time there was a "culture war" going on in America because of the current “Cold War”. Throughout the “culture war” fear of treason‚ terror‚ and espionage threats was one of the ways that the government supported “anti-communist” feelings. Anti-communism became evident throughout the nation with the Hiss and Rosenberg trials‚ the main causes of the hysteria. This hysteria in history can be compared to the hysteria happening today known as “anti-terrorism”.
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Dick‚ by Horatio Alger‚ is a book projected for young boys. The author‚ a late nineteenth century writer‚ is worried with social values and directing boys into a nourishing and good life. His book tells the classic rags to riches story of the
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characters in the fables of Horatio Alger‚ a 19th century writer of short novels promoting hard work‚ thrift‚ and cheerfulness in the face of hardship as keys to the American dream. Written just after the Civil War‚ at a time when the U.S. was rapidly industrializing and many were displaced by the resulting changes in the American economy‚ Horatio Alger’s story of Ragged Dick‚ a street urchin who rises to the middle class‚ served as a lever to get poor whites from field (or tenement) to factory. The
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In “Ragged Dick” Horatio Alger promotes the myth of individual success. He states that anyone can be from the lower rungs of the economic ladder and find themselves on the top of the ladder. In the story Dick started out shinning shoes‚ and saved a little boy in a ferry who fell over and was drowning. Mr. Rockwell‚ the father of the little boy offered Dick a job in his counting-room. Even though the odds were stacked against him‚ he was able to find the perfect opportunity to succeed. However‚ the
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Avenger believes that racism no longer exists because he is living proof that America works for black people‚ and that African-Americans have an equal opportunity of obtaining the American Dream. The Horatio Alger myth states “each of us is judged solely based on [one’s] own merits‚ we each have a fair opportunity to develop those merits and ultimately‚ merit will out” (304). On the contrary‚ Harlon L. Dalton’s Horatio Alger article contends that myth and that racism still exists. Racism involves the
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countries‚ particularly in Europe. There is an outstanding number of practicing Jewish people that reside in many villages and towns in Europe. Countless numbers of these Jewish followers participate in Shabbat‚ also known as Sabbath. In The Son From America‚ Judaism is actively practiced and the day of Shabbat is recognized in this novel. There are many countries in Europe that have people practicing the Jewish religion. There is estimated to be 14 million Jewish people in the world‚ 1.4 million
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take advantage of opportunities that most people do not. Usually‚ things can happen where advantage of opportunities cannot always be taken‚ but it was quite different around this time. In the stories‚ “The Lesson” by Toni Cade Bambara and “Horatio Alger” by Harlon L. Dalton conveys the message that success is not always the easiest to grasp‚ but taking advantage of opportunities is hard especially as African-Americans. In “The Lesson”‚ an angered girl named Sylvia is taken on a field trip to a toy
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contact with unknown spheres and forces and their re-appearance in the third scene after the King’s order establishes the influence of ‘supernatural soliciting’. The role of imagination is indispensible since‚ the deadly outcomes stemmed from imaginings of a sensitive mind and even the
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Response In chapters XXVI and XXVII of the novel “Ragged Dick‚” Horatio Alger describes how the a brave heart of a young man named Richard Hunter‚ got him a good paying job and opened new opportunities for his future. Richard Hunter‚ also known as Dick‚ and his roommate Henry Fosdick‚ one day go on an excursion in a ferry boat to Brooklyn to look for new job opportunities. Once on the ferry‚ Dick witnessed a six year old boy fall from the ferry into the water. Then with immense eagerness‚ Dick dove into
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Microtheme 1 In the essay “Horatio Alger” by Harlon L. Dalton‚ Dalton argues that the Horatio Alger myth regarding commercial success is false and is socially destructive. He first claims that a individuals success in life cannot be determined by that individual himself. He argues that racism and judgment have an influence on the success that person can achieve in his lifetime. He introduces Stephen Carters “best black syndrome” saying that blacks are being recognized for being the “best black”
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