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  • My American Dream Compared to the American Dream in Death of a Salesman

    My American Dream Compared to the American Dream in Death of a Salesman

    What is the "American Dream"? The "American Dream" has as many definitions as there are souls that strive for it. I know that my "American Dream" is being able to have the freedom of choice and helping others that I care about get their dream as well. Willy Loman's definition differs from mine; he is looking for social status and material belongings, instead of true peace and happiness within. The "American Dream" is the idea

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    Submitted: January 18, 2010 By: Jon
  • Opportunity: The Main Ingredient to The American Dream

    Opportunity: The Main Ingredient to The American Dream

    Opportunity: The Main Ingredient to the American Dream Opportunity is defined in Webster’s Dictionary as “A good position, chance or prospect for achievement” which can be easily connected to the idea of The American Dream. After all, isn’t America known as “The land of opportunity”? Throughout time, many cultures have migrated to America, and still come for that matter, in search of a better life through hard work and dedication to their particular cause. Throughout

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    Submitted: January 19, 2010 By: Jessica
  • American Dream

    American Dream

    The American Dream "The American Dream is "that dream of a nation in which life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with options for each according to capacity or accomplishments. It is a dream of social stability in which each man and each woman shall be able to achieve to the fullest distinction of which they are essentially competent, and be distinguish by others for what they are, despite of the

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    Submitted: January 20, 2010 By: Bred
  • Maggie’s American Dream

    Maggie’s American Dream

    Maggie’s American Dream Maggie’s American Dream is Margaret Comer’s inspiring biography written by her son James P. Comer. It also doubles as the autobiography of James P. Comer himself. It a great story of a person overcoming obstacles to reach their goals and dreams. Maggie was born in Woodland, Mississippi. Her parents were Jim and Maude. Her father was a sharecropper, even though he was more educated that the man he worked for. He was

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    Submitted: January 22, 2010 By: Mike
  • American Dream in Death of a Salesman

    American Dream in Death of a Salesman

    Death of a Salesman The term "American Dream" has many diverse meanings. For some, it may be to become wealthy and live in big houses. For others, it could be to simply live a productive life that contributes to society. Wanting to live the "American Dream" is the conflict in this novel that opens the doors to many interpretations that can be related to wanting to be successful. The setting of "Death of a Salesman"

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    Submitted: January 25, 2010 By: Wendy
  • Prologue to an American Dream

    Prologue to an American Dream

    In a small, flat world, society exists only within itself. The people preoccupied in their own universe simply cannot fathom a world outside their own. Some historians cite the first gleam of a true “American Dream” didn’t surface until the first colonization. However, in three historical films, recreations of very early distinctions in the very first American dreams are exposed for their accuracies and their faults. The spirits that voyaged onward, heading for a

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    Essay Length: 276 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: January 25, 2010 By: Mike
  • The Essence of the American Dream

    The Essence of the American Dream

    The Essence of the American Dream Inside every American there is a deep aspiration that engender pursue to the most valuable things in life. This hope or ambition is known as "the American dream." But what genuinely is the essence of the American dream? Some would probably describe it as being rich and famous, others would simply imply to have a lot of power; however, none of these cupidity authentically reflects what the American dream

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    Submitted: February 6, 2010 By: David
  • The Great Gatsby Relates Is a Story of the American Dream

    The Great Gatsby Relates Is a Story of the American Dream

    The Great Gatsby relates is a story of the American Dream. The Great Gatsby is a view into the society of the 1920’s masterfully created my Fitzgerald. In this society the one and only Gatsby falls right into the middle. Gatsby is an exemplary example of one trying to live out the American Dream. “The American dream is the idea held by many in the United States of America that through hard work, courage and

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    Submitted: February 7, 2010 By: Monika
  • The American Dream

    The American Dream

    The American Dream in John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men In the novel, "Of Mice and Men", Steinbeck questions the existence of the American Dream. "Of Mice and Men" is set in the Salinas Valley of California in the United States of America during the time of the Depression. During the Depression, businesses and banks closed and money was worthless. Many people became unemployed and suffered poverty; they were hungry with the lack of food,

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    Submitted: February 10, 2010 By: Edward
  • American Dream

    American Dream

    My dad usually goes to Mexico City once per month for business purposes. He leaves at morning and came back at night. He usually has only a portfolio with him, so he always leaves the airport quickly. As him, are hundreds of people who go to my city (Hermosillo, Mexico), every night without any heavy suitcase. So they also leave the airport very quickly. The difference between them and my dad is that my dad

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    Submitted: February 12, 2010 By: Artur
  • American Dream

    American Dream

    It is clear after interviewing my little cousin of 13 years and my mother of 48 years that there is a distinct difference in opinion as to what characterizes “The American Dream.” Often, it is generally portrayed as a materialistic pride and having power and fame; however, an older generation will claim it as a more personal issue. The majority of the youth are concerned with money, fame, and power, whereas the elder look towards

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    Submitted: February 23, 2010 By: Tasha
  • Greed Is Good -- Selling the American Dream

    Greed Is Good -- Selling the American Dream

    Advertising is such an integral part of our lives that being deluged with ads almost appears to be our natural state. We open a newspaper or magazine and expect to find pages that proclaim the virtues of products and firms. We turn on the television and are assailed with commercials for ten minutes of every half hour. Some social annalysts even claim that the purpose of television is to round up an audience to watch

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    Submitted: February 24, 2010 By: Tommy
  • Marxist Analysis of the American Dream

    Marxist Analysis of the American Dream

    Marxist Capitalism and its values revolve around material possessions and their acquisition. In this society, the poor man strives to be rich, and a powerless man to gain power. Many of these people however don’t have access to these privileges, and so to be one of the few taking the limited seats of wealth and power they compete, most often times against each other. Such environments are not only often times promote conflict but confrontation

