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    No matter how hard they try‚ there are some people who cannot get ahead in life. Walter Lee Younger is a man who is frustrated with his current position in life‚ and every disappointment he has encountered thus far. Although he tries to be a loving man‚ sometimes he does not know how to show the idea of love‚ "Sometimes...sometimes...I don’t even know how to try" (Hansberry 89). His position in life can be regarded as symbolic of every black male struggling to provide for his family by any means

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    Older Gen VS Younger Gen Who is to blame for the tragic death of Romeo and Juliet? Throughout this tragedy there have been many key people responsible for the two young lover’s deaths. It is argued that the older generation is blame for the terrible outcome of the play. Firstly the parents were to blame as they forced their child into marriage and left her feeling isolated and alone. Secondly the nurse has a fair portion of blame for their deaths as she encouraged the relationship from day one and

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    American Dream through the Youngers Family The idea of the American Dream still has truth in today’s time‚ even if it is wealth‚ love‚ or fame. The thing that never changes about the American Dream is that everyone deserves something in life and everyone‚ somehow‚ should strive to get it. Everyone in America wants to have some kind of financial success in his or her lives. The American dream is said to be that each man have the right to pursue happiness and strive for the beat. In the play

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    Walter Lee Younger: Selfish to Selfless Lorraine Hansberry portrays the revolution of black’s consciousness through the play‚ A Raisin in the Sun‚ by introducing the Younger family to readers. This play takes place in a poor black neighborhood in Chicago’s Southside in the 1950s where the Younger family struggles with racial discrimination and finding their true dreams and goals. Like most literature‚ this play has a clear protagonist‚ but Hansberry also uses an anti-hero‚ a flawed character who

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    woman during these times faced many obstacles‚ and it was increasingly difficult to pursue her dreams. Lorraine Hansberry’s drama‚ A Raisin in the Sun‚ focuses on the conflicts that the Younger family face due to a $10‚000 insurance check that has the potential to improve their lives immensely. For Beneatha Younger‚ this check is the key to moving forward and achieving her dream of becoming a doctor. Beneatha‚ being a confident and independent young woman‚ denies all aspects of “assimilationism” and

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    Walter’s Selfishness Leads to Disruption in the Younger Family Gevin Kibbons A Raisin In The Sun Essay April 19th‚ 2012 Shults 10/11 English‚ 4th Period In Hawthorne’s play‚ A Raisin In The Sun‚ Walter is a man just like many others; he has a job‚ a family‚ and he also has ambitions in life just like anybody else. Walter is not the only one in his family that has ambitions‚ almost everybody else in his family have

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    “Corporate Social Responsibility and Younger Generation Employees” Authors: Mrs. Mrinal Sanjay Rao‚ Mr. Masarrat Raj Assistant Professor Student of PGDM (Finance) Sinhgad Institute of Business Administration and Research‚ Kondhwa (Bk)‚ Pune. Abstract: Today when competition has reached its peak‚ anything that gives competitive advantage is a matter of concern for the corporations. In such a situation‚ when businesses have realized that they owe something back to the society

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    There is nothing that younger generation can teach the older one Even though it seems that the older generation knows everything‚ the youth can still teach something new‚ because they can instruct elder in the subject of new technology‚ culture life and provide with incentive new ideas. First of all‚ the youth helps the elder with the technology of 21 century‚ such as different technical gadgets as laptops‚ IPhones‚ IPods‚ banks machine or techniques for housework and other. For example

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    written by Lorraine Hansberry. The character Beneatha Younger‚ an African American woman attending college‚ hopes to be a doctor and be the change. A passionate and ambitious student‚ Beneatha vocalizes her opinion which makes her independent and focused. By achieving her degree‚ it will break boundaries; allowing people to be more open-minded about women working and African Americans having successful careers. Furthermore‚ the play consists of the Younger family coming together after realizing that money

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    “A Raisin in the Sun”; A Study of Walter Younger “The greatest discovery of all time is that a person can change his future by merely changing his attitude” – Oprah Winfery. In the film “A Raisin in the Sun” by Lorraine Hansberry‚ Walter Lee Younger reveals the following three dominant traits which make him a complex character 1) industrious‚ 2) greedy‚ and 3) chauvinistic. Walter displays many dominant traits throughout the movie. In my opinion‚ those there stick out the most. The first dominant

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