success and prosperity through hard work‚ determination‚ and initiative”. But somehow in the 21st century that definition has been skewed resulting in millennials thinking that no such thing exists. The American dream in the eyes of an entitled person has gone to the graveyard. But in reality the American Dream is more alive than ever for the people who have the determination. This notion that we millennials have taken American Dream comes such an entitled and privileged place that we refuse to see the
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hell‚ but that’s not the half of it‚ because war is also mystery and terror and adventure and courage and discovery and holiness and pity and despair and longing and love. War is nasty; war is fun. War is thrilling; war is drudgery. War makes you a man; war makes you dead.” (80) This passage is very significant to the reality of the soldiers in the Vietnam War and brings to life the setting of the entire novel. The soldiers were primarily teenagers and young men in their early twenties who had
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I feel so honored to be the first comment. All of my hard work and dedication has paid off. Getting the top comment has been a dream of mine for many years‚ and I would like to thank those who have helped me along the way. First and foremost‚ I would like to thank god for giving me this opportunity. Next I would like to thank my parents. I want to thank my friend for being really nice and always there for me. I would also like to thank my laptop for giving the chance to type this comment. Next‚ I
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King Henry V‚ is able to demonstrate his ability to make of all his men feel valued and equal . In this essay . i will examine three examples that demonstrate that King Henry is talking to his men and showing how valuable they are and all of them are capable of doing something during the battle‚ and everyone is in that battle together ‚ talking to them as if he was one of them and equal to them‚ that he won´t let anyone down. King Henry says “if we are marke’d to die‚ we are now doing our
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Omar 1. The story is about a 22 year old Palestinian male that lives in New York. After hearing from one of the leaders at his church telling the group that to many study medicine and other things and to little of them study journalism. He is then inspired to be a leader and hero that the Palestinian people can look up to that help get the truth across. He gets an internship at ‘al Jazerra’ an Arabic news channel where he does extremely well and is quoted to be one of the best interns. He later
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Severely mentally ill individuals may commit horrific crimes. Many believe that these crimes deserve the death penalty; however‚ others believe that in certain circumstances the mentally ill should be exempt from capital punishment and believe that the punishment is too extreme for those who are not fully aware of committing their crimes. Many mentally ill individuals have been executed and some are currently on death row. All the while‚ this controversial issue is still being debated on. Mental
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been easy for me. For most of my life I have tried to avoid it if I can‚ but of course I can’t avoid stuff like school forever. So for the most part all of my writing has been forced upon me. Even with the help of teachers and some helpful hints from the internet‚ it never got easier. But obviously I have written before and like anyone else who has written before‚ there must have been some sort of influence. My main influences were the books I have read‚ my teachers who have helped me throughout the
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What Is Keeping The Heidelberg Project Alive? The Heidelberg Project’s Rough Start and New Beginning The answer to that question is very simple. Creator‚ Tyree Guyton and executive director‚ Jenenne Whitfield are always looking for new ideas and plans to keep the project going. Tyree began this project in 1986 to create an outdoor art environment in the heart of Detroit‚ Michigan. (“Heidelberg Project”) In February 1999‚ the city of Detroit started to demolish the Heidelberg project not less
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To explain who I am today and the lessons I have learned wouldn’t make sense unless I explained my past. I hit the lowest part in my life while I was a young adult and the events I was facing could have ruined me if I let them. Thankfully‚ a person came into my life at the time I needed most. If anyone was to look at a picture of my family‚ they would think we had the perfect life. However‚ the camera told lies that we were all good at hiding. I was blessed to have such an amazing mother. My
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WIDE READING #4 TITLE: The Best of Me DIRECTOR: Michael Hoffman GENRE: Film “The Best of Me‚” directed by Michael Hoffman is a thought provoking‚ bittersweet movie about Dawson who returns to his hometown for the first time in twenty years to carry out the last wishes of his treasured friend and surrogate father Tuck who passed away. Dawson is surprised to find that Tuck has arranged for Dawson’s high school girlfriend Amanda‚ to join him in fulfilling these last wishes. In fact‚ it soon becomes
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