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    Submitted: February 25, 2010 By: July
  • The Great Gatsby American Dream

    The Great Gatsby American Dream

    Jay Gatsby, the central character of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby symbolizes the American dream. The American dream offers faith in the possibility of a better life. Its attendant illusion is the belief that material wealth alone can bring that dream to fruition. Through Gatsby, Fitzgerald brings together both these ideas. Jay Gatsby thinks money is the answer to anything he encounters. He has the best of everything. The fanciest car, the largest house,

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    Submitted: February 26, 2010 By: Jack
  • The Transcontinental Railroad: Blood, Sweat, Tears and an American Dream

    The Transcontinental Railroad: Blood, Sweat, Tears and an American Dream

    The late 19th Century was a revolutionizing period in American History evident by the Industrial Revolution and the Civil War. However, it was the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad which profoundly changed the United States. The discovery of gold, the acquisition of Mexican territories and the continued settlement of the West increased the need for a primary railway system connecting the East and the West Coasts. The Transcontinental Continental Railroad aided the settling of

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    Submitted: February 26, 2010 By: Mike
  • The American Dream of the Great Gatsby (i Never Titled It)

    The American Dream of the Great Gatsby (i Never Titled It)

    The American Dream is an idea and a myth that people struggle for but can never be achieved. It cannot be attained because it is an endless race for perfection and better than oneself. For some the dream might be to become impossibly wealthy, or become stronger and smarter than one can be. People pursue the American dream because they believe it has been accomplished before. We live in a society where perfection is ideal

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    Submitted: March 2, 2010 By: Vika
  • American Dream

    American Dream

    The United States of America is the most powerful, wealthy, and attractive country in the world. The varieties of class, individuality, religion, and race are a few of the enrichments within the "melting pot" of our society. The blend of these numerous diversities is the crucial ingredient to our modern nation. Even though America has been formed upon these diversities, its inhabitants- the "average American"- have a single thing in common; a single idea; a

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    Submitted: March 6, 2010 By: Mike
  • American Dream

    American Dream

    What is the American Dream? Is a question that will be answered differently every time it’s asked to a different individual. Everyone has a different opinion regarding what is the American Dream and what it takes to make the dream a reality there’s a simply explanation to this: People come from different places, and everyone has a different story to tell. No two lives are just alike, there are going to be people who have

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    Submitted: March 11, 2010 By: Mike
  • In Cold Blood: The Devastation of an American Dream

    In Cold Blood: The Devastation of an American Dream

    In Cold Blood: The Devastation of an American Dream On November 14, 1959, two men armed with a shotgun and a knife, raided and killed a family of four. This occurrence resonated the community that lived close by (Knickerbocker 1 of 3). By contrasting the lives of the Clutter family and the lives of the killers, Truman Capote creates a harsh view of America and its increasing violence. Spending over half a decade writing the

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    Submitted: March 11, 2010 By: Mike
  • American Dream

    American Dream

    It is the intent of this paper to prove that the "American Dream" canbest be explained as a "ciity upon a hill." "Ciity upon a hill" meaningbeing above and superior over those below. The Civil War, the imperialisticrace of the 19th century, the Korean War, the KKK, and the Gulf War are allexamples of the "American Dream" of superiority playing a part in AmericanHistory. Each American has a different idea of this superiority, butnonetheless strive

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    Submitted: March 14, 2010 By: Janna
  • The American Dream, and All Its Splendor (great Gatsby)

    The American Dream, and All Its Splendor (great Gatsby)

    The 1920s were a decade of rebirth characterised by the founding of the "American Dream" -- the belief that anyone can, and should, achieve material success. The defining writer of the 1920s was F. Scott Fitzgerald whose most famous novel, The Great Gatsby, has become required reading for present-day high school students. We study Fitzgerald's novel for the same reason we study Shakespeare. The literature composed by both authors contains themes and morals that

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    Submitted: March 14, 2010 By: Yan
  • The American Dream

    The American Dream

    Jun 9, 2004 The American Dream ----------------------------------- From the birth of America, to America today, the driving force and the heart of America has always been the “American Dream.” The “American Dream” is a goal for the majority of people who live in the realms of the Americanized world. I believe that the “American Dream” is controlling my own destiny, becoming successful, and living free. Examples of this dream are things like television, automobiles,

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    Submitted: March 16, 2010 By: Kevin
  • Affluenza: A Product of the American Dream

    Affluenza: A Product of the American Dream

    Affluenza: A Product of the American Dream Wait….what is Affluenza? Don’t you mean Influenza? Well no, actually many people haven’t heard of the disease known as Affluenza. It’s more common than you might think. In fact there is a good chance that you might be showing some symptoms of the disease; many Americans are. Everywhere you look you get bombarded by the promoter of this evil. Affluenza has been described as an epidemic of stress,

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    Submitted: March 20, 2010 By: Jon
  • My Changed View of the American Dream

    My Changed View of the American Dream

    My Changed View of The American Dream I believe that my thought of the American Dream was more or less lumped around freedom. I feel that has remained intact, but at the same time I find myself analyzing these readings and noticing through time the American Dream changes for each person. I look at Robertson’s writing in Banners on the Tower and I interpret his writings of Columbus in the New World with the very

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    Submitted: March 21, 2010 By: Max
  • American Dream

    American Dream

    The American Dream at this time in America was troubling. Many women were not able to do as they pleased. They were still in control by their husbands. Most couples during this time seemed very sad and upset. When the epitaphs of husbands and wives were written most of them were lies. Richard Bone said in his epitaph that “ I chiseled for them whatever they wished, All in ignorance of its truth.” He said

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    Submitted: March 22, 2010 By: Bred

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