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    “This pearl has become my soul‚” (Steinbeck 65)‚ said Kino‚ the main character in John Steinbeck’s wondrous book‚ The Pearl. Kino is a lowly‚ poor brush house villager given a chance to become rich and accomplish feats that only a wealthy white man at the time could do. When he found a pearl that could make him rich‚ everything changed. Greed overcame Kino and lead him to hope and wish for things no brush house man would think of. Greed can lead us to do many things‚ even when people try to stop

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    The Power of the Dream

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    Dream is something that all of us need to have. It is our vision. Dream is what you want to do for your future. I believe that having a great dream‚ is a must to us. And I have a big dream I know in order to pursue my dream‚ I will face failure. This cannot be stopped. Even Albert Einstein and Sir Isaacs Newton faced failure when they are trying to create a great formula that is remained to be used till today. When I was a child‚ my teachers and parents said to me‚ ‘people who have no dreams

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    California Dream. Instead‚ they returned home with little or nothing to show for their time‚ some never made it home at all. Although‚ the many images of California were exaggerated and romanced‚ the hardships and struggles of the miners in pursuit of the California dream founded and shaped this state‚ allowing for a continued legacy of that dream. The discovery of gold at Sutter’s mill in January of 1848 brought a vast change to the territory and set the stage for era of the California dream. Prior

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    1‚537 Summer Cumin Pryor English 1A 1 July 2013 8 American Dream: Myth or Fact? What is the American Dream? The American Dream is freedom‚ success‚ opportunity‚ perseverance‚ equality‚ justice‚ and safety for all people. However‚ this is not the case at all in America‚ which therefor states the American Dream as a myth. It is a fantasy‚ that has not come true for the millions of people that are hoping to get a piece of the wealth‚ which America seems to only share with its rich upper class. Mansions

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    Dream Interpretation This dream as we may call it one stage dream revolves itself on two main ideas which are theft and concealment. At first glance‚ we may realize that the dream doesn’t give us the necessary clues that could lead us to determine the gender of the dreamer. Thus we are forced to produce a much wider interpretation of his/her dream. The dream starts off with a high a note “I stole something of great value”. A person usually steals when he/she is deprived or in need of this particular

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    the previous experiences of the characters as well as highlighting the hardships faced by many in this period. Through parallelism‚ minor conflicts‚ and the reoccurring theme of dreamsSteinbeck uses foreshadowing to create a suspenseful mood and a unique atmosphere for the novel.

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    My dreams

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    Dream is something that all of us need to have. It is our vision. Dream is what we want to do for our future. I believe that having a great dream‚ is a must to us and I have a big dream. Next year‚ I will have to confront my big examination‚ Foundation in Information Technology and Business. It is very necessary for me to get a good result from this exam. This is my future. My dream is to be a great programmer. I know it is not simple at all. But I know I can achieve it if I try my best for it

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    Dream Big

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    "Dream Big" We have our own Big dreams. Buy a big house. Get our own car. Study or Work abroad. Meet Justin Bieber. Or watch a concert of One Direction. Dreams vary. It all depends on what our priorities are.I think it also depends on what our perspectives in life are. We should always remember that A dream doesn’t become reality through magic‚ it takes sweat determination and hard work. For us who’s still young and looking forward to what our future holds for us‚ we can never

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    The 1950’s American Dream In the 1950’s‚ the “American dream” was originated around the idea that anyone could have the opportunity to achieve more success than in their countries of origin; for others‚ it was the opportunity to become an individual without the constraints imposed by class‚ race‚ and ethnicity. In the 1950’s‚ the foundation of the American dream was masked by the illusion of perfect white “cookie-cutter” families living in suburbia. However‚ negative and pessimistic thoughts about

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    Living the Dream The Philippines is drawing closer to its government elections for 2010. Once again‚ there will be another breed of politicians armed with the latest political mantra. They will come out again from their comfort zones to make wonderful speeches and draft well-crafted platforms of governance‚ leading the people to believe that they both have a common goal. But history tells us time and again‚ once they are elected; they do their very best not by addressing the pressing issues of the

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