Suburban Lies In his essay "Our Sprawling‚ Supersize Utopia" David Brooks defines the American dream as an idyllic world that is comparable to Lewis Lapham’s essay "Who and what is American?". The American dream is not just a shared imagination‚ but a fantasy. Brook’s humorous descriptions help him describe and critique the many suburban and ex-urban communities today. He characterizes the American dream as very unrealistic and argues that a our dreams cause a "Paradise Spell"‚ a mysterious longing
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Course: Date: What Education Means To Me Since my early childhood‚ education seemed like a “heavy” and utterly “serious” matter that my parents always talked about with regard to me. I was not then assured what that abstract term really means‚ or what value that it entails‚ but I was so far certain that I was destined to get it. A lot. As a seven years kid‚ who just started to read‚ I felt a bit awkward about educational challenges that my parents prepared for me. Moreover‚ I was puzzled and excited
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In comparison to previous topics I’ve studied‚ sociology better suits what it is I want to do with my life. It has taken me a while to figure what my niche is since I’ve been in college. Before declaring sociology as a major‚ I was a business major. I have always had a strong interest in business‚ but as I progressed with the program‚ it became evident to me that I have no interest in working in corporate America. I realized that I would much rather become and entrepreneur and
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They say if you love something then you should set it free. That is exactly what I did with softball and me. I invested so much time‚ effort‚ and money into the sport but what was I getting in return? Oh yeah‚ constant nagging‚ a ton of lies with a side of attitude‚ and having to regenerate a new set of lungs after every practice due to the excessive amount of running. Despite wanting to shoot myself during practice‚ I did take some valuable lessons away from playing softball. I started playing
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harvestable crops. I have several symbols that are sacred to me including‚ many types of livestock‚ the crane‚ and various flowers. Along with being commonly known as the goddess of harvest and grain‚ I am known as the goddess of the cycle of life/death‚ sacred law‚ and fertility. Lucky Zeus‚ my masculine brother‚ and I‚ gave birth and had a glorious daughter‚ named Persephone. Persephone‚ is the goddess of Spring‚ and is worshipped right alongside me‚ her mother. Persephone‚ was a young‚ beautiful virgin
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“If you do not try you will not go far." That is all the "motivation" I get to help me take my education seriously. Coming from a family who is not strict enough and does not set limits has disappointments. For example‚ my older siblings were not graduating high school and relying on my parents for anything. My parents have not learned to let go and say “no.” Lousy guidance is what surrounds me and it motivates me to do better. Ever since I was young‚ teachers will always tell my parents "what
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that sit around me. Like most people‚ the Chiefs fans are competitive and just let their competitive side take over when the game starts. I don’t necessarily mind the harassment that I get from the opposing fans because I know that in the end‚ it’s all fun and games. Football has always meant a lot to me. Even though I haven’t ever played organized football‚ it interests me because of the of sudden momentum shifts and the competitiveness. I’m a big
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Have you ever had someone to help guide you when you didn’t know what to do? For me‚ my grandmother‚ Sheila‚ is that person. Sheila is extremely beautiful‚ she’s heavyset and she has curly‚ black and grey hair. There hasn’t been one time when I was in need‚ and she wasn’t there for me. My grandmother have always lived pretty close to where I live. All my life‚ my grandmother has been the nicest person. Even though she was the nicest person she could also be the meanest at times. My grandmother
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What has America given me well it has not given me a lot of things but it has given somethings and one of those things that America has given me is it has opened up my eyes. Now you may think to yourself that is not a lot but it means a lot to a kid that did not grow up up in this beautiful and wonderful place. Now let me explain why this means a lot to me‚ well where I come from the country is not that rich but not that poor so my family could not afford the things that I have know but we had
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Growing up I played baseball to me baseball was everything i could think of. i couldn’t wait to the weekend so i could put on that dirty uniform and pick up the new bat and nice leather glove and play baseball. When i was young i played in a big park in NYC where everyone saw you play so as i grew up everyone expected me to continue playing baseball and get better and work hard my mother always signed me up for baseball and i met a lot of coaches who help me gain more talent throughout the years
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