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    Iron Curtain Speech Journal Assignment 1. What type of document is this? In other words‚ in what genre is the text written? This type of document is a speech delivered by Winston Churchill in 1946. 2. Trace the genealogy of this speech. From where did this document come‚ when was the original written‚ and do any other versions survive? On March 5th‚ 1946‚ former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill delivered a speech at Westminster College in Fulton Missouri known as the “Iron

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    Aniya Martinez Mrs. sims Composition/writing for fiction Summary of Behind the Formaldehyde Curtain In Jessica Mitford’s “Behind the Formaldehyde Curtain”‚ many issues involving the embalming of the dead are raised. The author doesn’t agree to what is done to the body after death. She argues most of the traditional funeral practices in the modern American society like the “open casket” funerals are not worth the amount of disrespect to the dead..The author reveals to the audience information

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    oh-so-wonderful day of September 1‚ 2008‚ at 12:49 PM‚ I tried my first ever bite of tortilla chips with queso. I recall the screaming and tantrums that occurred every time we went out to eat. Kicking‚ punching‚ abusing my parents in general. I guess I was just a spoiled kid‚ but I simply refused to eat anything other than

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    In the original American Dream there are goals of acquiring massive amounts of money‚ having a giant family with a beautiful home and a outstanding job. Our founding fathers created a country of freedom to thrive on its own‚ as Kimberly address the author of the article “What is the American Dream?” "The American Dream is that dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone‚ with opportunity for each person no matter there ability or achievements”. Today’s idea of

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    October 2014 The American Dream: It’s Your Choice Americans have the opportunity to make our own decisions. The dictionary defines the American Dream as the ideals of freedom‚ equality and opportunity traditionally held to be available to every American. With this definition in mind‚ a person should not base their American Dream on the ideas of others. The American Dream is a flexible concept that can fit the individual expectations of many different Americans. I believe the American Dream is a social

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    American Dream 1 American Dream vs. European Dream American Dream 2 American Dream vs. European Dream What is the American Dream? The American Dream is not something we ’ve invented but inherited

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    the pursuit of happiness” (Jefferson)‚ is the root of The American Dream; however‚ James Truslow Adams‚ a historian and author‚ is often credited with the term “The American Dream” because of his book‚ The Epic of America. In this book he states: “The American Dream is that dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone‚ with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement. It is a difficult dream for the European upper classes to interpret adequately‚ and

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    The American dream is why there is equality all through America. It is why one can get an amazing education‚ have a job‚ marry whoever they want‚ and have children. It’s the reason why the United Sates has freedom! Everyone around the world wishes for the American dream because they do not have it like Americans do. Americans have no idea that they are living the American dream right now because it all comes to them naturally‚ and we can thank our Founding Fathers for that. People complain about

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    The Tragic Misinterpretation of the 1920s American Dream The 1920s exemplified the flaws of the American Dream and the tragic misinterpretation that money outweighed hard work and morals. The Great Gatsby‚ set in the 1920s‚ represents the demise of the traditions and values behind the American Dream as the desire to be rich took over. The novel appears to deal with the failed relationship of Jay Gatsby and Daisy Buchanan‚ however the overall theme has to do with the culture of the 1920s and the

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    The Great Gatsby’s American Dream Corrupption “There are those‚ I know‚ who will reply that the liberation of humanity‚ the freedom of man and. mind‚ is nothing but a dream. They are right. It is. It is the American Dream.” (Archibald MacLeish). This quote talks about how the American Dream is only a dream. The American is a life of personal happiness and material comfort‚ and is traditionally sought by the individuals in the U.S. It is only a fantasy. Author F. Scott Fitzgerald shows a great example

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