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    Virginia Suarez Mary Moody Business Ethics July 28‚ 2014 An Innocent Dream “The negative side of the American Dream comes when people pursue success at any cost‚ which in turn destroys the vision and the dream.” -Azar Nafisi Sixty- thousand unaccompanied children‚ and counting‚ at the United States and Mexico border. Sixty-thousand dreams of a life without hunger and insecurities. The United States is being bombarded with children of different ages and parts of origin this very minute. This

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    stores 1. The history of Ralph Lauren Ralph Lauren is the brand founded in 1968 by the American fashion designer Ralph Lipschitz who changed his name in Ralph Lauren during childhood. The name “Polo Ralph Lauren” was chosen to honour a sport that symbolizes discreet elegance and a classic style: polo. Since the beginning‚ the brand interprets with romanticism the traditions of the European aristocracy‚ transforming them into the favourite brand of the American High Society. He debuts with

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    Adriel Canales Civics and Economics Mr. Ventresca November 23‚ 2014 The Good Man Mr.Nader Ralph Nader a man who changed America for years and years to come. Mr. Nader is an unreasonable man‚ who refuses to live in a cruel country and America has changed in a big way because of him. America’s progress depends on him and is there because of him. Mr. Nader is unreasonable in many ways. Ralph Nader created his career and never put it an end to it even when people wanted him to stop running‚ when people

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    �PAGE � Wilson � PAGE �1� R E N E W A L Vomit. It’s neither pretty to see nor pretty to clean up. "Ralph the Duck" begins with the retching sound of the narrator’s golden retriever being sick on the carpet . As the narrator‚ who goes unnamed throughout the whole story‚ "carries seventy-five pounds of heaving golden retriever to the door and pours him onto the silver‚ moonlit snow" (1)‚ he thinks to himself‚ "He loved what made him sick" (2). We learn the dog vomits because he has been eating the

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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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