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    The American dream is a better richer happier life.To be happy and not to have to worry about anything happening to you or your loved one .Living life to the fullest without be discriminated for who you love or what gender you are or your ethnicity or color.To be independent and self-driven and to have determination in yourself and God ; therefore to have a happy fulfilling life with people who you love and love you.But the American dream isn’t achievable for everybody‚ some get greedy and think

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    a distinctly American novel. I would have to say that I am definitely in agreement with this statement because the novel has a large emphasis on the concept of the American Dream throughout the duration of the story. That is the belief that in America one can pursue his or her dreams‚ whatever they may be‚ without regard to background or culture. Both Reuven and Danny reflect this ideal in their behaviors and action. Reuven is able to experience the archetype of the American dream. Reuven is able

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    Satrapi’s early experiences have helped to form the unique perspective acknowledged throughout Persepolis. Throughout the novel‚ Satrapi uses graphic images to allow the readers to visualize the various dramatic events that the young Satrapi (once) witnessed. Satrapi’s informal diction and simple graphics force the readers to perceive Persepolis from the same childlike perspective she had. However‚ special attention is pulled towards Satrapi’s use of black and white graphics as a symbol of internal

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    America: a land of endless wealth‚ and the dream; a dream of endless opportunity‚ is not depicted as such in the books The Grapes of Wrath and The Great Gatsby. The Dream is instead portrayed as hypocritical in the assumption that spiritual satisfaction is always accompanied material gain. In The Great Gatsby America is shown as a land of dreams that is undeniably corrupted by materialism to such a degree that even the image of god (the blue eyes of Dr. Eckleburg be) was looking "out… from a pair

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    persuasive analysis seeks to evaluate the effectiveness of the speech by Martin Luther King Jr entitled “I Have a Dream‚” which he delivered on August 28‚ 1963 at the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in front of an enthralled crowd. This speech had a remarkable impact both nationally and internationally since it addressed some of the contentious social issues that were affecting the nation during that time. The analysis will primarily focus on the specific elements employed in the speech including heuristic

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    Corruption of the American Dream The American dream is an ideal that has been discreetly present since the beginning of American literature. Commonly‚ the dreamer aspires to rise from rags to riches‚ while accumulating such things as love‚ high status‚ wealth‚ and power. The early dream of acquiring western land has quickly and efficiently morphed into a vision of materialistic assets. In the past century‚ the American dream has increasingly focused on large houses‚ cars‚ and expensive gadgets

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    capability. People have faults‚ and sadly‚ it can get to the point where those wrecking balls intervene. And the thing that was once a set of building blocks is no more. Some people have it harder than others. People live with cancer‚ deadly diseases that could ruin their lives. The Fault in Our Stars is a story mainly about the life of a girl named Hazel who falls in love with a person named Augustus. The problem is‚ that her and two other main characters in the story‚ Augustus and Isaac‚ have to live their

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    “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin‚ but by the content of their character”(King). Minister Martin Luther King Junior gave the historic “I Have a Dream” speech‚ which was created to help African Americans receive their rights and gain equality. Consequently‚ Dr. King was a very large part of the Civil Rights Movement and is a very iconic symbol of the act. This powerful address was told on October 28th

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    Training) Paris (American-New Yorker) All from different backgrounds --- Accepted differences in each other’s personalities’ e.g.: Tahr learned to communicate in a unique way with the yeh-teh. Became Paris’ friend even though she was a restless person and had betrayed him once. Paris learned there were good people in the world and all were not like Uncle Franklin and his group. They all became loyal friends despite the great cultural differences e.g.: They all saved each other’s life at some

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    I have no rights and little freedom in this country that I live in‚ I will never have a chance of pursuing my dreams; A poet Ralph Waldo once stated “America is another name for opportunity. Our whole history appears like a last effort of divine providence on behalf of the human race.”(Poet Ralph Waldo Emerson). But imagine telling yourself everyday that you do not have the opportunity to chase your wildest dreams or even the little things in life‚ for instance being born and raised in a country

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