and no one can blame them for those thoughts. Nevertheless‚ the “American dream” idolizes all greatest qualities of a properly moral man:honesty‚trust‚tolerance
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American Dream Definition: The American Dream may mean different things to different people‚ but the basic idea is that anybody can achieve anything‚ no matter how great the odds are against him or her. The American Dream is an idea which suggests that all people can succeed through hard work and that all people have the potential to live happy‚ successful lives. The idea of the American Dream is rooted in the Declaration of Independence which proclaims that “all men are created equal” and that
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K THOMPSON 1/12/13 OPINION EDITORIAL 1ST DRAFT YOUR FREEDOM‚ YOUR RIGHTS AND YOUR GUNS On December 14th‚ 2012; 20 year old Adam Lanza‚ entered Sandy Hook Elementary School to carry out the mass murder of innocent staff and children of the school. This shooting as well as others‚ such as the "Batman" shooting in Colorado‚ have sparked the emotions of almost everyone in our local communities. Members of the media as well as government have been left asking how did this happen in our
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The Importance of Dreams Dreams. Everyone has them. Goals‚ aspirations‚ things they strive to achieve. Some people’s dreams are more far fetched while others are more realistic. Nonetheless‚ everyone has a dream. It’s what fuels one to work hard. He or she knows that in order to achieve their goal or goals‚ they must work hard and try his or her best. The poem “Dreams” by Langston Hughes really defines just how important it is for one to have dreams. The poem compared dead dreams to a life that
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Slavery played a huge role in developing the United States between the years of 1790 through 1820. Slaves had been used for centuries to produce crops and serve "elite" whites. Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon created the Mason-Dixon line in the mid 1700’s. The line was created to settle a border dispute between the British colonies and Colonial America. It ultimately gave restrictions on land and hindered slavery from expanding. All states above the line were declared free states and those below
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” He gave an upbeat lecture titled “The Last Lecture: Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams.” On September 18‚ 2007‚ at Camegie Mellon University. On the stage that day‚ Randy was youthful‚ energetic‚ handsome‚ often cheerfully‚ darkly funny. He seemed invincible. But this was a brief moment‚ as he himself acknowledged. If you knew you were going to die and you had one last lecture. What would you say to your students? For Dr. Randy Pausch‚ there’s an elephant in the room and the
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The 1950’s American Dream In the 1950’s‚ the “American dream” was originated around the idea that anyone could have the opportunity to achieve more success than in their countries of origin; for others‚ it was the opportunity to become an individual without the constraints imposed by class‚ race‚ and ethnicity. In the 1950’s‚ the foundation of the American dream was masked by the illusion of perfect white “cookie-cutter” families living in suburbia. However‚ negative and pessimistic thoughts about
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The American Dream In the past the American Dream was simply described as an “attitude of hope” originating from The Declaration of Independence which states that “All men are created equal and that they are endowed with certain unalienable rights among which are life liberty and the pursuit of happiness.” Even today if you ask an individual what their view on American Dream is they might repeat those very words‚ but in Herbert Selby’s opinion it does not mean this at all. In Selby’s view the
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California Dream. Instead‚ they returned home with little or nothing to show for their time‚ some never made it home at all. Although‚ the many images of California were exaggerated and romanced‚ the hardships and struggles of the miners in pursuit of the California dream founded and shaped this state‚ allowing for a continued legacy of that dream. The discovery of gold at Sutter’s mill in January of 1848 brought a vast change to the territory and set the stage for era of the California dream. Prior
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The Failed Dream “The Constitution only guarantees the American people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself.” These are the words of the American forefather‚ Benjamin Franklin. His thoughts reflect the theme that runs through each word‚ idea and aspect of The Great Gatsby‚ a novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The Great Gatsby highlights the flaws of the coveted American dream and how it can never be achieved. Fitzgerald illustrated the different areas of this principle in various
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